Pimm’s and trifle give Royal Wedding boost to Waitrose May 2, 2011 THE extra Royal Wedding bank holiday pushed Waitrose sales up 23.1 per cent compared to last year’s Easter break, the supermarket said yesterday. Total branch sales for the week to Saturday 30 April jumped as revellers stocked up for barbecues and street parties. Popular items included trifle, with sponge sales rising 370 per cent on [...]
Tesco Bank lags its parent supermarket brand April 26, 2011 WITH Tesco boss Phil Clarke saying that expanding its presence within the banking sector is one of his top priorities we’ve looked at BrandIndex data to make an assessment of the potential it has there. Tesco Bank itself does not fare especially well at the moment. On the index measure it is in 18th place [...]
Waitrose takes the challenge to Ocado with warehouse opening April 20, 2011 WAITROSE is setting itself up to directly compete with Ocado, by opening a massive “virtual shop” in west London to step up the delivery of orders from its website in the capital. Waitrose will use the the warehouse in Acton to store goods ready for dispatch. The supermarket has a clause in its contract with [...]
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WAITROSE SALES SIZZLE April 12, 2011 SALES at Waitrose soared by 23.7 per cent for the week ending 10 April, it revealed yesterday, as the hot weather saw people head outdoors to eat. Sales of barbecue food were up 566 per cent on the same period last year. Sales of side salads were up 128 per cent, dressed salads were up [...]
COMING SOON TO AN OLD PUB NEAR YOU… A BRAND NEW WAITROSE April 5, 2011 WAITROSE wants to grow – but Britain seems strangely bereft of suitable sites for the grocer, which is fighting a bitter convenience store war with its bigger rivals. So a desperate Waitrose has launched a highly unorthodox appeal to landlords to help it out. All sites and all properties will be considered, says the grocer [...]
FOOD & BOOZE NEWS March 29, 2011 CELEBRATE THE ROYAL WEDDING WITH AN ENORMOUS HESTON TRIFLE In case you were worried about what to feed your guests at your royal wedding party (and who isn’t? Honestly) – Waitrose has swept to the rescue with a cake, “created” by Heston Blumenthal and big enough to feed 10 people. The Royal Trifle (pictured below) [...]
High street brands popular for legal advice March 15, 2011 WITH the implementation of the “Tesco law” looming, a new report from YouGov into the legal services sector provides positive news for big brands looking to diversify into this sector. It reveals that consumer willingness to seek legal advice from retailers or high street brands is high; 60 per cent of consumers would consider using [...]
John Lewis in growth plan as profit lifts March 9, 2011 THE chairman of the John Lewis Partnership (JLP) yesterday said he planned to more than double the size of the company in the next ten years as the retailer unveiled bumper results. John Lewis saw profits rise by 20 per cent to £367.9m last year. Like-for-like sales across the John Lewis Group – which includes [...]
John Lewis profit up 20pc – but warns of tough 2011 March 9, 2011 Retailer John Lewis said it would pay over 73,000 staff, known as partners, a bonus of 18 per cent of salary as it posted a 20 per cent rise in year profit after winning market share from rivals. But the 147-year-old employee-owned group, which owns 28 department stores, four John Lewis “at home” stores, 244 [...]