Management seems set on closing sites – but it is the partners in store who make this a different kind of business
Is John Lewis in danger of turning into an Argos for the middle classes? That was the charge put to management last week as the staff-owned group embarked on an overhaul that will involve more department store closures.
Instead of its familiar, large, multi-storey shops, the business is planning to add dozens of John Lewis-branded areas among the groceries at sister chain Waitrose. The set-up is akin to Sainsbury’s relationship with its Argos brand.
