Waitrose news and analysis – Page 112
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Ocado woos with £20 bribe
Specialist online grocer Ocado is pushing hard to win back lapsed customers.Ocado, which operates in partnership with Waitrose, is offering former customers £20 off their next order if they spend £100 or more.In a letter to shoppers who...
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Waitrose in salt cut lead
Waitrose is three years ahead of targets set by the government to reduce salt levels in food.Its announcement coincides with Salt Awareness Week, which starts tomorrow (January 29). FSA chair Deirdre Hutton and public health minister Caroline...
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Waitrose could hook the commuters
from Jenny Cotton, Mortons MarketingSir; Your feature on Waitrose in last week’s issue rightly based its analysis on details about the relative affluence of households in catchment areas.However, a store catchment area is not...
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Waitrose spends on stores
Waitrose will fight to maintain its leading fresh food proposition this year with an increase of 15%-20% in sales space for its range across each of its stores.MD Steven Esom said Waitrose is embarking on a major investment programme to improve...
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Waitrose spends on stores
Waitrose will fight to maintain its leading fresh food proposition this year with an increase of 15%-20% in sales space for its range across each of its stores.MD Steven Esom said Waitrose is embarking on a major investment programme to improve...
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Northern exposure
Waitrose has thrived on locating stores in affluent catchments, but can it make a long-term success of northern outlets in less well-off areas? Liz Hamson reportsAsk a certain type of man from the Home Counties where his wife shops...
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Northern exposure
Waitrose has thrived on locating stores in affluent catchments, but can it make a long-term success of northern outlets in less well-off areas? Liz Hamson reportsAsk a certain type of man from the Home Counties where his wife shops...
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Waitrose shines
Waitrose has emerged as the real winner this year, says Julian HuntThe future looks bleak for Unwins as it continues its desperate fight for survival. Rod Addy reportsTesco may have been strongest financial performer in...
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Asda retains lowest price position
Asda remained top for price, Morrisons was brilliant on availability, while Waitrose has proved to be the star in customer serviceThe results are in – and the past six months have had little impact on the identity of...
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Angela Megson resigns from buying at Waitrose
Waitrose’s Angela Megson has stunned the industry with the news that she is to leave the company after three years as its director of buying.Megson will continue in her post until January 28 and it is believed that she does not currently have a...
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Waitrose aims to make it big
Waitrose aims to double its 3.7% market share over the next 10 years by increasing the number of stores in the UK from 173 to 250 and strengthening its foothold in the north. Speaking to The Grocer at the opening of the last of its five Safeway...
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Star Buyer: Michael Simpson-Jones
>>Beverages and breakfast spreads buyer, waitroseDespite only being at Waitrose since March, Simpson-Jones picked up the most votes from suppliers this month.They praised him for his ability to drive the category and build up the...
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Star Buyer: Michael Simpson-Jones
>>Beverages and breakfast spreads buyer, waitroseDespite only being at Waitrose since March, Simpson-Jones picked up the most votes from suppliers this month.They praised him for his ability to drive the category and build up the...
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Top buyer praised for ‘good business head’
This month’s star buyer, Michael Simpson-Jones of Waitrose, impressed suppliers with his partnership style of workingMichael Simpson-Jones has been voted as this month’s Star Buyer by jam, spreads and honey suppliers. Simpson-Jones...
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Top buyer praised for ‘good business head’
This month’s star buyer, Michael Simpson-Jones of Waitrose, impressed suppliers with his partnership style of workingMichael Simpson-Jones has been voted as this month’s Star Buyer by jam, spreads and honey suppliers. Simpson-Jones...
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Working Week
Moira Howie, Waitrose nutrition managerMoira Howie’s working week is about to get busier now that the Food Standards Agency has revealed its intention to push ahead with the controversial traffic light signposting scheme.The...
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Local links boosted
Waitrose has launched its Local Fresh Produce initiative in eight of its East Anglian stores, following a successful trial in Kent earlier this year.The East Anglian initiative is one of four nationally, with others in the West Country, Wales,...
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A better record for availability
The multiples are delivering customers a better deal when it comes to availability.That is the finding of the latest ECR UK availability survey. The research, which covers the big four as well as Somerfield, Waitrose and The Co-operative Group,...
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Asda demands a hearing
Asda and Waitrose have made a last-minute demand for a hearing with the All Party Parliamentary Small Shops Group to contribute to the High Street 2015 inquiry, following last week’s appearance by Tesco.The two supermarkets are keen to defend...