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John Lewis sales growth stalls Friday, 26th October 2012
Photo credit: John Lewis
John Lewis prepares for the onset of colder weather. Sales growth for Britain’s biggest department store group fell for the third week in a row last week, as tough comparables from the year before proved hard to beat. John Lewis on Friday said department store sales rose 7.0 per cent to £69.4 million in the week to 20 October.
Posted in Department Stores, Retail Industry, Food Tagged john lewis, october, department, store, sales, chain, waitrose, food, business, week
John Lewis fetes new format launch with sales up 8.6% Friday, 19th October 2012
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John Lewis store opening at Exeter. Despite missing out on the double digit rise seen consistently across the last few weeks, John Lewis had plenty to celebrate with the opening of its new format store and strong online sales. Sales outstripped expectations at the retailer’s new format full-line department store in Exeter, while another 29 branches across the UK reported a growth in sales for the week.
Posted in Department Stores, fashion Tagged john lewis, exeter, store, department, chain, open, launch, home, electricals, fashion, growth, autumn, october, peak, christmas
John Lewis turns to upscale high streets for new openings Monday, 15th October 2012
John Lewis is planning to open more stores in affluent high streets, according to the Guardian.
Posted in Department Stores, Retail Property, Shopping Centres Tagged John Lewis, department stores, retail property, shopping centres, retail industry, my, retail, media, news
John Lewis sales rocket 16.2% as first flexible store is opened Friday, 12th October 2012
Sales at John Lewis rocketed by 16.2 per cent to £70 million last week as shoppers scrambled to update their winter wardrobes.
Posted in Department Stores, Electricals, fashion, Food, Online retail Tagged John Lewis, Waitrose, Food, Fashion, Home & DIY, Home & Design, Department Stores, my, retail, media, news
Waitrose boss: “It’s time to stop knocking business” Tuesday, 9th October 2012
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Mark Price, managing director of Waitrose yesterday spoke out on the “anti-business rhetoric” a number of politicians had adopted. Speaking at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham yesterday, Price told Michael Fallon, the new business minister, that politicians should “stop knocking business”, and instead back employers to help generate jobs and tax revenue.
Posted in Food, People, Retail Industry Tagged waitrose, mark price, business, conservative, party, conference, tax, jobs, employment, retail, john lewis, industry
Autumn brings windfall of sales for John Lewis Friday, 5th October 2012
Photo credit: Somerset by Alice Temperley for John Lewis
The department store saw sales rise 26.5 per cent as autumn purchases and a cold spell set the tills at John Lewis ringing. Sales came in at £72.7 million for the week to 29 September, as a change in seasons boosted clothing sales and childrenswear, which rose 77 per cent.
Posted in Department Stores, fashion, Food Tagged alice temperley, somerset, john lewis, autumn, waitrose, sales, profit, week
John Lewis reports 14% sales boost Friday, 28th September 2012
Sales at John Lewis have jumped 14.2 per cent.
Posted in Department Stores, fashion, Food Tagged John Lewis, department stores, fashion, home & design, food, my, retail, media, news
Dunelm topples John Lewis from top spot as leading homewares retailer Thursday, 27th September 2012
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Dunelm appears to have closed in on John Lewis’ hold on the homewares market, as it leads by 0.1 per cent after a boost to market share. According to a report by retail consultancy Verdict, Dunelm managed to increase its market share to 6.9 per cent, up from 6.1 per cent last year.
Posted in Department Stores, Home & DIY News, Retail Industry Tagged john lewis, dunelm, department, store, verdict, retail, range, shop, andrew stevens, homewares, home, wares
John Lewis reports 12% sales boost Friday, 21st September 2012
Sales at John Lewis are up 12.9 per cent to £65.59 million for the week to 15 September.
Posted in Department Stores, Food, Home & DIY News Tagged John Lewis, Department Stores, Home, Food, Fashion, Electricals, my, retail, media, news
John Lewis goes back to 1925 for new Never Knowingly Undersold campaign Friday, 14th September 2012
Pulling on the nation’s heart strings in the way only John Lewis knows how, the retailer’s latest advert tells a story of two star crossed lovers, one living in 1925, the year John Lewis made its commitment to Never Knowingly Undersold, and one living in the present. “While many aspects of our lives today are very different to almost a century ago, the really important things haven't changed at all.” John Lewis said of the new advert, which sets out to reaffirm its well-known promise to customers.
Posted in Advertising Campaigns, Department Stores Tagged john lewis, department, store, retail, never knowingly undersold, advert, campaign, john, lewis, 1925
