Twitter users ‘disgusted’ with John Lewis after dismissal of seasonal workers December 28, 2021 John Lewis came under fire yesterday after choosing to dismiss temporary workers ahead of Christmas sales owing to a lower than expected demand. The retailer was called out by a mother on social media, after her son was hired to in a warehouse to prepare online orders. Temporary staff were told on 23 December they [...]
Zara and Burberry shut shops in Russia while John Lewis looks to ‘mitigate exposure’ to country March 6, 2022 Fashion powerhouses have halted trading in Russia following its invasion of Ukraine, citing “operational challenges”. Luxury goods maker Burberry has temporarily shuttered its three stores in Russia, The Times reported. According to the newspaper, the designer brand’s spokesperson said Burberry would continue to monitor developments and declined to address the invasion directly. It comes after [...]
John Lewis to recruit 7,000 Christmas jobs September 15, 2021 John Lewis is recruiting more than 7,000 temporary roles across the UK in the run up to Christmas. The retailer is looking to hire 2,000 more workers than last year to meet increased demand. The hiring spree comes as retail bosses have expressed concern about the long-term impact of ongoing supply chain disruption including labour [...]
John Lewis chair doubles down on profit comments: ‘You need to do well to do good’ March 6, 2022 The chair of the John Lewis Partnership has reiterated her thoughts that companies do not have to sacrifice a pursuit of profit in order to contribute positively to society. Writing in The Mail On Sunday, Sharon White reiterated comments made in a speech to the Resolution Foundation think tank last month. In her column, White [...]
John Lewis scraps land sell-off after villagers’ displeasure November 7, 2021 John Lewis has been forced to ditch plans to sell off land for homes after Hampshire residents rebelled against the plans. The department store retailer had planned to sell off land for 12 new homes in Longstock, near Andover. However, it ditched the plans, citing “a significant level of opposition to the scheme,” to the [...]
John Lewis launches cut-price fashion range September 7, 2021 Retailer John Lewis has announced it will launch a budget fashion range under its Anyday brand, as UK shoppers continued to be lured to fast-fashion online retailers. The company is expanding its line of affordable homeware and technology products to include menswear, womenswear and children’s fashion next week. Around 700 new clothing products – some [...]
The Notebook: What a house fire can teach the FCA about consumer duty breaches May 1, 2024 Lucy McNulty takes the Notebook pen to discuss the consumer duty, John Lewis' new interview process and a podcast recommendation.
John Lewis and Waitrose to cut 1000 jobs July 14, 2021 John Lewis Partnership, the parent company of the two high street giants, has confirmed plans to cut around 1000 management roles in stores. In a move that echoes rival retailers’ attempts to weather the pandemic, the company said the 1000 role redundancies were an attempt to simplify store management structures. A John Lewis Partnership spokesperson [...]
Motorway snags unicorn status as it lines c-suite with Amazon and John Lewis leads November 29, 2021 Used car marketplace Motoway has snagged unicorn status today, after a fresh $190m funding round has it gearing up for expansion. High profile investors including Index Ventures, which backed Deliveroo, Etsy and Dropbox, as well as BMW i Ventures, Latitude and ICONIQ Growth piled into the Series C. “We’re now completing over 8,000 car sales [...]
Staff at John Lewis to share £46m bonus pot after profits rebound by nearly 40 per cent March 10, 2022 Staff at the John Lewis Partnership will share a £46m bonus pot after the retail giant saw underlying annual profits rebound by 38 per cent. The group, which also owns upmarket supermarket chain Waitrose, said it will pay a bonus of 3% to its employees, or one-and-a-half weeks’ pay, and increase wages by 2 per [...]