This statistic displays the number of people employed by the John Lewis Partnership plc in the United Kingdom (UK), as of the end of financial years 2009 to 2022. In the year ending January 2022, the partnership had 78,600 employees, including those working as part of the John Lewis department store and Waitrose grocery store operations. There has been an overall decrease in the company's employee count since 2015, with a loss of more than 10 thousand employees.
The John Lewis Partnership is a British retailer, which operates the John Lewis department stores and Waitrose supermarkets, as well as its own banking and financial services and online retail sites (johnlewis.com, waitrose.com). The company uses an employee-owned business model, where its employees - known as Partners - are influential in running the business and are given a share of the annual profits.
Number of employees at John Lewis Partnership plc in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2022
As of the end of the financial year, at the end of January. The financial year 2022 ended January 29, 2022.
Figures prior to 2018 are taken from the annual reports and accounts by the source.
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John Lewis Partnership. (April 27, 2022). Number of employees at John Lewis Partnership plc in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 14, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/420213/john-lewis-partnership-employees-united-kingdom-uk/
John Lewis Partnership. "Number of employees at John Lewis Partnership plc in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2022." Chart. April 27, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 14, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/420213/john-lewis-partnership-employees-united-kingdom-uk/
John Lewis Partnership. (2022). Number of employees at John Lewis Partnership plc in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 14, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/420213/john-lewis-partnership-employees-united-kingdom-uk/
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