on Oxford Street , London is the flagship Department Store of the John Lewis Partnership . It began as a Drapery shop, opened by John Lewis , in 1864.
''Several other branches exist in addition to those detailed below.''
- is located in Kingston Upon Thames , Surrey , England . Departments are arranged across six selling-floors with a Waitrose supermarket occupying the basement level. John Lewis Kingston is unique for its unusual features and location. It is the only department store located directly alongside the River Thames . A dual-carriageway runs diagonally through the building. The store was designed by Architect s Ahrends, Burton & Koralek and opened in 1990.
- is the largest shop in the north-west of England . Until 2001 the store was called '''George Henry Lee''' (and is still popularly known as Lee's). It was founded in 1853 and later acquired by Selfridge Provincial Stores . It was bought by the John Lewis Partnership in 1940. The store, under the name George Henry Lee, is mentioned in Willy Russell 's musical Blood Brothers . It had a reputation for being the most upmarket of the department stores in Liverpool, with Blacklers , Lewis's and Owen Owen somewhat less esteemed, and T J Hughes being some distance downmarket.
- formerly known as '''Bainbridge'''
- is located in the city centre of Nottingham , England . Formerly called '''Jessops''', the name of the store was changed to 'John Lewis' in 2002 following a refurbishment and the addition of a new selling-floor. The shop has a sound local reputation and is still referred to as 'Jessops' by many people in Nottingham. The store was established in 1804 in Long Row, moving to King Street in 1897. On 27th April 1933 '''Jessop & Son''' was acquired by the John Lewis Partnership to become their first branch outside London . Expansion and rebuilding works to the King Street premises in the 1960s were succeeded by a move to the new Victoria Centre in 1972.
- formerly known as '''Heelas'''
- is located in the City Centre of Sheffield , England . The name of the store was changed from '''Cole Brothers''' to 'John Lewis' in 2002. 'Cole Brothers' was a long standing Sheffield department store that had been founded by John, Thomas, and Skelton Cole in 1847. The current location of the store, in Barker's Pool , was previously the site of the Albert Hall Cinema/ Picture House. The store previously occupied buildings at the corner of Fargate and Church Street, popularly known as ' Cole's Corner '. The name Cole's Corner is immortalised in the title of the first Album by Singer-songwriter Richard Hawley , released in 2005. The store is due to be relocated to the city's New Retail Quarter in 2011.
- is located in the Touchwood shopping centre, Solihull . The 265,000 sq. ft. department store opened in 2001. It is the only John Lewis department store to trade in the West Midlands .
- is located in Southampton , Hampshire , England . Originally established in 1897 as '''Tyrrell & Green''', the John Lewis Partnership acquired the store in 1934. The Southampton premises were destroyed by enemy action in 1940 with a new building opening in 1956 and later extended. Sir Stuart Hampson , chairman of the John Lewis Partnership until March 2007 was Managing Director, Tyrrell & Green, prior to his appointment to the board of directors. The name of the store was changed to 'John Lewis' following its relocation from Above Bar to the new West Quay Shopping Centre in 2000.
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