All Waitrose & Partners articles – Page 12
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AnalysisAnalysis: Will the supermarket shop-in-shop resonate now high streets have reopened?
One of the retail phenomena of the past year has been the rise and rise of the supermarket shop-in-shop.
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OpinionMove of the Week: Waitrose veteran upgrades to Fortnum & Mason CCO role
Where does a passionate foodie go after ending a 17-year career at upmarket grocer Waitrose? The answer in the case of Rupert Thomas is an even more upmarket grocer in the form of Fortnum & Mason.
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Opinion‘JLP and Morrisons’ green and community drives provide platform to rebuild’
One would be forgiven for thinking British business was on the brink of collapse amid some of the headlines this morning.
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AnalysisIs John Lewis at risk of becoming a ‘middle-class Argos’?
John Lewis Partnership’s first full-year loss in its history revealed the scale of disruption affecting the retailer, particularly its eponymous department store division.
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NewsJohn Lewis plots ‘hundreds’ of shop-in-shops inside Waitrose stores
John Lewis plans to launch hundreds of shop-in-shops inside Waitrose stores and is also plotting a smaller “local” format as part of a radical overhaul of its portfolio.
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GalleryStore gallery: John Lewis’ store-in-store concept at Wallingford Waitrose
The John Lewis Partnership has opened a new store-in-store at its Wallingford Waitrose supermarket, offering more than 700 products.
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DataData: Grocery sales soar as record Christmas stretches into January
The festive cheer has rolled on into the new year for grocers, with data showing that customers’ record food and drink spending from December continued into January.
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NewsJohn Lewis customer experience director Peter Cross exits
John Lewis Partnership’s customer experience director Peter Cross is to step down after almost eight years with the business.
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NewsJohn Lewis switches off click and collect at ‘critical point’ of Covid crisis
John Lewis will stop offering click and collect from its stores in a bid to reduce non-essential travel by customers.
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NewsWaitrose bolsters top team with trading and online appointments
Waitrose has announced the appointments of trading and online directors expected to play key roles in future growth.
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DataData: John Lewis’ look at how lockdown changed shopping in 2020
The coronavirus pandemic and ensuing lockdowns saw sales of alarm clocks and lunch boxes slump, while purchases of loungewear and fitness trackers jumped.
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NewsJohn Lewis appoints Rita Clifton as new deputy chair
Department store chain John Lewis has announced the appointment of Rita Clifton as its new deputy chair, replacing Keith Williams.
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NewsGrocers record highest sales on record in November
Supermarkets reported the biggest month of sales on record in November as shoppers stole a march on Christmas shopping.
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AnalysisData: Waitrose tracks online grocery first-timers and changing tastes
Waitrose & Partners’ latest Food and Drink Report highlights that, in a year dominated by the pandemic and national lockdowns, customers moved online more than ever before and became oddly fixated on fermentation.
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NewsSupermarkets take a stand against racism following Sainsbury’s ad backlash
UK supermarket chains have joined forces to broadcast a number of adverts on Channel 4 as part of an anti-racism message.
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NewsSainsbury’s joins Primark and M&S in extending pre-Christmas opening hours
Grocery giant Sainsbury’s is set to extend its opening hours in the run-up to Christmas, joining rivals Aldi and Waitrose in making the move.
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AnalysisWatch: Who won the battle of the Christmas ads?
This year more than most, people have been looking forward to the beginning of Christmas ad season. We’ve had the return of Kevin the Carrot, John Lewis giving a little love and racist comments surrounding the Sainsbury’s ad. But which offerings have hit the mark?
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NewsWatch: John Lewis unveils ‘give a little love’ Christmas ad after Covid year
Department store business John Lewis and grocery stablemate Waitrose have launched “a Christmas ad like no other in a year like no other”.
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NewsWaitrose dials up focus on food counters following Sainsbury’s closures
Waitrose has revealed plans to increase its focus on food service counters just days after rival Sainsbury’s closed all of its equivalent meat, fish and deli areas.
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NewsGrocery sales rise in October as record numbers flock online
Grocery sales jumped last month as a record number of shoppers turned to online.