Christmas adverts 2015: John Lewis, M&S, Curry’s PC World, Asda or Argos – which retailer gets the gold star for best ad? November 6, 2015 The retailer race to be top of the tree this Christmas is on. Retailers including John Lewis, Marks & Spencer and Iceland have been teasing their Christmas advertising for weeks, but now the majority of the campaigns are officially launched, who will be sitting pretty at the top of the Christmas list? This year it’s clear than [...]
Do you work for one of the UK’s 25 most attractive employers? June 21, 2016 It's causing fevered debate in offices. Politicians are clashing over it. The cats of social media are up in arms about it. Yep, LinkedIn's list of the UK's top 25 most sought-after employers is out – and the good news is that City institutions are faring pretty well. The list, based on analysis of the site's 20m members, [...]
Mog the Cat vs Man on the Moon: Sainsbury’s trumps John Lewis for Christmas advert of the year – but there’s a third surprise most shared ad of 2015 not far behind November 22, 2015 The Christmas bonanza has once again pitted John Lewis and Sainsbury’s against each other to create the year’s most heartwarming advert, and the supermarket appears to have trumped the reigning champion once again. John Lewis has topped the video charts with Man on the Moon for the most shared festive ad of the year in 2015, however, considering it’s [...]
Apple Black Friday 2015 deals: Best UK sales for cheap iPhones, Macs, iPads, the Apple Watch and more – at Tesco, Currys PCWorld, John Lewis and others November 26, 2015 Apple's not one to enter the Black Friday fray, but that doesn't mean you still can't bag a bargain on iPhones, iPads Macs and more. We've hunted high and low to sniff out the rare treat of saving money when buying something Apple. Here are the bargains we found. iPhone It may not be the newest [...]
The top 20 companies Brits want to work for – Google, Apple, John Lewis, and Asos top LinkedIn’s most in demand employers list October 22, 2015 People are scrambling to work at tech behemoth Google more than any other company in the UK, while high-street favourite John Lewis is the British company people most want to work for, according to figures published today. Google, famous for fun offices and free food among many perks, has topped LinkedIn's annual ranking of the most in demand employers [...]
John Lewis Group warns of lower profits for 2015 due to higher pension costs September 10, 2015 The John Lewis Partnership has warned of lower profits this year on the back of pension charges and low price inflation. The figures John Lewis reported a 1.9 per cent increase in revenue to £4.5bn for the first half of the year ending 1 August against the same period last year. Like-for-like sales were down [...]
Black Friday 2015 UK: John Lewis will have to beat sales on iPads, Nutribullets, Samsung TVs and De’Longhi coffee machines to improve on last year’s bargain bonanza November 25, 2015 Black Friday 2015 is around the corner and many retailers – including Amazon, EBay and Currys PC World are already offering huge discounts on a wide array of TVs, computers and other must-have electrical devices. John Lewis has so far kept its powder dry and will only be unveiling its offers on the day itself [...]
Black Friday 2015 UK: Last year’s chaos at Tesco, Asda, John Lewis, Currys and Argos has put bargain hunters off October 27, 2015 Is last year’s mayhem putting a dampener on Black Friday this year? New figures would suggest yes. Black Friday sales drew shoppers in their millions last year as the American shopping extravaganza came to the UK. But the unprecedented throngs left many with a bad taste in their mouth – and this could be a [...]
High street sales struggled for the seventh month in a row in August September 9, 2016 High street retailers haven't managed to increase sales since the beginning of the year, according to data released today. Sales fell by 1.5 per cent year-on-year in August, which is the seventh month in a row of no growth for the sector, according to accountants BDO. Consumer confidence has bounced back somewhat since its immediate trough [...]
Supermarket chic: Sainsbury’s to launch new premium fashion brand September 2, 2016 Hobbs, LK Bennett and Whistles could be feeling nervous this weekend – as Sainsbury's prepares to launch its new range of women's clothing early next week. The supermarket group named those three high-end brands in particular as it threw down the gauntlet in the battle to win more customers with its new collection. "The quality and styling [...]