All Waitrose & Partners articles – Page 40
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NewsInfographic: John Lewis weekly sales helped by cooler weather
Sales at John Lewis department stores climbed 11% to £86.8m last week, a better performance after a tough time during August.
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VideoThe Retail Week: The big themes from retail's 'Super Thursday' results day
Catch up on this week’s big retail stories with analysis from executive editor George MacDonald and content editor Nicola Harrison.
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AnalysisThe key themes to emerge from the 'Super Thursday' results day
From Morrisons and Dixons to Next and John Lewis, a slew of retailers updated today. Here are the themes, from the living wage to productivity.
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NewsMayfield plays down effect of living wage on JLP but warns of wider impact
John Lewis Partnership boss Mayfield believes the living wage will have a limited impact on the retailer but warned it could affect the wider market.
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership suffers profits hit in 'difficult' market
John Lewis Partnership said it has reported a “solid first half in a difficult market” as profits came under pressure at department stores.
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OpinionJohn Lewis management reshuffle shows shape of things to come in retail
Success in retail these days is frequently neither easy nor cheap so retailers should look to John Lewis’s changes to see how it is adapting.
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NewsWaitrose expands Pick Your Own Offers after signing up 700,000 members
Waitrose has signed up 700,000 customers to its Pick Your Own Offers loyalty scheme and rolled it out to 250 more products.
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NewsJohn Lewis shakes up senior management team to put customer at its heart
Department store group John Lewis has reshaped its top team as it positions itself to power ahead in omnichannel retail and reflect changing shopper habits.
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NewsInfographic: John Lewis experiences 'another difficult week' as sales drop
John Lewis has revealed a tough trading period has closed with “another difficult week” as sales fell for the fourth consecutive week in August.
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NewsSainsbury's and Morrisons 'vulnerable' to a return to private ownership
Supermarket giants Morrisons and Sainsbury’s are “vulnerable” to a return to private ownership, according to a senior grocery analyst.
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AnalysisHow to make the most of global grocery growth opportunities
The top 15 global grocery markets are poised to grow by 34% and be worth $8trn (£5.2trn) by 2020, the latest IGD forecasts show.
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NewsRetail Diary: Stuart Broad gets an unexpected delivery from Waitrose
Retail Diary: Cricketer Stuart Broad’s unexpected delivery, Halfords’ tight squeeze, Waterstones gears up for Trigger Mortis
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NewsInfographic: John Lewis sales tumble 5.9% after warm weather
John Lewis sales tumbled 5.9% to £71.96m last week as the department store group was hit by warm weather and tough comparables.
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NewsIceland records strongest sales growth in over a year, reveals Kantar data
Iceland has recorded its strongest sales growth in over a year as a focus on premium products and its new format pays off, according to Kantar.
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NewsInfographic: Waitrose receives Bake Off boost as John Lewis hit by weather
Waitrose sales were boosted by the Great British Bake Off while John Lewis recorded a sales dip during the week ending August 15.
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GalleryStore gallery: How the role of the flagship store is changing
The clear-cut definition that used to surround the word ‘flagship’ has expanded and can now be applied to a wider variety of contexts.
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OpinionComment: Morrisons took an old-fashioned approach to convenience
Morrisons was late to the c-store party and may have been the architect of its own misfortune as regards its convenience sector foray.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Morrisons, milk prices and supermarket price war
Retail news round-up on August 17, 2015: Morrisons’ convenience stores disposal, dairy farmers get relief and Supermarkets price war launch
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AnalysisTop 10: TV programmes that have boosted retailers’ coffers
TV shows likes The Great British Bake Off continue to hold sway over shopping lists. We look at the programmes that have sparked spending.
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GalleryStore gallery: How Waitrose is refining its big-box offer
If there were a store that currently embodies what the upscale grocer stands for, then the newly opened Waitrose in Horsham would be it.