All John Lewis Partnership articles – Page 49
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NewsInfographic: John Lewis’ Clearance Sale drives revenue boost
John Lewis recorded a 23.6% increase in sales to £113.4m last week as its Clearance Sale enticed shoppers.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Retail’s ambassador for women in the boardroom
What is needed to increase the number of women in senior retail positions? Matthew Valentine speaks to New Look’s head of
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NewsCold Christmas for retail as sales growth stalls
Retailers’ hopes for a winning Christmas have been dashed after food suffered its worst performance for five years and non-food was saved by online.
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OpinionComment: For Next, imitation may offer more than just flattery
Next, the UK’s second largest clothing retailer, has raised its profit forecast following strong Christmas sales.
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OpinionComment: Delivery was a key reason for poor Christmas performances
It comes as little surprise that discussion of Debenhams’ and Mothercare’s lacklustre Christmas results have mentioned their online delivery propositions.
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NewsWaitrose enjoys record Christmas as shoppers seek premium food
Waitrose has posted record Christmas trading figures as shoppers sought premium food and utilised the grocer’s strong multichannel offer.
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NewsWaitrose sales surge in Christmas week
Sales at upmarket grocer Waitrose boomed in Christmas week as the retailer benefitted from strong trade and favourable comparitives.
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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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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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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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NewsWaitrose sales up 3.1% as customers splash out on luxury food and drink
Waitrose sales jumped 3.1% year-on-year last week as customers stocked up on luxury food and drink for Christmas.
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AnalysisVirtual store tour: John Lewis Oxford Street mapped on Google Street View
In what the retailer is calling a retail first, John Lewis’ Oxford Street store is the first department store in the world to be fully mapped by Google Street View.
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OpinionComment: What can retailers learn from YouTube's most popular ads in 2013?
On a very simple level we all need to understand why people use YouTube, what they view and why they share.
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AnalysisWaitrose experiments with wines and bakery areas with revamp
Waitrose has been experimenting with its wines and spirit and bakery areas in its Kingston branch. John Ryan visits and talks to head of store development Anthony Wysome.
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OpinionComment: Interiors pace picks up as Christmas looms
At a time of year when things are normally slowing down, the interiors pace seems to be heating up.
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NewsWaitrose predicts South American food boom in 2014
South American food is set to boom in 2014 as British shoppers become inspired by the football World Cup in Brazil, according to Waitrose.