Waitrose news and analysis – Page 50
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Grocer 33Waitrose Nine Elms, Battersea: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Testing really helps to keep us productive and reassures both customers and partners that we can all come to the store and be safe’
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NewsJohn Lewis expands roll out of rapid coronavirus testing for employees
Facilities have now been introduced to 64 locations across England
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NewsDeliveroo to expand grocery delivery service into 125 towns this year
The Grocer understands the increased availability will come from existing supermarket partners
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NewsWaitrose and Tesco donate van to community store delivering food to vulnerable people
The supermarkets have made the donation as part of their ongoing efforts to help combat food poverty
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Grocer 33Waitrose continues winning streak with highest store standards
Waitrose in Saltash impressed our shopper this week with a ‘neat and tidy’ store
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Grocer 33Waitrose Saltash, Cornwall: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘The team has made great use of rapid Covid testing. It’s straightforward and takes place in the branch in an area away from customers’
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Comment & OpinionIndustry must look inwards on food waste before criticising consumers
As the UK’s inaugural food waste week approaches, thousands of tonnes of edible produce is still ending up as animal feed or going to AD
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NewsWaitrose recalls own-label carrot cake muffins due to labelling error
Walnuts were not mentioned on its labelling owing to a packaging mistake
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NewsWaitrose launches app that tracks emotional wellbeing of its animals
The app has been developed in collaboration with Scotland’s Rural College and is designed to give its animals an ‘enriching life’
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Grocer 33Top-notch standards secure Waitrose the win
Waitrose has claimed a third Grocer 33 service and availability award within the past four weeks
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NewsFareShare urges supermarkets to launch online donation services
There are fears traditional in-store collections are being hit by the latest Covid restrictions
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Grocer 33Waitrose Chichester: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘It’s frustrating that we can’t get everyone a delivery slot, but we’re working hard to prioritise our most vulnerable customers’
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NewsWaitrose adds £1.50 to value of Healthy Start vouchers
Healthy Start vouchers are issued to pregnant women and families on low income with children under the age of four
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NewsSupermarkets and suppliers back ‘huge’ week of action on food waste
Asda, Co-op, KFC, M&S, Premier Foods, Sodexo, Unilever and Waitrose are backing the event
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Range PreviewRange preview: Waitrose Easter 2021
Amid the uncertainty of Easter this year, Waitrose has launched a range of new goodies it hopes will delight shoppers even it’s a quieter affair than they had hoped for
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NewsPeter Cross to step down as John Lewis customer director
He was promoted to customer experience director in 2017 and the role was expanded to cover Waitrose last year
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NewsSupermarkets and other food retailers to get mass Covid-19 testing
Only businesses with at least 50 staff will be eligible for the programme
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NewsWaitrose delays online relaunch of meat and fish counter ranges
The upmarket grocer has largely kept its in-store counters open over the course of the coronavirus pandemic
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NewsIceland at war with Greenpeace after it comes bottom of plastic reduction league table
Waitrose topped the table for a second successive year
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Analysis & FeaturesCoronavirus: what are the latest in-store measures from the major supermarkets?
Supermarkets have been forced to step up safety measures. So what are their latest moves to keep shoppers and staff as safe as possible?