Business
New interiors catalogue

08 February 2013

John Lewis's Spring/Summer 2013 home assortments have arrived in shops and online, with inspiration from two key trends: Botanist and Pioneer. A new 260-page Interiors catalogue, available in shops, is packed full of styling tips and ideas for a fresh new look.

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John Lewis at home has opened nine branches - in Poole, Croydon, Swindon, Tunbridge Wells, Chester, Tamworth, Chichester, Newbury and Ipswich - which concentrate on homeware and small electrical products in store but encourage customers to visit a 'virtual department store' through its johnlewis.com terminals.

A new flexible-format shop in Exeter also opened in October 2012, offering customers a full John Lewis assortment including fashion, home, nursery, consumer electronics and beauty.

At Waitrose, its convenience store format is designed to attract passing customers and commuters to and from work as well as offer a distilled selection of products across the board, from essential Waitrose to Duchy Originals from Waitrose. Waitrose has recently confirmed plans to open up to 20 new little Waitrose shops in and around London by the end of 2012, creating 1,200 jobs.