Press releases and statements

The John Lewis Partnership is supporting a new initiative to promote retail as a career of choice and showcase the wide range of career opportunities in retail.

Waitrose & Partners has joined forces with Scottish biotec company CuanTec to work on a new film for food packaging made out of waste langoustine shells.

HRH The Prince of Wales officially opened the new Waitrose & Partners Food Innovation Studio today.

John Lewis & Partners has joined the UK Plastics Pact a collaborative initiative, established by not for profit organisation WRAP, to create a circular economy for plastics.

All John Lewis & Partners and Waitrose & Partners shops, head offices, distribution centres and all other UK sites will have a net zero carbon footprint by 2050 at the latest.

The living room has replaced the kitchen as the heart of UK homes but we’re not relaxing on three piece suites anymore, and now we’re working in this space too! 

Waitrose & Partners has today (7 March) confirmed that it has exchanged contracts for the sale of the five shops to various parties. 

Investment programme and financial strength maintained despite a challenging retail market.

The John Lewis Foundation launches partnership with WaterAid to empower artisan communities in India with clean water.

Waitrose & Partners confirms that following careful review of the relationship its commercial arrangement with Ocado will come to an end in September 2020, in line with contractual terms.

The John Lewis Partnership has achieved Disability Confident Leader status - the highest accreditation in the Department for Work and Pensions’ scheme which recognises and supports employers who recruit and retain people with disabilities.

The John Lewis Partnership today announced that following a competitive pitch day for its retail innovation programme JLAB, it will continue discussions with six businesses who could transform how we shop in the future.

Waitrose & Partners will today launch a £1 million grant fund to give money to projects designed to reduce unnecessary plastic and tackle plastic pollution.

John Lewis & Partners today announced that it will close Knight & Lee & Partners in Southsea.

Waitrose & Partners and John Lewis & Partners announce changes to their Management Boards.

Waitrose & Partners has hit its target to remove black plastic from hundreds of products as part of its overall aim to eradicate black plastic from all its own-label products.

Gross sales at the John Lewis Partnership were up 1.4% versus last year to £2,207m. We had a positive Christmas trading period thanks to the extraordinary efforts of Partners in our business, delivering differentiated products and service to customers.