All Waitrose & Partners articles – Page 71
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Olympics merchandise helps drive John Lewis sales
Sales at John Lewis department stores surged 11.2% to £63.84m last week as shoppers snapped up Olympics merchandise.
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Analysis
Analysis: What's the best route to international markets?
As trading conditions in the UK remain tough, retailers are looking overseas for growth. We look at the potential and pitfalls of the various routes to international markets.
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Retailers on their marks to chase Olympic gold
Hopes are high for boost to consumer sentiment and Games sales fillip.
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Opinion
Comment: M&S must be braver than ever
The repositioning of the food offer worked. Fashion must follow suit.
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News
Shopper cutbacks hit premium own brand growth
Shopper cutbacks have hit performance of premium grocery lines across the market have fallen.
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John Lewis posts weekly sales rise of 15.3%
Sales at John Lewis department stores climbed 15.3% to £71.6m last week, helped by wet weather and strong technology sales.
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Analysis
Christmas in July: Looking ahead to the festive season
As retailers gear up to grab share of seasonal spend, Retail Week takes a look at the festive ranges on offer to excite shoppers.
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Weekly sales surge at John Lewis
Sales at John Lewis department stores surged 17% to £75.7m last week as bargain-hungry shoppers took advantage of the retailer’s Sale.
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Analysis
Analysis: Will Ocado ever convince its doubters?
The online grocer has had detractors ever since launch, but boss Tim Steiner is still confident he’s seen the future of retail.
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John Lewis sales given electricals boost
John Lewis enjoyed a strong week with sales up 9.9% buoyed by electrical sales.
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Former M&S director Andrew Skinner to advise Irish retailer Dunnes
Andrew Skinner, formerly one of Marks & Spencer’s most senior directors, has taken on a consultancy role at Dunnes
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Ocado set to name new finance director
Ocado is set to appoint former Fitness First financial director Duncan Tatton-Brown as its new finance director.
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John Lewis sales buoyed by online sales
Bellwether department store John Lewis experienced an 11.5% surge in sales to £63.58m in the week to June 16 driven by strong growth in online.
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Waitrose raids Asda to hire new IT director Millington
Waitrose has poached Asda chief information officer Cheryl Millington, who will become its IT director.
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Opinion
How is the Eurozone crisis affecting UK retail?
As well as domestic austerity UK retailers will have to deal with fallout from the continent and the impact it is having on consumer sentiment.
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News
Tesco and Morrisons continue to lose market share
Tesco and Morrisons lost share in the last quarter while Waitrose and the discounters continued to win shoppers, according to the latest data from Kantar Worldpanel.
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Waitrose signs deal to use voice-activated systems
Waitrose has signed a deal to use voice-activated technology in its warehouses.
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Jubilee drives strong week at John Lewis
The Diamond Jubilee celebrations, two bank holidays and the fall of half-term all combined to boost sales by 18.1%to £63.1m last week.
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Jubilee boost for retail as Brits get into party spirit
The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee provided retailers with a much-needed footfall boost as shoppers got into the party spirit.
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Waitrose reports record trading week in Jubilee run-up
Waitrose experienced a record trading week in the run up to the Jubilee, excluding Christmas and Easter, as turnover hit £123m.