LONDON (Reuters) - British retailer the John Lewis Partnership reported a narrowing in first half losses and forecast an improvement in its full year outcome despite an uncertain economic outlook.
The employee-owned group, which runs John Lewis department stores and the Waitrose supermarket chain, said on Thursday it made a loss before tax and exceptional items of 54.5 million pounds ($68.1 million) in the six months to July 29 versus a loss of 66.8 million pounds in the same period last year.
($1 = 0.8006 pounds)
(Reporting by James Davey; editing by Sarah Young)
John Patrick Lewis is currently an Independent Non-Executive Director at Sanderson Design Group Plc, President & Director at Employee Ownership Association, Director at Girls' Education Co. Ltd., Director at Margrange Investments Ltd., Director at Wycombe Abbey School, and Chief Financial Officer & Director at Made.com Group Plc.
Previously, he served as Non-Executive Chairman at 3bm Trustee Ltd., Director at John Lewis Plc, Chief Financial Officer & Executive Director at John Lewis Partnership Plc, Non-Executive Director at Ocado Innovation Ltd.
and Ocado Group Plc, Director at John Lewis Properties Plc and John Lewis Car Finance Ltd., Finance Manager at Procter & Gamble Co., and Principal at Bain & Co., Inc. He holds an MBA degree from INSEAD.
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| Employee Ownership Association | President |
| MADM GROU | Director of Finance/CFO |
