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Outgoing John Lewis MD: UK economy facing a ‘permacrisis’

Retail Gazette 03 September 2026 6h ago
Outgoing John Lewis MD: UK economy facing a ‘permacrisis’
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Peter Ruis, who is due to step down as managing director of John Lewis this month, has said that British businesses are facing a “permacrisis externally [which] isn’t going to go away”. Ruis urged the government not to hike business rates on large retailers, warning that the rumoured tax rise would be “terrible” for the...
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