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Where it went wrong for Sharon White at John Lewis

Is saving John Lewis the toughest job in retail?

Evening Standard · Oct 3, 2023

OPINION - John Lewis’s problems go far deeper than just Sharon White

John Lewis is a doughty symbol of London retail, but that does not guarantee it a bricks-and-mortar future. Gamages on Holborn traded in everything from toys to supplying the army with catapults during the First World War, but was an anachronism in swinging London by the Seventies, while Dickins &…

Evening Standard · Oct 3, 2023

Dame Sharon White is right to signal her exit at John Lewis

Retail chief’s confused messaging has hinted at self-doubt and panic, even though the group is making reasonable progress

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2023

John Lewis needs to pick up the pace on restructuring

Every time the partnership lifts the lid on its challenges, there’s an echo of pre-overhaul M&S circa 2017

The Guardian - UK · Sep 14, 2023

Developers and their Tory allies are killing the high street. Only a people’s revolt can stop them now

While local shops in countries such as France are protected, the UK is crippled by lax planning laws and sky-high business rates, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Sep 14, 2023

I work in a supermarket and see how desperate some shoplifters are. My heart goes out to them

Sharon White is right – theft is ‘epidemic’ on the British high street. But more security measures won’t fix our unequal society, says an anonymous supermarket worker based in south-east England

The Guardian - UK · Sep 14, 2023

John Lewis Partnership says turnaround to take extra two years after £59m loss

The John Lewis Partnership added that investment in its strategy and customers was going to ‘take precedence’ over its annual bonus for staff.

The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2023

John Lewis staff bonus at risk as turnaround plan delayed by two years

“More loafers, fewer sofas” as customers hold off on big ticket purchases

Evening Standard · Sep 14, 2023

Arm shares soar 25% over IPO price in US stock market float; FTSE 100 posts best day of 2023 – as it happened

Shares in UK chip designer are making a successful debut on the US stock market today, while UK blue-chip stocks post their best day since last November

The Guardian - UK · Sep 14, 2023

John Lewis turnaround timeframe extended amid fresh losses

Partnership says smaller first-half loss is optimistic sign but recovery plan likely to take two years longer than scheduled

The Guardian - UK · Sep 14, 2023