All Waitrose & Partners articles – Page 22
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AnalysisAnalysis: The need for faster fulfilment in grocery
The fight for the fastest delivery has never been more ferocious as the major UK grocers battle for consumer spend.
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NewsJohn Lewis buoyed by exceptionally strong fashion sales
Sales at John Lewis department store jumped 7.6% year-on-year to £85.4m in the seven days to September 16.
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OpinionOpinion: Is Amazon trying to be the next John Lewis?
The future is not looking golden for the UK’s ‘Never Knowingly Undersold’ high-street stalwart, John Lewis.
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AnalysisNick Bubb’s verdict: JLP is still under pressure
John Lewis’ structural pressures will continue, no matter what happens to the partnership’s top line.
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NewsToday in retail: Mixed bag from John Lewis, Next, Morrisons
Having become somewhat accustomed to a cautious and often pessimistic approach, Next boss Lord Wolfson changed his tune today.
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NewsMayfield: Government needs to do justice to Brexit talks
Sir Charlie Mayfield had said that the government needs to do justice to the complexity surrounding the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union.
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership profits halve despite sales rise
John Lewis’ half-year pre-tax profits have crashed despite a modest rise in sales across the Partnership.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales driven by fashion and Boden launch
A jump in fashion sales at John Lewis, and promotional activity at Waitrose, drove positive trading across the partnership last week.
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NewsAgenda: Dunelm, JLP, Morrisons, Next and Primark update
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with updates from Dunelm, John Lewis Partnership, Morrisons, Next and Primark on the agenda.
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NewsIs Halfords building momentum for an uphill climb?
Halfords reported a rise in first-quarter sales today in the retailer’s final update before boss Jill McDonald pedals off to Marks & Spencer.
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NewsWaitrose sales fuelled by booze on sunny bank holiday
Waitrose said a strong performance in its alcohol category over the bank holiday weekend fuelled an overall sales increase at the upmarket grocer last week.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales rise driven by fashion deals and tech
John Lewis had a bumper week of sales bolstered by promotional activity in fashion and strong electricals and beauty performances.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales boosted by back to school
John Lewis sales rose last week, boosted by back to school spending in its technology department.
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NewsSupermarkets dealt ‘reality check’ as sales growth slows
Grocery sales growth slowed last month as cooler weather ground two months of surging supermarket sales to a halt.
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NewsAgenda: Grocery sales data from Kantar and Nielsen
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with the latest grocery market share data from Kantar and Nielsen on the agenda.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales spurred by fashion and electricals
John Lewis sales spiked last week as womenswear and electricals drove the department store chain’s performance.
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NewsGrocers withdraw products amid contaminated eggs scare
Sainsbury’s, Asda, Morrisons and Waitrose are withdrawing millions of products from shelves after it emerged 700,000 contaminated eggs have been distributed in the UK.
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AnalysisJournifi: From hackathon brainstorm to JLab finalist
When Luke Peake, founder of product review start-up Uberated, entered Retail Week’s hackathon last September he saw it as an opportunity for some “caffeine-fuelled brainstorming”.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Retail loyalty – the new pillars of success
Changed shopping and cultural habits are disrupting retailers’ established methods of building and retaining shopper loyalty.
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OpinionOpinion: Not even Waitrose is immune to Aldi and Lidl
For industry whippersnappers the march of the discounters is a very current phenomenon with new milestones being toppled in every data release from Kantar Worldpanel.