John Lewis could shut a fifth of its 42 remaining stores, as negotiations with landlords are said to be ongoing and hundreds of jobs are reportedly at risk. In an effort to save £300m per year.
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The biggest people moves of 2020
16 December 2020
It has been a rollercoaster year for fashion retail in more ways than one. In a year of Zoom meetings, national lockdowns and unprecedented uncertainty, many businesses sought new leadership in a bid to help them conquer the many challenges of 2020.
Paula Nickolds exits the John Lewis Partnership
There were people moves aplenty at department store group John Lewis Partnership. Perhaps the highest profile was the news in January that managing director Paula Nickolds was to leave the business the following month as, part of the merger of John Lewis and Waitrose management. Nickolds had been due to take up the newly created role of brand executive director, overseeing both John Lewis and Waitrose. She joined the retailer as a graduate trainee in 1994.
Hubbell, Greenville Chamber, area businesses share perspectives on impact of virus, kick-off holiday season with life-saving blood/plasma drive
Greenville – The Greenville business community came together recently to discuss the impact of COVID-19 and to fight back against the virus with a joint blood and convalescent plasma drive benefitting The Blood Connection.
During the event held at Hubbell Lighting’s headquarters, Hubbell Lighting Vice President of Human Resources Garth Warner and the Greenville Chamber of Commerce Board Chair Rich Hagins offered insight on how the pandemic has affected area businesses and what they have done to respond.
This event is the latest in The Blood Connection’s “Turn Positive into a Positive” campaign, which was designed to educate the public on the efficacy of and need for convalescent plasma as a potentially lifesaving treatment for COVID-19. Convalescent plasma, or plasma obtained from the blood of those who have rec