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John Lewis to open a further 10 shops

Department store retailer John Lewis has announced that it will open a further 10 shops including locations in Scotland and Wales in July. On Monday, July 13, John Lewis shops in Basingstoke, Cardiff, Chelmsford, Chester, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, Stratford and the Trafford Centre will reopen. While the Oxford Street store in London will...

14 hours ago

People

John Lewis names Pippa Wicks as Executive Director

The John Lewis Partnership has appointed Pippa Wicks as Executive Director for John Lewis. Wicks, the company said in a statement, joins from the Co-op Group where she was deputy chief executive and will start her new role in August. She will be responsible for trading, merchandising, marketing and developing propositions and services for John...

25 Jun 2020

Retail

John Lewis to reopen nine more stores on 25 June

John Lewis has announced plans to reopen nine more stores on 25 June, following the reopening of 13 this week. The stores will be in Cribbs Causeway, Leeds, Liverpool, Milton Keynes, Newcastle, Peter Jones, Southampton, Tunbridge Wells and York. In March, John Lewis closed its 50 department stores for the first time in its 155-year history. “We...

19 Jun 2020

Retail

As UK stores reopen, 15 billion pounds of inventory must be sold

After three months of enforced closures, stores across the UK are finally opening on Monday, with queues of shoppers seen outside major retailers including Primark and John Lewis. On a visit to Westfield’s East London mall on Sunday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged consumers to support local businesses and go shopping, despite the social...

15 Jun 2020

Fashion

John Lewis launches virtual styling for men

Department store John Lewis has announced it is extending its virtual personal styling service for men, following the successful launch of virtual nursery, home and womenswear styling services in April. The menswear personal styling service has been adapted to the “evolving digital needs of customers”, explained John Lewis, as part of its “...

28 May 2020

Retail

John Lewis to begin reopening stores, here’s what it will be like to shop inside

John Lewis has announced it will begin reopening its stores in a “gradual” way from 15 June. The British retail giant will begin by opening its Poole and Kingston department stores, followed by 11 others on 18 June. Those stores are in Bluewater, Cambridge, Cheadle, Cheltenham, High Wycombe, Horsham, Ipswich, Norwich, Nottingham, Solihull and...

27 May 2020

Fashion

John Lewis re-opens factory to make NHS protective gowns

Department store John Lewis has re-opened its textile factory, ‘Herbert Parkinson’ in Lancashire to make protective gowns for the NHS. The retailer said that the factory that usually sews bespoke blinds, curtains and pillows and duvets will this week begin making around 8,000 washable, clinical gowns for the Northumbria NHS Foundation Trust....

27 Apr 2020

Business

John Lewis anticipates full year sales decline of 35 percent

In a business update, John Lewis said that trading has been mixed since January 26, 2020. With stores closed, the brand witnessed a significant spike in online sales, which were up 84 percent year-on-year since the middle of March. Overall, John Lewis sales were down 17 percent year-on-year since the middle of March, and down 7 percent...

21 Apr 2020

Fashion

John Lewis launches virtual stylist service through Instagram

John Lewis has launched a number of virtual services, including a virtual styling assistant, to meet the needs of consumers during lockdown. Customers will be able to book free one-to-one video appointments with personal stylists from the John Lewis Style Studios who will help them find outfits and streamline their wardrobes. The appointments...

14 Apr 2020

Business

John Lewis creates wellbeing area in new NHS Nightingale London

John Lewis Partnership has installed a wellbeing area for frontline medical staff and volunteers at the newly constructed Nightingale NHS Hospital in London to offer support during the Covid-19 crisis. The space will be the only area within the main part of the hospital that is specifically designed for all staff to have a “place of sanctuary”,...

9 Apr 2020

Fashion

Fashion does good during coronavirus outbreak

While the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis is hitting the fashion industry hard, with all but non-essential shops closed around the UK, that hasn’t stopped fashion designers, brands and retailers doing their bit to aid the coronavirus relief efforts - from offering charitable donations, discounts to the NHS, as well as making protective equipment and...

24 Mar 2020

Retail

John Lewis closes its stores, the first time in 155 years

Unprecedented times call for unprecedented measures. John Lewis is the latest retailer to temporarily close its stores during the coronavirus crisis, the first time the high street giant has done so in 155 years of trading. All 50 sites will cease trading on Monday, John Lewis’s board confirmed. According to Retail Sector the company’s...

23 Mar 2020