All John Lewis Partnership articles
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NewsJohn Lewis switches off click and collect at ‘critical point’ of Covid crisis
John Lewis will stop offering click and collect from its stores in a bid to reduce non-essential travel by customers.
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Data
Data: John Lewis’ look at how lockdown changed shopping in 2020
The coronavirus pandemic and ensuing lockdowns saw sales of alarm clocks and lunch boxes slump, while purchases of loungewear and fitness trackers jumped.
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Analysis
John Lewis, Tesco and B&Q bosses: Lessons from the year that changed retail forever
2020 has been one of the most disruptive, unpredictable years in living memory. What have retail’s leaders taken as their biggest lesson from the year that changed everything?
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John Lewis appoints Rita Clifton as new deputy chair
Department store chain John Lewis has announced the appointment of Rita Clifton as its new deputy chair, replacing Keith Williams.
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Analysis
Strategic report: Seven steps to ecommerce profitability and longevity
Making sure your ecommerce model is both profitable and future-proofed couldn’t be more important in the strange new normal we find ourselves operating in. Find out how by downloading Retail Week’s latest report .
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Gallery
In pictures: The retailers nailing the (Covid) Christmas experience
Christmas is looking quite different this year but retailers are innovating to keep the festive spirit alive both online and in-store. Retail Week highlights the retailers pulling out all the stops.
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Analysis
Data: Waitrose tracks online grocery first-timers and changing tastes
Waitrose Partners’ latest Food and Drink Report highlights that, in a year dominated by the pandemic and national lockdowns, customers moved online more than ever before and became oddly fixated on fermentation.
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Analysis
Black Friday bargains snapped up early – but will shops see a last-minute rush?
Sales may have been down on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but don’t be fooled into thinking the discounting event was a damp squib. Grace Bowden reports.
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Analysis
Watch: Who won the battle of the Christmas ads?
This year more than most, people have been looking forward to the beginning of Christmas ad season. We’ve had the return of Kevin the Carrot, John Lewis giving a little love and racist comments surrounding the Sainsbury’s ad. But which offerings have hit the mark?
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News
Watch: John Lewis unveils ‘give a little love’ Christmas ad after Covid year
Department store business John Lewis and grocery stablemate Waitrose have launched “a Christmas ad like no other in a year like no other”.
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Opinion
Move of the Week: Sainsbury’s leadership team to offer acceleration and focus
Sainsbury’s boss Simon Roberts has wasted little time stamping his mark on the business since he took over the reins from Mike Coupe in June.
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John Lewis leads calls for clarity on Christmas reopening
John Lewis has urged the government to provide clarity urgently about whether stores can reopen in December when the latest lockdown in England is scheduled to end.
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Opinion
Move of the Week: Tom Athron is a great match for Fortnum & Mason
It’s no great surprise to see Tom Athron assume his first chief executive position at Fortnum Mason. If anything, the surprise is that it hasn’t happened sooner.
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Opinion
‘As more jobs go, leaders can never forget responsibility for lives and livelihoods’
The numbers this week speak for themselves.
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News
John Lewis to axe further 1,500 jobs in head office shake-up
Department store chain John Lewis has announced plans to cut a further 1,500 jobs between now and April, in a bid to create a “more flexible” head office.
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News
John Lewis gets go-ahead to turn half of Oxford Street flagship into offices
John Lewis has been given the green light to transform almost half of its flagship Oxford Street store into office space.
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Opinion
‘John Lewis’ non-retail ambitions rely on restoring retail success’
One of the most striking aspects of today’s strategy update from the John Lewis Partnership was the extent to which the retailer is staking its future on what strategy director Nina Bhatia termed “non-retail”.
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John Lewis boss White sets out new strategic vision
John Lewis Partnership chair Dame Sharon White has unveiled her strategy for the department store and grocery business.
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Analysis
John Lewis Partnership's new strategy: Has Sharon White got it right?
Today, John Lewis Partnership chair Dame Sharon White revealed her strategy for the bellwether retailer, following a £55m first-half loss. How will she save the business from the department store scrapheap?
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John Lewis opens virtual Christmas shop for first time
Department store group John lewis has opened a Christmas shop on its website for the first time.
