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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

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

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

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Sharon White to quit John Lewis after just five years

Former civil servant likely to be replaced by “seasoned retailer”

Evening Standard

John Lewis boss Sharon White to step down

Chair of John Lewis Partnership will leave in February 2025 at end of her five-year term, company says

The Guardian - UK

John Lewis looks at sale and leaseback of 12 Waitrose supermarkets

Retail chain hopes to raise £150m to fund store updates and invest in online operations

The Guardian - UK

John Lewis to seek £150 million from sale of 12 Waitrose stores

A sale and leaseback allows the retailer to monetize parts of its valuable store estate

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Shoplifting is now an epidemic, says John Lewis boss

John Lewis is among 10 of the UK’s biggest retailers which have agreed to fund Project Pegasus, a police operation to crack down on shoplifting

Evening Standard

John Lewis boss says shoplifting has become an ‘epidemic’

John Lewis is among 10 of the UK’s biggest retailers which have agreed to fund Project Pegasus, a police operation to crack down on shoplifting

The Guardian - UK

John Lewis boss calls for royal commission to save UK high streets

Sharon White says 6,000 shops have closed over the past five years and rethink is needed

The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Hunt says he mustn’t pump extra money into people’s pockets; BoE’s Mann says better to over-tighten interest rates – as it happened

Chancellor says focus is to fight inflation, while Bank of England policymaker argues for higher interest rates

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The Guardian - UK

Thursday briefing: How to tackle the health issues wreaking havoc on UK children

In today’s newsletter: Stunted growth, hunger and dental issues have rocketed over the last year – but experts warn the crisis is far from over

The Guardian - UK

Cost of living worsening health of children in UK, say school nurses

Survey reports increased levels of tooth decay and stunted growth as families struggle to afford nutritious meals

Evening Standard

Is Dame Sharon heading for the Glass Cliff?

City Comment: The John Lewis boss could pay the price for the mistakes of predecessors

The Guardian - UK

John Lewis owner picks Saatchi & Saatchi to replace agency behind hit Christmas ads

Retailer parts ways with Adam&eveDDB as it attempts turnaround after slumping to a loss

The Guardian - UK

What has gone wrong at John Lewis and Waitrose – and can they survive?

Sharon White has survived a staff rebellion, but the boss of middle England’s favourite retailer is under pressure to rethink her strategy

The Guardian - UK

John Lewis staff rebuke Sharon White over losses but back her to continue

Retailer to remain employee-owned, vows chair after row about reported plans to sell stake in partnership to investors

Evening Standard

John Lewis staff back Dame Sharon White to take retailer forward, but revolt over past year’s performance

But staff of the partnership, which also owns Waitrose, said they “did not support last year’s performance”

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