LONDON (Reuters) - British retailer the John Lewis Partnership swung to an underlying first half loss and said the outlook for the rest of the year was "highly uncertain" due to the cost of living crisis' impact on discretionary spending.
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 92 million pounds ($106 million) in the six months to July 30, having made a profit of 69 million pounds in the same period last year.
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(Reporting by James Davey, editing by Elizabeth Piper)
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
 Employee Ownership Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Employee Ownership Association (EOA) provides advice, introductions to peers, and a range of services to help bring employee ownership to businesses. The non-profit company is based in Brough, UK, and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom. The EOA represents organizations that are employee-owned or transitioning to employee ownership. The EOA offers a program in partnership with Telos and J Gadd Associates to equip leaders and managers with the right tools and mindset to drive success in an employee-owned business. The economic contribution of employee ownership is significant and growing. The British company was founded in 1979 by Robert Oakeshott. | President |
| MADM GROU | Director of Finance/CFO |
