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John Lewis John Lewis is considering plans to set up a chain of up to 50 smaller-format home furnishings and electrical goods stores, and the first trial outlet will open in Poole in October. 07-May-2009 John Lewis is looking to shed up to 540 jobs, including up to 20 support staff in each of its 27 department stores. 12-Mar-2009 John Lewis is to close its 300,000 sq ft distribution centre in Stevenage next year, and the 319 staff will be offered the chance to transfer to a new £45m site in Milton Keynes. 11-Feb-2009 John Lewis is considering plans to set up smaller 100,000 sq ft shops, as its plans for new department stores have been hit by the postponement of some regional shopping centre developments. 03-Feb-2009 John Lewis is to create about 150 jobs at a new food hall due to open at the Bluewater shopping centre in Kent early next year. 05-Nov-2008 John Lewis is to bring its 80 property staff together into a single department, in preparation for the expansion of its chain of 26 department stores to more than 50 over the next ten years. 08-Jul-2008 John Lewis is said to have agreed to set up an 80,000 sq ft warehouse and office at a new development being built by Graftongate at Cabot Park in Bristol. 24-Jun-2008 John Lewis is to increase capital expenditure by £100m to £464m this year, with new department stores due to open in Liverpool and Leicester. 10-Mar-2008 John Lewis is considering plans to expand its department store at Bluewater in Kent in 2008, with the creation of more than 100 new jobs. 31-Dec-2007 John Lewis is to increase capital expenditure from £80m to £180m this financial year, including store openings and the refurbishment of some of its 26 department stores. 11-Oct-2007 John Lewis Direct is to relocate its London headquarters from Chelsea to a 30,000 sq ft office at 111 Buckingham Palace Road. 18-Jun-2007 John Lewis, the chain of 26 department stores and 184 Waitrose stores, is looking to double its turnover over the next ten years, with the creation of 35,000 jobs. 19-Feb-2007 John Lewis has agreed to set up a 230,000 sq ft department store at the £500m Tithebarn scheme in Preston city centre. 29-Jan-2007 John Lewis is looking to invest £350m in the development of a further ten department stores at undisclosed locations throughout the country, in addition to the 11 new sites announced previously. 08-Nov-2006 John Lewis Partnership is to set up a £45m 650,000 sq ft distribution centre at the Nova MK site in Milton Keynes by 2009. 12-Jul-2006 John Lewis has confirmed plans to open a 240,000 sq ft department store in Croydon by 2011, as part of the proposed Park Place shopping mall. 08-Feb-2006 John Lewis is to close Caley's department store in Windsor in July, with the loss of 134 jobs. 20-Jan-2006 John Lewis is expected to award a £100m contract to Styles & Wood for the refurbishment of its flagship store on London's Oxford Street over the next five years. 09-Dec-2005 John Lewis has announced plans to set up a £40m department store at the proposed Eastgate and Harewood quarter development in Leeds, with the creation of 900 jobs. 27-Apr-2005 John Lewis is to set up a 220,000 sq ft department store at the £250m Tricorn development in Portsmouth, and is also planning to open a store in Crawley. 15-Nov-2004 John Lewis is to shed up to 150 personnel jobs as part of a strategy to centralise some administrative functions at the Waitrose head office in Bracknell. 25-Oct-2004 John Lewis is to create 25 jobs at a new 161,000 sq ft furniture distribution warehouse at Grange Park in Northamptonshire. 01-Jul-2004 John Lewis is to build a department store in Lisburn with the creation of almost 1,000 jobs, and construction work is expected to start next year. 30-Jun-2004 John Lewis is planning to open a department store at the Shires shopping centre in Leicester in 2007, and one in Cardiff in 2008. 12-Mar-2004 John Lewis is said to be seeking a 700,000 sq ft distribution centre somewhere on the M1 between London and Leeds. 16-Feb-2004 John Lewis is planning to expand its chain of 26 department stores with at least five new sites between 2008 and 2012. 03-Nov-2003 John Lewis has confirmed plans to set up a department store at Liverpool's £750m Paradise Street redevelopment, relocating up to 600 jobs from its existing Church Street store in 2008. 21-Oct-2003 John Lewis has announced plans to create up to 700 jobs at a new £45m department store due to open at the Trafford Centre in Manchester by 2005. 11-Aug-2003 John Lewis is to invest a further £18m in the Ocado online grocery retailing business. 19-Jun-2002 John Lewis is to establish a new site for the Robert Sayle department store at the Grand Arcade development in Cambridge. 08-Apr-2002 John Lewis is to refurbish its Brent Cross department store in London by October, at a cost of £5m. 11-Feb-2002 John Lewis is planning to close Buy.com and merge the business with its main website and online catalogue, retaining 75 staff in the John Lewis Direct division. 22-Jan-2002 John Lewis has announced plans to refurbish its Edinburgh department store at a cost of £25m. 06-Aug-2001 John Lewis is to create 90 new jobs at the Bonds department store in Norwich, following a decision to open the store on Mondays. 27-Jul-2001 John Lewis is to introduce a new look to all stores over the next four years, which will include a new logo and signage. 09-Jul-2001 John Lewis is to invest a further £11m to maintain its 40% stake in the Ocado online food retailing business, and the service will be launched in London later this year and nationwide within five years. 15-Jun-2001 John Lewis is planning to refurbish the fashion sections of six department stores over the next few months, at a cost of several million pounds. 02-Apr-2001 John Lewis has announced plans for a £13m refurbishment of its flagship store on London's Oxford Street, which should be finished by autumn. 27-Feb-2001 John Lewis is to acquire the UK arm of Buy.com, the online retailer specialising in gifts, electronic goods and office supplies, for undisclosed terms. 06-Feb-2001 John Lewis is planning to modernise 10 of its in-store restaurants this year, and will also expand its fashion and nursery advisory services to all stores. 05-Feb-2001 John Lewis is to set up a warehouse outside Solihull to cater for the new store that is due to open in September 2001. 22-May-2000 John Lewis Partnership is seeking 400 staff for its new store at Southampton's West Quay shopping complex, which is due to open in September. 10-Apr-2000 John Lewis is to open six Waitrose supermarkets this year and transfer 11 recently-acquired Somerfield stores to the Waitrose format, while its Southampton department store will be relocated. 10-Mar-2000 John Lewis Partnership is planning a major refurbishment programme for its Peter Jones department store in London, which will increase selling space by 14%. 26-Oct-1999 John Lewis is planning to invest £103m in the expansion of its retailing business, including four new department stores. 13-Mar-1998 John Lewis is planning two new department stores, in Glasgow and Kent, and a new Waitrose in Salisbury, but increased investment in new stores could reduce the end-of-year bonus for employees. 12-Sep-1997 The information on this page comes from the UK Activity Report. 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