John Lewis halves the size of his headquarters after thousands of employees switch to working from home
John Lewis Partnership halves the size of its headquarters after thousands of employees switch to working from home.
The central London offices occupy 220,000 square metres, but only about half of that is used. Some floors are completely closed off because there are so few staff, reports the Sunday Telegraph.
On the move: John Lewis, who is also behind the Waitrose supermarket chain, is looking for a new location with around 100,000 square feet of space
The staff-owned partnership, which is also behind the Waitrose supermarket chain, is looking for a new location with around 100,000 square feet of space.
JLP has reported an annual loss of £234 million.
A spokesman said: ‘We announced last year that we would be moving to a new London office that better suits our needs when our current lease expires next year.
‘We don’t need so much space now that we work mixed.’