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• Great-grandson of John Lewis founder among contenders for chair

  03-03-2019 17:01 via theguardian.com
  Patrick Lewis, ex-WH Smith CEO Kate Swann and Direct Line boss Paul Geddes in frame for role
  The early contenders to become the next chair of John Lewis include the great-grandson of the department store’s founder, the former boss of WH Smith and the chief executive of the insurer Direct Line.Patrick Lewis, 53, whose great grandfather created the business in 1864, is the retailer’s finance director, having joined the partnership 25 years ago after a spell working in the health and co
  
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• John Lewis staff brace for a life with little or no bonus

  03-03-2019 07:59 via theguardian.com
  The employee-owned partnership reveals what staff will receive this week. After a hard year, it may not be muchWhile some Brexiters seem desperate for Britons to recreate the camaraderie of the second world war years, do staff toiling in John Lewis and Waitrose stores really want to be transported back to the time of rationing? This week the employee-owned company’s 83,000 staff will find out the size of their annual bonus – and they have been warned that they may need a magnifying g
  
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