John Lewis trials repair service in partnership with Timpson Group
by Rob Davies from Environment | The Guardian on (#6PCRF)
Five stores will offer to alter, clean or mend clothes in service marketed as a way to help prevent waste
John Lewis customers will be able to give their favourite leather jacket a new lease of life or have a cushion cover fixed, as part of a repairs partnership with Timpson Group, the business famed for offering ex-offenders a second chance.
The service, which will be trialled at five stores from Monday, is designed to encourage shoppers to pay to have items altered, repaired, cleaned or restored, rather than throwing them away and buying replacements.
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