John Lewis - John Lewis Store Details
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With over 25 John Lewis Department stores throughout
Britain they are one of the UK's largest department store retail
groups in the country. The household department store name is
synomonous with quality goods and an outstanding after sales service,
its reputation amongst customers and suppliers is unparalleled
in the UK retail industry. 2004 proved a highly successful year
celebrating both important anniversaries for the group and a recorded
annual turnover which topped the five £billion mark.
John Lewis Department Store Background
John Lewis opened up his first store, John Lewis Oxford Street,
in the mid 1860's. The successful venture led to a further store
opening and the business was passed down the family. In 1929 a new
retail relationship was established between John Lewis, their workers
and their suppliers with the legally binding Trust Settlement and
the John Lewis Partnership was born. This Trust Settlement and the
commitment of John
Lewis shop partners to the company gives the company a great
competitive edge that probably accounts for a large proportion of
their success and growth in the UK retail industry and has certainly
enhanced their highly valued reputation amongst both customers and
suppliers.
John Lewis Stores
John Lewis is the one of the country's largest department store
groups their shops can be found in right at the top North of the
country in Aberdeen down to the South West. Stores are located in
large cities (Oxford Street, London), out-of-town retail developments
(Cheadle, Cheshire) and massive shopping malls (Trafford Park, Manchester).
In combination these John Lewis stores account for over 5
million square feet of prime retail space. Each store offers a vast
range of choice of clothing, home and garden catering for a wide
range of tastes - this range is probably the widest on offer under
one roof from any single British retailer. Their range of stock
undergoes constant reviews to ensure they continue to follow current
trends and offer new ranges at the cutting edge of fashion to ensure
customers can choose from a variety of styles and prices that remain
unmatched by any other UK retailer. Coupled with they high standards
of quality and competitive prices this ensures the continued growth
and success of the department store chain.
John Lewis Shops Online
In 2001 John Lewis launched John Lewis shops direct which
offered a range of methods aside from the stores for customers to
access and purchase their services and products. Home shopping by
post or phone is served both via their popular catalogue and web
presence is served by their online store which is emerging as one
of the fastest growing and successful online UK shopping web sites.
Online departments include clothing for all members of the family
at all ages; toys and nursery for young children, computing, audio
& TV, sports & leisure for all members of the family's entertainment
and development; and home and garden for all your furnishings, maintenance,
tools and accessories. The online store services includes the John
Lewis's Gift Service which is the countries most popular gift service
enabling customers to plan important events such as birthdays and
anniversaries which also includes the John Lewis wedding gift
list.
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