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Formerly | The John Lewis Partnership, Limited (1929–1982)[1][2] |
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Company type | Public limited company[3][4] |
Industry | Retail, financial services, build to rent |
Founded | 23 April 1929[1][5] | in London, England
Founder | John Spedan Lewis |
Headquarters | Pimlico, City of Westminster, London |
Key people | Jason Tarry (Chairman) Rita Clifton (Deputy Chairman) Nish Kankiwala (CEO) |
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Number of employees | 74,000 (2024)[7] |
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Website | johnlewispartnership |
John Lewis Partnership plc[3] (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[3][4] is owned by a trust[4] 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.[8]