Archive of all John Lewis articles – Page 37
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Media bites 20 November: Consumer spending, Energy drinks, Beyond Meat
Online shopping and food retailers are forecast to be the winners this Christmas as consumers keep a tight rein on spending on clothing, homewares and other non-food items
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Analysis & Features
Which of this year's supermarket Christmas adverts is best?
The Grocer’s expert panel delivers its verdict on all of the 2018 Christmas ads
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Analysis & Features
Sainsbury's-Asda: eight reasons why our merger should go ahead
In response to opposition from retailers and supplier groups last week, Sainsbury’s and Asda have launched the case for the defence of their merger plans
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Media Bites 14 November: Premier Foods, B&M, Supermarket sales
Premier Foods’ chief executive Gavin Darby will step down after six years at the helm of the maker of Mr Kipling cakes
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Sainsbury's Christmas ad looks to bring families together
The two-minute advert features children performing a Christmas show
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Media Bites 12 November: Supermarket waste, Amazon, Sainsbury's/Asda
Supermarkets, retailers and major drinks brands are set to pay tens of millions of pounds more towards recycling their used packaging under the government’s new waste strategy
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Media Bites 9 November: Sainsbury's, Iceland, Tate & Lyle
Sales at Sainsbury’s have picked up after the supermarket group benefited from the hot UK summer and lowered its prices, but warned of an “uncertain” outlook
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City snapshot: Sainsbury’s posts first half underlying profit growth as second quarter sales improve
Sainsbury’s grew underlying profits by 20% in the 28 weeks to 22 September 2018 and recorded improved second quarter sales driven by the warm summer. Plus all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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Media Bites 8 Nov: M&S, John Lewis Partnership, Monster Beverage
The papers react to M&S’ half year results after bosses admitted the retailer required “significant further change” to turnaround falling sales.
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Noveltea secures £340k funding after rejecting Dragon's Den offers
The alcoholic-tea start up rejected offers from three dragons on Sunday 4 November’s programme
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Comment & Opinion
Tangible in-store experiences give retailers a one-up against online
Providing customers with curated and engaging experiences in store is the way forward, says Tony Rhodes, commercial director at Mood Media
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Media Bites 23 October: Morrisons, Patisserie Valerie, Meat alternatives
Morrisons has failed to overturn a court decision that it should compensate thousands of workers after a disgruntled colleague posted payroll information about 100,000 staff online
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Home Bargains reports second year of double-digit growth
Accounts for the full year to 30 June 2018 reveal sales rose 14.6% to £2.1bn
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Interviews
Lord Price on how to future-proof your business post-Brexit
As the possibility of a no-deal Brexit grows, Mark Price, the former Waitrose MD and ex-minister of trade, offers some predictions and some timely solutions
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Pastinos looks to up distribution after Mask acquisition
The vegan snack maker was put up for sale by its former owners Giuseppe Martorana and Roberto Perini
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JLP to phase out diesel trucks by 2028
HGV emissions currently account for 18% of greenhouse gas emissions for road transport in the UK
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Media bites 17 October: Sainsbury's/Asda, discounters, Patisserie Valerie
An investigation of how the proposed £7.3bn takeover of supermarket chain Asda by rival J Sainsbury might affect competition will consider the impact on suppliers as well as shoppers
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Analysis & Features
Why beauty is now a major battleground for UK supermarkets
Sainsbury’s made all the headlines, but it is far from the only grocer to go big on beauty. So why is the beauty market proving such an attractive opportunity for supermarkets? We look at the growth prospects, key challenges - and individual retailer strategies
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Comment & Opinion
Eco-initiatives in fmcg are great – but we can’t get ahead of ourselves
There are many moves being made to save the third rock from the sun – not least by the fmcg industry
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George Wright to join Marks & Spencer in food team shake-up
Wright was one of the key people behind Tesco’s Project Reset range review