Waitrose news and analysis – Page 129
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What's in store?
This year retailers have taken to heart the criticism being hurled at their bacon fixtures and have been busily overhauling them. Waitrose says it has been improved by continual rationalisation and regeneration of the product mix. Its best sellers...
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Few categories are so in tune with consumer tastes and tren
This outstanding performance has been bolstered by the huge amount of development that has taken place in the market. The multiples have led the way, with Waitrose and Safeway creating fresh pasta bars, and Tesco, Safeway and Sainsbury extending...
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Felwick to be next BRC chairman
Waitrose David Felwick is to be the next chairman of the British Retail Consortium. He becomes chairman designate on November 27 and takes over as chairman from Sir David Sieff in March 2002 when Sir David retires. Felwick's term of office at the...
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Another round of supermarket price cuts was sparked this wee
Waitrose is extending its support for the Focus on Food campaign by three years, to 2005. The campaign, to raise the profile of food education in schools, is run in conjunction with the RSA. M&S has upgraded its website with improved functionality...
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english plums and apples
Research will be used to discuss long-term opportunities with growers Waitrose tests potential of traditional varieties Waitrose is working closely with Brogdale Horticultural Trust this autumn to assess whether consumers still have a taste for...
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Felwick bids Waitrose farewell after 11 momentous years'
David Felwick, the man widely credited with having restored the fortunes of Waitrose, is stepping down from the food chain to become deputy chairman of parent group the John Lewis Partnership. Felwick moves over next March and will be replaced as...
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Record profits boosted
by former Somerfields Waitrose is set to announce record interim profits when the John Lewis Partnership announces its results for the first half of the year this week. Waitrose md David Felwick told The Grocer sales for the first half were up 13%...
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Waitrose harmonises sites as it gears up for Ocado
Waitrose has incorporated its three existing internet stations Waitrosedeliver, Waitrose@work and Waitrose Direct into the upgraded Waitrose.com portal. The site has been redesigned to offer online shopping as well as information on food and...
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The Grocer focus on speciality & fine foods: passionate abou
A major part of any retailer's speciality food portfolio is cheese. But to make it special it has to have that certain something and, according to Waitrose cheese buyer Graham Cassie, that is passion. One of their main characteristics is that they...
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Brammy Awards: JS fends off Waitrose to grab the Brammy glor
Sainsbury emerged triumphant in this year's Brammy Awards winning two of the product categories and being named best multiple retailer. But the chain faced fierce competition from Waitrose, which came a close second in many of the categories and won...
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The Grocer focus on Scotland: Get yer oats
A first for the oatmeal market is a resealable 500g aluminium ring-pull can developed by Hamlyn's of Scotland. Originally created for the US, pinhead oatmeal is now available in this format in the UK and has been taken up by Tesco and Waitrose at an...
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Multiples: Waitrose puts puts faces to fruit on PoS
Waitrose is featuring its English growers in store for the first time on point of sale material to emphasise quality, seasonality and the close relationship which they have built up. Strawberry producers Harry Hall of Hall Hunter, Wokingham, and...
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Haiti at Waitrose
A Haitian liqueur is beginning to make inroads in the UK off-trade. Toussaint Dry coffee liqueur first became available in leading London on-trade accounts and its UK agent InSpirit has now negotiated a listing for it in 54 Waitrose outlets. The...
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Waitrose: Costs dent profits but Felwick expects record
Waitrose md David Felwick is predicting record profits this year, despite profits for the year to January 27 dropping 11% to £57m. Sales for the same period were up 13% at £2,095m. Felwick said: "Profits during the first half of last year were...
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Multiples: JS says it's no 2 in online race
Sainsbury claims it has leapfrogged over Asda, Iceland and Waitrose to become the UK's number two online grocery retailer and the fourth biggest in the world. Jennifer Baker-Hirst, new business development director, said the Sainsbury's To You...
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Online retailing: And the name is Ocado
Waitrose's e-commerce partner Last Mile Solutions has unveiled its brand name, Ocado, and a five year deal with BOC Distribution Services which will provide warehousing operations. All branding will be "Ocado in partnership with Waitrose". Ocado's...
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Madonna mania hits Waitrose
What has happened to The Gazette, the John Lewis Partnership's weekly staff magazine? It is usually packed full of information no doubt useful to its readers, but it's not exactly a racy read. However, the latest issue manages to cover not only...
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Online shopping: Launch of Waitrose/LMS service now in autu
Last Mile Solutions is downplaying the notion that the launch of its online shopping service has been delayed by several months. The service is being developed with Waitrose, which owns a 40% stake in LMS. The two companies had originally expected...