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The John Lewis Partnership's 84,000 Partners own the leading UK retail businesses - John Lewis and Waitrose. Our founder's vision of a successful business powered by its people and its principles defines our unique company today. The profits and benefits created by our success are shared by all our Partners.
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The lockdown experience was in tents: John Lewis reveals the shopping trends of the last 12 months
Crocs and rugs and forward rolls (on the trampoline) were a feature of the year of lockdown.
John Lewis says profits recovering but “significant uncertainty” remains
Customers are returning to stores for larger items such as furniture and beds, and ‘take with you’ items like stationery and gifts, but not in the same numbers as before the pandemic, the group said
John Lewis to take on 7,000 temps for Christmas rush
JLP said it wants to take on 550 permanent full-time drivers and warehouse workers
John Lewis moves into wealth management through deal with Nutmeg
Chair Sharon White wants 40% of revenues from non-shopping activities by 2030
John Lewis Partnership cries foul over minimum wage reprimand
A spokesperson for the employee-owned partnership explained that the issue arose because the partnership smooths pay so that partners with variable pay get the same amount each month
John Lewis Partnership axes another 1,000 jobs
16 John Lewis stores have closed their doors over the past twelve months
John Lewis Partnership focused on survival as it calls to scrap business rates system
Chair Sharon White said the business must adapt or die
John Lewis Partnership said eight John Lewis shops won’t reopen once lockdown is lifted
“We expect 60% to 70% of John Lewis sales to be made online in the future. Nearly 50% of our customers now use a combination of both store and online when making a purchase,” it said
John Lewis Partnership slumps to first-ever annual loss
Strip out the write-down in the value of its retail estate and the retailer actually made a profit but the money spent on that retail estate is now water down the drain
John Lewis pays back government loan early as trading not as bad as feared
The £300mln Covid Corporate Financing Facility was due for repayment in mid-March
John Lewis first retailer to drop click & collect to ensure COVID-19 safety
“While we recognise that the detail of formal guidance has not changed, we feel it is right for us"
John Lewis Partnership cuts another 1,500 staff as rebuilding plan kicks in
John Lewis this year scrapped its staff bonus for the first time since the Second World War
John Lewis to ditch 'Never Knowingly Undersold' as part of £1bn overhaul plan
Chair Sharon White said its long-standing slogan will be replaced next year by a new value pledge.
Market speculates on future of high street ahead of John Lewis Partnership’s strategic update
The partnership may reveal major changes at its department stores and online platform
John Lewis scraps staff bonus after big first half loss
Waitrose saw buoyant grocery demand through the lockdown period
Waitrose closes four more stores as John Lewis prepares to reveal costs of coronavirus
The grocery chain has been a bright spot in an otherwise bleak picture at the staff-owned retailer,
John Lewis, Boots and Rolls Royce unveil thousands of job cuts as firms swing the axe amid downturn
As the effects of the pandemic ripple across the economy, firms across multiple industries have been forced to cut back sharply on staff numbers to save cash
John Lewis to slash 1,300 jobs as it unveils stores marked for closure
Shops marked for closure include one of the group's flagship outlets at the Bullring Shopping Centre in Birmingham
John Lewis confirms department store closures and job cuts following review
White said it was possible going forward to envisage between 60-70% of future sales being online.