Waitrose
This coverage examines Waitrose’s operations, strategy, and position within the UK retail market. Reporting includes store performance, product innovation, supply chain developments, marketing initiatives, sustainability efforts, and leadership decisions. With a focus on commercial impact and competitive strategy, it provides actionable insights for retail executives, managers, and professionals engaged in grocery and premium food retailing.
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Feb- 2018 -6 FebruarySupermarkets
Lidl keeps place as UK’s fastest growing supermarket
Lidl has proven itself to be the UK’s fastest growing retailer, according to data from market researcher Kantar Worldpanel. The supermarket saw a market share increase of 0.5% its sales increased by 16.3% compared to this time last year. Aldi came in second, with the food store increasing sales by…
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Jan- 2018 -23 JanuaryGovernment
Waitrose pledges plastic-free packaging by 2018
Supermarket retailer Waitrose has announced that it aims to remove all black plastic used in its meat, fish, fruit and vegetable products by end of 2018. The black plastic used for food such as ready meals and puddings cannot be recycled as lasers used by waste processors cannot sense the…
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22 JanuaryAdvice
How can retailers overcome the omnichannel challenges?
Consumers’ demands on retailers have intensified in the past decade. Previously, having an online store to accompany your physical shop was seen as a luxury, now it is essential and online shopping has taken the next step to meet customer demand. Consumers want the ability to shop seamlessly across multiple…
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19 JanuarySupermarkets
Asda and Aldi ban energy drink sales to under-16s
Asda and Aldi have joined supermarket Waitrose in banning the sale of high-caffeine drinks to anyone aged under 16, the first of the ‘Big Four’ retailers to do so. The move will see an age restriction introduced on 84 products from 5 March in Asda. From this date customers wishing…
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11 JanuaryDepartment Stores
John Lewis issues profit warning despite ‘most successful trading day ever’
The John Lewis Partnership has reported an increase in sales for the six-week period ending December 30, but a competitive Christmas season characterised by heavy discounting across the retail industry will hit profits, it said today. Group sales were (which include John Lewis and Waitrose) were up 2.5% year-on-year, totalling…
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10 JanuarySupermarkets
Tesco’s £1bn Christmas sales lift amid supermarket boom
Tesco recorded a 3.1% rise in sales in the three months ending December 31, according to the latest Kantar Worldpanel UK grocery market share figures. Comparatively Asda’s sales grew by 2.2%, Morrisons by 2.1%, and Sainsbury’s 2%. Kantar reported that Aldi and Lidl attracted nearly one million additional households to…
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8 JanuaryGovernment
Retailers vow to control acid-attack ingredient sales
Some of the country’s largest retailers and independent business leaders have pledged not to sell the most harmful corrosive substances to under 18s, as part of a series of voluntary commitments proposed by the government to help limit acid attacks. Waitrose, B&Q, Morrisons, Wickes, Co-op, Screwfix and Tesco are among…
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4 JanuarySupermarkets
Waitrose bans sales of high caffeine drinks to minors
Supermarket giant Waitrose has announced that it will ban sales of highly caffeinated energy drinks to minors. From 5 March 2018, stores will ask customers to provide identification proving that they are over the age of 16 when purchasing drinks containing more than 150mg of caffeine per litre. The move…
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Nov- 2017 -15 NovemberUncategorized
Waitrose launches self-serve check-in for ‘click and collect’ orders
Waitrose has launched self-service check-in for John Lewis ‘click and collect’ orders in 140 stores in time for Black Friday which falls on 24th November this year. Customers in these stores will have the choice to register their order number via iPads at the Welcome Desk when they arrive so…
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