All Waitrose & Partners articles – Page 105
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Opinion
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 sales slower than expected
The John Lewis Partnership had a week of mixed fortunes, with new year sales growth slower than expected at the department store business.
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Morrisons' market share soars
Supermarket group Morrisons’ resurgence continues unabated, according to the latest grocery market share data from TNS Worldpanel.
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John Lewis sales climb 6%
Department store chain John Lewis piled pressure on its high street rivals by posting a 6.1 per cent sales uplift for the week to January 26.
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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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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.