John Lewis Partnership

Waitrose to close five stores affecting 440 jobs

Waitrose has announced it is to close five stores affecting 440 jobs, following a 45% decline in annual profit at…

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Are retailers too focused on Christmas advertising?

Now we are almost a quarter of our way into 2019, it’s interesting to look back at retailers’ advertising techniques…

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John Lewis profits fall to £160m

John Lewis has slashed its employees’ annual bonus to 3% as the department store recorded a 45.4% drop in underlying…

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Kate Swann and Paul Geddes in contention for John Lewis chairmanship

Departing Direct Line boss Paul Geddes and former WHSmith CEO Kate Swann are both in the running to succeed Sir…

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John Lewis shortlists six start-ups for its innovation programme

The John Lewis Partnership has shortlisted six retail start-ups to its innovation programme JLAB, who could “transform how we shop…

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Four key trends that will shape retail over the next 12 months

“Retailers need to be ready for an onslaught of industry change. They need to look at store standards and up…

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John Lewis & Partners announce management shake-up

John Lewis & Partners has announced that Dino Rocos, partner and operations director, will retire at the end of May…

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John Lewis staff face missing out on bonus for first time since 1953

John Lewis staff could lose their share of the department store giant’s profit for the first time since 1953. Traditionally,…

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John Lewis, M&S and Next sign anti-slavery agreement

Retailers John Lewis, M&S, New Look, Next, River Island and Shop Direct have signed a joint agreement to combat labour…

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John Lewis Partnership chairman to step down in 2020

The John Lewis Partnership has announced its chairman Sir Charlie Mayfield is to step down from his role in 2020.…

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