Wednesday 19 August 2020

John Lewis launches furniture rental service to meet sustainable shift in attitudes

John Lewis has partnered with the rental marketplace Fat Llama to offer a furniture rental service.

Customers will be able to rent John Lewis furniture including desks, chairs, dining tables and sofas for three, six or twelve months.

Renters will also have the option to buy the items at any time, with payments already made deducted from the purchase price - the longer customers commit to renting, the lower the rental price.

Fat Llama says it will deliver the furniture within two working days and if needed help set it up - it will also collect products at the end of the agreement.

Returned items will be cleaned and if necessary refurbished before being rented again.

John Lewis will trial this service initially in London with the potential for expansion across the UK if there is high demand.

Johnathan Marsh, Partner & Director of Home at John Lewis said: “Attitudes towards renting items and the sharing economy have dramatically shifted in recent years, and we know that renting, reselling items and recycling them is a growing priority for our customers."