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John Lewis apologises for France is ‘finished’ comments

Managing director Andy Street says he 'went too far' and regretted saying 'nothing works and worse, nobody cares about it' in France.

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John Lewis, that most British of retail institutions, has apologised for comments made by its managing director who described France as “finished” as a country and Gare du Nord station in Paris as the “squalor pit of Europe”, reports The Financial Times.

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