Store of the week – Page 8
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Grocer 33Waitrose Newton Mearns, Glasgow: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘I’ve worked for JLP for 18 years, starting at John Lewis, and then spending 15 years at Waitrose’
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Grocer 33Waitrose Raynes Park, London: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘As we’re starting to lift the lockdown so that people can meet indoors and outdoors, there’s the social and entertainment side of food’
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Grocer 33Tesco Gillingham: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Staff are really pleased with the 2.7% pay rise and they definitely deserve it’
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Grocer 33Waitrose Bracknell: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Although pubs and restaurants have reopened, we haven’t noticed a significant change in terms of people coming in to buy what they need’
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Grocer 33Aldi Hednesford: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Masks have been very useful and done a great job, but customers can’t see you smiling behind them’
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s White Rose Shopping Centre, Leeds: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘One day I was doing the handover with the previous store manager and the next we were heading into panic buying’
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Grocer 33Tesco Bathgate: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘If someone said to me a year ago you would double the size of your online operation and have an extra 80 staff I’d have thought they were mad’
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Grocer 33Asda, Llansamlet, Swansea: Grocer 33 store of the week
“The Issa brothers have been very successful with their other businesses. There is a real anticipation about what’s to come”
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Grocer 33Waitrose, Preston: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘It’s been a really interesting year to say the least. But I think the team have all responded brilliantly’
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Grocer 33Waitrose Kingsthorpe, Northampton: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘The last year has certainly been a challenge but ultimately the team here has worked brilliantly – we have supported the community’
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s Cannock: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Our fresh produce availability is always strong. We’ve done a very good job on availability at a corporate level and in-store’
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s Tooting: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘I do think it has been great being recognised as key workers and I think there is much more respect from the public for what we do’
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Grocer 33Grocer 33 store of the week: Tesco Warfield, Bracknell
‘Lockdown easing is a chance for us to prove we can win the loyalty of our shoppers when the other, non-essential, stores open’
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s Otley: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Incredibly, our store actually won this award exactly a year ago at the height of the panic-buying problems’
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Grocer 33Tesco Hookwood, Horley: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘We’ve really upped the ante when it comes to the steps we take to keep the store clean and safe for customers’
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s Darnley, Glasgow: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Our availability is strong. I was worried about how much coronavirus and Brexit would affect stock, but I’ve been pleasantly surprised so far’
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Grocer 33Waitrose Peterborough, Cambridgeshire: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Sales at our counters have increased hugely since the new year – customers feel comfortable buying items that aren’t prepackaged’
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Grocer 33Waitrose Horley, Surrey: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Decent stock levels are a vital component. If we don’t have everything in stock that a customer has on their list, we are letting them down’
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Grocer 33Waitrose Nine Elms, Battersea: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Testing really helps to keep us productive and reassures both customers and partners that we can all come to the store and be safe’
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Grocer 33Waitrose Saltash, Cornwall: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘The team has made great use of rapid Covid testing. It’s straightforward and takes place in the branch in an area away from customers’