All John Lewis & Partners articles – Page 17
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NewsJohn Lewis and Greggs prepare to reopen stores as lockdown eases
Department store business John Lewis is making plans to reopen stores next month as other retailers also move out of the coronavirus lockdown.
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NewsCoronavirus: John Lewis Partnership braces for full-year sales slump
The John Lewis Partnership has forecast that its full-year sales decline could double at John Lewis and slide at Waitrose despite the current coronavirus-induced surge in grocery sales.
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NewsJohn Lewis launches 'virtual experiences' during coronavirus lockdown
John Lewis has launched a series of “virtual services and experiences” to take some of its in-store propositions into people’s homes during coronavirus lockdown.
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NewsVideo: John Lewis chair Sharon White pays tribute to coronavirus response
John Lewis Partnership chair Dame Sharon White has recorded a video paying tribute to Waitrose and John Lewis staff’s efforts to fight coronavirus and help those affected by the outbreak.
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NewsJohn Lewis creates wellbeing area for NHS Nightingale staff
John Lewis Partnership will build a wellbeing centre for staff working at the new NHS Nightingale hospital in London.
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AnalysisThe Big Question: Can department stores survive coronavirus crisis?
As Debenhams tumbles into administration for the second time in a year and Fenwick makes sweeping leadership changes, Retail Week asks industry experts for their view on whether department stores can survive the coronavirus crisis.
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NewsPets at Home pledges support to CaRe20 campaign
Pets at Home has backed the CaRe20 fundraising initiative, donating £100,000 to the cause.
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership and TK Maxx owner TJX back CaRe20 campaign
John Lewis Partnership and TK Maxx parent company TJX Europe have pledged their support to the CaRe20 fundraising campaign.
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NewsCoronavirus: Primark, John Lewis and Timpson all close stores
High street fashion giant Primark, department store chain John Lewis and shoe repair specialist Timpson all shuttered stores over the weekend in response to the burgeoning coronavirus epidemic.
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NewsCoronavirus: John Lewis Partnership launches £1m community support fund
John Lewis Partnership has launched a £1m community support fund to be distributed across the country “at this time of national crisis”.
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AnalysisData analysis: Opportunities and challenges for department stores
As John Lewis embarks upon a strategic review of its business and coronavirus hammers department store sales, Retail Week takes a deeper dive to investigate the challenges and opportunities across the UK department store sector.
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DataData: John Lewis falls in top 15 retailers to work for
Job listings website Indeed revealed this year’s list of the best retailers to work for in the UK, with Wren Kitchens topping the list for the second year in a row.
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NewsJohn Lewis launches first spring TV advertising campaign
John Lewis has launched its first-ever TV advertising campaign outside of Christmas and clearance, in a bid to push sales of its spring and summer collections.
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OpinionOpinion: John Lewis results show stores urgently need new purpose
There was a striking line in the John Lewis Partnership’s results that threw into relief a question that taxes many retailers, not just the group’s new chair Dame Sharon White – what role does the store play as online continues to transform the industry?
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AnalysisAnalysis: Where next for John Lewis under new boss White?
New John Lewis chair Sharon White has announced that the partnership would undertake a strategic review to arrest sliding profits. Effects of the review could take three to five years to kick in, but can John Lewis afford to wait?
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AnalysisData: John Lewis results and what they mean for strategy
John Lewis Partnership is embarking on a strategic review under new chair Dame Sharon White after reporting “weaker profit than hoped for”. What does that mean for the department stores business and what can be expected over the next few years?
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NewsJohn Lewis pays lowest bonus since 1953 as profits slump
John Lewis Partnership will pay staff its lowest bonus for more than 60 years after suffering a drop in full-year profits and a write-down in the value of its property.
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NewsNew John Lewis boss White to launch strategic review
The new chair of the John Lewis Partnership, Dame Sharon White, plans to initiate a strategic review of the department stores and grocery giant.
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NewsJohn Lewis’ new boss White may row back predecessor’s transformation plans
John Lewis’ new chair Dame Sharon White has hinted that she may defer from the transformation roadmap laid out by her predecessor Sir Charlie Mayfield.
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OpinionOpinion: Home truths from new John Lewis chair show scale of challenge
Dame Sharon White acquitted herself well at her first appearance before the John Lewis Partnership’s council last week.