Archive of all John Lewis articles – Page 48
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NewsWaitrose to open second Cornish store with Truro opening
Supermarket will share an entrance with independent retailer the Great Cornish Food Store
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Category ReportValue melts away: Butter & Spreads Category Report 2016
Butter is in fashion again but fierce competition is driving down prices and eroding value. Can innovation turn the tide?
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Analysis & FeaturesModern slavery: is grocery doing enough?
There are an estimated 13,000 slaves in the UK. But is grocery doing enough to respond to the Modern Slavery Act?
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NewsMedia Bites 24 May: BHS, John Lewis, Stock Spirits
The major retail business news this morning is the accusation that Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia Group knew that the buyer of BHS “had a history of bankruptcy” before the sale of the retailer.
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NewsMedia Bites 23 May: M&S, Tesco, ABInBev
Marks & Spencer’s new boss Steve Rowe is set to reveal on Wednesday his plans to breathe life into the company’s struggling clothing division on Wednesday.
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Analysis & FeaturesHave the fat cats of food and drink had their fill?
Has executive pay in the food and drink sector spun out of control?
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NewsLow-income retail workers 'hardest hit' by jobs cuts
BRC has identified a “middle core” 465.000 workers whose jobs are most at risk
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NewsMark Price picked up £1.9m payoff from Waitrose
Price was appointed a government trade and business minister earlier this year
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NewsWarner Edwards wins £150k to ‘turbo-charge’ growth
Craft gin producer secures £150k to invest in capacity after winning a national competition for small and medium-sized businesses.
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NewsWaitrose begins exporting to China via e-commerce platform
Retailer also confirms it is no longer paying staff Sunday premium
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Comment & OpinionMy Week… by Dave Lewis (as told to Bill Tush)
Since we disappeared up our own Herts to the tundra of Welwyn I have more often been referred to as Dave Who?
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Comment & OpinionWhy price guarantee schemes are not dead in grocery
If no one else is bothering with the price guarantee mechanic why should Tesco? Because its scheme works
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NewsMontezuma's launches 100% cocoa Absolute Black bar
The NPD follows increasing popularity of the brand’s dark chocolate
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NewsArgos board gives full support to Sainsbury's takeover
The deal will create the UK’s biggest non-food retailer with revenues of £6bn
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NewsMedia Bites 23 March: Tesco, BHS, British American Tobacco
Tesco is “taking small but real steps towards recovery”, according to this morning’s Financial Times.
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NewsMedia Bites 21 March: Sainsbury's, sugar tax, My Local, BHS, BAT
This weekend’s papers are dominated by Sainsbury’s coming out on top in the bid to buy Argos and the fallout from George Osborne’s controversial sugar tax, with soft drinks giants, led by Coke, preparing to sue the government. Plus My Local among bidders for 100 former Somerfield stores.
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NewsWaitrose relaunches 'Grow and Sell' gardening kit scheme
Retailer is also launching its first gardening-themed customer magazine
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Comment & OpinionHow healthy is the Waitrose Mark Price leaves behind?
The industry will be eagerly watching to see what happens next at Waitrose as retail director Rob Collins steps up to the plate
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NewsMedia Bites 11 March: Morrisons, John Lewis, Home Retail Group
On a busy day for retail, the papers examine annual results from Morrisons, Waitrose owner John Lewis Group and Argos owner Home Retail Group.
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NewsWaitrose operating profits up 4% despite tough conditions
Like-for-like sales at Waitrose fell 1.3% during the last year