John Lewis news and analysis – Page 2
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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
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NewsJohn Lewis determined to reinstate bonus ‘as soon as possible’ amid staff campaign
’Thousands’ of current and former partners have called on John Lewis to reinstate its annual bonus
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NewsJohn Lewis gets green light to build hundreds of homes above Waitrose store in West Ealing
JLP plans to modernise its West Ealing Waitrose store, building 428 buy-to-let homes in the process
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NewsJohn Lewis kicks off new hospitality push with Jamie Oliver café
The retailer plans to add five new cafés and restaurants in 2025 after opening its first Jamie Oliver cookery school
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NewsMedia Bites 7 May: trade pacts, Jason Tarry, tartare sauce
Government trade deals around the globe dominate the headlines
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NewsWaitrose owner John Lewis Partnership names new finance boss
Mounsey has worked in a number of different senior finance roles during his 13 years at JLP
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NewsMedia Bites 21 March: interest rates, high street taxes and The Vegetarian Butcher
The papers have been focusing on BoE interest rates, UK high street taxes and Unilever’s offloading of The Vegetarian Butcher
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NewsWaitrose confirms new stores to kick off £600m investment
Waitrose has agreed deals to open new Little Waitrose stores in Southwick, West Sussex and St Andrews in Bristol, which will open as part of its £600m invstment into stores this year
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NewsWaitrose has ‘turned the dial’ on recent struggles, after ‘transformed’ annual results
‘We are transforming the profitability of the Waitrose business,’ declared Waitrose executive director James Bailey, after the John Lewis Partnership’s annual results
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NewsCity snapshot: John Lewis scraps bonus as Deliveroo records first ever profit
The retailer scrapped the bonus for the third year in a row despite tripling its annual profits. Also, Deliveroo goes into the black for the first time
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NewsStaff miss out on bonus as profits triple at John Lewis Partnership
Profits have tripled at the John Lewis Partnership as the retail group made ‘solid’ progress on its turnaround but staff still missed out on a bonus for the third year in a row
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NewsWaitrose pay rises above inflation as John Lewis invests £114m
The John Lewis Partnership is investing £114m into raising pay from 1 April
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NewsWaitrose on track for ‘significant’ improvement in profits despite reports it missed Christmas sales
Waitrose has confirmed the figure came from a monthly sales update. However, it did not include key days of Christmas or new year sales
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership chief customer officer Charlotte Lock steps down
She first joined the partnership in March 2022 from Co-op, where she was data and loyalty director
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NewsIceland CEO and former John Lewis boss among food and drink figures given new year honours
Defra permanent secretary Tamara Finkelstein and Regal Foods Group CEO Younis Chaudhry also received honours from the King
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NewsKing Charles awards royal warrants to John Lewis, Tiptree and Ryvita
The King has renewed warrants for 386 companies which previously held the accolade for Queen Elizabeth II
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Analysis & FeaturesThe battle for the best Christmas ad 2024: which ones impress our expert panel?
From a star-laden ‘crime scene’ to Kevin Carrot making boob jokes, this year’s ads are a varied bunch
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NewsJohn Lewis ‘optimistic’ £400m investment in automation will pay off this Christmas
The investment in automation had led to 75% improvement in storage capacity at John Lewis’ Milton Keynes distrbution campus
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NewsMedia Bites 27 November: loyalty pricing, John Lewis and Christmas pet treats
The competition watchdog has cleared supermarket loyalty schemes of price manipulation
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NewsJohn Lewis’ Christmas ad features stores in moving campaign
John Lewis has finally dropped its highly anticipated Christmas ad aiming to capture the nation’s hearts and boost festive sales