Waitrose news and analysis – Page 11
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NewsMedia Bites 13 November: Post Office, grocery inflation, M&S vs Waitrose
Plans for the Post Office have been revealed, one year after the TV drama brought the scandal to the public attention
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NewsPact Coffee to roll V60 brewing kit into Waitrose stores
It marks the first time Waitrose has stocked speciality coffee brewing equipment
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Analysis & FeaturesHow supermarket accelerators & incubators are changing retail
Supermarket innovation schemes are popping up all over the shop. The aim is simple: to foster growth among their supplier base. But there are big differences in approach
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NewsMiso Tasty launches Japanese-inspired home cooking range into Waitrose
The range responds to shoppers’ ‘increasing interest in miso as a trending ingredient’, says Miso Tasty
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Grocer 33Waitrose stands out as other retailers register low scores
In a low-scoring week, Waitrose’s Locks Heath store in Southampton was a lone bright spot
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Grocer 33Waitrose Locks Heath: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘We’re surrounded by trees in the middle of a housing estate, so you could easily not know we’re here’
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NewsSoup disappearing from supermarket shelves amid Bakkavor strike
Thirty-six chilled soup SKUs were unavailable in Tesco at the time of writing
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NewsWaitrose celebrates Great British sleuths in star-studded Christmas ad
Waitrose has gone sleuth this year, debuting its Christmas ad-cross-festive mystery campaign with a celebrity-packed whodunit plot
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Comment & OpinionWhy Ottolenghi is betting on pilpelchuma as next harissa
Pilpelchuma stems from Libyan cuisine, which is relatively unexplored in the UK
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NewsOttolenghi extends Waitrose range after launch ‘exceeds’ expectations
The three new sauces are the first additions to the range since it launched in April
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Grocer 33Waitrose King’s Cross is top in ‘pleasant, helpful’ shop
The store was the only one of the five we visited this week to claim full marks for shop floor service
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Grocer 33Grocer 33 store of the week: Waitrose King’s Cross
‘Sometimes it can feel like we’re a big convenience shop – we have a heavy lunchtime trade and a lot of custom from the university opposite us, as well as commuter trade’
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NewsBeer52 claims retail first with craft beer mixed brewery pack
Beers were selected using data from over 10 million beer ratings and reviews from Beer52 customers
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NewsMedia Bites 14 October: Waitrose’s James Bailey, Home Bargains, Energy bills and farming
Waitrose executive director James Bailey traces his love for the upmarket retailer back to his mum taking him to the Eastbourne branch as a six-year-old
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Analysis & FeaturesA new dawn for tequila: how the UK is waking up to the opportunity
Tequila is now the second-biggest spirit in the US, and sales are also booming in UK cocktail bars. But how can the agave-based nectar translate that growth to the grocery market?
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NewsLidl and Waitrose revive 1990s hits with Martine McCutcheon and S Club
Lidl has actress and singer Martine McCutcheon performing a cover of Gina G’s ‘Ooh Aah… Just A Little Bit’, while Waitrose has S Club reviving their hit ‘You’re My Number One’
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NewsWaitrose expands self-serve bakery range
Waitrose executives see the category as a crucial area of growth for the high end grocer
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NewsWaitrose expands on-demand delivery offer with Just Eat
The multi-year deal adds to Waitrose’s existing rapid delivery tieups
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NewsNish Kankiwala to step down as JLP CEO, as Jason Tarry takes full control
The position of CEO will be folded permanently, handing new chairman Jason Tarry overall control of the partnership ‘by March 2025’
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NewsWaitrose promotes Nicola Jones to wine trading manager role
Jones joined Waitrose as a graduate 13 years ago and has held roles across its commercial and trading team