John Lewis From the Guardian archive Pioneering retailer John S Lewis dies – archive, 1963 The model enabling ownership of the store chain by those working in it was the idea of one of its founder’s sons. On 23 February 1963 the Guardian published this obituary John Spedan Lewis was handed over managerial control of Peter Jones by his father in 1914. Photograph: John Lewis/PAMr John Spedan Lewis, founder of the John Lewis Partnership, died on Thursday at his home, Longstock Park, Stockbridge, Hampshire. The elder son of the late John Lewis of Oxford Street, he was 77. John Lewis in party mood as 150th anniversary nears Read moreHis work for partnership in industry began when he joined his father’s store in Oxford Street at the age of 19.

Source: The Guardian February 19, 2018 15:22 UTC