Abstract
The John Lewis Partnership (JLP), one of the UK’s largest, oldest and most durably successful retailing groups, is an oddity. It is so different from its rivals (see box) that it seems very likely that its success is because of, rather than despite, its many distinctive features.
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Thomson, P., Graham, J., Lloyd, T. (2005). A woman’s touch. In: A Woman’s Place is in the Boardroom. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230514126_7
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