All John Lewis Partnership articles – Page 80
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Opinion
The best of both worlds
It seems we can never get enough small food shops and the news that Waitrose has joined the scramble for smaller format stores is a case in point.
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News
Waitrose to open smaller format stores
Waitrose is to launch a major assault on the convenience market and could open at least 100 smaller format stores.
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News
John Lewis sales robust, as Waitrose shines
Department store chain John Lewis posted a solid set of figures for the week to April 26 and stablemate supermarket chain Waitrose delivered a strong performance.
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News
Waitrose chief says food prices will fall
Waitrose managing director Mark Price believes that the rise in food prices will be halted by the autumn.
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Analysis
A tale of two nations
As the slowdown starts to take its toll, a more complex picture of which areas are suffering most is beginning to emerge. Katie Kilgallen investigates the geographical divide
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News
John Lewis sales power ahead
John Lewis department stores registered a 7 per cent sales rise for the week, despite the unhelpful cold weather.
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News
John Lewis sales ‘defiant’
John Lewis has reported a “defiant” week of trading, but remains cautious as it braces itself to come up against tough comparatives from last year.
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News
John Lewis ramps up fashion credentials
John Lewis has bolstered its fashion business with exclusive partnerships with UK and international fashion brands.
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News
John Lewis sales rise but Waitrose struggles
John Lewis delivered a solid sales performance in the week to April 5, but stablemate supermarket chain Waitrose’s weekly sales plummeted by more than 10 per cent.
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Opinion
Who needs the sun when the rain god shines?
It’s definitely tough being a retailer at the moment.
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News
John Lewis like-for-likes swell at Easter
John Lewis department stores achieved bumper sales lifts this Easter compared with last year.
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News
John Lewis springs back
John Lewis has launched its first spring ad campaign in two years, featuring its homewares collection.
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News
John Lewis sales recover
John Lewis bounced back from recent tough trading to record a strong performance in the week before Easter and sister grocery chain Waitrose also fared well.
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News
Grand Arcade opens with a last-minute rush of recruits
Grosvenor’s Grand Arcade centre in Cambridge opened its doors yesterday, with a string of tenants joining at the last minute including Swedish children’s clothing retailer Polarn O Pyret, Laura Ashley and art retailer Castle Galleries.
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News
Wintry Easter weather lifts shopping centre sales
The wintry weekend weather enticed shoppers into shopping centres and away from the high streets, garden centres and DIY stores this Easter holiday.
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News
John Lewis sales fall
John Lewis has recorded another miserable performance as sales for the week to March 15 fell 1.3 per cent to 47.18 million.
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News
John Lewis sales fall
John Lewis blamed unseasonable weather, Mother’s Day and televised sporting events for a 1.4 per cent fall in sales in the week to March 8.
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News
John Lewis hires ex-Figleaves chief for online
John Lewis has appointed former Figleaves chief operating officer Robin Terrell as managing director of its John Lewis Direct online arm.
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News
RWC08: Mayfield to push JLP value
Charlie Mayfield has declared he would hate to be the chairman of the John Lewis Partnership who made the decision to axe the “Never knowingly undersold” strapline.
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News
Ocado launches price war against Tesco
Ocado has declared a price war against supermarket giant Tesco, vowing to match the grocer’s prices on 3,500 branded products.