Waitrose news and analysis
Waitrose & Partners is a supermarket chain owned by the John Lewis Partnership, which is the UK's largest employee-owned business. It operates more than 300 stores across the UK. The Grocer covers Waitrose with news, analysis, insight and opinion, including pricing comparisons, brand positioning, and market performance.
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Category ReportWhat’s the outlook for meat alternatives?
Plant-based meat is facing a challenge in grocery
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Grocer 33How Waitrose Harborne beat bigger rivals in Birmingham mystery shop
Waitrose Harborne GSM Mike Turner on gifting products to shoppers and plans to upgrade the shop
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Grocer 33‘Relaxed’ Waitrose store is Birmingham’s best supermarket
Waitrose excelled on customer service and features, with our shopper praising all staff she interacted with as “extremely friendly, helpful and efficient”
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Category ReportThe rise of ‘affordable indulgence’
Deli is often associated with excitement and flavour, but it’s rarely known for coming cheap
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NewsPrésident enters cream cheese category with whipped SKU
The Lactalis UK & Ireland-owned brand said the product was designed to attract new shoppers through its ‘distinctive whipped texture and rich, indulgent flavour’
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NewsWaitrose to refurbish 30 stores as part of £1bn investment
Waitrose said today the plans were part of its ongoing multi-year £1bn investment into its physical store estate
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Grocer 33‘Excellent’ Sainsbury’s is the best store in Sheffield
Our shopper praised Sainsbury’s ‘excellent condition’ and said it was ‘worth the trip’
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NewsOle & Steen launches bakery selection on Ocado to reach customers nationwide
It marks the first time the vast majority of UK households will have access to Ole & Steen’s bakery range
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NewsTony’s Chocolonely debuts filled chocolate bars in Waitrose
Tony’s Chocolonely unveils its first-ever filled chocolate bar range
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Comment & OpinionWaitrose sacking controversy misses the point on staff safety
There are good reasons staff are discouraged from intervening in shoplifting. Political point-scoring from the Waitrose story is unhelpful
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NewsWaitrose stands by decision to fire staff member who tackled shoplifter
Waitrose has faced a public backlash for its decision, but said ‘reporting on this does not cover the full facts of the situation’
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Grocer 33Waitrose voted best Oxford supermarket in mystery shop
In keeping with Oxford’s relatively prosperous 542,000 population, it was Waitrose that took the win this week
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Grocer 33Waitrose Botley Road’s Greg Ryan on healthy Oxford and Little Treats
‘Our bestselling item last week was a 350g pack of blueberries. That says a lot about shoppers in Oxford, where healthy eating is a big thing’
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NewsNorthern Pasta Co makes bricks & mortar grocery debut in Waitrose
The listing will allow the brand to ‘support more British farmers’
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NewsSupermarkets to launch biggest-ever joint food poverty campaign
Retailers are launching this year’s Let’s Make a Meal of It campaign next week
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NewsWaitrose hires new supply chain head as Alison Maffin departs
The new hire joins Waitrose from Primark, where he has been working in a freelance advisory capacity and programme lead since January 2025
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Category ReportLow & no alcohol sales surge beyond Dry Jan
You could be forgiven for thinking the low & no alcohol bubble had burst
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Comment & OpinionFood Lovers Uncut: Waitrose web series gets off to a wobbly start
Will Hughes – aka What Willy Cook – rummages through the fridge of impassive Sex Education star Connor Swindells
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NewsWaitrose signs up Will Hughes for Food Lovers Uncut YouTube series
Food Lovers Uncut is a new long-form content series, hosted by food influencer Will Hughes – better known as What Willy Cook
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Grocer 33Billericay Waitrose wins Basildon supermarket mystery shop
The 24,169 sq ft Waitrose is located on Billericay high street and won by a comfortable 13 points