date:Sep 18, 2018
with online orders now accounting for 2% of sales. It has also clashed with trade unions when trying to implement lower pay for new hires. Its total sales fell by 3.1% to 7.2bln euros in the 2016/17 financial year.
Source: reuters.com
UK: Waitrose Partners' parent sees 99% slump in first half profits
Profit at Britain's John Lewis Partnership, which operates the recently-rebranded Waitrose Partners grocery business, was wiped out in the first half as it was forced to match discounting by its