All Waitrose & Partners articles – Page 8
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Opinion
‘JLP and Morrisons’ green and community drives provide platform to rebuild’
One would be forgiven for thinking British business was on the brink of collapse amid some of the headlines this morning.
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Analysis
Is John Lewis at risk of becoming a ‘middle-class Argos’?
John Lewis Partnership’s first full-year loss in its history revealed the scale of disruption affecting the retailer, particularly its eponymous department store division.
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News
John Lewis plots ‘hundreds’ of shop-in-shops inside Waitrose stores
John Lewis plans to launch hundreds of shop-in-shops inside Waitrose stores and is also plotting a smaller “local” format as part of a radical overhaul of its portfolio.
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Gallery
Store gallery: John Lewis’ store-in-store concept at Wallingford Waitrose
The John Lewis Partnership has opened a new store-in-store at its Wallingford Waitrose supermarket, offering more than 700 products.
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Data
Data: Grocery sales soar as record Christmas stretches into January
The festive cheer has rolled on into the new year for grocers, with data showing that customers’ record food and drink spending from December continued into January.
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News
John Lewis customer experience director Peter Cross exits
John Lewis Partnership’s customer experience director Peter Cross is to step down after almost eight years with the business.
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News
John Lewis switches off click and collect at ‘critical point’ of Covid crisis
John Lewis will stop offering click and collect from its stores in a bid to reduce non-essential travel by customers.
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News
Waitrose bolsters top team with trading and online appointments
Waitrose has announced the appointments of trading and online directors expected to play key roles in future growth.
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Data
Data: John Lewis’ look at how lockdown changed shopping in 2020
The coronavirus pandemic and ensuing lockdowns saw sales of alarm clocks and lunch boxes slump, while purchases of loungewear and fitness trackers jumped.
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News
John Lewis appoints Rita Clifton as new deputy chair
Department store chain John Lewis has announced the appointment of Rita Clifton as its new deputy chair, replacing Keith Williams.
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News
Grocers record highest sales on record in November
Supermarkets reported the biggest month of sales on record in November as shoppers stole a march on Christmas shopping.
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Analysis
Data: Waitrose tracks online grocery first-timers and changing tastes
Waitrose & Partners’ latest Food and Drink Report highlights that, in a year dominated by the pandemic and national lockdowns, customers moved online more than ever before and became oddly fixated on fermentation.
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News
Supermarkets take a stand against racism following Sainsbury’s ad backlash
UK supermarket chains have joined forces to broadcast a number of adverts on Channel 4 as part of an anti-racism message.
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News
Sainsbury’s joins Primark and M&S in extending pre-Christmas opening hours
Grocery giant Sainsbury’s is set to extend its opening hours in the run-up to Christmas, joining rivals Aldi and Waitrose in making the move.
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Analysis
Watch: Who won the battle of the Christmas ads?
This year more than most, people have been looking forward to the beginning of Christmas ad season. We’ve had the return of Kevin the Carrot, John Lewis giving a little love and racist comments surrounding the Sainsbury’s ad. But which offerings have hit the mark?
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News
Watch: John Lewis unveils ‘give a little love’ Christmas ad after Covid year
Department store business John Lewis and grocery stablemate Waitrose have launched “a Christmas ad like no other in a year like no other”.
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News
Waitrose dials up focus on food counters following Sainsbury’s closures
Waitrose has revealed plans to increase its focus on food service counters just days after rival Sainsbury’s closed all of its equivalent meat, fish and deli areas.
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News
Grocery sales rise in October as record numbers flock online
Grocery sales jumped last month as a record number of shoppers turned to online.
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News
John Lewis leads calls for clarity on Christmas reopening
John Lewis has urged the government to provide clarity urgently about whether stores can reopen in December when the latest lockdown in England is scheduled to end.
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News
John Lewis launches Christmas campaign to raise £5m for vulnerable families
The John Lewis Partnership is set to launch a new charity campaign to offer support for more than 100,000 families whose livelihoods and mental health have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.