Waitrose news and analysis – Page 14
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News
Waitrose ends trial with Tesco’s fired food waste contractor
Waitrose told The Grocer that despite the revelations about Resource it did “not currently anticipate that this will affect our food waste figures”
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Easing inflation helps supermarket volumes in January
Food sales at the supermarkets have grown faster than inflation in January as shopper behaviour normalises amid reducing cost pressures, according to new data published this morning
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Comment & Opinion
Optimism for John Lewis’ turnaround strategy, but at what cost?
Wield the axe too deep, or in the wrong areas, and there’s a very real chance JLP could cannibalise its strongest asset
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Waitrose relaunches food to go range as it targets category growth
Waitrose has extended the number of products available as part of its £5 meal deal, and refreshed packaging
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Range Preview
Supermarket dine-in deals for a budget Valentine’s Day 2024
Supermarkets are here to help you wine, dine, and save your way through a cost of living crisis Valentine’s Day
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Range Preview
Hot cross buns meet panettone in Waitrose’s Easter range 2024
Waitrose is kicking off the Easter season early this year, launching an innovative range of affordable luxury treats for adults
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Waitrose confirms JLP plans to reduce staff numbers
The John Lewis Partnership is aiming to save £900m by 2028
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Analysis & Features
Spotted in stores: what’s new for January 2024
Each month, we highlight new and interesting products and displays our team has snapped in the leading grocers
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Grocer 33
Waitrose Marlow Hill: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Fundamentally we have a really strong team here. People really care’
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Grocer 33
Waitrose impresses our mystery shopper with plenty of promotional offers
Our mystery shopper was able to pick up 30 of the 33 items on our list at the High Wycombe store
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Comment & Opinion
Will Harry Kane help bone broth hit the big time?
When Harry Kane was named as one of the high-profile investors in bone broth startup Freja this week, he drew attention to a long-standing, yet niche, food category
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News
The Collective launches Greek-style yoghurt pouches for adults
The new yoghurt pouch will be available in a Peach & Raspberry variant in Waitrose stores from next week
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Waitrose and Biscuiteers partner for Valentine’s bouquets
The two new products both feature roses sourced via the Waitrose Foundation
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Sushi Daily trials chopstick sleeves made from surplus salmon skin
The limited-edition product is made using salmon skin offcuts taken from some of its French stores
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Spanish chorizo sales soar in UK following marketing push
The Consorcio del Chorizo Español saw 1.69 million kilos of its labelled Spanish chorizo exported to the UK, an increase of 28% on the same period last year
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Grocer 33
Waitrose, Westfield London: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘People don’t realise the time and energy required to be able to reset after such a busy period’
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Grocer 33
Waitrose wins as standards struggle across the board
All of the stores visited this week struggled with standards and availability
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News
John Lewis appoints Peter Ruis as new executive director
Naomi Simcock – who had been interim director since following the departure of Pippa Wicks in March – will now become operations director
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Alcohol-free beer and cider prices grow ahead of boozy counterparts
Two of the biggest proportional price increases in beer and cider since last year were for low & no-alcohol products
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Lucky Saint launches ‘pop-up pub’ in Waitrose King’s Cross store
The pop-up will feature a pub quiz and a competition to win a Peloton bike