John Lewis

DoaM

This isn't a praise, a vent or a warning ... although the news about store closures and job losses is saddening. I'm posting this here because it's the closest fit amongst the boards that I frequent.

I was talking with SWMBO today about the John Lewis news, that online sales are reducing the need for physical stores, and she said something which took me by surprise ... I won't say what it was as it may colour your responses, but it was strange enough to prompt me to make this post. Instead I'll ask a question ... what product types, lines or families do you instinctively associate with John Lewis?

pallyman

Clothes ,home-ware and electrical items.Sell to all types.

neilmcl

Interesting one and quite a difficult one to pin down as I think John Lewis excel in most of the departments they offer . I suppose if I was think of a product range/department I'd make a specific trip to John Lewis over other stores it would probably be their bedding.

Zero_Gravitas

John Lewis: never knowingly undersold - but always surprisingly expensive.
And that’s their problem.

waamo

It's a posh Marks and Sparks without the food.

DoaM

pallyman said:

Clothes ,home-ware and electrical items.Sell to all types.

Thanks guys.

Clothes - that's what surprised me ... if I thought about buying clothes on the high street then JL would be the last place I would think of. (My wife's comment was about not being able to feel the quality of material online).

Maybe it's just me.

daveyjp

waamo said:

It's a posh Marks and Sparks without the food.

Apart from a store called Waitrose.

Anything electrical JL is our first choice. Would consider for furniture, but limited selection in store.

I wonder what Andy Street, Mayor of West Midlands, feels about JL closing their Birmingham store, considering he was once their MD.

Manxman_in_exile

waamo said:

It's a posh Marks and Sparks without the food.

But everything in M&S except the food is cr*p?

waamo

Manxman_in_exile said:

waamo said:

It's a posh Marks and Sparks without the food.

But everything in M&S except the food is cr*p?

The only thing I've bought from them in many years (apart from food) was a jumper a couple of years ago. It fell apart after not a great deal of wear.

neilmcl

DoaM said:

pallyman said:

Clothes ,home-ware and electrical items.Sell to all types.

Thanks guys.

Clothes - that's what surprised me ... if I thought about buying clothes on the high street then JL would be the last place I would think of. (My wife's comment was about not being able to feel the quality of material online).

Maybe it's just me.

Doesn't surprise me, JL have always had a decent selection of quality brands of clothes and I've always thought their own brand shirts (for work) to be very good quality.

Pollycat

DoaM said:

Thanks guys.

Clothes - that's what surprised me ... if I thought about buying clothes on the high street then JL would be the last place I would think of. (My wife's comment was about not being able to feel the quality of material online).

Maybe it's just me.

Just curious - did your wife used to make her own clothes?

Me and 2 friends used to - and the first thing we do is feel the fabric.

Re John Lewis - I only tend to buy online if I can take things back easily to my local store.

So I wouldn't order online from John Lewis as my nearest store is over 25 miles away.

They do (or did) have a fab range of dressmaking fabrics and buttons etc.

And I think their bedding/homewares are very good quality.