All John Lewis & Partners articles – Page 74
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OpinionComment: The Christmas retail story will be margin, not just sales
Christmas updates from Debenhams, House of Fraser and John Lewis told wildly differing stories about seasonal trading.
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OpinionComment: How John Lewis and House of Fraser outperformed Debenhams
There’s something about department stores and Christmas. Maybe it’s the influence of the movie Miracle on 34th Street but the two somehow seem to go together.
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NewsJohn Lewis full-price strategy pays off as Christmas margins hold firm
John Lewis margins held firm over Christmas after it maintained its full-price strategy over the festive period, according to boss Andy Street.
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NewsJohn Lewis Christmas sales hit £734m as it plans to open 25 stores by 2023
John Lewis recorded a 7.2% sales jump to £734m in the Christmas trading period as it revealed plans to ramp up store openings in the next 10 years.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on John Lewis, Debenhams, Osborne Stationers, Asda and Ikea
Retail news round-up on January 2, 2014: John Lewis plans to double store estate in next decade, Debenhams chief financial officer resigns, Osborne Stationers sells two stores to Paperweight, Asda kicks off discounting campaign and Ikea aims to double market share in Germany.
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NewsMobile accounts for 76% of Christmas Day traffic at John Lewis
Mobile devices accounted for 76% of John Lewis’s online traffic on Christmas Day, the highest level of mobile traffic the retailer has seen.
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NewsJohn Lewis weekly sales break £160m barrier for first time
John Lewis generated another record week as sales broke through the £160m barrier for the first time ever.
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NewsMarks & Spencer criticised after employee refuses to sell alcohol
Marks & Spencer has been criticised after a Muslim member of staff refused to serve a shopper who wanted to buy alcohol.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on N Brown, Aldi, John Lewis, M&S and Blockbuster
Retail news round-up on December 23, 2013: N Brown hires property agent to seek 20 new stores, Aldi aims to open 650 US stores in five years, John Lewis weekly sales jump 4.2% and M&S apologises after Muslim staff member refuses to serve customer alcohol
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NewsRetailers pray for Christmas miracle over final four days
Retailers face a nail-biting Christmas as festive trading goes right to the wire. They hope for a last-minute surge of shoppers, kicked off by payday tomorrow (Friday December 20).
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AnalysisInfographic: 3 million onesies, 10 million turkeys - Retail's Christmas present to Britain
It’s no secret that Christmas is a make or break time for many retailers, but what’s less well publicised is what retail contributes to the UK’s economic health over the peak period.
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NewsDebenhams demands 2.5% discount from suppliers
Debenhams has demanded a 2.5% discount from its suppliers to “support its ongoing investment” in the business.
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NewsJohn Lewis trials mobile point-of-sale with transactional tablets
John Lewis is trialling mobile point of sale over the Christmas period in three stores as it ramps up its use of shopping technology.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales rise as festive momentum builds
John Lewis has reported a rise in sales for last week and expects revenue increases to accelerate in the coming days as shoppers leave it late to buy Christmas goodies.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Barratts, John Lewis and footfall figures
Retail news round-up on December 16, 2013:Barratts thrown lifeline as Pavers makes £5m rescue offer, UK’s John Lewis reports 1.4% growth in weekly sales to £149.9m, High street footfall in UK falls 3.4% from September to November
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AnalysisAnalysis: The best video from 2013
Retail Week looks back over the 10 most popular videos of 2013.
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NewsNew Look international boss joins Retail Week Live line-up
New Look managing director for international Bernhard Ruf has joined the roster for Retail Week Live.
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OpinionComment: A Richer approach to doing business
I first met Julian Richer in 1995, when I arranged an inspiration trip to the UK for then-chief executive of Best Buy Brad Anderson and his senior executive board.
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AnalysisRetail Week Live: John Lewis, Blinkbox and Google - the star speakers at next year’s event
Any retail event is only as good as its speakers, and Retail Week Live has the very best. Rebecca Thomson rounds up the big names set to appear at this year’s event.
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AnalysisVideo: John Lewis second in YouTube's most viewed ads of 2013
John Lewis was pipped to the post on YouTube’s top 10 ads of 2013, coming in second behind mineral water brand Evian’s dancing babies advert.