John Lewis news and analysis – Page 25
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NewsCity Snapshot: John Lewis Partnership scraps staff bonus as it suffers £635m loss
The John Lewis Partnership has scrapped its annual staff bonus as it suffered a first half loss of £635m amid restructuring costs and heavy writedowns of its John Lewis store estate. Plus, grocery sales boom at Co-op, update from Hilton Food Group and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 17 Sep: Hut Group, Waitrose/John Lewis, Inflation
Shares in Hut Group have jumped in value by a quarter at the start of trading on their first day on the stock market
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NewsWaitrose to sell Wolverhampton store to Tesco as four branches close
The 140 partners at the Waitrose Wolverhampton branch will move to Tesco under TUPE provisions
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NewsCity Snapshot: Waitrose and Nestlé eye deal for Mindful Chef
Waitrose and Nestlé are reported to be amongst the suitors vying to buy farm-to-fork recipe box brand Mindful Chef
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NewsMedia Bites 14 Sep: Hovis, Ocado/Waitrose/John Lewis, Mindful Chef
A pack of turnaround investors, private equity funds and food groups are vying to snap up Hovis
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NewsApollo, Lone Star and TDR enter bidding war to purchase Asda
All three made offers for the UK supermarket chain this week ahead of the deadline for bidding
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NewsSalcombe Distilling Co launches alcohol-free spirit
Source: Salcombe Distilling Co The brand is recommending the drink be served with light tonic water, a slice of orange and sage leaf Salcombe Distilling Co is moving into low & no with a new alcohol-free spirit called New London Light. The 0% drink is made by ...
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NewsMedia Bites 7 September: Brexit, Asda, Iceland
The government is planning new legislation that will override key parts of the Brexit withdrawal agreement, risking the collapse of trade negotiations with Brussels
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Category ReportKeep calm and have a brew: hot beverages category report 2020
Brits have turned to the comfort of a cuppa to see them through lockdown. And with coffee shops closed, grocers have cashed in
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Comment & OpinionCould Waitrose really be about to team up with Amazon? And if so how?
Of all the sacred cows Sharon White is slaying that would be the most sacred and sensational
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NewsJohn Lewis launches online Christmas shop 10 days earlier than last year
It is the earliest John Lewis has ever launched its Christmas products online
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NewsMedia Bites 25 August: Tesco, John Lewis, Wetherspoons
The boom in doorstep grocery deliveries means Tesco is to create 16,000 permanent jobs
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership trials virtual queuing system
The trial is taking place at six Waitrose stores and three John Lewis branches
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NewsMedia Bites 24 Aug: Asda, Ocado, John Lewis
Private equity giant Apollo is lining up £3.75bn of debt to fund its proposed acquisition of a stake in Asda, which would be secured against the supermarket’s stores
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NewsMedia Bites 17 Aug: Tesco, Greencore, Business rates
Tesco is planning to offer free delivery on online grocery orders for members of its Clubcard Plus loyalty scheme as an industry price war intensifies
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NewsWaitrose to reintroduce carrier bag recycling scheme
The initiative was temporarily stopped in March due to coronavirus
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NewsLockdown order surge underpins Just Eat Takeaway.com global sales jump
Takeaway food delivery giant Just Eat Takeaway.com has posted a 44% jump in first half sales to over €1bn as a flurry of orders during the global lockdown periods boosted first half trading.
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership to sell face masks to raise money for NHS charities
The face coverings are being made in the retailer’s factory, which has also created thousands of medical gowns for the NHS
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Comment & OpinionRetailers and brands need to understand the new, digitally informed shopper
Spontaneity is out, planning informed by search is in, says Harry Walker, industry head of grocery retail at Google
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NewsJLP rolls out Better Jobs supplier staff engagement programme
The organisations taking part have long-standing relationships with JLP