Bolney Wine Estate’s premium English sparkling wines, the Blanc de Blancs 2011 (75cl), Blanc de Blancs 2010 (150cl) and the Cuvée Rosé 2014 are selling at all John Lewis stores and online across the UK. They will be the first English
The John Lewis Partnership has opened the call for applications for JLAB 2017, its global start-up accelerator programme, run in association with innovation specialists L Marks. Now in its fourth year, this year’s JLAB sees Waitrose joining the programme, creating
A new study released today by Viant, a Time Inc. people-based advertising technology company,reveals new insights into the profile, purchase habits and behaviour of major car brand owners. The report analyses two million UK auto shoppers with a focus on
The Western Union Company, a leader in global payment services,today announced that following a highly successful six month pilot, it is formally launching Western Union® cross-border money transfer services with retailer and financial services provider John Lewis. Western Union continues to
Ian Tomlinson, founder at cloud technology firm, RetailStore, argues cloud will be critical for retailers to stay ahead and keep customers satisfied in 2017
Neustar, Inc., a trusted, neutral provider of real-time information services, is working with John Lewis to help the retailer understand what drives marketing-led sales and inform its award-winning campaigns. As a global leader in advanced marketing analytics with the foremost
John Lewis is looking to build upon its reputation for market-leading customer experience, by extending personalisation experiences on its website through marketing platform Monetate. Jon Carthew, senior online insight manager at John Lewis, said: “Customer service and satisfaction is a key
‘Buster the Boxer’ is John Lewis’ most emotionally engaging festive ad, according to Realeyes.
A mixed reality company that allows consumers to virtually “try on” home décor products in their own homes has been awarded a major investment by John Lewis. Award -winning Manchester based business DigitalBridge, which was recently named Partners’ choice at the
Marking the only major retail scheme to launch in the UK in 2016, Hammerson’s latest regeneration project, Victoria Gate in Leeds, today opens its doors to the public. The £165m scheme, adjacent to Hammerson’s Victoria Quarter arcade, forms part of the
Retail brands should focus on building emotional connections with customers to beat the competition, according to new research from independent design agency Rufus Leonard. IKEA, which scores better than most in terms of this emotional connection, is the retailer (91) that
The latest sales figures for Quiet Mark approved products released by its retail partner John Lewis confirm considerable growth in sales of quiet products, indicating a consumer trend for ‘quiet’.
Misfit, the wearable technology brand specialising in design-forward wearables, announced today that it will be dramatically scaling up its retail presence across Europe and the Middle East over the coming months. Misfit merged with Fossil Group at the end of
High street retailer John Lewis is the most sought-after employer among professionals in the UK, according to a new ranking released today by LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network. Based on analysis of the billions of actions of 20m
ACI Worldwide, a leading global provider of real-time electronic payment and banking solutions, today announced that it has expanded its longstanding partnership with John Lewis, one of the UK’s largest omni-channel retailers. ACI provides John Lewis with a sophisticated e-commerce fraud
A prestigious line-up of packaging and brand professionals has been unveiled by Easyfairs, show organisers of Packaging Innovations, Empack and Label&Print, for its Learnshops programme. Keynote speakers include Weetabix, Innocent Drinks, Kraft Heinz, Britvic, Taylors of Harrogate, John Lewis, Wilkos,
Harvey Nichols and Kwik Fit produced the most engaging Christmas ads by high street retailers, according to Realeyes’ annual Christmas study, which measures how people feel while they watch ads by tracking their facial expressions. John Lewis – last year’s winner
John Lewis is bringing the next innovation in connected home technology to the high street, as it today announces that Peeple, an Internet-of-Things (IoT) hardware and software startup, is the winner of this year’s JLAB, the retailer’s technology business accelerator. Peeple
John Lewis, the UK’s largest department store retailer, has improved the online experience for its johnlewis.com customers since expanding its deployment of Oracle Commerce in March 2015. Enhanced search capabilities are producing more relevant results, in turn reducing drop-out rates and increasing conversion. John
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Visitors to this year’s Chelsea Flower were guaranteed to come out smelling of roses and for more than one reason. The quintessentially British soap and fragrance brand, Heyland & Whittle, donated the hand washes and lotions used in all of
John Lewis and Vodafone UK have announced a partnership to sell mobile contracts through selected John Lewis shops. In addition, John Lewis is boosting its technology offering with a new mobile strategy, offering over 25 SIM free mobile handsets which
AO.com has won Verdict’s prestigious Best Retailer Award for 2015, showing that selling online only is no longer a barrier to delivering great customer satisfaction. The electricals pureplay retailer won the accolade at Verdict’s Customer Satisfaction Awards, which were held
In-store services across every John Lewis store can now be booked online for the first time using BookingBug’s scheduling platform. These 12 services include everything from personal shoppers to home design consultancies. Since being deployed online bookings are reported to
Amazon, Marks & Spencer and John Lewis are the UK’s most meaningful brands, according to a new study which ranks brands by their impact on consumer wellbeing and their personal finances. Online retail giant Amazon secured the top slot in the UK retail
John Lewis today announces the 2015 launch of JLAB, its start-up accelerator run in association with technology entrepreneur Stuart Marks’ investment fund L Marks. The JLAB accelerator is designed to bring the world’s foremost innovators together with one of the UK’s
