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White Stuff was founded in 1985 by George Treves and Sean Thomas under the name “Boys from the White Stuff” ("white stuff" refers to snow [3]). Their printed T-shirts and sweatshirts became popular in the alpine region of Val d'Isère. The first White Stuff Clothing store was opened in London in 1991. [4]
The John Lewis Partnership plc [1] (JLP) is a British company that operates John Lewis & Partners department stores, Waitrose supermarkets, financial services and a build to rent operation. The public limited company [ 1 ] [ 2 ] is owned by a trust [ 2 ] on behalf of all its employees, known as Partners, who share the responsibilities and ...
John Lewis & Partners, commonly known as John Lewis, is a British chain of high-end department stores operating across the United Kingdom, with concessions in Ireland. 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. [ 3 ]
John Lewis & Partners: Oxford Street, London: 1864 The largest of the traditional department store groups in the UK in terms of sales and profit. John Lewis owns 30 full-line department stores. Nine long-established stores, each trading under their original name, have been re-branded as 'John Lewis' since 2000.
In May 2021, it was announced that she has been appointed by Sainsbury's to run its £7.8bn clothing and general merchandise arm, putting her head-to-head with her former employer John Lewis. [ 5 ] In January 2024, it was announced that she was leaving Sainsbury's to become chief executive at The White Company, starting at the end of March.
This period also spanned Peter Jones' 100th anniversary of its membership at the John Lewis Partnership, where it is widely recognised to be the birthplace of the democratic employee ownership structure still found in the retailer today. Tony Wheeler was appointed managing director in 2011. [4]
Men's and ladies' clothing: Founded by Lewis Tomalin as Dr Jaeger's Sanitary Woollen System Co Ltd in 1884, capitalising on a craze for wool-jersey long johns inspired by the theories of German scientist Dr Gustav Jaeger. The company's flagship shop opened on Regent Street in the 1930s. Richard James
John Spedan Lewis (22 September 1885 – 21 February 1963) was an English businessman and the founder of the John Lewis Partnership. Elder son of John Lewis, who owned the John Lewis department store, London, Spedan joined the business at 19 and in 1914 assumed control of Peter Jones in Sloane Square, London. On his father's death he formed the ...