John Lewis has unveiled a string of refreshed sustainability commitments in its new report ‘Plan for Nature’, through which it said it is looking to double down on its pledges to protect and restore nature. In a release, the company, which also owns supermarket chain Waitrose, said it felt passionately about investing in nature restoration...
4 Oct 2022
John Lewis has launched a womenswear rental service as consumer demand for circular fashion continues to grow. The company has linked with rental fashion platform Hurr for the new service. The platform will carry a mix of emerging brands and John Lewis customer favourites including Whistles, Somerset by Alice Temperley, and the upcoming Erica...
3 Oct 2022
John Lewis has temporarily removed the minimum spend threshold for click-and-collect orders until October 19 to help shoppers spread out their Christmas shopping amid surging inflation. The British retailer said the move will help shoppers to make smaller orders ahead of the holidays. It has also extended its returns policy, allowing shoppers to...
28 Sept 2022
The John Lewis Partnership swung to a loss in the first half of the year amid the cost of living crisis. In the six months to July 30, the employee-owned company made a loss before tax and exceptional items of 92 million pounds compared to a profit of 69 million pounds a year earlier. Chair Sharon White said the loss was largely due to two main...
15 Sept 2022
John Lewis has launched a new report exploring the changing habits of UK shoppers, outlining how customers have adapted their needs and desires over the past decades. The ‘Moments Economy: How We Shop, Live and Look in 2022’ has been developed over the course of 18 months and detailed a new trend among consumers which John Lewis has entitled the...
5 Sept 2022
The John Lewis Partnership has revealed plans to recruit over 10,000 temporary roles across the UK for the Christmas period as it expects to see increased demand. It added that it will be offering free food to all of its employees and temporary workers from October 3 to January 6 to help with cost of living. In a release, the retail group said...
1 Sept 2022
Sustainable Cornish fashion brand Celtic & Co. has opened concessions in two John Lewis stores in London and Cambridge to reach new customers. The opening marks the brand’s first-ever physical presence in a department store on the UK high street and builds upon Celtic & Co.’s success selling its clothing and footwear on John Lewis’ website....
23 Aug 2022
Over 100 retailers have come together in a joint letter to Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) in England and Wales, calling on it to commit to making retail crime a priority in local policing strategies. In the letter, which was shared by the British Retail Consortium (BRC), retailers had expressed increasing concern over the rising levels of...
12 Aug 2022
As the retail sector continues to suffer from a difficult labour market, John Lewis CEO Dame Sharon White said a new government must think "really hard" about getting older people back into work. Dame White told the BBC that the record number of job vacancies is unlike any time she has seen in her career. According to the BBC the UK has seen one...
9 Aug 2022
US born occasion wear brand Adrianna Papell has announced the launch of three new pop-up stores for autumn/winter 2022 in the London Oxford Street, Edinburgh and Cheadle John Lewis branches. Commenting on the launch, Sue Reid, managing director UK & international sales at Adrianna Papell said: “Adrianna Papell is already stocked with John Lewis...
27 Jul 2022
John Lewis Partnership has been awarded an accreditation that recognises it as a ‘Menopause Friendly Employer’, as selected by an independent panel of experts from the Menopause Friendly organisation. The accreditation recognises the department store chain, which said it employs over 42,000 women, for creating an inclusive culture allowing for...
15 Jul 2022
Department store John Lewis has announced the appointment of its first director of design for fashion, Queralt Ferrer. The announcement comes as the retailer continues to build on plans to expand its own-brand ranges, with it aiming to become a “more significant player in fashion and home”, it said in a release. John Lewis hopes the appointment...
27 Jun 2022
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