All John Lewis & Partners articles – Page 68
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AnalysisAnalysis: Is click-and-collect success killing home delivery?
As shoppers come to demand more convenience in delivery, retailers are responding with the most innovative period in the sector’s history.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Fashion retail report explores how to take fashion forward
Fashion is set to be the retail success of 2014 but experts at Retail Week and Land Securities fashion report launch warn of remaining challenges.
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NewsInfographic: John Lewis sales rise 8.1% as shoppers snap up Sale bargains
John Lewis sales rose 8.1% to £87.27m in the week to June 28 as customers snapped up bargains in its clearance Sale.
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AnalysisStore review: John Lewis Kingston Vs Homebase Guildford
Jill Pinner, chairman and founder of Fizz shares her thoughts on the quality of customer service in John Lewis and Homebase.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What makes a world class retail board?
The calibre of a company’s board can be the difference between success and failure. Retail Week investigates what qualities a great board and its leaders need.
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OpinionComment: John Lewis demonstrates that management basics remain essential
John Lewis’s 150th anniversary serves as a reminder of the importance of outstanding leadership, continuity and commitment to values at a time when the frequency of retail management changes is beginning to rival that of football managers.
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NewsJohn Lewis: Click and collect to outperform home delivery on sales volumes this Christmas
John Lewis boss Andy Street said he expects click and collect to account for more online sales volumes than home delivery this Christmas.
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AnalysisWebinar: Collaboration and solid infrastructure are crucial to ICT agility, says John Lewis IT strategy boss
Collaboration, mixed skills and a robust infrastructure are at the heart of ensuring a retailer has excellent IT agility.
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AnalysisInfographic: The rise of convenience, discounters and online in grocery by 2019
For the first time, sales from convenience, discounters and online will overtake hypermarkets and superstores by April 2019, according to data from IGD.
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NewsInfographic: John Lewis sales fall 16.7% after later start to clearance
Sales at John Lewis department stores tumbled by 16.7% to £68m last week as changes to the trading calendar and sunny weather took a toll.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why catering has become so important for retail locations
As retailers start to invest in quality in-store catering, will restaurants cannibalise retail sales or enhance customer experience?
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AnalysisRetail Week launches its first 24-hour hackathon
Retail Week is launching the first Retail Week Hackathon, affording retailers crucial insight into creating the ultimate customer experience.
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OpinionComment: Retailers must be distinct or risk becoming extinct
It has become commonplace that polarisation in retail is accelerating. In grocery, shoppers are migrating to hard discounters and premium chains such as Waitrose and M&S.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How multichannel retailers rank by online sales
As Dixons breaks through the £1bn online sales barrier - equivalent to a quarter of Amazon’s £4bn UK retail sales - Retail Week Knowledge Bank looks at how it compares to other multichannel players.
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NewsDixons boss James: Black Friday now a firm fixture on UK retail calendar
Black Friday, the day of shopper deals imported in a big way from the US by UK retailers last year, is now a retail red letter day Dixons bosses believe.
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OpinionNick Bubb’s verdict: Debenhams - on a journey North to reduce promotional activity
It is easy to mock retail chief executives who talk about embarking on “a journey” but at least Debenhams’ journey to cut back on promotions has a direction and a target.
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NewsInfographic: John Lewis posts sales rise despite 'week of two halves'
Sales at John Lewis department stores rose 4.6% year on year to £71.5m after a strong start to the week.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Rana Plaza, Waitrose, John Lewis, Harvey Nichols and Dunnes
Retail news round-up on June 20, 2014: TUC calls for Government pressure on retailers over Rana Plaza; Waitrose and John Lewis win Which? Awards; Harvey Nichols advises shoppers not to overload themselves with bags; European Court rules against Dunnes’ arguments in design case
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NewsJohn Lewis and Unilever sign up for internet of things competition
John Lewis is helping to run a £1m competition that aims to unearth and support innovation in internet of things technologies.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Tesco, John Lewis, Carphone Warehouse and more
Retail news round-up on June 17, 2014: Moody’s downgrades Tesco’s credit rating, John Lewis launches competition to find budding designers, Carphone to become mobile operator in Ireland and Charlie Mayfield to help appoint banking watchdog chairman