All Waitrose & Partners articles – Page 91
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NewsFashion drives John Lewis sales rise
Strong fashion and home sales helped department store chain John Lewis increase year on year turnover by 12.5% to £49.5m last week.
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OpinionRetailers will need a watertight story to float
Increasing scepticism means that those retailers that want to get IPOs away will need a watertight story and be floating for the right reasons
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AnalysisOne New Change: Big change in the big City
Can Land Securities’ soon to open, mixed-use development wake the City up to a new kind of retail offer?
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NewsDoubts raised over Ocado IPO
Doubts have been raised about the stock market flotation potential of Ocado, after it emerged that Waitrose is to launch a competing online operation in central London within two years.
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NewsWeak comps help John Lewis to strong week
John Lewis sales were up 31.9% last week, helped by weak comparatives from last year when heavy snow hit most of the country.
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OpinionCustomers demand quality over price in food
Times may be tight but when it comes to food, customers still want quality says Mark Price
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NewsRetailers compete for share of £1.6bn Valentine’s sales bonanza
Retailers are gunning for a £1.6bn pay day from Valentine’s Day sales this weekend, with grocers hoping cash-strapped lovers eat at home rather than go out to a restaurant.
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NewsJohn Lewis to invest a further £7.5m in home format
John Lewis will open its second home store, John Lewis at home, in Croydon in the autumn and has committed to investing a further £7.5m in the format.
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Opinion
Ocado, or Ocadon’t?
Had a very interesting day in Nottingham at Boots on Friday, but will save that for my next post and instead concentrate on the weekend’s big story, the news that Ocado has appointed advisers ahead of a possible float.
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NewsJohn Lewis ends year ‘in fine form’
Department store chain John Lewis and grocery stablemate Waitrose have both reported strong trading in the final week of their financial year.
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NewsWaitrose links with chefs for top-end line
Waitrose has this week launched a high-end range in collaboration with three top chefs as it seeks to reinforce its position as a food specialist.
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NewsThaw drives sales rise at John Lewis
Pent up demand following snowy weather helped lift sales at department store chain John Lewis by 15.7% to £51.2m in the week to January 23.
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AnalysisChristmas trading: Cause for celebration
To their relief, most retailers pulled off a good Christmas after a fraught year. As the festive trading season nears its end, Lisa Berwin examines the key findings from OC&C’s Christmas Trading Index
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NewsJohn Lewis boosted by ‘pent-up demand’ as snow thaws
John Lewis said it is finishing its financial year with a “flourish” as the department store chain notched up an 11.1% increase in turnover to £53.58m in the week to January 16.
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NewsSnow boosts John Lewis online sales
Last week’s snowy weather resulted in a 56% surge in department store chain John Lewis’s internet sales.
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AnalysisHow John Lewis won the festive retail battle
By investing cleverly in product, price and customer service the John Lewis Partnership has emerged the Christmas winner.
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NewsFood price war intensifies as grocers ramp up cuts for 2010
Grocers have kicked off the new year with an intense price war, signalling a year of even tougher competition in the food sector.
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NewsGrocery sales robust in December
Grocery sales were robust in December, up 6.7% in the four weeks to December 26 against the same period last year.
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NewsJohn Lewis reports bumper Christmas trading
John Lewis has delivered a bumper Christmas trading update, with like-for-like sales up 12.7% in the five weeks to January 2.
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NewsWaitrose set for record Christmas despite weather
Waitrose is on course for record Christmas sales, and expects to take about £38m at the tills today alone on what is traditionally the biggest grocery shopping day of the year.