John Lewis news and analysis – Page 16
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      NewsChristmas kicks off early as shoppers heed industry warnings
Supermarkets are facing an early surge in online Christmas demand
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      NewsJohn Lewis Partnership to open LGV driver academy to tackle labour shortage
Training places will initially be available for current JLP employees, but new spaces will open in January 2022
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      Analysis & Features15 food & drink Advent calendars launching for Christmas 2021
From protein bars to pesto, we take a look at what’s inside this year’s new foodie Advent calendars
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      NewsMedia Bites 6 October: Greggs, Hotel Chocolat, PepsiCo, supply chain shortages
The papers cover trading updates from Greggs, Hotel Chocolat and PepsiCo, with all three warning about soaring costs.
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      NewsJohn Lewis Partnership marks Queen’s platinum jubilee with tree-planting initiative
John Lewis and Waitrose are set to plant a row of 70 trees on Leckford Estate to celebrate every year of the Queen’s reign
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      Promotional FeaturesBeat the competition: how characters & mascots bring profit to campaigns
Capturing and retaining consumers’ attention has never been tougher in an increasingly competitive grocery market. But making an impact is possible with a powerful, yet forgotten, solution: well-crafted characters and mascots, which can bring 7.9% more profit to a business’ campaign, says Moving Picture Company.
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      NewsExelby Services takes home top prize at Forecourt Trader Awards
The Northallerton-based services on the A19 were victorious thanks to the “great deal of thought put into its design and function
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      NewsJohn Lewis Partnership scores highest for UK businesses in WWF’s sustainable palm oil use ranking
WWF has warned that many major brands are still “failing to truly clean up their act on palm oil”
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      NewsMedia Bites 24 September: Driver shortage, inflation, Morrisons
A week of crisis continues, with the HGV driver shortage leading to disruption to Britain’s fuel supply.
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      NewsMedia Bites 23 September: CO2, panic-buying, John Lewis
The fallout from the CO2 shortage continues to remain a hot topic for the papers this morning.
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      NewsMedia Bites 17 Sep: John Lewis, Philip Morris, The Co-op
The owner of John Lewis and Waitrose slashed losses to £29m in the first half of its financial year, but warned it faced “significant uncertainty” about trading over Christmas
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      NewsHeinz launches eBay store to sell 24-pack bundles
Fulfilment of the eBay store – heinz_official_store – is being handled by iForce, an Eddie Stobart subsidiary
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      NewsCity Snapshot: John Lewis cuts losses but exceptional costs leave it in the red
The John Lewis Partnership has bounced back from a £635m loss in its first half of 2020, but remains in the red. Plus interim results from The Co-op and Hilton Food Group, while Phillip Morris declares victory in Vectura battle.
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      NewsMedia Bites 16 Sep: Inflation, John Lewis Partnership, Fever-Tree
Rise in food and transport costs sends inflation soaring to highest increase on record
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      NewsWaitrose to sell John Lewis affordable fashion line
Around 700 new Anyday clothing products are set to be available from September 13
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      NewsMedia Bites 8 Sep: John Lewis, Amazon, Iceland
John Lewis is to sell fast fashion range from Waitrose supermarkets in move to bolster turnaround plan
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      NewsMedia Bites 6 Sep: Brewdog, Morrisons, M&S
BrewDog has established its first international joint venture with Japan’s Asahi as the UK’s largest craft brewer seeks to increase sales ahead of a planned London IPO
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      NewsWaitrose farmers supplying wool for John Lewis mattresses
The move is intended to prevent waste by giving the natural fibre a new purpose
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      NewsM&S to close all stores on Boxing Day as a ‘thank you’ to staff
It marks the second year in a row the retailer will close its stores on 26 December
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      NewsWaitrose appoints Louise Dolan as trading director for ambient
Dolan is taking over from Simon Moore after spending almost 10 years at Sainsbury’s, most recently as category director for dairy
 





