All John Lewis Partnership articles – Page 80
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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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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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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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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.
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OpinionPrice has big plans for Waitrose
Waitrose managing director Mark Price was in London yesterday for parent John Lewis Partnership’s results.
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Waitrose to make wine in the UK
Waitrose has unveiled plans to plant vines in England to help satisfy the growing demand for UK wine.
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John Lewis profits soar, but second half slows
John Lewis Partnership has reported pre-tax profits up 18.7 per cent to 379.8 million in its full-year results, but expects trading conditions to remain challenging this year.
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Waitrose mulls assault on convenience
Waitrose is considering launching a convenience store format that would pit the grocer against Sainsbury’s, Marks & Spencer and Tesco.
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John Lewis staff to be offered pension scheme early
John Lewis intends to cut the time its employees will have to wait before they can join its pension scheme from five years to three.
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Waitrose goes where Tesco won’t
News that Waitrose is to enlarge upon the store format that it developed for its Marylebone High Street and Finchley Road stores should come as little surprise to anyone who has been following the supermarket’s fortunes in the past 12 months.
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John Lewis sales back in positive territory
John Lewis sales crept back into positive territory for the week to February 23, while stablemate supermarket chain Waitrose delivered a powerful set of figures.
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Waitrose begins roll-out of new look after trial success
Waitrose has started rolling out design elements of its new store format after a strong performance from its two debut shops.
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Poor John Lewis trading fuels City fears as Tesco is attacked
John Lewis’s revelation that last week’s trading was the “toughest in recent memory” spooked an already panicky City.
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Opinion
Get behind Fairtrade
As Fairtrade sales leap 80 per cent, Fairtrade Foundation deputy chairman Ian Bretman says getting involved could boost to retailers' top lines
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Fairtrade sales rocket 81 per cent
Sales of Fairtrade products hit 493 million in the UK last year, up 81 per cent on the previous year, according to the Fairtrade Foundation.
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The Retail Week – February 22, 2008
Just before Christmas, I received an e-mail from a very angry reader.
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John Lewis weekly sales 'toughest in recent memory'
Department store John Lewis suffered awful sales for the week ending February 16, as the retail slowdown finally caught up with one of the sector's best-performing chains.
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Waitrose takes on Sainsbury’s with price push
Waitrose is targeting Sainsbury’s with its price promotions in an effort to change customers’ perceptions and lift sales.
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John Lewis delivers strong sales
Department store John Lewis has returned to form in the week to February 9, posting a 5.8 per cent increase in sales to 45.1 million.
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Baugur can get past its issues
“Is Baugur’s UK retail empire on the verge of meltdown?” So began a story in The Sunday Telegraph last month.