The Monday Briefing: John Lewis, Thomas Pink, Armani
Everything you need to know from the weekend s news.
John Lewis: The John Lewis Partnership is planning to open hundreds of “mini John Lewis stores in its Waitrose supermarkets. Since 2019, the concept was trialled in Lymington in Hampshire and Lincoln in the East Midlands Waitrose branches. The retailer is now testing several versions of the concept at three additional Waitrose shops: Wallingford in Oxford and Godalming and Horley in Surrey. Partnership chairman Sharon White plans for John Lewis products to be sold in 280 Waitrose stores that currently sells general merchandise.
Thomas Pink: Former JD Sports trading director Nick Preston, who has also previously worked at Harvey Nichols as menswear buying controller and House of Fraser as a buying manager, has reportedly acquired Thomas Pink from luxury conglomerate LVMH. The deal is understood to include the intellectual property of the brand but not its website or shops,