Pension costs push down profits at John Lewis

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The increasing cost of servicing its £1.2bn pension shortfall helped push pre-tax profits at John Lewis down over a quarter in the first half of the year.

The firm's half-yearly results, published today, revealed profits before tax were down 26% over the six months to the end of July. It said this was principally down to an increase in pension cos...

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