John Lewis - Never Knowingly Having Retail Experience.

[Underwhelmed]

13 minutes ago, The Masked Tulip said:

I thought the Newcastle Sports Direct lot bought Debenhams.

that was House of Fraser

[spygirl]

2 hours ago, Underwhelmed said:

that was House of Fraser

It was everything.

A few years ago, retail 'genius' was sporting cash on any failing retailer.

Cretin was taking equity stakes too. Moron.

[spygirl]

No.

New life: Mrs Ashley, the mother of Mike Ashley's three adult children, had a son Tyler, pictured together in 2006, with Simon Brodin, an ex-boyfriend of S Club 7 pop star Rachel Stevens

Yeah right love.

[Bornagain]

2 hours ago, spygirl said:

Yeah right love.

Oddly she married him before he made his money......it probably was genuinely for love...

 

[One percent]

15 minutes ago, Bornagain said:

Oddly she married him before he made his money......it probably was genuinely for love...

 

They say you marry the first time for money, second time for love. I fucked that one up good and proper.  

[One percent]

1 minute ago, The XYY Man said:

Marry me then, you gin-soaked barroom queen from Memphis...

 

XYY

Ok. Just one question. Would that be for money or love?   

[One percent]

7 minutes ago, The XYY Man said:

Neither.

It's just that I've always wanted to live somewhere proper posh like Whitby...!

We can invite spygirl round for a good fucking kicking every Friday afternoon...

 

XYY

@spygirl

Christ, you really think I’m stupid enough to move a bloke into my gaff?   

[Bornagain]

9 minutes ago, The XYY Man said:

We can invite spygirl round for a good fucking kicking every Friday afternoon...

Wrong.

The traditional time to give somebody a good kicking is Friday night, shortly after the pubs kick out.

[One percent]

4 minutes ago, Bornagain said:

Wrong.

The traditional time to give somebody a good kicking is Friday night, shortly after the pubs kick out.

I walked out of a club with my then fiancé. The local meathead, who didn’t know him from Adam, decided to nut him and break his nose.    whitby is dead posh.  

for @spygirl it was liam ventress at the shipyard.  

[spygirl]

45 minutes ago, Bornagain said:

Oddly she married him before he made his money......it probably was genuinely for love...

 

Or a Visa.

[spygirl]

1 minute ago, One percent said:

I walked out of a club with my then fiancé. The local meathead, who didn’t know him from Adam, decided to nut him and break his nose.    whitby is dead posh.  

for @spygirl it was liam ventress at the shipyard.  

Les!

[One percent]

Just now, The XYY Man said:

Fair enough I suppose.

I guess I wouldn't want some hairy-arsed gadgie living with me either...

 

XYY

 

Why not?  Spy would love to get out of his mams bedroom.  

1 minute ago, spygirl said:

Les!

Fuck me, he’s aged. He was ripped in his youth. Still got the mad eyes i see. 

[spygirl]

2 minutes ago, One percent said:

Why not?  Spy would love to get out of his mams bedroom.  

Fuck me, he’s aged. He was ripped in his youth. Still got the mad eyes i see. 

You didnt, did you....

Fags.

He was whinging about having COPD and not being able to wear a mask.

[Bornagain]

4 minutes ago, spygirl said:

Or a Visa.

She is Swedish with a degree in Economics.

I would of thought that their would have been easier (and more pleasant) ways for her to get a visa than marrying Mike Ashley - particularly when he was poor.

[spygirl]

1 minute ago, Bornagain said:

She is Swedish with a degree in Economics.

I would of thought that their would have been easier (and more pleasant) ways for her to get a visa than marrying Mike Ashley - particularly when he was poor.

He  might have bern slimmer. And less of a cunt.

[Bornagain]

1 minute ago, spygirl said:

He  might have bern slimmer. And less of a cunt.

That is an interesting point, does having money allow your real personality emerge from the well hidden shadows, or has he always behaved in an unsavory manner ?

[One percent]

14 minutes ago, spygirl said:

You didnt, did you....

Fags.

He was whinging about having COPD and not being able to wear a mask.

Fuck no. I don’t  do loons.  Well that’s what I thought until the ex showed his true colours.  

[spygirl]

Just now, One percent said:

Fuck no. I don’t  do loons.  Well that’s what I thought until the ex showed his true colours.  

Remind me, Locker or Ventress...

I'll dig out my old school photo.

We can go thru all the families from the Eastside......

[SNACR]

10 minutes ago, spygirl said:

He  might have bern slimmer. And less of a cunt.

Not when I got stuck in the same hotel as them in the Nineties.

[SNACR]

15 minutes ago, Bornagain said:

That is an interesting point, does having money allow your real personality emerge from the well hidden shadows, or has he always behaved in an unsavory manner ?

Tales of outrageous behaviour in supplier meetings have always been a staple of industry gossip. 
A bit of a rep certainly doesn’t harm though. If the reputation is one of a perfect gentleman it just means they’re getting a proxy to play hardball when it’s needed.

[Bornagain]

1 minute ago, SNACR said:

Tales of outrageous behaviour in supplier meetings have always been a staple of industry gossip. 
A bit of a rep certainly doesn’t harm though. If the reputation is one of a perfect gentleman it just means they’re getting a proxy to play hardball when it’s needed.

People still play the nice cop/nasty cop games when negotiating with suppliers / customers ?

 

[Roger_Mellie]

On 04/08/2020 at 07:47, spygirl said:

Daft bint.

They dont have an issue with their people. Its a fucking retailer.

They have a problem with a lot of stores that are not hitting their fucking numbers.

Shazza needs to work on a quick n dirty 'Is this store worth keeping open?' test. And apply it, quickly.

People go when the store goes.

 

That's not what people strategy is. 

What she's said is code for 'we're trying to work out how to give our staff the biggest possible shafting'

My aunty worked for John Lewis in Solihull for years. She loved it. Which somehow ended up with her daughter spouting a line that still generates endless laughs when it comes up:

'shut up mum, you bum John Lewis' 

Edited August 16, 2020 by Roger_Mellie

[spygirl]

22 minutes ago, Roger_Mellie said:

That's not what people strategy is. 

What she's said is code for 'we're trying to work out how to give our staff the biggest possible shafting'

My aunty worked for John Lewis in Solihull for years. She loved it. Which somehow ended up with her daughter spouting a line that still generates endless laughs when it comes up:

'shut up mum, you bum John Lewis' 

No. Shes a diversity hire in th civil service. The entire shafting of people is totally new to her.

And, to a certain extent, JL too.

Shes just babbling lunatic sayings, hoping to sounds in control.

 

 

[spygirl]

Shazza from Da Block made the paper reviews.

Something about BAME

John Lewis boss Sharon White knowingly kills off slogan

 

The ailing store is to ditch its “Never knowingly undersold” price promise and forge a partnership with an online rival such as Amazon to deliver Waitrose food. The new chairman tells John Arlidge her radical plans

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/can-sharon-white-save-john-lewis-interview-zznjrhvr6

Sharon White, chairman of the John Lewis Partnership ... “I hate BAME [black and minority ethnic] because it feels you're sort of bringing 

Paywall kicks in ...

Need better 4LA for her the.

SHIT?

THIK?

CIVS??

PUBS?

TKEN??

 

 

 

[spygirl]

Pointless filler makes BBC

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-53881214

John Lewis is planning to replace its famous promise to match rivals' prices as its new boss plans radical changes to the business.

"Never knowingly undersold" has become harder to defend as competition from online retailers has become ever tougher.

The new chief executive Sharon White told the Sunday Times she expected the price pledge to go.

The slogan has been in place since 1925.

"The proposition is important because it signifies being fair to society. We're reviewing it to improve it," Ms White told the Sunday Times.

What the fuck does that even mean?

Is she really pledging to be *more* expensive??

Reviewing it to improve it????