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  • 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, [...]

  • Waitrose hires ex-Sainsbury’s director as new boss

    April 29, 2020

    Waitrose has appointed former Sainsbury’s buying director James Bailey as its new boss to steer the supermarket through the coronavirus crisis. Bailey, who worked for Sainsbury’s for 18 years, will join the John Lewis Partnership as an executive director today and will be responsible for managing the supermarket’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.  He will [...]

  • Waitrose ranked best UK supermarket in annual Which survey

    February 22, 2020

    Waitrose has been ranked as the best supermarket in the UK in an annual satisfaction survey conducted by Which. The chain, which is owned by John Lewis, hit five stars on most categories, but did come joint-last in value for money. Budget supermarkets Aldi and Lidl continue to be ranked highest in terms of value. [...]

  • M&S braced for fresh decline in profits as store closures continue

    May 19, 2019

    Marks & Spencer is set to report a sharp decline in profits for the full year as it looks to beef up its online offering amid a raft of store closures. The high street stalwart is expected to post pre-tax profits of roughly £520m in its full-year results of Wednesday, a fall of 10 per cent on [...]

  • Ocado set to cut 400 jobs as it looks to rebuild Andover warehouse after fire

    May 17, 2019

    Ocado has said it will slash as many as 400 jobs after a huge fire destroyed its distribution centre in Andover. The delivery firm’s flagship automated warehouse in Hampshire was razed to the ground in February after a three-day inferno. Read more: Waitrose outlines £1bn online shopping plan Ocado initially tried to find a suitable [...]

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