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John Lewis (24 February 1836 – 8 June 1928) was an English businessman and town councillor, known for being the founder of the John Lewis department store on Oxford Street, London and the national John Lewis department store chain.
Early history. The flagship store on Oxford Street began as a drapery shop, opened by John Lewis in 1864. In 1905 Lewis acquired a second store, Peter Jones in Sloane Square, London. His eldest son, John Spedan Lewis, began the John Lewis Partnership in 1920 after thinking up the idea during his days in charge of Peter Jones.
Over 100 years ago our Founder, John Spedan Lewis, began an experiment into a better way of doing business by including staff in decision making on how the business would be run.
The John Lewis Partnership plc (JLP) is a British company that operates John Lewis & Partners department stores, Waitrose supermarkets, its banking and financial services, and other retail-related activities.
Apr 19, 2014 · John Lewis - the founder of the famous retail chain - was born in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, in 1836. Becoming a drapers apprentice, aged 14, in 1856, he came to London and landed a job as a...
The founder’s dominating style came into focus on April 27, 1920, when 400 department store staff opted for strike action ‘en masse’, timed to coincide with a major John Lewis sale. They demanded trade union representation to achieve fairer treatment on pay and working conditions.
May 26, 2022 · John Spedan Lewis founds the John Lewis Partnership, with the profits of the company distributed to all employees in the form of a bonus or company stock. 90 years later, it's still hailed as the secret to the company’s ongoing success.
