All Waitrose & Partners articles – Page 17
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AnalysisThe nine most jaw-dropping retail moments of 2019
The retail industry has experienced many twists and turns this year. Retail Week picks nine truly jaw-dropping moments from 2019.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales slump in last full week before Christmas
John Lewis & Partners has suffered a slump in sales during the last full week before Christmas as retailers bank on a late festive shopping surge.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales slide in post-Black Friday lull
John Lewis sales dropped in a “subdued” week of trading as demand for electrical and fashion items declined.
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NewsJohn Lewis posts Black Friday sales jump
John Lewis & Partners has posted a rise in sales during its Black Friday and Cyber Monday promotional events.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales spike driven by Black Friday bargains
John Lewis’ weekly sales soared in after a “record” performance for the retailer as price matching and strong demand for fashion and home technology bolstered performance.
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NewsSupermarket plastic rises despite reduction pledges
Plastic use at supermarkets has risen despite commitments to reducing plastic waste.
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AnalysisCracker or turkey? The verdict on retail’s Christmas ads
From Edgar the Excitable Dragon to Kevin the Carrot’s musical extravaganza, two advertising agency bosses give their verdicts on who has won retail’s Christmas ad battle.
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GalleryFirst look: Inside John Lewis’ ‘experience playground’
Department store group John Lewis & Partners and grocery stablemate Waitrose & Partners have opened the doors to a new-model store designed to engage consumers more than ever by putting experience and services centre stage.
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VideoWatch: John Lewis and Waitrose unveil first joint Christmas ad
John Lewis & Partners and Waitrose & Partners have created a joint Christmas advert for the first time as the two retailers prepare to operate as a single business.
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AnalysisFuture of food 2030: Vegan, personalised and delivered to your door
What will shoppers eat and how will they buy groceries in 2030 – and how should retailers react?
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DataData: Waitrose customers craved ‘simpler existence’ and seaweed in 2019
Waitrose & Partners’ latest Food and Drink Report highlights that in 2019 customers wanted to move towards a “simpler existence” as the world became more complicated, but also dabbled with exotic food and drinks.
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NewsJLP extends click-and-collect network to third parties
John Lewis Partnership has expanded its click-and-collect distribution network to third party retailers, starting with a trial collaboration with Boden.
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AnalysisAnalysis: John Lewis’ restructure – bold or baffling?
When John Lewis Partnership chair Sir Charlie Mayfield unveiled a restructure of the bellwether retailer, so radical was the overhaul that jaws dropped across the industry.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales rocket during home promotional event
John Lewis & Partners’ weekly sales surged due to its home promotional event and the John Lewis Beauty Weekend across 35 stores.
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OpinionMove of the Week: Radical changes at the top of JLP
In any other week, the news that the boss of Britain’s largest retailer is to leave his post would headline any people news bulletin. But in a remarkable few days that also saw Argos’ John Rogers join Dave Lewis in announcing his (more imminent) departure, the restructure announced by John Lewis Partnership has to take top billing.
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NewsWaitrose boss Collins: New JLP structure was a head versus heart decision
Waitrose managing director Rob Collins said his head beat his heart as he emphatically backed the new management structure at John Lewis Partnership, which will result in his departure.
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OpinionLeader: Mayfield’s John Lewis Partnership gamble brings massive risk
For good or ill, today was a landmark moment in the 155-year history of the John Lewis Partnership.
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NewsWaitrose boss exits as John Lewis Partnership unveils radical restructure
John Lewis Partnership has unveiled radical changes, including running its department store and grocery arms as one business, which will no longer have separate managing directors.
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NewsJohn Lewis blames warm weather for weekly sales slump
John Lewis & Partners has blamed the “unseasonably” warmer weather for its tumbling weekly sales.
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NewsOcado explores accelerating M&S product transition
Ocado is looking to bring forward the date from when it will begin stocking Marks & Spencer products on its website, but to do so would require the agreement of existing partner Waitrose.