All Waitrose & Partners articles – Page 50
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NewsCo-operative Group makes progress on big store disposals
The Co-operative Group has offloaded 10% of big stores identified for disposal in the first six months of this year, as part of its restructuring plans.
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NewsInfographic: Back-to-school and cooler weather boosts John Lewis sales
Families shopping for the start of the new school term and the cooler weather boosted sales across John Lewis and Waitrose stores last week.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Retail's new entrepreneurs - three businesses taking the industry by storm
Retail is home to many entrepreneurs determined to build great businesses. Retail Week talks to three up-and-coming retail stars.
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NewsMarketing campaign: Lidl erects pop-up farmers' market for £20m brand campaign
An east London pop-up market would not usually be associated with discount supermarket Lidl and this concept forms the setting of the company’s £20m ad campaign.
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OpinionComment: Tesco should keep the faith with its store refresh programme
At a time when others are raising their game, slowing the store refresh programme at Tesco seems the wrong thing to do, even post-profit warning.
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NewsTesco's sales fall but Morrisons shows signs of improvement, Nielsen reports
Embattled grocer Tesco’s sales tumbled 5.9% in the 12 weeks to August 16, when its market share slumped from 29.7% to 28.2% year on year.
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NewsJohn Lewis and Waitrose weekly sales boosted by bank holiday and wet weather
John Lewis and Waitrose sales jumped last week due to the colder weather and bank holiday weekend.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Tesco, consumer confidence and John Lewis
Retail news round-up on August 29, 2014: Tesco issues profit warning, consumer confidence jumps in August and John Lewis and Waitrose weekly sales boosted by bank holiday
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NewsAsda only big-four grocer to grow share as Tesco's sales plunge
Asda was the only grocer from the big four to grow market share in the past three months as Tesco’s sales dropped 4%, according to Kantar Worldpanel.
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NewsInfographic: John Lewis sales surge 13.4% helped by 'good retailing weather'
Department store John Lewis sales surged 13.4% to £74.5m last week helped by “good retailing weather” as its second half gains momentum.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How are Christmas supply chains evolving?
Planning for the Christmas period is well under way, and with more channels than ever the pressure on supply chains has never been greater.
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GalleryIn pictures: Waitrose opens first train station store in King's Cross
Waitrose today opened its first train station store in London’s King’s Cross and says it sees a “huge opportunity” to target travel consumers.
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GalleryStore gallery: M&S and Waitrose combine snacking with shopping
‘Grazing’ is a trend gaining traction in supermarkets as retailers look at new ways of engaging shoppers. Retail Week samples what is on offer.
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NewsInfographic: John Lewis sales jump 6.1% in face of hurricane Bertha
John Lewis sales increased 6.1% to £69m for the week to August 9 as consumers battled hurricane Bertha to go shopping or turned to online.
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NewsInfographic: John Lewis sales climb 7.5% driven by new season product
John Lewis sales increased 7.5% to £71.12m in the week to August 2 as shoppers flocked to its department stores for new season product.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Waitrose spends money to make money
Waitrose’s investments aim to position it well for the future but will hit first-half profits – Retail Week asks where the grocer is spending.
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NewsTesco’s Farm to Fork Cooking courses are child’s play
Tesco’s has created a cookery offer to rival Waitrose and Sainsbury’s – Farm to Fork Cooking is a cookery course for children and will be running in 50 UK stores.
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OpinionComment: The human touch is central to brand experience
Retail is a fascinating sector to be involved in and for me it’s a passion. Why? We’re a nation of shoppers and equally we’re all consumers.
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NewsNick Bubb’s verdict: Waitrose - wake up and smell the coffee?
The mighty Waitrose PR machine suffered a couple of jolts last week with some unhelpful headlines, but is anything really amiss?
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AnalysisAnalysis: Where has Waitrose made its 'unprecedented investment'?
Waitrose boss Mark Price said first-half profits would be impacted by “unprecedented investment”. Retail Week looks where it has invested.