What has gone wrong at John Lewis and Waitrose – and can they survive?

Sharon White has survived a staff rebellion, but the boss of middle England’s favourite retailer is under pressure to rethink her strategyAlmost a quarter of staff representatives voted against John Lewis boss Sharon White in a crucial confidence vote this week, it has emerged, raising questions about her plan to return the owner of 34 department stores and the Waitrose supermarket chain to profitability.Details of the vote count, published on the John Lewis Partnership website on Friday n