Supermarkets urge shoppers to keep masks on after 19 July July 15, 2021 Supermarkets are urging customers to continue wearing masks even after 19 July, when they will no longer be a legal requirement in England. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that from Monday 19 July, dubbed ‘Freedom Day’, almost all pandemic restrictions will be lifted including the legal requirement to wear masks. Instead the public will [...]
John Lewis and Waitrose to cut 1000 jobs July 14, 2021 John Lewis Partnership, the parent company of the two high street giants, has confirmed plans to cut around 1000 management roles in stores. In a move that echoes rival retailers’ attempts to weather the pandemic, the company said the 1000 role redundancies were an attempt to simplify store management structures. A John Lewis Partnership spokesperson [...]
Waitrose expands Deliveroo partnership to 150 stores, creating 400 jobs April 27, 2021 Waitrose has expanded its partnership with Deliveroo as it aims to ramps up its online delivery capabilities, in a move that will create up to 400 new jobs. The supermarket announced this morning that it will increase the number of Waitrose shops available on the delivery app from 40 to 150, serving around 13m people. [...]
Waitrose opens new London warehouse in online delivery push March 4, 2021 Waitrose has opened a new London warehouse in partnership with Wincanton in a bid to boost its online delivery capacity. The supermarket, which last year ended its partnership with Ocado, said the warehouse in Greenford will deliver 25,000 orders each week and employ an extra 800 staff when it opens fully later this year. That [...]
Lockdown leaders: Aldi and M&S voted UK’s top in-store supermarkets February 22, 2021 Lockdown leaders: Aldi and M&S voted UK’s top in-store supermarkets
Brits put Dry January on ice as alcohol sales boom in first week of latest lockdown January 13, 2021 Brits have seemingly given up on Dry January this year as supermarket alcohol sales have soared in the first week of lockdown. The month-long stint of alcohol abstinence has been put on hold for many people, according to the latest Waitrose sales figures. The grocer said wine sales are up 27 per cent and beer [...]
Waitrose pledges to keep meat and fish counters open as rivals shutter services November 11, 2020 Waitrose has this morning pledged to keep its meat, fish and deli counters open, taking on the supermarkets that have shuttered the services to cut costs amid falling demand. The up-market grocer said it is committed to the long-term future of its food service counters, and is planning to expand its meat and fish range [...]
Waitrose axes 124 jobs amid closure of unprofitable stores September 16, 2020 Waitrose has announced plans to axe four unprofitable stores, putting 124 jobs at risk. The supermarket said it will close shops in Caldicot, Ipswich Corn Exchange and Shrewsbury, while a fourth branch in Wolverhampton will be sold to Tesco. Waitrose said today that trading at the stores had been “challenging” and it had not found [...]
The nation’s health is priority number one, but we must continue the great work we’ve done to reduce plastics use August 28, 2020 Recent government figures revealed that since the introduction of the 5p carrier bag charge, new carrier bag sales have fallen by 59 per cent in the past year in England’s major supermarkets. This translates to shoppers buying, on average, just four new bags per year compared to 10 the previous year. This is a significant [...]
Waitrose launches Deliveroo trial as Ocado partnership ends August 28, 2020 Waitrose has launched a partnership with Deliveroo as its deal with online supermarket Ocado comes to an end. The grocer said that more than 500 products will be available to order through Deliveroo as part of an initial 12 week trial. Customers will be able to order from stores in Bracknell and Clifton from Tuesday, [...]