John Lewis news and analysis – Page 52
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NewsMedia Bites 7 Jan: Sainsbury's/Home Retail, John Lewis/Waitrose
The fallout from Sainsbury’s bid for Home Retail Group continues in the papers this morning.
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NewsWaitrose like for like sales fall 1.4% over Christmas period
Gross sales (excluding fuel) were £859.8m, up 1.2% compared with last year, however like-for-like sales fell 1.4%
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NewsCity snapshot: Cumbria-based Carr's survives floods unscathed
Carr’s has issued a trading update detailing the “enormous challenge” recent flooding posed to the business
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NewsMedia bites 23 Dec: Online sales, high street, VAT evasion
With early figures showing online sales growth at record levels, the burden is increasing on retailers to find ways to limit or offset ballooning delivery costs, writes the Financial Times.
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NewsMedia Bites 21 Dec: Ken Morrison, Mike Coupe, Christmas trading
The former chairman of Morrisons has built a £6 million stake in Sainsbury’s — and given Mike Coupe, its chief executive, his public backing, writes The Times (£)
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Analysis & FeaturesTop advertising campaigns of 2015
Christmas might be the crescendo, but the advertising battle is fought all year round
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Comment & OpinionChristmas marketing mustn't forget a great brochure
Tesco’s gift guide demonstrates how every little on the production budget for brochures really does help
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NewsBisto marks Spare Chair Sunday loneliness campaign with TV ad
The ad celebrates the act of inviting an elderly person round for Sunday lunch
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NewsMedia Bites 9 Dec: AB InBev, Dobbies, plain packaging
AB InBev has faced criticism in the US Senate over its takeover of SABMiller; Tesco-owner garden centres Dobbies slides into the red; and four tobacco giants prepares for a visit to the High Court.
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NewsMedia Bites 4 Dec: John Lewis, McDonald's, JD Wetherspoon
The papers take a look at a record sales week for John Lewis, tax troubles for McDonald’s and a cyber attack at JD Wetherspoon.
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The Co-op Group launches 'Ice' Christmas advert
Co-op invites shoppers to ‘discover a little more’ this Christmas
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NewsMedia Bites 1 Dec: Cyber Monday, Emperador, Morrisons
Sales on Cyber Monday were expected to have risen by 31% on last year, but to have still fallen short of the record £1.1bn spent on Black Friday.
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NewsWaitrose appoints Rebecca Hemsley as new head of hospitality
New Waitrose head of hospitality Rebecca Hemsley joins from Pret a Manger
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NewsFestive ads have convinced 12% of shoppers to switch
But there’s still all to play for as 33% are undecided on where to do their Christmas shop
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NewsMedia Bites 27 November 2015: Black Friday, Tesco, Co-op, SSP
All the focus this morning is on Black Friday, with updates, deal finders, live blogs and updates from the US, where the phenomenon started.
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Comment & OpinionAs Black Friday returns, what of returns policies?
The exponential growth in omnichannel retailing has made the returns process very complex
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NewsAldi reveals John Lewis Christmas ad parody
Aldi will stock the “Premium Telescope” shown in the video in stores from today
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InterviewsDavid Rogers, UK MD at Lavazza: Big Interview
Lavazza is the coffee of choice at fancy hotels. But now UK MD David Rogers is taking the brand into the instant coffee market
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NewsMedia Bites 26 Nov: Black Friday, Business rates, Britvic
The papers are still churning out new angles on tomorrow’s supposed sales extravaganza as we head into Black Friday.
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NewsWhole Foods Market urges consumers to boycott Black Friday
Whole Foods Market is urging shoppers to turn their backs on next week’s Black Friday