The Latest Breaking News from Sharon White

John Lewis boss faces confidence vote as business considers ways to seek new funds

Sharon White wants to bring in investors to build flats above stores, potentially leading to the sale of stake in the business

The Guardian - UK · May 9, 2023

More black blood donors urgently needed, say influential Britons

Prominent names say fact that sickle cell anaemia is UK’s fastest growing genetic condition means need for blood from black donors is acute

The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2023

Sickle cell disease fears spark awareness drive and urgent appeal for Black blood donors

Some of the most influential Black people in Britain - including Dame Sharon White and Lord Simon Woolley - have joined efforts to raise awareness of the shortage

Daily Mirror · Apr 19, 2023

Mary Portas warns John Lewis it has ‘let go of its soul’

The company is considering ending its employee-owned business structure in order to attract investment.

Evening Standard · Mar 25, 2023

John Lewis must regain its ‘soul’ to survive, says Mary Portas

Retail expert urges troubled UK company not to lose sight of its values amid proposal to welcome outside investment

The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2023

The woman who holds the second-worst job in Britain

City Voices: Dame Sharon White should stick to her guns at John Lewis

Evening Standard · Mar 24, 2023

John Lewis may find that cuddly co-investors don’t exist

Sharon White, chair of the partnership, is fishing in an extremely small pool if investors must be like-minded

The Guardian - UK · Mar 22, 2023

John Lewis: would ending staff ownership help the retailer, and is its boss’s strategy failing?

The chain’s mutual model was once hailed as a template, but now it needs cash amid hefty losses

The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2023

Employee ownership is the heart and soul of John Lewis – losing that would destroy it

Yes, its customers could buy cheaper beans or bras elsewhere. But there’s a trust tied up in its ownership structure which is now under threat, says Gemma Goldfingle, editor of Retail Gazette

The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2023

John Lewis faces criticism over plans to dilute mutual model

Shadow minister describes proposal as ‘very worrying’ while ex-PwC economist calls it ‘terribly short-sighted’

The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2023