All Waitrose & Partners articles – Page 16
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NewsJohn Lewis launches first spring TV advertising campaign
John Lewis has launched its first-ever TV advertising campaign outside of Christmas and clearance, in a bid to push sales of its spring and summer collections.
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NewsSupermarkets ration products to quell coronavirus stockpiling
Tesco, Asda and Waitrose have all started rationing sales of certain items, such as toilet paper and antibacterial hand gel, in store or online.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Where next for John Lewis under new boss White?
New John Lewis chair Sharon White has announced that the partnership would undertake a strategic review to arrest sliding profits. Effects of the review could take three to five years to kick in, but can John Lewis afford to wait?
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AnalysisData: John Lewis results and what they mean for strategy
John Lewis Partnership is embarking on a strategic review under new chair Dame Sharon White after reporting “weaker profit than hoped for”. What does that mean for the department stores business and what can be expected over the next few years?
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NewsJohn Lewis pays lowest bonus since 1953 as profits slump
John Lewis Partnership will pay staff its lowest bonus for more than 60 years after suffering a drop in full-year profits and a write-down in the value of its property.
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AnalysisData: Grocery growth accelerates as shoppers stock up amid coronavirus fears
The latest grocery market share figures from Kantar show grocery spend in the 12 weeks to February 23 was up 0.7% year on year as consumers stocked up on essentials amid fears over coronavirus.
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NewsNew John Lewis boss White to launch strategic review
The new chair of the John Lewis Partnership, Dame Sharon White, plans to initiate a strategic review of the department stores and grocery giant.
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NewsWaitrose expands online delivery network in preparation for Ocado split
Waitrose has expanded online delivery fulfilment to more stores in its estate around the country as it prepares for the end of its partnership with Ocado in September.
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OpinionOpinion: Home truths from new John Lewis chair show scale of challenge
Dame Sharon White acquitted herself well at her first appearance before the John Lewis Partnership’s council last week.
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NewsWaitrose launches product overhaul in fightback against Ocado and M&S
Waitrose will launch thousands of new and revamped products as it bids to keep its online shoppers out of the clutches and Ocado and Marks & Spencer.
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OpinionMove of the Week: Bhatia is the kind of disruptive thinker JLP needs
John Lewis Partnership’s latest executive hire will be a new name to many. Nina Bhatia will join on February 17 as executive director, strategy and commercial development, following a career spent largely in consultancy and the energy sector.
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NewsNew John Lewis chair braces staff for store closures and job losses
John Lewis Partnership’s new chair Dame Sharon White has warned staff the retailer may need to reduce its store estate and cut jobs in a bid to improve profitability.
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NewsJohn Lewis axes weekly sales figures as revenue slips
The John Lewis Partnership has reported a decline in sales in its final weekly sales figure as the department store retailer axes the weekly updates.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales fall exacerbated by poor homewares demand
John Lewis has reported a decline in its weekly sales as demand for Clearance items tailed off and home sales dropped.
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NewsJohn Lewis weekly sales fall despite demand for spring lines
Sales at the John Lewis & Partners department stores business slid 5.8% year on year last week as demand for clearance bargains slowed and mild weather hampered the performance of fashion, despite “strong demand for new spring products”.
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AnalysisJohn Lewis: As Nickolds exits, is Sharon White entering a disaster zone?
When new chair Dame Sharon White walks through the doors of John Lewis Partnership’s headquarters for the first time next month, she will not be welcomed by all the members of the executive team she expected.
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NewsJohn Lewis boss Paula Nickolds exits and Christmas sales fall
Total sales at John Lewis department stores and sister grocery specialist Waitrose slipped over Christmas and longstanding director Paula Nickolds is to leave.
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AnalysisWho will be retail’s winners and losers of 2020?
Who will rise to the top in 2020 and who will struggle? Retail experts share their tips for the year ahead
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NewsJohn Lewis sales buoyed by start of Clearance
John Lewis & Partners has posted an uplift in sales as the first full week of its Clearance Sale drove its top line.
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NewsJohn Lewis weekly sales fall as shoppers shun tech promotions
Sales at John Lewis & Partners department stores slid last week but there was a strong rise at grocery stablemate Waitrose & Partners.