John Lewis recruits 1 million new customers amid return to profit
Charlotte RogersThe retailer claims value is still at the ‘centre of its gravity’, while work on a proposed pan-partnership loyalty scheme continues.
Charlotte is associate editor responsible for long-form content. Aside from an interest in marketing strategy, career development and the latest industry trends, she is focused on topics around socio-economic diversity, team structures, the working world and women’s sport. She joined Marketing Week in April 2016 as a features writer from fashion business title Drapers. Charlotte was highly commended for her journalistic work in the 2018 Women in Marketing awards.
The retailer claims value is still at the ‘centre of its gravity’, while work on a proposed pan-partnership loyalty scheme continues.
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