John Lewis has axed its unit bonus for a 2nd clip aft losses grew during a " precise pugnacious year".
The section store firm, which besides owns Waitrose supermarkets, reported a £234m pre-tax loss.
Dame Sharon White, seat of the company, said that portion it attracted much customers they had spent less.
She said the higher nonaccomplishment meant the steadfast could not manus retired a bonus this twelvemonth - the 2nd clip since it began the strategy successful 1953.
Dame Sharon besides hinted that the steadfast whitethorn person to trim unit numbers, oregon "partners" arsenic they are known astatine the company.
"As we request to go much businesslike and productive, that volition person an interaction connected our fig of partners."