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NewsMedia Bites 21 March: interest rates, high street taxes and The Vegetarian Butcher
The papers have been focusing on BoE interest rates, UK high street taxes and Unilever’s offloading of The Vegetarian Butcher
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NewsWaitrose confirms new stores to kick off £600m investment
Waitrose has agreed deals to open new Little Waitrose stores in Southwick, West Sussex and St Andrews in Bristol, which will open as part of its £600m invstment into stores this year
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NewsWaitrose has ‘turned the dial’ on recent struggles, after ‘transformed’ annual results
‘We are transforming the profitability of the Waitrose business,’ declared Waitrose executive director James Bailey, after the John Lewis Partnership’s annual results
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NewsCity snapshot: John Lewis scraps bonus as Deliveroo records first ever profit
The retailer scrapped the bonus for the third year in a row despite tripling its annual profits. Also, Deliveroo goes into the black for the first time
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NewsStaff miss out on bonus as profits triple at John Lewis Partnership
Profits have tripled at the John Lewis Partnership as the retail group made ‘solid’ progress on its turnaround but staff still missed out on a bonus for the third year in a row
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NewsWaitrose pay rises above inflation as John Lewis invests £114m
The John Lewis Partnership is investing £114m into raising pay from 1 April
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NewsWaitrose on track for ‘significant’ improvement in profits despite reports it missed Christmas sales
Waitrose has confirmed the figure came from a monthly sales update. However, it did not include key days of Christmas or new year sales
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership chief customer officer Charlotte Lock steps down
She first joined the partnership in March 2022 from Co-op, where she was data and loyalty director
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NewsIceland CEO and former John Lewis boss among food and drink figures given new year honours
Defra permanent secretary Tamara Finkelstein and Regal Foods Group CEO Younis Chaudhry also received honours from the King
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NewsKing Charles awards royal warrants to John Lewis, Tiptree and Ryvita
The King has renewed warrants for 386 companies which previously held the accolade for Queen Elizabeth II
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Analysis & FeaturesThe battle for the best Christmas ad 2024: which ones impress our expert panel?
From a star-laden ‘crime scene’ to Kevin Carrot making boob jokes, this year’s ads are a varied bunch
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NewsJohn Lewis ‘optimistic’ £400m investment in automation will pay off this Christmas
The investment in automation had led to 75% improvement in storage capacity at John Lewis’ Milton Keynes distrbution campus
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NewsMedia Bites 27 November: loyalty pricing, John Lewis and Christmas pet treats
The competition watchdog has cleared supermarket loyalty schemes of price manipulation
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NewsJohn Lewis’ Christmas ad features stores in moving campaign
John Lewis has finally dropped its highly anticipated Christmas ad aiming to capture the nation’s hearts and boost festive sales
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NewsMedia bites 16 October: IMF, James Watt, Fenwick, John Lewis
BrewDog founder and former CEO James Watt has attacked plans by Chancellor Rachel Reeves to raise capital gains tax
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NewsNish Kankiwala to step down as JLP CEO, as Jason Tarry takes full control
The position of CEO will be folded permanently, handing new chairman Jason Tarry overall control of the partnership ‘by March 2025’
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NewsJLP shakes up customer leadership team ahead of loyalty relaunch
The partnership plans to relaunch both the Waitrose and John Lewis loyalty schemes over the coming months
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Comment & OpinionWaitrose must focus on price and loyalty to maintain turnaround momentum
The John Lewis Partnership turnaround is “definitely working”, but new chair Jason Tarry has areas to focus on
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NewsMedia Bites 13 September: JLP, Tesco, Mars Kellanova, Boots, junk food
JLP reduced pre-tax losses before exceptional items by 91%
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NewsWaitrose sales up 5% as shopper numbers hit record high
Sales for the 26 weeks to 27 July were up 5% to £3.9m. It said volumes were up 2% while the average cost per items was also up 2%