Waitrose news and analysis – Page 43
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NewsWaitrose strikes wholesale deal with Jersey convenience chain Alliance
The upscale retailer will supply over 1,000 products to Alliance’s four stores on the island from 2022
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NewsChristmas ranges smaller and fewer discounts for second year running as supermarkets trim their sails
Research by The Grocer using Assosia data shows that since Christmas 2019 Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda, Morrisons and Waitrose have collectively cut over 8,500 products
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NewsGSCOP breaches fall despite pandemic but Waitrose accused of lacking transparency
Waitrose was singled out in a new report on GSCOP breaches by the British Brands Group
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NewsWaitrose to sell food in Scottish convenience chain Margiotta
The retailer will sell around 600 products across Margiotta’s 10 stores
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Grocer 33Waitrose Salisbury: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘We have the benefit of some John Lewis general merchandise in about a third of the shop footprint’
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Grocer 33Winning Waitrose still victim to bare shelves seen across the board
Like mystery shops we conducted at the other mults many shelves looked bare
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NewsPlant-based products blasted for ‘unnecessarily high’ levels of salt
Campaign group Action on Salt has called for manufacturers and government to act
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NewsWaitrose to offer base pork price to hard-hit pig farmers
The retailer said a longer-term solution than promotions was needed to ensure the sector had a sustainable future
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Comment & OpinionWaitrose: 'pig farmers deserve a long-term strategy, not a firesale'
Our priority is to ensure we protect their futures, and take meaningful action that creates a step-change in the market, says Jake Pickering, senior agriculture manager at Waitrose
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership launches £1m fund to tackle environmental challenges
The Circular Future Fund is set to provide grants worth between £150,000 and £300,000
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NewsWaitrose to trial sustainable farming at Leckford Estate to promote ‘new best practice’
The supermarket chain pledged last year that its UK farm-supplier network would be net zero by 2035
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Grocer 33Online 33: Waitrose wins with ‘top marks’, M&S/Ocado struggles with availability
Waitrose made it a double win this week with victory in our latest Online 33
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Grocer 33Waitrose Otley: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘I’ve worked here for 33 years, since it was a Safeway’
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Grocer 33Waitrose scores easy win, Morrisons provides ‘poor’ shopping experience
Waitrose landed its first Grocer 33 store of the week award since early September
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Grocer 33Jack Straughan, Waitrose Newcastle: delivery driver of the week
‘I began in May of this year, so I’m still relatively new’
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NewsJohn Lewis launches Christmas advert earlier than usual due to customer demand
JLP confirmed that a rise in online searches for Christmas products had prompted the decision to launch the ad
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NewsJason’s Sourdough launches ‘Every Day’ bread duo into Waitrose
The White Bloomer and White Rolls are made with sourdough but were ‘more suited to everyday occasions’, said the brand
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership takes on new £420m credit linked to environmental targets
The new credit is set to support the group’s current sustainability commitments
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Comment & OpinionHow John Lewis is navigating the tough road to greener transport
We plan to transition all our 4,000 cars, vans and light trucks to EV by 2030 - but it’s not easy, says Justin Laney, partner and general manager of central transport at the John Lewis Partnership
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NewsWaitrose to trial wirelessly charged electric delivery vans in London
Waitrose said the work put the supermarket “at the forefront of green home delivery”