All Waitrose & Partners articles – Page 48
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Gallery
In pictures: Waitrose opens first train station store in King's Cross
Waitrose today opened its first train station store in London’s King’s Cross and says it sees a “huge opportunity” to target travel consumers.
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Gallery
Store gallery: M&S and Waitrose combine snacking with shopping
‘Grazing’ is a trend gaining traction in supermarkets as retailers look at new ways of engaging shoppers. Retail Week samples what is on offer.
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News
Infographic: John Lewis sales jump 6.1% in face of hurricane Bertha
John Lewis sales increased 6.1% to £69m for the week to August 9 as consumers battled hurricane Bertha to go shopping or turned to online.
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News
Infographic: John Lewis sales climb 7.5% driven by new season product
John Lewis sales increased 7.5% to £71.12m in the week to August 2 as shoppers flocked to its department stores for new season product.
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News
Tesco’s Farm to Fork Cooking courses are child’s play
Tesco’s has created a cookery offer to rival Waitrose and Sainsbury’s – Farm to Fork Cooking is a cookery course for children and will be running in 50 UK stores.
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Analysis
Analysis: Waitrose spends money to make money
Waitrose’s investments aim to position it well for the future but will hit first-half profits – Retail Week asks where the grocer is spending.
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Opinion
Comment: The human touch is central to brand experience
Retail is a fascinating sector to be involved in and for me it’s a passion. Why? We’re a nation of shoppers and equally we’re all consumers.
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News
Nick Bubb’s verdict: Waitrose - wake up and smell the coffee?
The mighty Waitrose PR machine suffered a couple of jolts last week with some unhelpful headlines, but is anything really amiss?
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Analysis
Analysis: Where has Waitrose made its 'unprecedented investment'?
Waitrose boss Mark Price said first-half profits would be impacted by “unprecedented investment”. Retail Week looks where it has invested.
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Cartoon
Blower’s retail cartoon: Retailers profit from the sweltering summer
Retail Week’s cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on how retail sales have performed as temperatures rise during the summer season.
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News
'Unprecedented investment' to take toll on Waitrose first-half profits
Waitrose boss Mark Price has flagged that there will be an impact on first-half profits as “unprecedented investment” is made in the business.
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Opinion
Comment: Aldi’s rising sales show Tesco needs to stand for something
Kantar Worldpanel data has revealed that retailers at both the upscale and bargain ends of the supermarket spectrum are faring well, with particularly strong figures for Aldi and Waitrose.
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News
Grocery market growth falls to lowest level in 10 years as price war escalates
Grocery market growth fell to 0.9% in the 12 weeks ending July 20, the lowest level for 10 years, as the price war takes hold of the sector.
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Gallery
Store gallery: Conviviality Retail uncorks a new offer
Conviviality, the group that owns Wine Rack and Bargain Booze is raising its in-store game. Retail Week talks to Conviviality boss Diana Hunter.
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News
Infographic: John Lewis clearance helps weekly sales surge 18.8%
John Lewis ended its summer Sale with 18.8% growth year on year last week, driven by a stellar performance in its home department.
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Analysis
Christmas in July: Top 10 festive foods for 2014
Arguably the most important part of Christmas, the food on offer this year seems to be even more luxurious than normal.
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Opinion
Comment: Tesco's new boss inherits a grocer bereft of identity
Phil Clarke’s departure from Tesco, while perhaps no great surprise, suggests that the retailer is further in the mire than we might have realised.
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Analysis
Philip Clarke's departure from Tesco: What the analysts say
Tesco chief executive Philip Clarke is stepping down after a profit warning and will be replaced by Unilever personal care global president Dave Lewis. Retail Week takes a look at what the analysts say.
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News
Infographic: John Lewis posts sales surge as shoppers snap up clearance bargains
Sales at John Lewis department stores rocketed 20.1% last week to £77.1m, boosted by the summer clearance Sale.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Aldi, Sports Direct and Phones 4U
Retail news round-up on July 17, 2014: Aldi wins top brand accolade; Sports Direct holds talks wth Adidas; Phones 4U unveils ad campaign