All Waitrose & Partners articles – Page 19
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OpinionJohn Roberts: Complacency has killed high street jobs
The death of the high street is a much-used term, but some bricks-and-mortar retailers are starting to pay the price for not inventing their own future.
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OpinionOpinion: Slow down, this is a convenience store
News that Tesco is trialling a cashless Express store at its Welwyn Garden City HQ is no real surprise, given that everyone from Amazon to Alibaba has been grabbing headlines and admiring glances for their scan and go, checkout-free stores.
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OpinionOpinion: How to survive the crisis on the high street
Three years ago, I gave a talk called ‘Is There Life After The High Street?’ about what I thought the future of retail would look like and why I withdrew my company Argenteus from physical retail in favour of online.
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VideoThe Retail Week: What to make of JLP’s zero profit shocker
John Lewis Partnership warned this week that its profits for the first half of the year will be “close to zero”, while outlining its new vision. We discuss what it means for JLP and the retail industry as a whole.
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OpinionOpinion: John Lewis update is a warning to all in retail
2018, and the many retailer collapses that it has brought, is not the end of the revolution engulfing retail. It may only be the start.
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NewsJohn Lewis sets out vision as profits shrink
John Lewis has revealed its strategy for the coming years and admitted its first-half profits will be “close to zero”.
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NewsExclusive: John Lewis rebrand to put partners centre stage
John Lewis Partnership is to unveil a major rebrand as it bids to emphasise its unique status, Retail Week understands.
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NewsJohn Lewis to anchor Croydon shopping redevelopment
John Lewis will open a 165,000 sq ft department store to anchor the £1.4bn redevelopment of Croydon town centre.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Hotel Chocolat vs Waitrose
Retail Week cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Hotel Chocolat chief executive Angus Thirlwell accusing Waitrose of imitating its products.
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NewsJohn Lewis scotches rumours of Amazon Waitrose approach
John Lewis Partnership has poured cold water on suggestions that it received a takeover bid from online giant Amazon for its Waitrose chain last year.
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership runs year-long JLab programme
John Lewis Partnership has extended its tech innovation programme JLab to run all year long with the first initiative focused on health and wellbeing.
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NewsWaitrose reports muted trading in six-day week
Despite strong home tech sales, JLP last week could not make up for a sharp drop in grocery due to Easter falling earlier.
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NewsIceland and Waitrose launch new eco initiatives
Iceland and Waitrose have both launched new initiatives aimed at safeguarding the environment.
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NewsWaitrose sales down after snow hits trading
Waitrose sales fell last week due to snow and icy conditions, but the partnership was buoyed by rising sales of electricals at John Lewis.
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AnalysisMove of the week: M&S’ new food MD Stuart Machin
In a week that has seen M&S tempt Lawrence Christensen out of retirement and hire Julian Richer, the appointment of Stuart Machin is the icing on the cake.
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NewsJohn Lewis weekly sales inch up driven by home tech
John Lewis sales edged up last week as a boost in electricals and home technology offset flagging performance elsewhere.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales buoyed by early Mother’s Day
John Lewis sales blossomed last week, as Mother’s Day gave the retailer’s clothing and gifting categories a lift.
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OpinionJohn Lewis’ profit challenge applies across retail
John Lewis’ results showed that today in retail you need to run to have the slightest hope of even standing still, never mind advancing.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How will John Lewis weather the storm ahead?
John Lewis revealed that its profits plummeted last year with pre-tax profits in freefall and the lowest partnership bonus given since 1954.
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NewsJohn Lewis profits tank as bonus lowest since 1954
John Lewis Partnership’s full-year profits plummeted as its department store was hit by restructuring costs due to redundancies.