After 3 years of losses, is it time for John Lewis Partnership to shelve its

eCommerce and Retail Talk
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UK retail bellwether in significant trouble.

Market position wise they are a bit lower than Selfridges/Harrods/Harvey Nichols, slightly up from Marks & Spencer. Nordstrom + Bristol Farms/Wegmans probably their nearest US equivalents.

“Bonus” = Employee profit share (as per their unique corporate constitution). No profit to share.

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Full disclosure: I used to be a “Partner”. I really want them to do better, not that it has a direct financial impact to me.