John Lewis Partnership

Not to be confused with Lewis's.

John Lewis Partnership plc
Company typePublic limited company[1][2]
IndustryRetail, financial services, build to rent
FoundedOxford Street, London (1929; 95 years ago (1929))[3]
FounderJohn Spedan Lewis
HeadquartersPimlico, City of Westminster, London
Key people
Jason Tarry
(Chairman)
Rita Clifton
(Deputy Chairman)
Nish Kankiwala
(CEO)
Products
  • Fashion
  • Electronics
  • Homeware
  • Food
  • Drink
  • Financial services
  • Property
RevenueIncrease £12.426 billion (FY2023/24)[4]
Increase £0.147 billion (FY2023/24)[4]
Number of employees
74,000 (2024)[5]
Subsidiaries
Websitejohnlewispartnership.co.uk

The John Lewis Partnership plc[1] (JLP) is a British company that operates John Lewis & Partners department stores, Waitrose supermarkets, financial services and a build to rent operation. The public limited company[1][2] is owned by a trust[2] on behalf of all its employees, known as Partners, who share the responsibilities and rewards of ownership. JLP has around 74,000 employees as of 2024.[6]

  1. ^ a b c "JOHN LEWIS PARTNERSHIP PLC". Companies House. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Williams, Joe (25 November 2010). "Employee share ownership: John Lewis Partnership 'not what it purports to be'". hrmagazine.co.uk. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  3. ^ "John Lewis Partnership – Our founder – the John Spedan Lewis story". John Lewis Partnership. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Annual Report 2034/24" (PDF). John Lewis Partnership. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  5. ^ "John Lewis Partnership". www.johnlewispartnership.co.uk. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  6. ^ "JOHN LEWIS PARTNERSHIP PLC". John Lewis Partnership. Retrieved 12 September 2024.