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Christmas Hiring Drive Aims to Help Young Workers, John Lewis Partnership Says

  • The John Lewis Partnership announced more than 10,400 seasonal roles for this year's Christmas hiring drive across John Lewis and Waitrose supermarkets.
  • Waitrose will receive around 6,000 roles across its 320 shops, while John Lewis stores take 2,600 positions, with 1,800 additional roles assigned to distribution centres and supply chain.
  • JLP offers £13 hourly for seasonal roles, rising to £13.25 after 30 days, while pledging to recruit 100 young people with care system backgrounds to reduce employment barriers.
  • Chief people officer Helen Webb called retail a "vital stepping stone for young people entering the workforce," as official data shows over 1 million young people aged 16 to 24 remain NEET.
  • The Financial Times reported JLP is pursuing more than £100 million in additional profit through a three-year strategy to "get John Lewis leading again," combining loyalty programme integration with workforce expansion.
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Christmas hiring drive aims to help young workers, John Lewis Partnership says

Of the roles, around 6,000 are with Waitrose’s 320 shops and 2,600 will be across John Lewis’s 36 shops.

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Drapers broke the news on Monday, September 7, 2026.
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