All John Lewis & Partners articles – Page 18
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NewsJohn Lewis sales jump driven by fashion clearance
John Lewis’ sales jumped last week off the back of strong results across its fashion range, but Waitrose struggled across its categories.
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DataData: Nearly two-thirds of shoppers back 1p fashion tax
Over half of shoppers say they would be prepared to pay a penny tax on fashion purchases to bolster the sector’s sustainability credentials.
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AnalysisIn pictures: Boots vs the beauty titans
Can Boots’ new Covent Garden store help it compete with beauty brands and department stores? John Ryan reports.
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OpinionOpinion: JLP must beware death by a thousand cuts
John Lewis partners have been dealt a blow by the news that some of them will lose their partnership status – and thousands of pounds each year.
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership to outsource hundreds of maintenance roles
Maintenance staff at John Lewis Partnership risk losing thousands of pounds a year through the loss of bonuses after it was announced their roles would be outsourced to US-owned real estate company CBRE.
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NewsWeekly sales rise at John Lewis department stores
Sales at John Lewis department stores rose 3.8% last week, when fashion performed best.
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NewsWaitrose drivers to take John Lewis returns in efficiency push
Waitrose drivers are to collect returns for stablemate department store chain John Lewis as the John Lewis Partnership creates efficiencies across the business.
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NewsJohn Lewis to trial beauty product recycling service
John Lewis is launching a beauty recycling trial for select loyalty programme members in a bid to up its sustainability credentials.
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OpinionLeader: Tumultuous times demand unconventional thinking
The surprise appointment of Ofcom boss Sharon White to succeed Sir Charlie Mayfield as chair of the John Lewis Partnership was unforeseen, but not unwelcome.
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NewsJohn Lewis merges home improvement businesses
John Lewis & Partners is to merge its home improvement businesses Home Solutions and Opun as part of a push to “create a truly differentiated home improvement offer”.
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AnalysisJohn Lewis 'tears up rule book' with new chair White
Even in an industry where surprise hires have, strangely, become less surprising, Sharon White’s appointment as chair of the John Lewis Partnership, succeeding Sir Charlie Mayfield, is a leftfield choice.
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership names Ofcom boss White as chair
The John Lewis Partnership has appointed Ofcom boss Sharon White as its new chair.
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NewsJohn Lewis ploughs £21m into Peterborough refurb
John Lewis & Partners is investing £21m in refurbishing its Peterborough store in the Queensgate shopping centre.
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Be InspiredFive ways to thrive in the circular economy
With the emphasis now firmly on sustainable retailing, Accenture’s Lynda Petherick examines five companies whose business models add to the $4.5trn circular economy.
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NewsJohn Lewis targets zero carbon emissions by 2050
The John Lewis Partnership has pledged to reduce its operational carbon emissions to net zero by 2050 at the latest.
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AnalysisRetail Week Awards 2019: John Lewis' department store for the future
Since John Lewis first opened its doors over 150 years ago, the retailer has been at the forefront of what to expect from a department store. Its White City branch goes beyond expectations
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VideoWatch: As JLP's profits fall can difference beat scale?
As John Lewis Partnership profits crash, chairman Sir Charlie Mayfield has said that retailers need to decide whether they compete on scale or difference.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How John Lewis is investing in being different
After a full-year profits plunge, John Lewis Partnership (JLP) outlined how it plans to win through being different. We delve into its strategy.
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NewsJohn Lewis profits plunge in 'challenging year'
John Lewis Partnership has posted a steep fall in full-year profits as tough trading conditions took a toll on its eponymous department store business in particular.
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NewsKate Swann, Patrick Lewis among John Lewis chair contenders
Former WHSmith chief executive Kate Swann and John Lewis finance director Patrick Lewis are in the running to become the retailer’s next chairman.