Operating company
Organization overview
What John Lewis Partnership does.
Sources
Organization overview
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- Annual Report and Accounts 2025Annual report | Accessed August 17, 2026
Operates the John Lewis and Waitrose retail businesses.
- Industry
- Multi-format retail
- Legal form
- Public limited company held in trust
- Headquarters
- London, United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1929
Ownership and governance
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Ownership, governance and value sharing
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- Profit sharing sourceDirect results and payout disclosure | Accessed August 17, 2026
John Lewis Partnership states that its board distributed a 2% Partnership Bonus for 2025/26, equal to an extra week's pay for all Partners.
John Lewis Partnership Trust Limited owns all shares in trust for employees, who are known as Partners.
Power is divided among the Partnership Council, Partnership Board and Chairman under the written Constitution.
Partners share in the responsibilities and rewards described by the Partnership as knowledge, power and profit. Any bonus remains subject to company performance and governance decisions.
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- Annual Report and Accounts 2025Annual report | Accessed August 17, 2026
- Happier BusinessCompany disclosure | Accessed August 17, 2026
- Profit sharing sourceDirect results and payout disclosure | Accessed August 17, 2026
John Lewis Partnership states that its board distributed a 2% Partnership Bonus for 2025/26, equal to an extra week's pay for all Partners.
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