Peterborough’s John Lewis stays closed as retailer opens nine more stores nationally

The John Lewis store in Peterborough is to remain closed for the time being even though the retailer has just opened a further nine stores across the country.
By Paul Grinnell
Published 19th Jun 2020, 10:30 BST
Operations manager Tracy Venner outside John Lewis Queensgate after its £21 million revamp last November. EMN-191125-184936009Operations manager Tracy Venner outside John Lewis Queensgate after its £21 million revamp last November. EMN-191125-184936009
Operations manager Tracy Venner outside John Lewis Queensgate after its £21 million revamp last November. EMN-191125-184936009

It is the second time in a fortnight that John Lewis bosses have declined to include the Queensgate shopping centre-based store among its initial openers following the lifting of lockdown restrictions.

The nine stores included in the third tranche of branches to re-open will begin trading again on June 25.

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John Lewis announced at the end of May that it would open two stores on Monday (June 15) followed by another 11 yesterday (June 18) after the Government gave the go ahead to so-called non-essential retailers to resume trading.

John Lewis operates 50 stores nationally and the Peterborough branch underwent a £21 million revamp last year - the largest spend by the retailer on a single store.

Twenty eight other stores in the Queensgate centre resumed trading on Monday after the 12 weeks temporary closure during the Covid-19 crisis.

A company spokeswoman said: “Further announcements on reopenings will be made in the coming weeks and more customers will be allowed in stores following lessons learned from the stores already open.”

The nine stores to open on June 25 are; Cribbs Causeway, Leeds, Liverpool, Milton Keynes, Newcastle, Peter Jones, Southampton, Tunbridge Wells and York.

Related topics:John LewisPeterboroughGovernmentLeedsLiverpoolMilton KeynesNewcastle

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