All John Lewis Partnership articles – Page 82
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OpinionWe’ve 3.5bn years to crack retail
A business model that will stand the test of time is more important than a dash for the finish line
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News
Waitrose to test airport tea trolley service
Waitrose wants to launch a tea trolley service in all major UK airports, in an effort to increase sales and lighten the dreary mood at arrival halls.
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News
Tesco’s first department store to be rejected in favour of Waitrose
Tesco’s plans for its first department store are to be turned down in favour of a scheme fronted by rival Waitrose.
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News
John Lewis growth continues
Steady growth has continued at John Lewis with sales up 8.3 per cent to 46.2 million in the week to January 19.
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News
John Lewis to ramp up luxury sales with fashion brands area
John Lewis is to test a luxury fashion brands shopfit as part of its drive to more than triple sales from its luxury brands business.
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News
E-tailer Chemist Direct challenges health and beauty mark-ups
High street retailers have been criticised for “shocking” mark-ups on hundreds of health and beauty products.
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Opinion
Somerfield bid will likely break it up
One of retail’s worst kept secrets was made official this week, when the private equity owners of Somerfield and investment bank Citi revealed that the grocery chain was being touted around the supermarket industry.
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News
John Lewis and Waitrose sales climb
Department store chain John Lewis’s sales momentum shows no sign of slipping in 2008, as the retailer posted sales up 5.4 per cent for the week to January 12.
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Analysis
China: A matter of great import
The lifting of import quotas from China this month signals cost savings for retailers, but shipping goods from the country still won’t be plain sailing. Charlotte Dennis-Jones investigates
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Opinion
Fashion dilemma
Fashion retailers faced a tough decision as they tumbled headlong into the toughest Christmas trading period in three years.
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News
Croydon development fails to secure John Lewis deal
Croydon’s Park Place development remains without an anchor store, after negotiations to fill the main space have stalled.
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News
John Lewis and Waitrose sales boom over Christmas
John Lewis toasted record sales in the week to December 29, putting it on the festive winners’ podium.
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News
Waitrose to open first overseas stores in UAE
Waitrose is to expand abroad for the first time in April, after the supermarket chain signed a licensing agreement with Spinneys to open more than 20 stores in the United Arab Emirates by 2010.
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News
John Lewis sales up 6%
John Lewis has reported a 5.6 per cent uplift in sales for the week so far from Sunday.
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News
John Lewis smashes the £100 million sales mark
Weekly sales at John Lewis have broken the 100 million mark for the first time.
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News
Supermarkets increase e-tail share
Supermarkets have increased their share of online retail by 50 per cent in the past two years.
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News
John Lewis sales up 7.4 per cent
John Lewis sales rose again this week, up 7.4 per cent year on year between Sunday and Wednesday this week.
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Analysis
New kid on the block
No one thought Glasgow needed the Silverburn centre, but now it’s open, how is it faring? Ben Cooper takes a trip north to investigate
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Analysis
Where’s the festive spirit?
Running a first-class store operation during the Christmas period is a challenge. Charlotte Dennis-Jones takes a walk down Oxford Street with Itim Consulting partner Simon Puryerto give their verdict on which retailers are holding up best under the festive pressure this year