Tag: John Lewis

John Lewis PLC First in Retail Sector to Apply for Self – Supply Licence

Stuart Mitchell

John Lewis PLC has become the first UK retailer to apply to Ofwat for a water and sewerage self-supply licence. The leading retailer is partnering with Waterscan to facilitate the application process and to subsequently deliver water cost and consumption savings. John Lewis PLC’s corporate responsibility approach is underpinned by key commitments on sourcing and selling products with integrity, helping Partners and communities thrive, and innovating to reduce environmental impact. Accordingly, the company has achieved a reduction in carbon intensity by 70% against a 2010 baseline and has set further…

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Celebrity storytelling events at John Lewis stores in Leeds and London to raise money for Barnardo’s

Stuart Mitchell

Celebrity storytelling sessions about the heart-warming tale of Moz The Monster from the 2017 John Lewis Christmas advert are being held in aid of the UK’s leading children’s charity Barnardo’s. This coming Saturday, 16th December, award-winning children’s author, poet and voiceover artist Christina Gabbitas will be reading the lovable tale at the John Lewis shop in the Victoria Gate shopping centre in Leeds from 1pm to 3pm. On Saturday 23rd December, Escape To The Country host and former Newsround presenter Sonali Shah will be at Peter Jones in Sloane Square,…

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Stop Funding Hate Launches Christmas Campaign with Buster the Dog

Stuart Mitchell

Stop Funding Hate has launched its own Christmas Campaign featuring the star of last years John Lewis ad. The campaign highlights the fact that companies such as John Lewis and Sainsbury’s are still advertising in divisive media such as the Daily Mail. Buster the Boxer, the star of John Lewis’s 2016 Christmas advert, has spoken out in a heartfelt video, pleading with John Lewis and other stores to stop funding hate. The Boxer dog was over the moon when he got the job with John Lewis last year but watching…

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John Lewis advert’s Moz the Monster raising money for Barnardo’s

Stuart Mitchell

A little boy and his cuddly monster friend, Moz the Monster, will help raise funds for Barnardo’s young carers in this year’s eagerly anticipated John Lewis Christmas television ad. The pair play together every evening, but staying awake through the night starts to take its toll on Joe, who can hardly keep his eyes open during the day.   For Christmas, Joe receives the perfect gift of a night light which helps him finally get some peace and quiet from Moz The Monster, and a good night’s sleep. Just as…

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