Dobbies has announced a new partnership with Waitrose, to provide Dobbies’ customers with Waitrose’s wide range of high-quality food, grocery products and everyday essentials in over 50 Dobbies Garden Centres across the UK. Dobbies launched its new-style foodhall in July 2020 and since then it has seen significant growth, offering customers a wide range of
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Record sales at John Lewis have prompted the department store giant to restore its staff bonuses, albeit with the warning that the crisis in Ukraine will further impact the cost of living. A £46mn pot will be shared between employees, equating to a 3 per cent bonus (one and a half week’s pay). A 2
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John Lewis has reported a £517mn pre-tax loss for last year and warned that further store closures are to come, as the partnership faced £648mn of exceptional costs, primarily as a consequence of the value of its stores being written down. The company has also undergone restructuring, a redundancy programme; in November 2020 it said
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John Lewis is planning to turn surplus shops into affordable housing as it seeks way to survive the retail crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The department store giant, which announced last month that it may be forced to close eight stores, putting 1,300 jobs at risk, can now take advantage of the Government’s planning
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John Lewis has been named as the best retailer in the UK to work for, according to employee reviews posted on the website of jobs’ firm Indeed. Cosmetics company Lush was second, followed by IKEA, Marks & Spencer, Clarks, Pandora Jewellery, Harrods, GAME, Waitrose and The Body Shop. Lego has been voted the top brand
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The retail industry has the unhappiest staff, according to an Expert Market/Vivatic survey. Some 13% of the 2,222 respondents said they had imagined killing their boss and 30% of those in the sector claimed to hate their job. At the end of April, Eric Smith – who has designed jewellery for the Queen and the
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