John Lewis: never knowingly understaffed?

Retail partnership’s cull of one in three top managers seems risky, but there could be some easy winsIf the big reorganisation of the John Lewis Partnership falls flat, who would incoming chair, Sharon White, fire?Well, it won’t be the chief executive since the partnership doesn’t employ anyone with that title. But nor, from next year, will there be managing directors – one for the department stores and one for Waitrose. Instead, White will chair an executive team compris