John Lewis & Partners
Exterior of the John Lewis & Partners flagship store on Oxford Street in London (2020) | |
| John Lewis & Partners | |
| Formerly | John Lewis and Company Limited (1928–1982) |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Retail |
| Genre | Department stores |
| Founded | 1864 in London, England, United Kingdom |
| Founder | John Lewis |
Number of locations | 52 |
Area served | United Kingdom |
Key people |
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| Revenue | £3.78 billion (2017) |
| £243.2 million (2017) | |
Number of employees | 38,100 (2017) |
| Parent | John Lewis Partnership |
| Website | johnlewis |
| Footnotes / references | |
John Lewis plc (trading as John Lewis & Partners) is a British department store chain founded by John Lewis in 1864. It is part of the John Lewis Partnership plc, a holding company held in a trust on behalf of its employees as the beneficiaries of the trust. The brand was established in 1929 by Spedan Lewis, son of the founder, John Lewis.
The first John Lewis store opened in 1864 on Oxford Street, London. In 2023, there are 35 stores throughout Great Britain. From 1925 to 2022, John Lewis had a policy known as "Never Knowingly Undersold," which promised to match or beat lower prices offered by national high street competitors.
The Oxford Street store received a Royal Warrant in 2008 from Queen Elizabeth II as "suppliers of haberdashery and household goods." The Reading store was awarded a Royal Warrant in 2007 as "suppliers of household and fancy goods."
The John Lewis Christmas television advert, first launched in 2007, has become an annual tradition in British culture, marking the start of the Christmas season.
The company has been a member of the International Association of Department Stores from 2004 to 2010, that it joined again in 2025.