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Waitrose Owner John Lewis Partnership Returns To Annual Profit

The John Lewis Partnership, which owns the Waitrose supermarket chain, reported a return to annual profit that reflected improved trading in its food busin...

John Lewis And Co-op Latest UK Retailers To Raise Staff Pay

The John Lewis Partnership and the Co-op became the latest British retailers to increase staff pay as they react to a rise in the government-mand...

Demand For Waitrose's Own-Brand Products Increase Globally

Global demand for Waitrose's own-brand products has increased by 92% in the last decade as the upmarket UK retailer continued to expand into new territorie...

British Shopkeepers Despair Over Retail Crime

The issue of theft and violence has been raised by many of Britain's biggest retailers in recent months, including Tesco, John Lewis and Primark, echoing s...

UK Retailer Co-Op Sees Record Shoplifting So Far This Year

Britain's Co-operative Group said it had recorded record levels of shoplifting this year and would invest in keeping prices low to help its customers in a...

Waitrose Owner John Lewis To Recruit For 10,000 Jobs

British retailer the John Lewis Partnership said it is recruiting for more than 10,000 jobs over the coming months – 1,700 permanent positions and ov...

John Lewis Chair Sharon White Moves To Clarify Partnership Plans

Sharon White, the chair of John Lewis Partnership, has issued a statement in response to suggestions that the company plans to dilute its partnership struc...

Waitrose Owner Eyes End Of 100% Staff Ownership: Reports

British retailer John Lewis, which has been 100% owned by its staff, is considering diluting its partnership structure, The Sunday Times reported at the we...