All Department stores articles – Page 16
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NewsJohn Lewis appoints first head of loyalty and invests in pan-partnership rewards
John Lewis Partnership has appointed its first pan-partnership head of loyalty and is looking to ramp up its membership rewards with a new loyalty programme.
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NewsJohn Lewis bids to win kidswear market share with expanded range
John Lewis hopes to seize a bigger share of the children’s clothing market with the launch of an expanded collection, including debut ranges from its new director of design for fashion, Queralt Ferrer.
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DataShopfloor pay ranking: How much do UK retailers pay?
Our ranking of shopfloor pay at the UK’s biggest retailers shows a rapid pace of change, but with shrinking volumes and rampant inflation to consider, how high can it realistically rise?
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NewsJohn Lewis wins court dispute over ‘Excitable Edgar’ the dragon Christmas ad
John Lewis has won a court case in which a children’s author claimed the retailer had stolen one of her designs for its Edgar the dragon Christmas advert.
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NewsJohn Lewis new CEO tells staff they must change business model ‘at pace’
New John Lewis Partnership chief executive Nish Kankiwala has told staff that the business model will have to be reformed “at pace”.
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GalleryStore gallery: Fortnum & Mason’s new Food & Drink Studio
Fortnum & Mason has unveiled its revamped third floor, now dedicated to luxury food and drink.
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NewsJohn Lewis boss White speaks out on stake sale speculation
John Lewis Partnership chair Dame Sharon White has said she will always act “in the best interest of the partnership”.
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Opinion‘A stake sale would risk turning John Lewis into AN Other retailer’
Annual losses of £234m, no staff bonus, the spectre of more job losses looming – no wonder the John Lewis Partnership is considering whether its traditional way of doing things needs to change.
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NewsJohn Lewis considers end to 100% employee ownership
John Lewis Partnership (JLP), which is 100% owned by its staff, is looking at watering down its mutual structure, according to a report in The Sunday Times.
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NewsFrasers Group completes acquisition of shopping centre with 'huge potential'
Sports Direct owner, Frasers Group has completed the acquisition of The Mall shopping centre in Luton.
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AnalysisAfter ‘inflation hurricane’ hits, cost cutting is king at John Lewis
“Inflation has hit us like a hurricane” was the stark verdict from John Lewis Partnership chair Dame Sharon White as the retail institution slid to a £234m pre-tax loss.
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership axes bonus and warns of job cuts as it swings to loss
John Lewis Partnership will not pay a bonus this year and has warned of job cuts within the group.
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AnalysisNish Kankiwala – John Lewis’ first chief executive faces huge challenges
The appointment of a chief executive at John Lewis Partnership – the first time such a role has existed in the legendary retailer’s history – was a bolt from the blue.
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership appoints first-ever chief executive
John Lewis Partnership has appointed a chief executive for the first time in its history.
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GalleryStore gallery: John Lewis pilots ‘shopping by senses’ and localisation in new-look branch
John Lewis has unveiled an experimental new store format designed to provide customers with a sensory shopping experience and reflect the interests of the local community.
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NewsJohn Lewis chair Dame Sharon White: ‘I struggle to find men to work for me’
John Lewis chair Dame Sharon White has said she struggles to find men to work for her and she has been criticised for pushing to change the retailer’s culture around gender.
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NewsJohn Lewis’ Wicks departure comes amid ‘culture clash’
The sudden departure of Pippa Wicks from John Lewis last week has been blamed on a culture clash at the partnership.
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NewsJohn Lewis puts golf course on market to cut costs
The John Lewis Partnership has put a 200-acre golf course up for sale as part of a drive to cut costs.
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NewsExclusive: M&S ploughs £57m into biggest-ever store pay investment
M&S is investing £57m to increase pay for shopfloor staff – its biggest ever investment in store pay, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsJohn Lewis boss Wicks makes surprise exit from retailer
John Lewis executive director Pippa Wicks is leaving the department store business.