All Waitrose & Partners articles – Page 36
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VideoThe Retail Week: Mark Price steps down, Debenhams boss and Asda U-turn
Catch up on this week’s big retail stories with analysis from grocery reporter Luke Tugby and executive editor George MacDonald.
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AnalysisAs Waitrose's Mark Price exits retail he leaves lessons for all
The departure of the self-styled chubby grocer Mark Price from Waitrose will leave a larger-than-life hole in the John Lewis Partnership.
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NewsTop-up shop totals £16.1bn a year as grocery consumers crave convenience
Top-up shoping is worth £16.1bn a year as it shifts from being an unplanned trip to a way for shoppers to buy fresh food “little and often”.
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NewsWaitrose under Mark Price - what has he achieved?
“Just how does the Queens’ grocer respond to an economic downturn,” mused Mark Price, writing in Retail Week back in March 2009. “Well, no retailer can ever afford to stand still.”
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why Mark Price has decided to step down from Waitrose
Waitrose managing director Mark Price is leaving the grocer after 33 years, but the timing of his move away from retail makes sense.
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NewsWaitrose's incoming managing director Rob Collins profiled
There is no doubt that incoming Waitrose boss Rob Collins has some big shoes to fill after Mark Price revealed he is to step down.
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NewsMark Price: 'I won't be returning to retail after I step down from Waitrose'
Departing Waitrose boss Mark Price has ruled out a return to retail when he leaves the grocer in April after 33 years.
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NewsWaitrose boss Mark Price to stand down and pass baton to Rob Collins
Waitrose boss Mark Price is to leave the grocer and the John Lewis Partnership where he is deputy chairman.
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AnalysisRetail Diary: Hamish lifts the Rugby gold as Bathstore makes a splash
Brighthouse director Hamish Paton clutches the Rugby World Cup, Bathstore makes a splash and Waitrose is the butt of Michael McIntyre’s jokes.
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AnalysisInfographic: John Lewis fashion sales hampered by warm weather
Warm weather last week hampered John Lewis’ fashion sales, but ice cream and strawberries did brisk business at its sister chain Waitrose.
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AnalysisThe British public are falling out of love with traditional loyalty programmes
M&S’s new scheme aims to ‘spark’ customers, but has it done enough to keep loyalty alight?
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AnalysisWaitrose boss Mark Price poised to take on interim chairman role at Channel 4
Waitrose boss Mark Price is poised to become interim chairman at Channel 4 when Lord Burns steps down early next year.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Waitrose
Retail news round-up on October 13, 2015: Tesco launches new price match promise and Waitrose boss could take up caretaker chairman role at Channel 4.
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AnalysisOcado 45% more expensive than Amazon's chilled grocery range, claims study
Ocado is 45% more expensive on average than Amazon on the chilled and frozen products the latter began selling in the UK last week, according to analytics firm Profitero.
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AnalysisInfographic: John Lewis fashion sales rise drives weekly performance
Sales at John Lewis department stores rose 3.4% to £80.2m last week in “unseasonably mild” weather.
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VideoShortcuts: A guide to how money from the plastic bag levy will be spent
The plastic bag levy landed this week in England. In 60 seconds we explain where the potential £780m raised over 10 years will be going
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AnalysisJohn Lewis sales surge after 'amazing first week' at Grand Central store
Sales at John Lewis surged last week after an “amazing first week of sales” at its new department store in Birmingham’s Grand Central.
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AnalysisWaitrose launches provenance push in new TV advertising campaign
Waitrose is to launch a new ad campaign featuring its suppliers as it aims to shine the spotlight on quality and provenance.
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VideoShortcuts: Why retailers are personalising customer loyalty schemes
Boots and Waitrose are exploring personalised loyalty schemes. In 60 seconds James Wilmore explains the reasons behind the initiatives.
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AnalysisHow Waitrose in King’s Cross is inspiring shoppers to increase dwell time
The newly opened Waitrose in King’s Cross is that rare beast: a supermarket that inspires shoppers to linger around in it.