Charlotte Lock, chief customer director at John Lewis Partnership, has confirmed she has left the British retail group for an undisclosed role, which she describes as a “personal passion”. Lock joined the retailer in March 2022 as its first pan-partnership customer director, where she was responsible for delivering a customer strategy, brand...
8 Jan 2025
2024 seemed to take shape as a period of transition for many of the industry’s biggest players as they looked to swiftly, yet effectively, turn around lacklustre financials and return to growth, profitability or both. To lead such strategies, many took to overhauling their leadership teams, naming new CEOs in the process who have come in guns...
3 Jan 2025
John Lewis Partnership reported sales of 5.9 billion pounds in the first half, up 2 percent year-on-year, while revenue was up 2 percent to 5.2 billion pounds. The company said that the Partnership is on track to deliver significantly higher full year profit above the 42 million pounds reported in 2023/24. Commenting on the first half trading,...
12 Sept 2024
The successor to outgoing chairman Sharon White has finally been named at John Lewis Partnership (JLP), where former chief executive officer for Tesco, Jason Tarry, is to take on the helm position of the board. White announced her intention to step down from the retail group’s board in the latter half of 2023 as she began to enter the final...
8 Apr 2024
The John Lewis Partnership has appointed Clare Swindell as a non-executive director and chair of the audit and risk committee. She succeeds Nicky Dulieu, who stepped down in December 2023. Swindell, the company said in a statement, is a highly experienced finance professional and has spent much of her career in retail. She was co-chief executive...
21 Feb 2024
The John Lewis Partnership (JLP), which owns and operates department store John Lewis and supermarket Waitrose, has appointed former Tesco executive Paul Jones as head of brand and store experience. In a statement, JLP said that Jones, who was with Tesco for 12 years, most recently as head of brand, store design, will be in charge of developing...
23 Oct 2023
John Lewis Partnership, which comprises department store chain John Lewis and supermarket Waitrose, has named Martin Gafsen as new director of property, effective November 13. In his new role, Gafsen will be responsible for the strategy and management of the British retailer’s property portfolio. He succeeds Chris Harris who announced earlier...
13 Oct 2023
John Lewis Partnership has appointed Will Kernan as a non-executive director of the Partnership board, with effect from September 12, 2023. Commenting on Kernan’s appointment to the board, Sharon White, chairman of the John Lewis Partnership, said: "We’re fortunate to have Will’s extensive experience and expertise, which will play a significant...
6 Sept 2023
The John Lewis Partnership is pushing forward with its digital transformation with the announcement it has struck a 100 million pound deal with Google Cloud to provide customers with “even more tailored and personalised experiences”. The new partnership will see the partnership migrate more of its technology to Google Cloud, harnessing the tech...
9 Aug 2023
Department store retailer John Lewis is expanding its childrenswear offering with its first ‘tweens’ collection as it looks to “significantly grow its share” of the children’s fashion business in the UK. In a statement, John Lewis said that the new children’s collection will feature more than 2,100 more lines, including its own-label ‘tween’...
17 Apr 2023
The chair of John Lewis has sent a message to customers following news the company is considering diluting its partnership structure amid continued losses. In a statement on LinkedIn, Sharon White said it is her responsibility to ensure “the partnership model not only survives, but thrives for another 75 years”. It follows a report by The Sunday...
23 Mar 2023
John Lewis Partnership, which owns its namesake department store chain as well as supermarket chain Waitrose, has cut its staff bonus scheme after posting a loss in its most recent full-year results ended January 28, 2023. The company posted a loss before exceptional items and tax of 78 million pounds, down from a profit of 181 million pounds a...
16 Mar 2023