Plans filed with Westminster council come as retailer battles to stem losses

John Lewis is considering a massive reduction in retail space at its London flagship store by converting some floors into offices.

The staff-owned department store has applied for planning permission to switch over as many as three floors of its Oxford Street building – which currently houses children’s, electrical goods, kitchen and bathroom departments as well as a dining area – to office space for rent.

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