John Lewis news and analysis – Page 41
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NewsChristian Haas promoted to Waitrose category management head
Haas took up the post in August, having spent three-and-a-half years as head of commercial operations
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Grocer 33Waitrose Chester: Grocer 33 store of the week
Store manager Dickie Danby on why his store is this week’s winner
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NewsMedia Bites 6 Sep: Tesco, Gaucho, M&S
Supermarket chain Tesco has angered shoppers in its inner-city stores by hiking the cost of individual bananas
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InterviewsHotel Chocolat boss on starting out, 'Slabgate' and making up with Waitrose
The Hotel Chocolat founder has built a ‘long-term’ brand – and he’s not letting the supermarkets get their hands on it
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NewsMedia Bites 5 Sep: Amazon, John Lewis/Waitrose, McColl’s
Amazon has become the second public company in history to record a $1 trillion valuation.
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Comment & OpinionWaitrose needs more than an ‘& Partners’ rebrand to excite staff and customers
In order to increase profits for all these partners, Waitrose needs to up its game in delivering for customers
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NewsWaitrose and John Lewis begin new corporate identity rollout
Supermarket will now be known as Waitrose & Partners
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InterviewsRupert Thomas: innovating with Waitrose's development kitchen
Waitrose’s brand new development kitchen is double the size of its predecessor, and the retailer has big NPD plans
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Analysis & FeaturesWhitewashed: the race gap in food and drink, and how to close it
Why are some of the biggest names in fmcg continuing to drag their feet when it comes to race?
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NewsGSK seeks bids for Horlicks and consumer nutrition brands
Bidding will begin next month for Horlicks and the rest of Glaxosmithkilne’s (GSK) global consumer nutrition business.
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NewsTuk Tuk Chai ditches dragon’s investment for crowdfunding
The chilled drink manufacturer appeared on Dragon’s Den but confirmed after filming it decided to walk away from the deal in favour of a £150k cash injection from the crowd
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NewsCollagin unveils pink gin with edible collagen
Collagin ran into trouble with The Portman Group last year for claims around the drink’s ‘anti-aging’ properties
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NewsWaitrose to trial low-emissions delivery trucks in study
The units will be trialled in Waitrose’s fleet of natural gas powered trucks and kept chilled by the vehicle’s engine
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Category ReportCreepy chic: Halloween category report 2018
Hip young things are spending growing amounts on dressing to kill at ghoulish gatherings every October - and fmcg wants in on the action.
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Comment & OpinionM&S's retail tech venture shows it's serious about being digital-first
M&S is ramping up investment into its digital operations Marks & Spencer has just announced an exclusive joint venture UK partnershipwith startup accelerator Founders Factory to develop emerging retail technologies. The news follows barely a month after forging a partnership with Microsoft to integrate AI technologies into ...
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NewsAmazon offers lowest ever price for Echo on Prime Day
Echo and Echo Dot speakers were cheaper than ever before, but some shoppers may have been unaware thanks to an error
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NewsMedia Bites 5 July: Sainsbury's, Premier Foods, Brexit
The chief executive of Sainsbury’s came out fighting yesterday against suggestions he had taken his eye off the ball on trading after the supermarket chain reported lacklustre growth.
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NewsMcBride sells personal care business and issues profits warning
Own label household goods manufacturer McBride has agreed a £12.5m sale of its European personal care liquids business and issued a profits warning on weaker than expected early summer sales.
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Comment & OpinionWill Waitrose ‘food ambassadors’ make a difference?
As if Waitrose ’partners’ are not getting enough star billing in the JLP fascia rebrand, they’re now ‘food ambassadors’ too
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NewsMedia Bites 28 June: John Lewis/Waitrose, Premier Foods, Costa Coffee
John Lewis Partnership has warned that half-year profits will be “close to zero” as it prepares to invest heavily in services and technology.