Full list of John Lewis stores permanently closing in the UK
manchestereveningnews.co.ukJohn Lewis announced on Thursday morning it is planning to close eight of its UK stores.Around 1,300 jobs are thought to be at risk as a result of the store closures.In a statement the company said: "Prior to the pandemic, the eight shops identified were already financially challenged and the pandemic has accelerated the switch from shopping in-store to online."Before the virus struck, 40 percent of John Lewis sales were online.
This could now be closer to 60 to 70 percent of total sales this year and next."The statement continued: "If redundancies are confirmed, every effort would be made to find new roles where possible for Partners who wish to remain within the Partnership."Opportunities could include transferring to local Waitrose shops.
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