Archive of all John Lewis articles – Page 36
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NewsMedia Bites: Iceland, John Lewis Partnership, Entertainment sales
MPs will investigate HM Revenue & Customs threatened Iceland Foods with a £21 million bill over a Christmas savings scheme for low-paid staff.
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NewsWaitrose Christmas week sales jump 19% to 'hit expectations'
Sales at the premium supermarket were heavily distorted by the timing of Christmas and New Year compared to 2017, the retailer said in its weekly trading update
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NewsMedia Bites 19 December: Patisserie Valerie, GlaxoSmithKline, food waste
Patisserie Valerie has appointed a Starbucks executive to a key commercial role as it tries to move on from the accounting scandal that brought the company close to collapse
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Analysis & FeaturesTop Campaigns 2018: the ads we loved this year
From Elton John in a rap battle, to superhero cheeses and an orange alpaca, here are 50 of the best fmcg adverts from the past year
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Analysis & FeaturesHas Amazon disrupted advertising too?
How the digital retailer is standing out in an advertising landscape that still relies on TV
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NewsBooths to sell food through Dobbies Garden Centres
The scheme comes as part of the upmarket grocer’s strategy to cultivate new markets
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NewsMedia Bites 12 Dec: Justin King, Grocery sales, Morrisons/Amazon
Marks & Spencer has drafted in grocery industry heavyweight Justin King as the struggling retailer embarks on a fresh crusade to revive profits
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NewsJohn Lewis and Iceland's Christmas ads win social battle
TCC Global found the two retailers made up 91.8% of supermarket brand mentions on social media in November
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NewsIceland's palm oil ad ranked 'most powerful' Xmas 2018 ad
The film was blocked from TV by broadcast approval body Clearcast for breaking a rule in the advertising code against content from political organisations
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NewsLidl launches billboard ads mocking M&S and Waitrose prices
The ads highlight the lower prices in Lidl of products including Christmas pudding and mince pies
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NewsMedia Bites 5 December: Greencore, Unilever, Food waste
The boss of Greencore has warned Britons could face fewer sandwich options in the event of a chaotic withdrawal from the European Union
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Comment & OpinionWhat search data can tell us about the impact of supermarket Christmas ads
Cultural playfulness, fun and emotional connections are winning with shoppers, says Google’s Harry Walker
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Comment & OpinionWhen is a promise not a pledge? It’s all in the Ts&Cs
It has emerged that Waitrose quietly scaled its price match pledge back to 1,000 lines in April 2017
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Comment & OpinionEvolution of the Christmas ads shows social media's value
Lidl’s riposte to (and Waitrose’s tacit support of) the John Lewis effort has also made for some interesting reactive mark
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NewsPoundland adds age restrictions to 'naughty elf' content
The discounter was chastised by the ASA over last year’s campaign
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NewsMedia Bites 29 Nov: Altria/Juul Labs, Unilever/Horlicks, Black Friday
Altria, the company behind Marlboro cigarettes, is in talks to take a stake in Juul Labs, the US$16bn ecigarette start-up that has seized three-quarters of the US vaping market since its launch in 2015, according to the FT.
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NewsSteve Parfett to retire from cash and carry business
The Parfetts chairman, who has overseen the transition from family to employee ownership, will step down on 31 December
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NewsBooths to trial John Lewis click & collect in five stores
JLP said the trial was an opportunity to further extend its click & collect service
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NewsMedia Bites 29 November: Brexit, Horlicks, Greggs
The UK’s food and drinks industry expressed support for Theresa May’s withdrawal agreement from the European Union at a parliamentary hearing
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NewsWaitrose downsizes Tesco price-match promise
Waitrose’s Brand Price Match now covers 1,200 lines instead of 8,000