John Lewis Partnership
The John Lewis Partnership owns the retail chains John Lewis and Waitrose. All 70,000 staff are partners and share in the profits. The first store opened in London in 1864 and the John Lewis chain’s results are often taken as an overall barometer of the UK high street’s fortunes. The current director of marketing is Craig Inglis.
John Lewis Partnership
Waitrose to match Tesco on all grocery brands
Waitrose is extending its Brand Match pledge to give shoppers more confidence that it is not more expensive than rivals.
John Lewis plots broadband campaign
The retailer will launch a £2m campaign to promote the launch of John Lewis branded broadband service
Waitrose celebrates Queen with Jubilee range
Waitrose launches Jubilee inspired merchandise to help people celebrate Queen’s 60 years on the throne.
John Lewis price promise to stay
John Lewis will increase marketing around Never Knowingly Undersold pledge ‘no matter what’ despite recent fall in profit.
John Lewis morale might be up, but profits are down
I’d wager John Lewis staff are amongst the happiest in the UK, with every employee being rewarded…
Profit down at John Lewis
Bonus falls for first time in three years as profit hit by increased investment in promotional activity and innovation.
Mainstream brands make a play for the super rich list
Recession? What recession? A new set of brands is muscling in on territory that until recently was occupied exclusively by luxury goods and services providers by targeting the wealthy but time poor community.
Partnership models are the path to prosperity
Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg believes he has the answer to creating strong growth for the UK. He suggests that the country needs to become “more of a John Lewis economy” with mass employee share ownership.
John Lewis hails service and value for sales bump
John Lewis sales increased 9% year on year in the final five weeks of the year as customers respond to its high value and service proposition.
John Lewis launches iPhone app
The department store now offers an iPhone app to help customers shop on the move and in its stores.
Tesco Big Price Drop boosts shopper numbers
Tesco’s sales have taken a hit but its £500m investment in cutting prices has attracted more shoppers, according to the latest Kantar figures.
Waitrose plots “significant” uplift in social media spend
Waitrose preparing social media onslaught in 2012 with ‘significant’ budget uplift.
John Lewis to give customers green advice
John Lewis has partnered with newly formed charity The Energy Saving Trust to offer customers advice on saving energy at home.
John Lewis and Waitrose trial virtual shop window
Shoppers will be able to use John Lewis mobile apps to buy products via a QR code window display at sister chain Waitrose.
John Lewis creates a gift of a Christmas ad
The Christmas ad for John Lewis is conquering hearts and earning plaudits as a well-crafted, emotionally engaging piece of work.
John Lewis releases album of ad covers
John Lewis looks to exploit popularity of ads with a charity album containing songs featured in the spots.
John Lewis to push “Made in UK”
Retailer to include a “Made in UK” Union Flag stamp on 130 lines to raise awareness of its British provenance.
Waitrose launches loyalty card scheme
The supermarket’s first loyalty-card scheme will offer customers exclusive competitions and offers.
Waitrose eyes new customers with discount card
Waitrose is hoping to attract new customers with a 10% discount shopping card.
“Never Knowingly Undersold” hits John Lewis profit
John Lewis Partnership, which owns the John Lewis and Waitrose retail chains, says it will continue to invest in price promotion despite its “Never Knowingly Undersold” commitment hitting margins and first half profit.
It’s Waitrose, but not as we know it
Waitrose opened its first Food, Fashion & Home store today (8 September) in Canary Wharf giving the best example yet of the John Lewis Partnership in action.
John Lewis extends Click & Collect to further Waitrose stores
John Lewis Partnership is to double its Click & Collect operation with an additional 60 Waitrose stores where customers can collect purchases, according to reports.
John Lewis creates contemporary menswear label
John Lewis is launching an own label men’s fashion brand to target a younger audience.
Consumers see John Lewis and Primark the same
Consumers perceive that John Lewis and Primark offer the same value for money, despite their widely different brand positionings, according to a new retail study.
Waitrose moves into fashion
Waitrose is to move into fashion as it reveals a new format store that combines food, home and fashion.
Waitrose to open 20 convenience stores
Waitrose is ramping up its convenience store network and plans to open 20 stores under its Little Waitrose sub brand by the end of 2012.
Discounters continue to gain as Asda stumbles
Asda is losing market share at the hands of discount supermarkets Aldi and Lidl, according to the latest supermarket share figures from Kantar Worldpanel.
