All John Lewis & Partners articles – Page 25
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News
John Lewis's Mark Felix exits for Moneysupermarket
John Lewis director of online trade Mark Felix is departing the business for Moneysupermarket.com, Retail Week can reveal.
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News
John Lewis reveals biggest ever investment in fashion
John Lewis has unveiled its most significant investment in fashion to date, launching an in-house range of 800 womenswear products.
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Opinion
Opinion: How to survive the crisis on the high street
Three years ago, I gave a talk called ‘Is There Life After The High Street?’ about what I thought the future of retail would look like and why I withdrew my company Argenteus from physical retail in favour of online.
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Video
The Retail Week: What to make of JLP’s zero profit shocker
John Lewis Partnership warned this week that its profits for the first half of the year will be “close to zero”, while outlining its new vision. We discuss what it means for JLP and the retail industry as a whole.
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Opinion
Opinion: John Lewis update is a warning to all in retail
2018, and the many retailer collapses that it has brought, is not the end of the revolution engulfing retail. It may only be the start.
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News
John Lewis sets out vision as profits shrink
John Lewis has revealed its strategy for the coming years and admitted its first-half profits will be “close to zero”.
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Opinion
Opinion: Retailers must wake up and smell the coffee on values
Having won approval for one of the most controversial CVAs of recent times, it’s now up to House of Fraser to create value from the restructuring.
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News
Exclusive: John Lewis rebrand to put partners centre stage
John Lewis Partnership is to unveil a major rebrand as it bids to emphasise its unique status, Retail Week understands.
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Cartoon
Retail cartoon: Never knowingly under resold
Patrick Blower’s take on John Lewis’ new scheme that lets customers sell their unwanted clothing back to the retailer
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News
John Lewis launches 'cash for old clothes' scheme
John Lewis is piloting a money for old clothes scheme as it bids to cut the quantity of clothing sent to landfill.
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Cartoon
Retail cartoon: Rollercoaster of emotions on the high street
Retail Week cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on the mixed fortunes facing high street retailers
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Opinion
Is it game over for (mass market) department stores?
All but a few high-profile department stores seem to be in trouble, so has the market changed to the point where the sector is just an irrelevance?
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Data
Data: Which retailers stand to gain from HoF's CVA?
House of Fraser’s decision to shut 31 of its 59 UK stores will have an impact on high streets up and down the UK.
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News
John Lewis buys Opun to boost service credentials
The John Lewis Partnership has snapped up home improvement business Opun as it ramps up efforts to strengthen its services proposition.
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News
John Lewis to anchor Croydon shopping redevelopment
John Lewis will open a 165,000 sq ft department store to anchor the £1.4bn redevelopment of Croydon town centre.
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Opinion
Opinion: HMRC’s Iceland probe shows warped priorities
Because life is short, and resources aren’t unlimited, we all have to decide on our priorities.
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Analysis
Analysis: How to deliver great service with fewer staff
Since the start of the year, 21,000 retail jobs have been cut or put at risk in the UK, with teams at head offices, distribution centres and stores all streamlined.
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News
John Lewis Partnership runs year-long JLab programme
John Lewis Partnership has extended its tech innovation programme JLab to run all year long with the first initiative focused on health and wellbeing.
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News
Matchesfashion hires ex-John Lewis director Tom Athron
Matchesfashion has drafted in former John Lewis group development director Tom Athron.
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Opinion
Opinion: Is the rise of the retail robots over-hyped?
Richard Liu, founder, chairman and chief executive of JD.com, sent shockwaves through the retail world this week.