John Lewis is looking for discounts from landlords amid struggles for the department store chain which pushed it to a loss for the first half of the year for the first time, according to the BBC.\nHere are details from the report: The BBC has learned that the retail giant has been telling landlords in some locations that it will withhold 20% of this quarter’s service charge.
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