All John Lewis Partnership articles – Page 52
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Analysis
Analysis: Multichannel makeovers create valuable returns
For any retailer, taking a step back and giving the business a multichannel makeover can be a valuable exercise. Glynn Davis examines retailers’ strategies for improving their operating models.
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NewsShoppers shun m-commerce as retailers hope for mobile Christmas
The majority of shoppers are yet to embrace m-commerce and have no plans to over the next year despite retailers forecasting a “mobile Christmas” this year.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Keeping pace with IT at The Retail Week Technology Summit 2013
The Retail Week Technology Summit 2013 will address the issues affecting retail IT executives, offering insights
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AnalysisAnalysis: Retailers look to fledgling tech start-ups for inspiration
Some of the biggest names in retail are looking to technology start-ups in the UK and abroad for innovation. Glynn Davis reports on the burgeoning trend.
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OpinionNick Bubb’s Verdict: Next - Deflating the bubble
If Chancellor George Osborne thought that his friend Simon Wolfson would come out today and share his rosy view of the economic recovery, then he was mistaken…
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NewsJohn Lewis sales and profits rise as it grabs market share
John Lewis department stores generated a 5.1% increase in first-half like-for-like sales and profits rose 9.9% as it stole market share from rivals. Profits at grocery stablemate Waitrose surged almost 13%, parent John Lewis Partnership’s interims showed.
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OpinionComment: Greater innovation is helping mobile commerce to thrive
According to the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index, the proportion of online sales made through mobile devices doubled in the three months to the end of July.
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GalleryStore gallery: West End shop windows that catch the eye at night
The eye-catching windows of London’s shops often look their best at night. John Ryan visits retail displays others can learn from.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Birmingham's Bullring shopping centre 10 years on
Bullring was hailed as Europe’s largest city centre, retail-led, urban renewal project when it opened in 2003. Laura Heywood finds out what changes have taken place over a turbulent decade.
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OpinionNick Bubb’s Verdict: Dixons – could the 'dream scenario' come true?
Shareholders in Dixons have been haunted by the prospect of the UK recovery being frittered away by persistent losses in peripheral businesses.
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NewsJohn Lewis eyes opening in £1bn Westfield London extension
Department store John Lewis is poised to sign for a store at Westfield London as part of the shopping centre’s £1bn expansion.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Is the improving housing market good news for DIY retailers?
Could a stronger housing market provide the lift the DIY market and wider retail sector so desperately needs?
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NewsWaitrose to help young offenders to gain jobs
Waitrose has thrown its weight behind two schemes aimed at helping young unemployed people gain jobs skills, including one with young offenders.
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NewsJohn Lewis to pay out £40m to staff after holiday pay blunder
John Lewis is to make a one-off payment totalling £40m after the department store discovered that it had not paid staff holiday pay correctly over the past seven years.
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OpinionComment: Department stores are being left behind in the global market
Waitrose has become a supplier to Eurostar, and fellow travelling Partners at John Lewis are moving into the departure lounge at Heathrow.
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OpinionBlog: EBay takes a stylish swipe at personalisation
EBay is the latest retailer to integrate a stylist service onto its site in a bid to curate its vast fashion selection for its customers.
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NewsJohn Lewis to launch new in-store restaurant format
Department store John Lewis is poised to launch a new upmarket in-store restaurant format to woo more customers to its branches.
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NewsInfographic: John Lewis sales jump 4.4% against Olympic launch week
John Lewis sales jumped 4.4% last week, a year after the Olympics began, as the lack of spectacle freed up time for customers.
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NewsHarrods opens at London Gatwick
Luxury department store Harrods has today opened a 6,000 sq ft store in London Gatwick’s South Terminal is prepares to welcome 22 new and revamped shops by the end of the year.
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AnalysisProfile: Waitrose boss and John Lewis deputy chairman Mark Price
Waitrose managing director Mark Price has been appointed deputy chairman of the grocer’s parent John Lewis Partnership. Retail Week takes a look at his his achievements over the past year.