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Today (Thursday July 2) John Lewis has revealed details of its largest own-brand launch to date. Created in-house by the John Lewis & Partners Design Studio team, a new womenswear collection entitled “John Lewis & Partners” comprises 300 designs that will carry the retailer’s new brand name: “John Lewis & …

Total sales at John Lewis last week (to Saturday July 7) were down 0.3% on last year. The department store group’s operations director Dino Rocos said the result was impacted by two factors: “the very hot weather and the World Cup”. Dino noted that Home sales were down 8.4% but …

Total sales for John Lewis were down 7.9% last week (to Saturday June 30) on last year, with the high temperatures impacting sales. The department store group’s director of operations development Simon Russell said: “Home sales were down 13.5%, although Outdoor Living continues to perform strongly. Low tog duvets saw …

John Lewis Partnership (JLP) today (Wednesday June 27) outlined the next phase of its strategy, designed to develop and strengthen the business. With annual gross sales of over £11.5 billion, the retailer operates 50 John Lewis shops across the UK, johnlewis.com, 353 Waitrose shops, waitrose.com and business-to-business contracts in the …

Total sales for John Lewis were down 2.2% last week (to Saturday June 23) on the same week last year. The department store group product director Sienne Veit said: “‘Clearance’ got off to a good start but sales slowed at the weekend due to the hot weather.” Sienne noted that …

Total sales for John Lewis last week (to Saturday June 16) were up 5.7% on the same week last year. The department store groups’ buying director for fashion Christine Kasoulis said “sales benefited from customers buying Father’s Day gifts and enjoying offers as we price-matched a competitor’s promotion”. Due to …

John Lewis is piloting a service in which customers can arrange for unwanted clothing bought from its shops and website to be collected from their home – and be paid immediately for each item, regardless of its condition. The department store group’s initiative is being tested by over 100 John …

Total sales at John Lewis rose 4.2% last week (to Saturday June 9) on the same week last year, boosted by the department store retailer price-matching competitors’ promotions through its Never Knowingly Undersold policy. John Lewis head of shop trade for London and the south-east Liz Mihell said that while …

John Lewis has begun welcoming applications for around 300 new jobs at its department store in Cheltenham, which opens on October 18. The 115,000sq ft shop, which represents an £23 million investment, will open on the Gloucestershire town’s high street in the old Beechwood shopping centre. It will offer home …

Total sales at John Lewis last week (to Saturday June 2) were up 0.1% on last year. The department store group commented that ‘a particularly warm bank holiday had an impact on sales’. John Lewis buying director for Home and EHT [Electronics & Home Technology] Johnathan Marsh noted that while …