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John Lewis Partnership: frequently used terms

Updated 14th July 2026 02:36:17 PM

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Term Definition
GFR Goods For Resale - Goods that will go on to be resold in JL or Waitrose
GNFR Goods Not for Resale - Service or Goods that will be provided to be used within JL or Waitrose internally
SOR Sale or Return - an arrangement by which a retailer pays only for goods sold, returning those that are unsold to the wholesaler or manufacturer.
DCI Dissection Charged Invoice - An invoice that is being submitted against a Dissection code, instead of a purchase order as we would usually expect.
Dissection code John Lewis GFR Buying areas are divided into different 'Dissections' which each have their own three digit code which is used for charges to to that specific buying area.
Charge Code Each area of the business has a specific area charge code that is 17 digits long.
Ship to location This relates to the location where goods were delivered to, this will be a two or three digit number and should be contained on your purchase order.
Operating unit This relates to the different divisions of the business, your purchase order will show the operating unit relating to your order.
POD Proof of Delivery - when goods are delivered please ensure a proof of delivery is signed for your records. We may request a copy of this to assist with invoice processing.
PO Purchase Order - Please ensure you obtain a purchase order number before you provide any goods or services to JLP.
EDI Electronic Data Interchange - A way of using electronic invoicing that is through a third party provider for GFR invoices.
iSupplier The free JLP electronic invoicing portal that allows you to view your account payable items.
Tungsten Third party electronic invoicing provider for GNFR invoices
FSC Finance Service Centre
CIS Construction Industry Scheme - A government scheme whereby the contractor (JLP) holds back the subcontractor's tax to pay directly to HMRC.
Later Date - Payment terms Later date - refers to the latter of the two dates (the invoice date or the invoice received date).
DC Distribution Centre
Oracle wildcard This refers to the percentage sign %, this can be used before/after values when searching to search for all items containing a specific sequence of numbers.
Synthetic Image The Electronic image of the invoice, viewable in iSupplier.