All John Lewis & Partners articles – Page 61
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AnalysisStart-up of the week: Home furnishing visualisation platform DigitalBridge
Start-ups in retail technology are growing and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best. This week DigitalBridge is in the spotlight.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Tesco Lotus, Co-operative Pharmacy and John Lewis
Retail news round-up on February 10, 2015: Dhanin Chearavanont interested in Tesco Lotus, Co-operative Pharmacy to be re-branded, John Lewis names head of women’s accessories.
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NewsWork to begin on new-look Westgate Oxford shopping centre
Work is poised to begin on an 800,000 sq ft retail and leisure destination in the centre of Oxford that has been plagued by delays.
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Opinion
Comment: Consumer expectations of retailers are rising, but will they pay?
Andrew Busby asks whether the current retail offer of convenience and service is sustainable or are consumers asking for too much?
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NewsHelen Weir to join Marks & Spencer as chief financial officer on April 1
Marks & Spencer has confirmed that chief financial officer Helen Weir will join the retailer on April 1.
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NewsInfographic: John Lewis ends financial year with 'solid' sales growth
John Lewis sales rose a “solid” 4.8% in the week to January 31, with growth partly driven by new season fashion stock finding favour with shoppers.
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NewsOcado launches beauty business in partnership with Marie Claire
Ocado has poached John Lewis’s head of buying for beauty and accessories to lead the new site as it continues its expansion plan.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How can retailer's supply chains cope with seasonal surges?
What can retailers learn from Black Friday 2014’s supply chain woes, and how can they better prepare for future seasonal surges?
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NewsInfographic: John Lewis sales rise thanks to spring/summer clothing range
John Lewis sales rose 3% for the week ending January 24 as shoppers rushed to snap up items in the retailer’s new spring and summer range.
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NewsBookseller Foyles to open second store outside of London
Bookseller Foyles has revealed plans to open a store at the Grand Central Birmingham shopping centre development.
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NewsInfographic: John Lewis sales growth held back by icy conditions in North
Sales at department store retailer John Lewis edged up 1.1% last week, held back by poor weather in Scotland and the north of England.
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OpinionComment: Dixons Carphone - A horse designed by a camel?
Having navigated two sizeable trading humps over the Christmas period, Dixons Carphone is looking like a retail thoroughbred.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on John Lewis, Austin Reed and supplier closures
Retail news round-up on January 19, 2015: John Lewis staff to receive £22m extra holiday pay; Austin Reed strikes CVA; and supermarket price war puts suppliers at risk.
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OpinionComment: John Lewis IT boss - NRF is like 'Toys R Us' for retailers
I write these words somewhere over the Atlantic on the way back from NRF – the US ‘Big Retail Show’ which is increasingly the big ‘Global Retail Show’ in New York.
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NewsInfographic: John Lewis sales increase despite poor weather
John Lewis sales rose by 3.8% for the week ending January 10 despite the poor weather as online fashion surged.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Looking at store designers’ forecast for 2015
Change in retail is often incremental, but could 2015 bring big in-store changes? We talk to the store designers who create a difference.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How delivery chaos took the shine off Christmas
Retailers were caught out by high delivery demand over Christmas as Black Friday and Cyber Monday put strain on fulfilment systems.
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NewsUK online retail sales exceed £100bn for first time in 2014
The latest figures from the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index reveal that online sales in the UK exceeded £100bn for the first time in 2014.
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OpinionComment: Harsh share-price reaction following Debenhams’ Christmas update
With Dalton Philips’ departure from Morrisons making retail chief executive change a hot industry topic, how is Debenhams’ veteran Mike Sharp faring?
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NewsNRF: John Lewis IT boss – new websites “useless” without back-end investment
John Lewis’s Paul Coby said that pretty front-end systems such as slick mobile apps are useless unless they come alongside back-end investment.