Waitrose news and analysis – Page 58
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NewsWaitrose claims first British asparagus crop of season
The supermarket started stocking the veg on 26 February
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NewsRadio 1 DJ Greg James becomes Waitrose newspaper columnist
The first column from the breakfast show presenter is available to read from today
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NewsJohn Lewis & Waitrose invest £100k in Colombian coffee farmer programme
The funding will be used to kickstart a new training and education programme led by ASOPEP
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NewsSharon White hints at JLP restructure ‘adjustments’ in store magazine interview
White said “some adjustments” to the radical Future Partnership plan would be likely
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NewsJLab incubator scheme on hold as part of JLP management restructure
John Lewis Partnership’s incubator scheme JLab has been put on hold as part of the group’s bringing together of its retail business and Waitrose chain under one management team
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NewsWaitrose reports resurgence in demand for bread
Searches on Waitrose.com for sourdough have increased, as has demand for speciality loaves
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NewsWaitrose issues customers with first coupons for John Lewis stores
Waitrose has started issuing customers with coupons for money off products at John Lewis. It is the first time the supermarket has offered coupons at the till for its John Lewis Partnership stablemate and comes after the launch in October of a ‘Future Partnership’ plan, which merged ...
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NewsBen Stimson to retain Waitrose-focused digital role in JLP management shake-up
Stimson is the only remaining member of the old Waitrose food board who will report directly to JLP chairman Sharon White
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NewsSqueaky Bean vegan pancakes to hit shelves in Waitrose
The supermarket added that searches for vegan pancakes on Waitrose.com were up 1,385%
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NewsWaitrose selects XPO for national DC operations
XPO will also take on operational responsibility for the supermarket’s Brinklow regional DC
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NewsWaitrose plays up product provenance in major new ad campaign
Waitrose said the campaign followed the ‘slow TV’ trend and “lets the quality of the food speak for itself”
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NewsNina Bhatia joins JLP board as strategy director
Former British Gas executive Bhatia will report to chairman Sharon White
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NewsWaitrose partners with Vitality for healthy food discounts
The amount of cashback available will be linked with the level of physical activity a member has done
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NewsNew executive chef Martyn Lee to lead product development team at Waitrose
Lee has held senior product development roles with a number of major food manufacturers and retailers
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NewsJohn Lewis to second staff to FareShare for up to six months
The company is celebrating 20 years of its volunteer programme, the Golden Jubilee Trust
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NewsJohn Lewis to stop reporting weekly sales figures as part of board restructure
The business said it would now only publish details on its financial performance every six months, in its half-year and full-year results
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NewsWaitrose to roll out book swap trial to more store cafés
Shoppers can leave books in dedicated areas of the cafés for other customers to read
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NewsRupert Thomas named JLP director of food & grocery in restructure
The new role will give Thomas responsibility for both Waitrose and John Lewis
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NewsTesco and Waitrose hike pesto prices as supply crisis deepens
Both supermarkets attributed the rises to price-matching activity, but other retailers haven’t hiked prices
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NewsWaitrose introduces ‘Love your Gut’ range with soup duo
The range has been developed by nutritionists