All Waitrose & Partners articles – Page 99

  • News

    John Lewis sales dip

    2008-08-29T08:59:21Z

    Department store group John Lewis reported a fall in weekly sales of 2.4 per cent as continued uncertainty in the economy and the poor weather hit trade.

  • News

    John Lewis sales slide

    2008-08-22T08:47:26Z

    John Lewis blamed the summer exam results and the Olympics as a distraction for its customers as it suffered a 4.2 per cent drop in sales for the week to August 16.

  • News

    Wet weather drives sales at John Lewis

    2008-08-15T09:07:05Z

    Poor weather last week has lifted sales at John Lewis, which were up 9.3 per cent in the week to August 9.

  • News

    John Lewis sales hit by hot weather

    2008-08-01T09:34:16Z

    John Lewis department stores suffered a drop in sales after warm weather last week kept customers away from its shops.

  • News

    Waitrose opens third market town store

    2008-07-25T12:08:39Z

    Waitrose opened its latest market town store last week at Brackley in Northamptonshire.

  • News

    John Lewis Sale puts retailer back on course

    2008-07-18T08:43:30Z

    John Lewis has ended its falling sales trend with a strong week for its clearance Sale, recording sales up 5.9 per cent for the week to July 12.

  • News

    Waitrose to wow foodies with new store design

    2008-07-17T13:35:41Z

    Waitrose is investing 6 million in a fresh design for its stores in an effort to strengthen its foodie credentials.

  • News

    Waitrose to spotlight promos in value push

    2008-07-11T19:05:00Z

    Waitrose is to ramp up its in-store promotional displays in a bid to change shoppers’ perceptions that it is more expensive than its rivals.

  • News

    Waitrose to spotlight promos in value push

    2008-07-11T12:21:00Z

    Waitrose is to ramp up its in-store promotional displays in a bid to change shoppers’ perceptions that it is more expensive than its rivals.

  • News

    Waitrose hiring signals convenience push

    2008-07-09T08:31:31Z

    Waitrose is understood to have hired a head of convenience as it gears up to take on the likes of Sainsbury’s Local and M&S Simply Food.

  • News

    John Lewis sales slide 8%

    2008-07-04T08:48:33Z

    John Lewis has posted an 8.3 per cent fall in sales at its eponymous department store business for the week to June 28.

  • News

    John Lewis sales down, but Waitrose robust

    2008-06-27T09:16:19Z

    John Lewis Partnership posted a group sales rise of 2.7 per cent in the week to June 21. Revenues at the eponymous department stores fell 1.2 per cent, but grocery chain Waitrose reported a 5.2 per cent rise.

  • News

    Waitrose ads celebrate homegrown ‘heroes’

    2008-06-26T15:30:57Z

    Waitrose has this week launched the latest instalment of its national in-store Food Heroes campaign to raise the profile of specialist British food producers.

  • News

    Waitrose to sponsor Reading FC

    2008-06-20T12:42:43Z

    Waitrose has signed up to sponsor Reading Football Club, marking the first time a food retailer in Britain has sponsored a major football club.

  • News

    Another tough week for John Lewis

    2008-06-20T09:06:08Z

    John Lewis reported another fall in sales as it comes up against tough comparatives.

  • Opinion

    Morrisons could do better

    2008-06-16T12:12:45Z

    In food retailing, Morrisons can do little wrong at the moment.

  • News

    John Lewis sales fall again

    2008-05-30T09:22:01Z

    John Lewis Partnership has suffered another drop in sales at its department stores.

  • Opinion

    A discounter’s market

    2008-05-29T16:43:39Z

    Shoppers, of course, have been watching the pennies this year. Yet, with the trend leaning towards staying in rather than going out to restaurants, the grocers have still achieved growth in sales of quality food.

  • Opinion

    The Retail Week – May 23, 2008

    2008-05-23T10:42:21Z

    Marks & Spencer’s decision to stock well-known brands such as Heinz Tomato Ketchup was good for a headline, but will it make much difference to the retailer’s food business?

  • News

    John Lewis sales slide

    2008-05-23T09:53:25Z

    John Lewis has suffered a fall in sales after a taxing week when home sales dwindled.