All John Lewis & Partners articles – Page 103
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AnalysisEPoS: And your point is?
As retailers seek to improve the experience in their stores, what is most important to them when they are choosing a new EPoS system, asks Joanna Perry
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OpinionAn open goal
A quick wander along Oxford Street reveals the paucity of the World Cup retail offer, whether it’s the tired-looking display in the windows of John Lewis, or the many crosses of St George that mark out the fact that you are looking at a branch of SportsDirect.com.
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NewsJohn Lewis reports strong bank holiday trade
John Lewis reported weekly sales up 20.6% in the week to June 5, buoyed by trade over the bank holiday although the hot weather by the end of the week took the edge off sales.
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AnalysisTraffic Jams
As trade becomes increasingly unpredictable, Liz Morrell asks retailers whether it is down to multichannel, competition from leisure, the weather or something more fundamental
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AnalysisHow to combat staff football fever
Managing shift requests for time off is a challenge during the World Cup.
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NewsBhs launches Direct website to compete in electricals market
Department store Bhs has moved into the competitive electricals market with the launch this week of the Bhs Direct website, which offers a wide range of branded goods including TVs, cameras, laptops and kitchen appliances.
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NewsJohn Lewis weekly sales rise 24%
All of John Lewis’s shops put in a better year-on-year performance last week, when the department store chain’s sales rose 24.6% to £55.4m.
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NewsCustomers queue all night for iPad launch
Consumers, some of whom queued through the night, have turned out in force to snap up the first iPads to go on sale in the UK.
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NewsDemand for warm weather product lifts John Lewis sales
Warm weather helped increase sales at department store chain John Lewis and grocery stablemate Waitrose last week.
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AnalysisRoyal warrants
Royal warrants confer status on a retailer. But how do you get one? And how do you lose one?
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AnalysisRetail IT investment: Back to the future
Retailers’ spending on information technology fell drastically during the global economic downturn, but there are signs that IT investment is on the rise once again. Liz Morrell reports
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NewsPeter Ruis appointed buying and brand director at John Lewis
John Lewis buying director of fashion Peter Ruis has been promoted to buying and brand director.
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NewsLakeland and Richer Sounds ranked best shops in Which? survey
Richer Sounds and Lakeland have been ranked as the UK’s best shops with WHSmith and Currys Digital being named as the worst stores in the country.
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NewsJohn Lewis and Waitrose continue to build sales
John Lewis and Waitrose both recorded sales increases in the week to May 15, with the department store business particularly strong.
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NewsVolatility reigns for general retail shares
General retailers’ shares swung wildly last week and ended up underperforming the market although food stocks, helped by better than expected Sainsbury’s results, ticked up.
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AnalysisA smart solution to rising energy bills
Utility companies are taking a proactive role in assisting retailers as they try to cut their energy and water bills
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NewsJohn Lewis unveils new locations for home stores
John Lewis announced it will open a further two ‘At Home’ stores in an effort to continue widening its customer base.
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