Emma Isaac joins Waitrose as head of marketing
Emma Isaac has this week joined Waitrose as head of brand marketing & marketing planning.
Waitrose & Partners says “yes” to Del Monte canned fruit
Del Monte, the UK’s number one canned fruit brand, has secured a listing with Waitrose & Partners for 15 products in its range.
New Waitrose.com centre will mean 25,000 more online deliveries each week for London shoppers
Waitrose is today opening a new Customer Fulfilment Centre in Greenford, West London. When fully running later this year the centre will deliver 25,000 Waitrose.com orders each week, helping to offer five times more online slots each week in London
Waitrose boosts efforts to help customers tackle food waste
Waitrose is boosting its efforts to help customers tackle food waste at home and in its supply chain and on farm through a number of initiatives.
Waitrose cracks down on Easter egg packaging and reduces plastic by almost half
From today, Waitrose will take a further step in eliminating unnecessary packaging by almost halving the single-use plastic on all its own brand Easter eggs and confectionery.
Waitrose expands refillables trial as it ranks #1 by Greenpeace for plastics reduction
Waitrose has today topped the EIA (Environmental Investigation Agency) and Greenpeace table of UK supermarkets for efforts to reduce plastics across its shops and products for the second year in a row.
John Lewis and Waitrose launch 100 new virtual experiences to keep nation entertained and reveal how we shopped in week one of Lockdown 3.0
John Lewis and Waitrose have launched more than 100 virtual services and experiences, all designed to entertain the nation while we are stuck indoors for the third national lockdown. As easy as logging into a virtual class, customers can
Waitrose appoints new trading director and director of online
Waitrose today has unveiled two new exciting appointments for the positions of trading director and director of online.
Waitrose launches Super Green Kimchi from Vadasz
Waitrose is exclusively launching Vadasz Super Green Kimchi – a live cultured super condiment that spruces up any dish with a burst of flavour, while being ‘gut friendly’. The moreish product will be available in 140 stores and on the
John Lewis and Waitrose Christmas advertising campaign celebrates kindness as nation encouraged to ‘Give A Little Love’
Waitrose and John Lewis will today unveil this year’s Christmas advertising campaign, which - inspired by the kindness shown by the British public during the pandemic - encourages viewers to give a little love to others.
Waitrose goes on counter offensive with dot com expansion
With fresh reports of supermarkets closing their counters in recent days, Waitrose today commits to the long term future of its food service counters in-store in efforts to reassure its suppliers who rely on it and customers who love the
John Lewis and Waitrose prepare for a festive season like no other with over 100 virtual experiences and AR Christmas trees
John Lewis and Waitrose are preparing for the most virtual Christmas to date, keeping families, young and old entertained and supported in the run up to Christmas with a new virtual events schedule designed for a festive season like no
Waitrose and John Lewis set out bold plans to reach more customers
Waitrose and John Lewis have unveiled fresh plans to become the go-to brands for customers who want quality, value and sustainability.
Waitrose and Deliveroo expand trial early to meet high demand
Waitrose has today announced that it is expanding its on-demand grocery trial with Deliveroo to 25 new shops across the UK to meet demand, just six weeks into a 12-week trial.
Head of customer at Waitrose discusses impact of Covid-19 on grocery retail
Martin George, head of customer at Waitrose, has spoken in depth about the impact of COVID-19 on the business and how it has changed the future of retail at Advertising Week 2020. George covered the challenges Waitrose faced dealing with panic buying back in
Waitrose & Partners announces plans to close four shops
Waitrose has today announced plans to close four shops. They are in Caldicot, Ipswich Corn Exchange and Shrewsbury, and has reached an agreement to sell its supermarket in Wolverhampton to Tesco.
Waitrose teams up with Deliveroo to give customers access to products in 30 minutes
Thousands of households will now have the option to have Waitrose food and drink delivered to them in as little as 30 minutes for the first time after announcing a new delivery relationship with Deliveroo.
Waitrose launches new mezze dishes from unearthed
unearthed is helping customers discover Middle Eastern flavours with a range of new mezze dishes available from Waitrose. Ideal for sharing around the table, at picnics or as part of a barbecue, the range comprises three authentic dishes:
Waitrose announces third online centre to boost shopping slots in the capital
After laying out plans in May to double the number of Waitrose.com slots in London with the opening of a second online fulfilment centre, Waitrose has announced a third such site. The new centre will significantly further increase the availability
Waitrose and John Lewis integration must be delicately implemented to avoid disruption, says GlobalData
Following the news that the John Lewis Partnership (JLP) plans to streamline operations by consolidating its food and non-food divisions and narrowing its senior management team, Thomas Brereton, retail analyst for GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his
Waitrose’s unique ‘package-free’ trial will resonate with a localist consumer base, says GlobalData
Following the news that Waitrose & Partners is trialling a dedicated refillable zone and a frozen ‘pick and mix’ proposition at a store in Oxford, Thomas Brereton, retail analyst for GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view:
John Lewis must accelerate move towards own-brand to protect profits, says GlobalData
Following today’s release of John Lewis & Partners FY figures for 2018/19, Zoe Mills, retail analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, comments: ‘‘For the sixth year in a row, the John Lewis Partnership has cut staff bonuses
Waitrose & Partners keeps its head above water despite lack of festive promotional activity
Following today’s release of Waitrose & Partners figures for the 2018 Christmas trading period, Karla Rendle, Senior Retail Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, comments:‘‘While appearing a less then celebratory set of results with near flat l-f-f
Waitrose launches first healthy pizzas
With pizza-gate in debate, and Waitrose reporting sales of its vegetarian and vegan products up by 85% on last year, a new brand is breaking the market with their hybrid, healthy pizzas.
Waitrose teams up with Edesix to secure new in-house delivery service
Waitrose & Partners has teamed up with Body Worn Camera experts Edesix to trial its new in-home delivery service which will allow drivers to enter a customer's home while they are out and put their groceries away. All delivery drivers
