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Comment & Opinion‘No.1 and only’ Chesney Hawkes makes some noise for Waitrose
The evergreen Hawkes lip-syncs along to a remix of his 1991 hit The One and Only because… well, Waitrose has an own label called No.1
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NewsTesco seeking 28,500 temps with ‘just the right attitude’ for Christmas
The supermarket said it is looking for candidates “who can bring warmth, enthusiasm and a helpful service to every shopping trip”.
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NewsWaitrose rolls out emissions tracking across seafood supply chain
The platform, created by industry body Seafish, allows seafood businesses to generate carbon footprints for both wild-capture and aquaculture products by inputting supply chain data such as fuel use, processing, packaging and transport
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NewsCharlie Bigham’s rolls £29.95 Brasserie meal into Waitrose
The Brasserie range was designed to ‘capture the essence of restaurant dining’, said Charlie Bigham’s
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NewsVeg Power announces campaign with Sakata, Barfoots and Waitrose
The non-profit alliance will lead the campaign to celebrate the British butternut season and inspire families to cook with the vegetable
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NewsWaitrose ramps up No.1 own-label range with 80 new products
Waitrose said the move meant a more than 10% increase in the size of the range, which has seen a 26% growth in sales since it was relaunched in June 2024
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NewsWaitrose commits to major London investment with new convenience store
The 2,500 sq ft Little Waitrose opened this week in Wandsworth and forms part of a new neighbourhood housing development
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Grocer 33Waitrose is Worthing’s best in a week of low availability
All supermarkets this week struggled with our Green Issue shop full of organic, B Corp and seasonal British produce, but Waitrose shone with high customer service standards
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Grocer 33How Waitrose GSM Ed Polley has returned home to revive Worthing store
It was the first Waitrose store Ed Polley ever worked in. Here’s how he revived it
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NewsWaitrose brings back green token charity voting stations
Waitrose introduced the Community Matters initiative in 2008, but was forced to remove the tokens and voting stations in 2020 as a result of the pandemic
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnerships names new chief people officer
Webb has more than 20 years’ experience in senior HR roles within the retail sector, working with major operators including Co-op and Sainsbury’s
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NewsMatch Tonic Water seals grocery debut with Waitrose
Match Tonic Water’s Indian and Mediterranean SKUs will land with the retailer from mid-October
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NewsWaitrose relaunches Duchy Organic range with 24 new products
The relaunched range has begun hitting stores this month with the addition of 24 new products including Wholewheat Tortiglioni, Milano Salami and Aged Red Leicester
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NewsWaitrose continues convenience push with Bristol opening
The Little Waitrose in The Arches area of Bristol opened on Thursday
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Grocer 33Waitrose crowned the best Cheltenham supermarket
Waitrose’s 40,944 sq ft store, located on the edge of town, scored well across the board, with a solid showing on availability with just one item out of stock
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Grocer 33How ‘high-profile’ Waitrose Cheltenham keeps shoppers and partners happy
Branch manager Mike Snowdon on running this ‘big store with a huge range’ where foodie shoppers ‘challenge staff on products’
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NewsWaitrose moves to free-range pork and signs 10-year farmer deal
From 15 October all Waitrose pork mince, steaks, chops and joints will be free-range, with an intention for all own-brand products to be free-range by 2027
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Range PreviewLimoncello mince pies and pigs in blankets quiche: Waitrose Christmas range 2025
Waitrose has announced its 2025 Christmas range, heavy on wow-factor centrepieces sure to make jaws drop
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NewsM&S market share level with Waitrose as Ocado sales boom
M&S’s grocery market share for the year to 7 September was 4.5%, made up of 4% in its stores and another 0.5% through Ocado.com
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NewsAldi invests £300m in price cuts across 900 lines
The discounter has reduced more than 900 prices across its range in recent months