John Lewis news and analysis
John Lewis is a department store chain owned by the John Lewis Partnership, which also operates Waitrose. The Grocer covers John Lewis and the John Lewis Partnership with news, analysis, insight and opinion.
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NewsTesco seeking 28,500 temps with ‘just the right attitude’ for Christmas
The supermarket said it is looking for candidates “who can bring warmth, enthusiasm and a helpful service to every shopping trip”.
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NewsWaitrose commits to major London investment with new convenience store
The 2,500 sq ft Little Waitrose opened this week in Wandsworth and forms part of a new neighbourhood housing development
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NewsWaitrose brings back green token charity voting stations
Waitrose introduced the Community Matters initiative in 2008, but was forced to remove the tokens and voting stations in 2020 as a result of the pandemic
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnerships names new chief people officer
Webb has more than 20 years’ experience in senior HR roles within the retail sector, working with major operators including Co-op and Sainsbury’s
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership racks up losses in pursuit of rivals
The group insisted it is still ‘well positioned’ to deliver full-year profit growth
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NewsJohn Lewis and Waitrose kick off festive recruitment
JLP said the recruitment campaign was its biggest ever, and it is hiring for 13,700 roles
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NewsJohn Lewis names new digital and omnichannel chief
McBrien will take up his new role on 1 October and will report directly to John Lewis MD Peter Ruis
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NewsJohn Lewis launches new ‘sensory spaces’ format in beauty counter overhaul
The expanded ’sensory spaces’ model had been designed to ’create a truly integrated experience’ in John Lewis beauty halls
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NewsJLP head of delivery and operations departs for M&S
Tom Palmer, formerly head of delivery and operations, has left the John Lewis Partnership to join rival M&S
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NewsWaitrose launches ‘last minute’ travel money service in stores
The John Lewis Partnership has been ramping up its financial services offer to fund its ongoing turnaround plan
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NewsJohn Lewis trialling ‘last minute’ gift deliveries with Uber Eats
The pilot will launch in an initial two stores, ahead of a future nationwide launch
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NewsMedia Bites 21 July: John Lewis bonus, taxes, food prices and tariffs
The big news in retail this weekend was the revelation that John Lewis is considering reinstating its staff bonus scheme for the first time in four years
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NewsSupermarkets urged to give suppliers greater retail media transparency
The first qualitative study of the UK’s retail media networks calls for retailers and fmcg companies to work towards establishing shared standards of governance
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NewsFormer Man City star’s all-electric delivery firm Hived raises £31m
The company – which was co-founded in 2021 by former Manchester City footballer Murvah Iqbal – raised the cash in a Series B funding round led by NordicNinja
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NewsWaitrose expands retail media capabilities to allow offsite advertising
Any brand partnering either with Waitrose or John Lewis will be able to run advertising campaigns across connected TV, online and in display ads on other websites
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NewsWaitrose to open first new supermarket for seven years near Bristol
It’s the first new supermarket Waitrose has confirmed since it kicked off its latest store investment plan last year, and will be the first new ‘full line’ shop to be opened since its Evesham store in 2018.
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NewsJohn Lewis waters down WFH rules in order to improve ‘collaboration’
Members of its commercial and buying teams will need to work from a John Lewis office, store or visit a supplier at least three days a week
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NewsJohn Lewis poaches M&S marketing director to be new chief customer officer
John Lewis has poached M&S’s marketing director to be its new chief customer officer
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NewsMedia Bites 17 June: Trump, Poundland, Oxford Street
UK-US trade deal is ‘done’, Trump said as he met Keir Starmer at the G7 summit
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NewsWaitrose to bring back store forums following JLP democratic shake-up
JLP also plans to shrink its partnership council as part of a shake-up of its democratic structure