PremierLeague-News.Com - Breaking Sport Transfer News ! Bosses at John Lewis are considering closing up to eight of the department store chain's remaining branches, according to reports. Older shops are said to be most at risk of shutting their doors permanently. It comes on top of eight store closures announced by the worker-owned group last July, leading to 1,300 job losses. The firm, which also owns supermarket chain Waitrose, is also in the process of cutting a further 1,500 head office jobs. According to the Sunday Times, the final number of closures is yet to be decided and will depend on negotiations with landlords. In some cases John Lewis could open a smaller branch nearby. John Lewis currently has 42 stores. It comes after the business announced a £635million loss in 2020, with the pandemic devastating sales.

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. Bosses said the move was part of a five-year transformation plan to "return to sustainable profits by 2025". The job cuts will affect head office roles, a spokesman said, with workers set to be cut or redeployed. Read More Related Articles Lidl, Aldi, Morrisons and Marks & Spencer among chains to recall foods from frozen chicken to pasta Read More Related Articles Which? reveals UK's cheapest supermarkets and the result is a tie "Wherever possible, we will seek to find new roles in the Partnership for Partners whose roles become redundant," a statement added. Sharon White, chairman of the John Lewis Partnership, said: "Our Partnership Plan sets a course to create a thriving and sustainable business for the future. To achieve this we must be agile and able to adapt quickly to the changing needs of our customers. "Losing Partners is incredibly hard as an employee-owned business. Wherever possible, we will seek to find new roles in the Partnership and we’ll provide the best support and retraining opportunities for Partners who leave us." Read More Related Articles Duke of Edinburgh spends fifth night in hospital Read More Related Articles Time of Boris Johnson's lockdown exit plan announcement confirmed

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