John Lewis slashes £330m from DB deficit

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Department store John Lewis has cut more than £330m from its defined benefit deficit this year, half year results reveal.

The firm has taken a series of measures in an attempt to reduce its shortfall, which stood at £904.6m at the end of 2009. In February, John Lewis entered into a Pension Funding Partnership with ...

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