All John Lewis Partnership articles – Page 56
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GalleryStore gallery: Fashion retailers show off new season via window displays
As the Christmas Sales draw to an end, what are retailers on London’s Oxford Street doing to banish the winter blues and usher in the new shopping season? John Ryan reports.
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NewsJohn Lewis finishes "impressive year" on a high as sales soar
John Lewis sales jumped 9.8% to £59m last week, despite the snow, which “completed an impressive year”, managing director of the department store Andy Street said.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The highs and lows of Christmas trading
The aftermath of the festive season brought drama, as a clutch of high street retailers collapsed. But how did the retail industry perform overall? Rebecca Thomson reports.
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NewsJohn Lewis battles snow to deliver 6.7% growth last week
John Lewis defied the snow to report a 6.7% rise in sales year on year last week but the retailer said “momentum chilled” as snow covered the UK last weekend.
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NewsJohn Lewis appoints CollectPlus boss Mark Lewis as online director
John Lewis has poached CollectPlus chief executive Mark Lewis to become its first online director as the department store group expands its rapidly growing online business.
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NewsJohn Lewis has "cracking finale" to Sale as revenue jumps 19%
John Lewis reported a “cracking finale” to its Clearance Sale as sales jumped 19% to £75.8m in its week to January 12, with revenue almost doubling against two years ago.
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NewsWaitrose to restructure retail services in head office review
Waitrose is to restructure its retail services division at head office, which offers support to its stores, to aid growth of its multichannel business with 200 positions under review.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Retailers’ new Sales strategies to meet consumer demand
Promotional activity has altered over the past few years. Retailers push online discounts and break from traditional January Sales, so what’s the best tactic to pursue?
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NewsJohn Lewis hires Portas' business partner Peter Cross
John Lewis has hired Mary Portas’ business partner Peter Cross as its new director of communications.
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OpinionComment: Growth of online shopping is not the death-knell for shops
Boxing Day apparently set a new British record for the number of shoppers who went online.
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NewsWaitrose reports busiest Christmas in its history
Waitrose has reported the busiest Christmas and New Year trading period in its history as sales broke £300m for the first time.
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NewsJohn Lewis posts sales up 11.1%
John Lewis posted a second record sales performance in a row for the week to December 15, recording sales up 11.1% to £ 147.8m, as it forecasts “great things” for the last week before Christmas.
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NewsJohn Lewis delivers second record week
Department store retailer John Lewis delivered a second record week in a row as sales surged 11.1% to £147.8m year on year in the week to Saturday, December 15.
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NewsJohn Lewis posts record week driven by Mega Monday
John Lewis delivered its best-ever performance last week, with sales up 15% to £142m driven by online sales on Mega Monday on December 3.
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NewsWaitrose weekly sales rise 6.8%
Waitrose weekly sales rose 6.8% last week as shoppers stocked up on festive food.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales soar 15% in record week
John Lewis has posted record sales as revenue soared 15% to £142m in its week to December 8.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales up 9.3% as online steals the show
John Lewis sales jumped 9.3% to £124m in the week to December 1 as online “stole the show”.
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OpinionComment: Even a white-goods knight won’t be enough to save Comet now
I’m writing this on the day that a ‘white-goods knight’ is meeting with Comet’s administrators to thrash out a deal to acquire the bulk of the Comet business.
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NewsJohn Lewis posts record Saturday driven by Black Friday
John Lewis sales surged 11% last week to £109.6m driven by promotions across Black Friday, the Countdown to Christmas event and price-matching activity.
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NewsWaitrose to extend Christmas opening hours
Waitrose will add 4,700 extra hours to its store opening times this Christmas and has upped the number of online delivery slots.