Tissues at the ready for latest John Lewis ad August 15, 2013 PLEASE please, please let me get what I want – a reasonable deal on my home insurance. John Lewis, purveyor of homewares and heart-rending Christmas advertisements, is branching out into insurance ads with a fresh tear-jerker from Adam&eveDDB, the agency that brought us last year’s snowman offering. The £5m campaign, to be aired on Saturday, [...]
Tesco investors non-plussed by John Allan as chairman – he’s no Archie Norman say analysts February 18, 2015 Something to tick off Dave Lewis’ Tesco recovery to-do list: – appointing a new chairman. The milestone was finally passed after a near four-month search with the naming of Dixons Carphone’s John Allan as Richard Broadbent’s successor. What’s that done to Tesco shares? Not much. They edged up slightly in early trading and are [...]
John Lewis is set to create a new restaurant August 14, 2013 JOHN Lewis is poised to launch a new restaurant concept in a move to diversify its catering range and attract more customers into its department stores. Chief executive Andy Street said while John Lewis’ restaurants and cafeterias were profitable and provided good quality, “middle of the road” food, they were not “cutting edge” brands. “There [...]
John Lewis is set to create a new restaurant August 11, 2013 JOHN Lewis is poised to launch a new restaurant concept in a move to diversify its catering range and attract more customers into its department stores. Chief executive Andy Street said while John Lewis’ restaurants and cafeterias were profitable and provided good quality, “middle of the road” food, they were not “cutting edge” brands. [...]
Tesco turnaround: Here’s what the analysts say January 8, 2015 Troubled Tesco today unveiled a dramatic turnaround plan, which will be led by Halfords chief executive Matt Davies when he starts as the supermarket's new UK boss in June. Its share price soared more than 10 per cent in mid-morning trade. But what are the analysts making of it all? Finally fighting back: John Ibbotson, director [...]
John Lewis to pay £40m to compensate underpaid staff August 22, 2013 John Lewis has admitted it made a mistake in the payment of staff working on Sundays and bank holidays under the Working Time Regulations, which will cost them around £40m in repayments and related expenses. The retailer said a recent review of holiday pay policy revealed staff who receive certain additions to pay – like [...]
Ted Baker sales rise as overseas growth pays off June 10, 2014 TED BAKER posted a 17.9 per cent jump in first quarter sales yesterday, as the fashion retailer’s tailoring and quirky prints won over customers overseas where it had been opening more stores. Retail sales rose 15.8 per cent in the 19 weeks to 7 June, helped by 48.1 per cent growth in its online business. [...]
Capita on track for 2014 thanks to flurry of new contract awards May 12, 2014 OUTSOURCING firm Capita said yesterday that it feels confident of achieving growth in line with market expectations this year, after “a strong start to 2014” where it secured £1.1bn of new contracts. The FTSE 100 company was awarded contracts with Transport for London, John Lewis and the Ministry of Defence, with its bid pipeline standing [...]
Radley plots ambitious growth plans after strong sales figures May 11, 2014 RADLEY, the purveyor of handbags stamped with its famous Scottish Terrier logo, is set to follow in the footsteps of other British fashion brands by pushing into Asia to tap the region’s burgeoning middle class consumers. The private equity backed company, which started life on a market stall in Camden, is eyeing ambitious growth plans [...]
John Lewis pays £40m to staff after pay error August 22, 2013 AROUND 69,000 John Lewis staff will share a £40m windfall this month after the retailer discovered an error in the way it calculated pay for Sundays and bank holidays. The firm said yesterday it had discovered that employees who were entitled to premiums for working on Sunday or bank holidays “had not been paid correctly [...]