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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Sarah Butler and Rob Davies

John Lewis staff brace for shake-up as ex-Tesco UK boss named group chair

John Lewis store in London's Oxford Street
John Lewis Partnership has been searching for a new chair since Sharon White announced she would not seek a second term. Photograph: Sean Dempsey/PA

Staff at the company that owns John Lewis and Waitrose have been told to brace for a cultural shake-up after the retailer recruited the former UK boss of Tesco to lead its recovery.

Jason Tarry, a veteran of frontline retail, will replace Sharon White as chair of the John Lewis Partnership (JLP) in an appointment that one analyst said would revolutionise the company’s “social club” culture.

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