John Lewis news and analysis – Page 46
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NewsEagle Eye remains £1.8m in the red
Grocery tech firm Eagle Eye Solutions has increased group full-year revenues by 71% to £11.1m but still expects losses to remain at the same level as in 2016.
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NewsCity snapshot: Strong growth for Dairy Crest brands in Q1 but rising butter costs squeeze margins
Dairy Crest has recorded “good” growth for its four main brands in the cheese, spreads and oil categories during the first quarter but soaring butter prices are putting pressure on margins. Plus, Procter & Gamble hit back at the activist investor agitating for a seat on the board of the consumer goods giant; and Eagle Eye grows revenues 70% but can’t shake off losses.
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NewsMedia Bites 6 July: Ocado, Booker, Tesco Clubcard
Ocado’s latest results are picked up by the papers this morning, alongside the first-quarter update from Booker.
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Comment & OpinionThe future has changed: bricks & mortar has a role in the online world
Gone are the days when we believed internet shopping would turn our high streets into ghost towns. Today’s e-commerce experts firmly believe there is a place for physical retail spaces
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NewsChris Noel joins Divine Chocolate as sales director
Noel joins from Waitrose, where he was confectionery buyer for almost four years…
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Comment & OpinionLearn from Waitrose and be different where it matters
Store openings have certainly helped Waitrose but like-for-like sales have been ahead of the market more often than not…
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NewsLineup of leading women to speak at wholesale conference
Positive female role models will be highlighted at the Women in Wholesale event at the British Library on 19 October
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NewsTesco's Dave Lewis takes 10% pay cut
£600k fall in bonus comes despite leading supermarket’s first sales growth in seven years
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NewsEagle Eye secures three-year John Lewis contract
Shares in the grocery tech firm jumped almost 10% this morning on back on the John Lewis contact win.
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NewsCity snapshot: Inflation eases back as supermarkets continue price battle
Inflation eased in April as the big four supermarkets continued to battle the discounters and keep prices low, the lastest Grocer Price Index data suggests. Plus, an exclusive interview with Aldi CEO Matthew Barnes; the latest annual BDO food and drink report; and Eagle Eye wins a three-year contract with John Lewis.
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NewsMedia Bites 10 May: John Lewis, Coca-Cola, BRC retail sales
John Lewis created plenty of headlines this morning after it admitted to potentially breaking minimum wage rules.
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NewsJohn Lewis set to fork out £36m in back payments to staff
The group revealed its pay averaging system “did not meet the strict timing requirements” of government regulations
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InterviewsIs the Price Right for the former Waitrose MD?
It’s not his business any more, of course. But Price will always love Waitrose
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NewsSainsbury's joins calls for free thermometers with fridges
Sainsbury’s gave away one million thermometers across the UK last September
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Analysis & FeaturesPepsi's ad calamity shows the dangers of 'brand building'
Food & drink brands want to do more than just sell products - but brand building can go very wrong
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NewsMedia Bites 31 March: Booker, P&H, Imperial Brands, Carr's
Booker Group’s fourth quarter trading update was heavily featured in all the papers as the imminent £3.7bn Tesco takeover generates plenty of interest in the wholesaler.
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NewsWaitrose and John Lewis kick off annual tech disruptor hunt
Applications for JLAB will open tomorrow and close at midnight on 30 April…
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NewsGeorge Wright to take up role of Tesco commercial director
Wright has been a key figure in the success of Tesco’s Project Reset strategy
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NewsMedia Bites 23 March: Consumer confidence, UK retail, Tesco/Heineken
Rising inflation has sent household confidence into a decline that threatens to drag down the economy, separate surveys have warned.
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NewsCollins confident in strategy despite Waitrose sales decline
MD Rob Collins insists the Waitrose store renovation programme is working