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History of John Lewis
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Jessops rebrand as John Lewis
Jessops only rebranded itself as John Lewis on the 27th October 2002. -
Cardiff Store Opened
The Cardiff store opened in September 2009 as part of the St David's Centre it's the largest John Lewis department store in the UK outside of London. -
Online sales predicted to top £500m
John Lewis says online sales will top £500m -
John Lewis are appointed as the official department store provider for the London 2012 Olympics
In February 2011, it was announced that John Lewis was appointed as the Official Department Store provider for the London 2012 Olympic Games. As part of the deal, John Lewis stores will become key retail outlets for official London 2012 merchandise. John Lewis was the 26th domestic sponsor to sign up to London 2012 -
Opening 10 small stores in next 5 years
In July 2011, John Lewis announced that it would be opening 10 new stores under a new smaller format in city centre locations over the next 5 years. -
Awards in 2012
'Britain's favourite electricals retailer 2012' and 'Best Multichannel Retailer 2012 -
Lower bonuses for staff
John Lewis staff will be getting lower bonuses this year, after the department store unveiled a fall in profits. -
John Lewis Gross sales are up 13.5%
Gross sales of £3.78bn, up £448.3m, 13.5% -
Revenue up 6.8% in 2013
Revenue of £5.42bn, up £343.8m, 6.8% -
Oxford Street is still the largest store
The original Oxford Street shop is still the flagship and largest branch in the partnership -
It has 39 stores to this day
The John Lewis Partnership operates 39 John Lewis shops across the UK (30 department stores and nine John Lewis at home) -
Gross sales are over £9.5bn for the partnership
The business has annual gross sales of over £9.5bn -
Wins awards
John Lewis, 'Retailer of the Year 2013'
'The Nation's Best Retailer' and 'Multichannel Retailer of the Year 2013' -
17% of staffs salary is partnership bonus
Partnership Bonus of £210.8m; 17% of salary which is equal to 9 weeks of pay -
Chairman recieves Kinghthood
Charlie Mayfield, chairman of mutually-owned retailer John Lewis receives a knighthood
