More large retailers have confirmed that their Christmas profits were below expectations.
Supermarket chain Morrisons have joined retailers Debenhams in issuing a profit warning to the stock market while both Tescos and Marks & Spencer have both said they had disappointing Christmas trading.
Morrisons, which may be opening a new Exeter store near the Police Headquarters in Middlemoor, revealed today (9 January) that its full-year profits were well below market expectations.
The supermarket chain was expected to achieve profits of £812m but will instead be closer...
John Lewis are trying to contact Faith, a 5-year-old girl who wrote to the store to apologise for accidently breaking a Christmas bauble.
In a hand-written note to the John Lewis store in Cambridge Faith wrote: “To John Lewis, Cambridge. I’m sorry I broke a Christmas bauble on Saturday. It cost two pounds. Here is the money for it. Sorry again” and signed the letter “Faith, aged five”.
She also attached two £1 coins and drew a self-portrait.
The store manger published the letter on Twitter and has started a #findfaith hash tag to thank the girl.
Retailer John Lewis is urging final year students and graduates not to miss the deadline for its 2014 graduate scheme. The scheme closes to applications on 1st December 2013.
The graduate scheme offers jobs in one of five specialities; Retail Management, Buying, Merchandising, Corporate Finance and a brand new Technology Scheme.
The graduate programmes will set graduates on a fast-track career development programme to give them the skills required to progress to John Lewis’ most senior roles. Successful applicants will be constantly challenged by working in a variety of...
John Lewis has given a preview of its annual Christmas advert campaign today.
The John Lewis Christmas advert has quickly become one of the early signs of Christmas since the 2010 advert featuring a boy who waits all year to give rather than get a presents was a national hit.
This year’s advert continues the theme of the previous years of going the extra mile to get your loved one the perfect gift.
In a classically animated advert the story of best friends, a bear and hare is set to a Cover of Keane’s ‘Somewhere Only We Know’ sung by Lily Allen.
Close on the heels of The Exeter Daily's 1st Birthday celebrations, Exeter’s John Lewis store is also celebrating its one-year anniversary this Saturday, and the store is inviting the people of Exeter to join in the fun.
On Saturday 12 October, John Lewis will be offering its customers a shopping experience with a difference. Every floor of the store will be hosting a different event, with each event centred around the products sold on that floor.
The event is set to cater to everyone. On the beauty and fashion floors ladies can attend workshops on how to get the perfect...
ITea and Biscuits Week takes place this week (16-22 September). A popular annual event, it aims to encourage older people who don't currently use computers, the internet, tablets and smartphones to discover the benefits this technology offers.
During the week, local Age UKs and other organisations will run free 'taster sessions' across the country, at which older people can learn about technology in a friendly and supportive environment. These events will cover a wide range of useful topics such as using the internet, texting, and digital photography, to name but a few.
The NHS in Devon has teamed up with award-winning department store John Lewis to find out why its customers have such a great experience.
Northern, Eastern and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group’s (CCG) chief nurse Jenny Winslade said the CCG wanted to learn from John Lewis “hearing how the department store approaches customer satisfaction could help the NHS translate this into improved patient care.”
“We want to find out from John Lewis the secrets behind why its customers are so satisfied and we will use these to benefit our patients,” said Jenny Winslade, the CCG...
Exeter’s John Lewis store has announced the next three charities to receive support through its Community Matters scheme.
John Lewis customers are directly involved in how much money is donated to each charity, as they are given the ability to vote through the Community Matters scheme.
The scheme enables customers to receive a token at the till, which they then pop into the box of the charity they would like to receive funds. At the end of each round of voting, John Lewis splits a £3,000 donation according to the proportion of the customer vote they received.
John Lewis are holding a summer event on Thursday at their Exeter store between 6pm and 8pm.
The theme is Summer Solstic and there will be a samba band playing, fruit punch for customers plus hints and tips on tanning and advice on summer tends and lots more.
