All Waitrose & Partners articles – Page 93
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Analysis
Retail IT Summit: Retail’s united front
Even in those businesses doing well, IT departments are being asked to do more with less. This year’s Retail IT Summit gave retailers the chance to get together and discuss how they are approaching what they euphemistically describe as a challenge. Joanna Perry reports.
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NewsWaitrose pulls advertising from Fox News slot
Waitrose has pulled its advertising from the Fox News slot shown on Sky in the UK after customers complained about presenter Glenn Beck’s remarks about US president Barack Obama.
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NewsNew John Lewis Cardiff store ‘huge success’
The “huge success” of the new John Lewis shop in Cardiff typified a week in which fashion items helped boost the department store chain’s sales to £51 million, up 4.7% compared with last year.
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NewsWaitrose strikes Boots deal and plans convenience stores
Waitrose has partnered with Boots in a deal enabling both to sell each other’s products in their shops and unveiled plans for a 300-strong network of convenience stores.
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OpinionShould Marks & Spencer be scared?
Waitrose is making a major play for convenience, stepping into prime Marks & Spencer territory. Should Marks & Spencer be scared, or is it confident of its position?
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NewsJohn Lewis value range beats expectations
Department store chain John Lewis’s new Value range proved popular last week when its performance and that of other new ranges beat expectations.
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NewsWaitrose chases convenience market and signs deal with Boots UK
Waitrose is to make a major play for the convenience market, and has embarked on a partnership with Boots UK to sell select product ranges in each others’ stores.
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OpinionWaitrose hits the spot for its loyal customers
Waitrose was the shining star in the John Lewis Partnership half-year results this week. How is it continuing to grow, even in a recession?
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NewsSales down at John Lewis
London’s first High Street Fashion Week gave John Lewis stores in the capital a boost last week but the department store chain suffered a 2.8% fall in sales overall as good weather kept shoppers away.
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership profits fall, despite Waitrose's strength
The John Lewis Partnership has posted a 19.6% slide in half-year profits, despite a resurgent performance from its Waitrose supermarket chain.
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NewsBack to school buoys John Lewis sales
Good weather and a late rush of back to school spending pushed sales at John Lewis ahead 1% last week to £54.07m.
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NewsWaitrose strikes deal with Duchy Originals
Waitrose is to launch a top-end range, after striking a deal with Prince Charles’ organic food company Duchy Originals.
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NewsJohn Lewis reports strong bank holiday trade
John Lewis reported an upbeat weekly trading report, helped by new product lines in home and fashion.
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OpinionMake do and mend the Waitrose way
John Lewis this morning published an updated version of its famous wartime Make Do And Mend pamphlet, but sister supermarket chain Waitrose is showing customers its own way of dealing with the recession.
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NewsMixed fortunes for John Lewis, but Waitrose prospers
A “week of two halves” resulted in satisfactory results for John Lewis but the department store chain’s overall sales remain down on last year.
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NewsWaitrose to stock all-British own-brand dairy products
In a UK retail first, all own-label dairy products stocked by Waitrose will be made using British ingredients.
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NewsWaitrose outperforms grocery market, latest TNS data shows
John Lewis-owned supermarket chain Waitrose raced ahead of rivals in recent months to post market-leading growth while discounters’ performance continued to slow.
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NewsOwn-label goods are gaining market share
Supermarket own-label goods are gaining market share against branded competitors, according to Datamonitor.
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NewsGood weather hits John Lewis sales
John Lewis reported that good weather last weekend was bad for business and weekly sales at the eponymous department stores fell 5.3% year on year.
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News‘Staycations’ boost John Lewis sales
John Lewis has reported a 5.6% rise in sales in the week ending August 1, crediting increased footfall, the weather and the trend towards ‘staycations’.