Waitrose news and analysis – Page 42
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Analysis & FeaturesInside the big supermarkets’ most eco-friendly stores
To mark Earth Day 2021, here’s a look at some of the big retailers’ most eco-friendly stores and the initiatives they’re testing out inside them
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Grocer 33Waitrose Kingsthorpe, Northampton: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘The last year has certainly been a challenge but ultimately the team here has worked brilliantly – we have supported the community’
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NewsSupermarket veg campaign hits 100 industry signatories
The Peas Please initiative has reached a major landmark this week with 100 retailers, manufacturers and hospitality businesses signed up
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Range PreviewRange preview: Waitrose Middle Eastern Levantine Table collection
Waitrose has launched its first-ever combined range with John Lewis to help shoppers put on the ultimate mezze feast, packed with flavours from the Levant
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Comment & OpinionHow the Better Business Act can help reset corporate responsibility
It is essential that the business leaders of today shape new and higher standards, says Douglas Lamont, Innocent Drinks CEO and co-chair of the Better Business Act coalition
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NewsHundreds of businesses call for environmental responsibility to be added to company law
The proposed new legislation, dubbed ‘The Better Business Act’, would require directors to advance shareholders’ interests ‘alongside those of wider society and the environment’
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Analysis & FeaturesFive plastic pollution projects that won a cash injection from Waitrose
With help from environmental charity Hubbub, Waitrose began a £1m grant fund to which over 150 projects applied. Here are the five winning projects and what they’re doing with the funding
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NewsEmma Isaac joins Waitrose as head of marketing
Isaac moved to the retailer this week, following four years at the Natwest Group
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NewsWaitrose claims first with home compostable coffee capsules
Previous capsules were made from polypropylene with an aluminium lid, which were difficult to separate for recycling
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NewsWaitrose launches ‘UK first’ MSC-certified yellowfin & albacore tuna products
The retailer said it had taken more than a decade of work to launch the NPD
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NewsWaitrose bans kids’ magazines with free plastic toys
The supermarket is calling on publishers to replace the plastic toys with more sustainable alternatives
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NewsJohn Lewis warns of further department store closures
JLP chairman Sharon White said she did ’not expect to reopen all John Lewis shops at the end of lockdown’
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Analysis & FeaturesMother’s Day 2021: what the supermarkets have planned
It will certainly be a Mother’s Day with fewer cuddles, but here’s what the supermarkets are doing to make sure it’s not short of breakfasts in bed, beautiful blooms and sweet treats
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Grocer 33Waitrose website and delivery service impresses our shopper
Waitrose’s arrived promptly, unpacked efficiently and knew the substitutions from memory
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Grocer 33Georgie Kennedy, Waitrose Horley, Surrey: delivery driver of the week
“I used to be an events manager in London and became a delivery driver for Waitrose last November”
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NewsButlers targets summer BBQ ‘boom’ with Blacksticks Blue burger slices
The cheese is set to hit Spar outlets from 8 April, with another listing confirmed with Waitrose from 14 April
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NewsMorrisons’ profits slump amid £290m of COVID costs
Morrisons has reported an 8.6% rise in annual sales and “strong momemtum” depsite a profits slump due to COVID costs, while John Lewis Partnership posts a £517m loss amid restructuring costs and writedowns.
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NewsFortnum & Mason names Rupert Thomas chief commercial officer
Thomas will replace commercial director Lucy Williams, who has been with the luxury retailer for four years
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Comment & OpinionThere’s a new digital divide in online grocery retail
There are two distinct and diverging camps now in the battle for the big weekly shop
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Grocer 33Waitrose claims fifth consecutive win thanks to near perfect availability
A score of 75 was enough to take Waitrose Peterborough to victory this week, which saw fairly low marks across the board