Waitrose news and analysis – Page 5
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News
Waitrose opens new store and expands convenience partnerships
Waitrose will expand its franchise partnerships with Shell and Welcome Break, after opening its first new store in six years
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FSA backtracks on plans for supermarkets to run food safety inspections
Today the agency admitted there had been a lack of transparency over the proposals and announced it had put the plans on hold
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Mystery solved in part two of Waitrose’s whodunnit Christmas ad
Fig the cat was seen as the prime suspect by viewers
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Waitrose Newport offers full basket and friendly, helpful team
Our shopper was able to pick up a full basket of all 33 items on our early Saturday morning visit
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Waitrose, Newport, Shropshire: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Desserts are quite popular here generally – the people of Newport must have a sweet tooth’
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Waitrose promises to ‘always’ keep manned checkouts in stores
New signs have appeared in a number of Waitrose’s recently refitted stores, highlighting the retailer’s ‘promise’
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Waitrose staff go above and beyond at its Lincoln store
Waitrose’s store felt ‘calm and orderly’ despite restocking taking place
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Waitrose, Lincoln: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘We have a big team of people who are very much into using TikTok and Instagram to promote the store’
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Mezze mayhem: Bakkavor strike triggers chilled dips shortage
Taramasalata, houmous and cheese & chive lines are disappearing from chillers, according to Assosia data
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KVI Tracker
Butter prices soar by a fifth amid tight milk and cream supplies
Thirty-seven out of 117 butter lines at the major multiples have seen their prices hiked in the five weeks to 13 November
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Waitrose to continue own-label overhaul after No.1 range rebrand
Waitrose has enjoyed a ‘significant uplift’ in own-label sales following the relaunch of its No.1 range
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M&S and Waitrose neck-and-neck in market share as Christmas approaches
Recent changes in M&S Food Halls include the rollout of self-checkouts designed for trolleys, occupying as much space as a staffed checkout and including a conveyor belt
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Media Bites 13 November: Post Office, grocery inflation, M&S vs Waitrose
Plans for the Post Office have been revealed, one year after the TV drama brought the scandal to the public attention
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Pact Coffee to roll V60 brewing kit into Waitrose stores
It marks the first time Waitrose has stocked speciality coffee brewing equipment
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Analysis & Features
How supermarket accelerators & incubators are changing retail
Supermarket innovation schemes are popping up all over the shop. The aim is simple: to foster growth among their supplier base. But there are big differences in approach
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Miso Tasty launches Japanese-inspired home cooking range into Waitrose
The range responds to shoppers’ ‘increasing interest in miso as a trending ingredient’, says Miso Tasty
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Waitrose stands out as other retailers register low scores
In a low-scoring week, Waitrose’s Locks Heath store in Southampton was a lone bright spot
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Waitrose Locks Heath: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘We’re surrounded by trees in the middle of a housing estate, so you could easily not know we’re here’
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Soup disappearing from supermarket shelves amid Bakkavor strike
Thirty-six chilled soup SKUs were unavailable in Tesco at the time of writing
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Waitrose celebrates Great British sleuths in star-studded Christmas ad
Waitrose has gone sleuth this year, debuting its Christmas ad-cross-festive mystery campaign with a celebrity-packed whodunit plot