LONDON (Reuters) - John Lewis Partnership on Thursday cut its annual profit forecast after weak Christmas sales and said the head of its department stores would go, laying bare the pressure facing one ...

John Lewis is throwing down the fashion gauntlet in a fight to win shoppers from Marks & Spencer. The department store and Waitrose owner has had a troubled few years but finally returned to profit in ...

LONDON, May 7 (Reuters) - Britain's John Lewis [JLP.UL], the employee-owned retailer, said it will launch a new smaller store format focused exclusively on home furnishings and electrical and home ...

LONDON (Reuters) - John Lewis Partnership [JLPLC.UL] warned of a big fall in annual profit on Wednesday, deepening a crisis in Britain's department store sector, and said chaos could ensue if the ...

John Lewis Partnership Plc narrowed losses as sales recovered at its upmarket grocery chain Waitrose, in the last set of results before Sharon White hands over the reins to a new chairman. The ...

Middle England — that bellwether of the U.K.’s consumer likes and dislikes — has fallen out of love. Where once department store John Lewis could do no wrong with its heart-string pulling Christmas ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Faithfull is London-based and covers retail and real estate As the John Lewis store on Oxford Street is downsized, the ...

It was reported last month that the John Lewis Partnership (JLP) is looking into selling a minority stake of up to £2bn in the firm, which has been entirely owned by its staff, known as “partners”, ...

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The John Lewis Partnership is preparing for a phased reopening of its department stores, such as the one in Exeter, after the Government said non-essential shops can reopen from June 15. The ...

The John Lewis Partnership (JLP) is set to hire 12,500 temporary staff this festive season in its largest seasonal recruitment drive to date. The retail group, which includes John Lewis department ...