All Waitrose & Partners articles – Page 97
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News
John Lewis sales continue to suffer with poor weather
John Lewis sales fell for the fourth consecutive week, down 3.2 per cent in the week to February 14, as poor weather continued to hit trade.
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Waitrose boss vows to trump M&S food sales
Waitrose boss Mark Price has thrown down the gauntlet to Marks & Spencer, vowing to overtake Sir Stuart Rose’s food business in terms of sales this year.
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Grocers rubbish claims that they produce too much waste
Retailers have hit out at local authorities that say supermarkets should pay recycling costs because they produce too much waste.
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John Lewis sales drop 17.1% in week of snow
John Lewis weekly sales were down 17.1 per cent as the snow heavily affected trade across the country.
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Waitrose to build online social hub
Waitrose has this week launched social networking site Mywaitrose.com to drive interactivity with its customers.
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John Lewis sales down in last week of January
John Lewis has reported that sales slipped in the last week of January, but stressed that the month as a whole had been “hugely fruitful”.
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Iceland continues to record strong sales growth
Frozen food retailer Iceland recorded year-on-year sales growth of 16 per cent in the 12 weeks to January 26, according to new market research data.
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NewsValue supermarkets continue to shrink Tesco's market share
Tesco is still losing market share as consumers continue to favour the value and discount supermarkets to help them through the credit crunch.
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Westfield retailers unite in outrage at service charges
The dispute over service charges at Westfield London has escalated as more retailers join the fight against the landlords’ demands.
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John Lewis reports weekly sales dip of 0.8 per cent
John Lewis has reported a slight drop in weekly sales, but remains confident new stock and promotions will stand it in good stead.
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Opinion
Morrisons takes the crown
Morrisons outperformed the industry over the Christmas period, but as we officially enter a recession, can it stay on top this year and continue to beat Tesco, Sainsbury's and Asda?
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John Lewis weekly sales up 4 per cent
Department store group John Lewis has continued its strong start to the year with weekly sales up 4 per cent.
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John Lewis weekly sales up 3.5 per cent
John Lewis has reported another week of solid trading, with sales up 3.5 per cent.
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Waitrose to open 22 stores in 2009
Waitrose has bought a package of stores from The Co-operative Group and will create 4,000 jobs this year.
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Tesco market share falls as grocery market grows
The grocery market grew by 6 per cent in the 12 weeks to December 28 but Tesco's market share has fallen 0.6 percentage points compared with a year ago, according to figures from TNS.
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John Lewis sales rocket 27%
John Lewis has delivered a barnstorming start to its clearance with weekly sales soaring 27.4 per cent on the previous year.
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AnalysisNew Waitrose format: How convenient
Waitrose has finally moved into the convenience market with its first c-store in Nottingham. John Ryan takes a tour to find out how the grocer plans to differentiate itself in the sector.
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Waitrose reports buoyant new year trading
Grocer Waitrose reported a buoyant week of trading over the new year with like for like food sales up 4.7 per cent for the week ending 3 January.
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Tesco launches half-price Christmas Sale
Tesco is launching a huge half-price Sale today in an attempt to lure more shoppers in the run-up to Christmas.
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John Lewis lifted by early VAT cut
John Lewis has reported strong trading on last Friday and Saturday, when it reduced prices early to reflect this Monday's VAT reduction.