All Waitrose & Partners articles – Page 92
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NewsWaitrose to debut new format in Cambridge
Waitrose will open its first small convenience store this summer in Cambridge, Retail Week can reveal.
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AnalysisBranching out into services
Banking, energy and car servicing are just some of the services retailers are extending their brands into - but it’s not without risks, says Liz Morrell
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OpinionInconvenience stores
As a lifelong resident of south London I feel like I’ve been given a life sentence to shopping at Sainsbury’s. The weak link is the convenience stores.
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NewsWaitrose's Delia and Heston ads break on Sunday
Waitrose’s debut ad starring celebrity chefs Delia Smith and Heston Blumenthal will break at lunchtime on Sunday.
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Strong results galvanise John Lewis and Waitrose
John Lewis and Waitrose both produced strong performances in the week of their annual results announcement.
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NewsPrinciples is Debenhams’ most successful launch yet
Debenhams’ unprecedented marketing campaign featuring disabled models has proved so successful it will consider rolling it out to more stores this summer.
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership pre-tax profits up 9.7%
John Lewis Partnership has reported pre-tax and bonus profits up 9.7% to £306.6m and staff shared a £151.3m bonus pot, 15% of salary.
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership staff to receive 14% bonus
John Lewis Partnership staff are expected to receive around 14% of their annual salary as a bonus as the retailer reveals strong full-year profits.
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Opinion
The slightly less private Ryan
Was the Oracle Retail Week Awards last night and I reckon it was the best yet.
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AnalysisMark Price: Leader of the pack
Named Retail Leader of the Year at last night’s Oracle Retail Week Awards, Mark Price has transformed Waitrose.
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NewsJohn Lewis defies bad weather with 14.8% sales uplift
Department store chain John Lewis posted a 14.8% sales increase last week to £50.4m, when sales of fashion and home products were strong.
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OpinionPrimark: the fashion retailer for our supermarket age
Primark celebrated its 40th anniversary last year, and its double success at the Oracle Retail Week Awards last night perhaps represented its coming of age.
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NewsWaitrose targets £10bn sales
Managing director Mark Price on a mission to remain fastest-growing grocer and grab market share
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NewsOracle Retail Week Awards 2010: The Winners
The full list of winners from last night’s Oracle Retail Week Awards.
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NewsWaitrose hires celebrity chefs as ‘food ambassadors’
Waitrose has hired celebrity chefs Delia Smith and Heston Blumenthal to act as food ambassadors for the brand.
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NewsRWC2010: Charlie Mayfield warns against expecting quick recovery
John Lewis Partnership chairman Charlie Mayfield opened the Retail Week conference this morning with a warning that retailers need to be careful of a false dawn in the economy.
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NewsTesco market share up as it piles pressure on Asda
Tesco’s Clubcard double points scheme has helped the market leading grocer take share from arch-rival Asda, the latest till roll data shows.
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NewsFashion drives strong week for John Lewis while lottery win boosts Waitrose bacon butty sales
Department store chain John Lewis recorded an uplift in turnover of 15.1% to £51.9m last week.
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AnalysisThe benefits of local sourcing
Local sourcing can not only be cost effective, it can help build community ties, says Liz Morrell
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Customer satisfaction with top retailers improves
Customers’ satisfaction with retailers improved for the first time after three quarters of small declines, according to the National Customer Satisfaction Index.