John Lewis is to open a four-level department store at the UK’s number one shopping centre, Westfield London, creating approximately 600 new jobs for London. The 230,000sq ft department store will be John Lewis’s first West London branch and will
John Lewis is urging final year students and graduates not to miss the deadline for its 2014 graduate scheme. The scheme, which closes to applications on 1 December 2013, is part of the retailer’s commitment to investing in talent for the
The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) global marketing, IT and supply chain conference kicked off yesterday following Wednesday’s store tour programme. Combining shared plenary sessions and individual streams for marketing, IT and supply chain, the event welcomed close to 300 delegates
John Lewis at home Ashford opened its doors to customers for the first time this morning (7 November 2013). The two storey, 40,000sq ft shop, near junction 9 of the M20 in Kent, is the retailer’s tenth ‘at home’ shop
Whilst virtually everything else in the world of waste management has changed over the last decade, the payment model used for the collection of commercial waste has hardly altered at all. So, unlike most of Europe, which has moved over
John Lewis has unveiled Christmas windows with a twist at its flagship Oxford Street and Peter Jones department stores. Whilst, as always, product is king for the retailer, John Lewis claims this year’s scheme is sure to wow shoppers young
John Lewis predicts this year will be the UK’s first ‘mobile Christmas’ with traffic from mobile phones and tablets overtaking that from desktops for the first time on Christmas Day itself. Mobile made up almost 50% of all traffic to johnlewis.com on 25 December
Aldi, John Lewis and Harrods would be the most successful supermarket, high street and luxury brand respectively if performance was based on social media effectiveness according to research from online advertising specialist RadiumOne. It gave retail brands rankings based on their social
Geraldine Wilson, managing director of WorldPay Zinc, explains how the new WorldPay Zinc mobile card acceptance service is helping small businesses and sole traders to boost income, and the opportunity this emerging product area presents to a wide variety of
John Lewis and Primark rank as the top two retailers that consumers would most like to see open in their preferred shopping location, according to new research, commissioned by e-commerce business Webloyalty. The report, compiled by retail research specialists Conlumino,
John Lewis is rolling out the specialist invoice matching engine from retail solutions specialist Itim following success at its sister company Waitrose. Didos was introduced at both John Lewis and Waitrose as a single goods for resale (GFR) invoice processing
John Lewis has announced today its new at home shop in Ashford will open its doors to customers at 9am on 7 November 2013. Located on a site close to junction 9 of the M20 in Kent, John Lewis at home
Sterilising specialist, Milton, is launching a month-long television advertising campaign on the 1 September 2013 to raise awareness of the Milton ‘Mini’ Portable Soother Steriliser in the UK. The TV advert forms part of an integrated marketing campaign to further increase brand awareness and promote
A drive to recruit sales assistants and specialist advisers to work at the new John Lewis at home Ashford started today. The retailer is on the hunt for around 125 new Partners (staff) to fill a variety of roles, including
John Lewis has launched a 12-month partnership with BabyCentre, the #1 site for new and expecting mums online. This is the first time that John Lewis has formed a partnership for its nursery product category in a move that is
John Lewis has announced the appointment of Glynis Gunning-Stevenson as the branch manager of its new at home shop in Ashford, due to open later this year. John Lewis at home Ashford will be located on a site close to junction
Matt Clark, director at UK management consultancy, Boxwood, explores the upsides and downsides of omni-channel retailing and provides pointers for those bricks and mortar retailers ready to take the plunge All you hear these days in the trade press and conference
Strawberries and Prosecco were among the top-selling lines last weekend at the first little Waitrose in a John Lewis department store, which opened on 20 June 2013. Customers also took advantage of the expert advice that the specialists working on the
John Lewis is selling WorldPay’s pay as you go Chip & PIN keypads in 39 stores and online. The new service is said to be quick and easy to set-up. Businesses and sole traders can simply apply online at www.worldpayzinc.com or download
John Lewis has announced plans to recruit more than 100 apprentices for its 2013/2014 Retail Apprenticeship programme, and launch a Technology Apprenticeship aimed at training the next generation of IT and systems leaders in the business. Now in its second
Staff from John Lewis Exeter spent the weekend volunteering at this year’s Exeter Festival of South West Food and Drink. Working as ‘Festival Ambassadors’ over the three-day event, Partners from the shop fulfilled a variety of roles including site stewards, gate
Asda is accelerating development of its multi-channel business with investment in click and collect for food and general merchandise and same day delivery on grocery home shopping. Announcing a 4.5% uplift in total sales, including petrol, to £22.8bn for 2012
Three quarters of major UK retailers do not offer free in-store Wi-Fi, according to new research from mobile marketing agency Sponge. Sponge surveyed 117 retailers with multiple stores in central London, and found 28 give customers the ability to log on
Great customer service is a key element in recruitment at John Lewis, according to the retailer’s resourcing manager, Carole Donaldson. Speaking at a breakfast seminar, hosted by WCN, a leading global e-recruitment software supplier, Donaldson said: “Every candidate is also a
The Southern Co-operative (TSC) has appointed industry expert Gemma Lacey as head of sustainability in a new role to focus specifically on reducing the business’ environmental footprint. Gemma joins The Southern Co-operative (TSC) from the John Lewis Partnership, where she was head of
