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Task 2 In this task I am going to investigate on John Lewis and HR Owen, I will be explaining each business in-depth and will be concentrating on:- * The History of the two businesses. * What is their ownership? * What liabilities does the business have? * How does the ownership suit the business? * What are the key benefits? * What are the key limitations? John Lewis Introduction/History The John Lewis Partnership is a major United Kingdom retailer, operating department stores and, through its Waitrose additional, upmarket supermarkets. The business was founded in 1864. John Spedan Lewis expanded earlier power-sharing policies by sharing the profits, the business made among the employees. The independent nature and profit-sharing basis of the business were developed into a formal partnership structure. In January 2006, over 68,000 partners worked for the John Lewis Partnership, whereof the majority worked full-time. The John Lewis Partnership also owns Waitrose which has 184 branches and 35,573...

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