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• John Lewis CEO: Partnership must reform business model “at pace”

  02-04-2023 16:42 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  // John Lewis new CEO Nish Kankiwala tells staff that the partnership must reform its business model “at pace”
  // Kankiwala was appointed to the newly created post of chief executive last monthJohn Lewis new boss Nish Kankiwala has told staff that the partnership must reform its business model “at pace”.
  Kankiwala was appointed to the newly created post of chief executive last month by chair Sharon White, to help the retailer to “thrive for another century&rdqu
  
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• M&S eyes ‘hundreds of job cuts’ with head office roles at risk

  02-04-2023 16:23 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  // M&S considers hundreds of job cuts as it reduces teams across the board
  // M&S is back in growth mode after years of decline due to more competitive pricingM&S is considering a fresh round of job cuts in its head office as part of a cost-cutting drive.
  The retailer is reducing teams across the board, largely through natural attrition, The Sunday Times reported.
  It is expected that hundreds of jobs would probably be cut.
  But an M&S spokeswoman said this figure was “simply
  
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