All John Lewis & Partners articles – Page 16
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NewsJohn Lewis chair White sets out new course in strategy update
Department stores and grocery group John Lewis Partnership has revealed the direction it will take following a strategic review.
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NewsJohn Lewis adds new people executive director to top team
The John Lewis Partnership has named the newest member of its overhauled executive team as Nikki Humphrey.
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NewsJohn Lewis unveils virtual personal shopping service
Department store group John Lewis has launched a virtual personal shopping service using Zoom.
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DataData: M&S to Monzo – the top 50 brands bossing customer experience
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, customer needs and behaviours have shifted rapidly in just a few months.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Retailers face dilemma over post-furlough job retention scheme
As Primark reveals that it won’t be taking government money to bring back furloughed staff and John Lewis hints at the same, other retailers face a potentially tough choice.
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NewsJohn Lewis to shutter eight stores, 1,300 jobs at risk
John Lewis & Partners has confirmed that it will permanently close eight of its shops, including two of its full-size department stores.
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NewsJohn Lewis chair White warns staff of store closures and job cuts
John Lewis chair Dame Sharon White has told staff that job cuts and store closures are imminent as the business embarks on a post-coronavirus cost-cutting drive.
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AnalysisProfile: Pippa Wicks – the new John Lewis director unafraid to stare down the barrel
As John Lewis faces some of the biggest challenges in more than a century of trading, it has called in not a department store executive but a restructuring specialist to take the helm.
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NewsJohn Lewis raids Co-op for new department stores boss
The John Lewis Partnership has poached a top Co-op executive to take charge of its eponymous department store business.
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NewsJohn Lewis to reopen nine more stores after successful first week
John Lewis intends to reopen of nine more stores on June 25, after it initially reopened in Kingston and Poole on Monday and 11 more later in the week.
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AnalysisJohn Lewis, Superdry, Lush and Waterstones on trading in retail’s new normal
After three months of shuttered doors due to the coronavirus, English non-essential retail reopened to the public on Monday. Retail Week analyses the lessons to be learnt from the first days of trading.
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NewsJohn Lewis under fire for lack of diversity in top ranks
John Lewis has come under criticism for having just six managers across its 158-strong UK-based management team who aren’t white.
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NewsIn pictures: Primark and Sports Direct drive footfall as non-essential retail reopens
Retail destinations across England saw footfall numbers soar on the day that non-essential retailers were allowed to reopen stores, with queues forming for the likes of Primark, H&M and Zara.
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VideoFace time: John Lewis ops chief Andrew Murphy on post-lockdown stores comeback
John Lewis Partnership executive director of operations Andrew Murphy talks to Retail Week about store reopening plans, the retailer’s ‘customer-led’ post-pandemic strategy and the ‘exciting opportunity to reshape the business’ in future.
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NewsSosandar pens deals with Next and John Lewis as sales surge during lockdown
Sosandar will start selling its clothing through the John Lewis and Next websites as it seeks to build on surging sales during the first two months of its financial year.
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NewsJohn Lewis unveils ‘gradual’ phased reopening plans
John Lewis has unveiled its plans for a “gradual” reopening beginning with two stores on June 15, with customer and staff response to social distancing to be taken into account ahead of further openings during the summer.
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NewsFrasers boss blames Cummings effect for store reopening delay
Frasers Group finance chief Chris Wootton has blamed the controversy engulfing Boris Johnson’s advisor Dominic Cummings for later than expected store reopenings which he said will “finish off” some retailers.
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AnalysisJohn Lewis and Waitrose reveal consumer trends of lockdown life
From cocktail happy hours at home to more shopping online, a new report from John Lewis and Waitrose reveals how day-to-day life and habits have changed during the coronavirus lockdown.
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NewsWaitrose vows to double London delivery slots with Enfield fulfilment centre opening
Waitrose has vowed to double its online grocery delivery slots in London ahead of the opening of its Enfield fulfilment centre later this week.
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NewsJohn Lewis considers permanently closing some stores after lockdown
The chair of John Lewis has admitted the retailer may permanently close some of its department stores, even after the coronavirus lockdown ends.