All Waitrose & Partners articles – Page 56
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OpinionNick Bubb’s verdict: Tesco - no easy solution
The stockmarket had been softened up for bad news on Q3 sales, so, with no profit warning today, Tesco’s shares have rallied.
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NewsWaitrose sales up 6.5% as shoppers stock up on frozen festive goods
Waitrose shoppers stocked up their freezers with frozen festive goodies in the week ending November 23 as total sales excluding petrol rose 6.5%.
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NewsWaitrose Christmas begins as sales rise 6.6%
Waitrose Christmas sales began in earnest last week, rising 6.6% to £119.2m in the week to November 16.
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NewsWaitrose forecast early Christmas as online sales soar
Shoppers have begun Christmas preparations earlier than last year, according to Waitrose, which said online delivery slots for grocery’s busiest day will be filled this week.
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OpinionComment: There are always opportunities to grow in food retail
The UK food retail sector has always been an interesting one to watch, but news in recent weeks confirms that it is at a fascinating stage right now.
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OpinionComment: How different will Morrisons’ online grocery offer really be?
Morrisons chief executive Dalton Philips today revealed the look, feel and services which will make up the grocer’s much anticipated online launch, but will it stand out in a crowded market?
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AnalysisAnalysis: Is retail full of up-and-coming entrepreneurs?
Are new business ideas coming through in retail? Rebecca Thomson takes a look at the state of entrepreneurship and the lessons to be learned from the current crop of enterprising retailers.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How the grocers' click-and-collect offers compare
With Asda stepping up the battle to provide commuters the option of collecting orders from tube stations, Retail Week takes a look at how the grocers have invested in click-and-collect.
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NewsAldi's sales rise unabated as 'low-price luxury' Christmas nears
Grocery shoppers will be hunting for luxury at low prices this Christmas after more than a third of British shoppers visited Aldi in the last 12 weeks.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Marks & Spencer, business rates and supermarkets
Retail news round-up November 18, 2013: M&S unveils its Christmas food ad, Chancellor George Osborne under pressure to tackle business rates and Which? finds supermarkets have been misleading shoppers with promotions.
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NewsInfographic: John Lewis sales rise 7.1% as Christmas trading gets under way
John Lewis sales rose 7.1% to £91m last week as the Christmas trading period started in earnest.
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OpinionComment: The true meaning of festive value
‘Good value for money’ is a phrase regularly uttered by shoppers of all types. With the cost of essentials such as utilities and food rising faster than the average wage, it continues to be at the forefront of everyone’s minds.
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NewsBooths profits fall after stores revamp investment
Booths has recorded a fall in profits and like-for-like sales as the upmarket northern grocer invested in its store estate and battled competitive food market conditions.
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NewsWaitrose acquires seven Co-op stores in southern push
Waitrose has agreed a deal with The Co-operative to take seven of its shops in the home counties and South West to aid the upmarket grocer’s expansion in the south.
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OpinionComment: The experience of food shopping
Most, but not all, supermarkets are adept at lessening the pain of shopping for food, but more could still be done.
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NewsInfographic: John Lewis sales boosted by iPad Air launch
John Lewis sales rose 8% to £91.7m in the week to November 2 as price matching and the launch of the new iPad Air drove sales.
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OpinionComment: Christmas comes early as retailers display festive stock
When I worked in stores, Christmas wasn’t the festive two days in December alone. It started in August when the tins of sweets arrived and ended in early January.
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NewsVideo: Waitrose puts community at centre of Christmas ad
Upmarket grocer Waitrose has focused its Christmas TV advert on its community work for a second successive year.
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NewsInfographic: John Lewis sales rise 6.9% as it gears up for peak trading
John Lewis’ sales rose 6.9% to £77.17m last week as the department store group prepares for peak trading.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why Ebay's Shutl purchase is only part of the fulfilment story
EBay’s purchase of Shutl is the latest in a long list of delivery innovations and launches in retail this year. Rebecca Thomson takes a look at how this crucial battleground is developing.