Pure Storage, a market-leading independent solid-state array vendor, has announced that Waitrose is using its FlashArray technology, reducing its datacentre footprint by 75%. With flash storage, Waitrose benefits from increased speed, overall improved storage performance and extra usable storage space,
Waitrose has become the first supermarket to sell own label products through Bristol-based British Corner Shop, the online store that delivers British food parcels worldwide, straight to your door.
Yorkshire-based Little Valley Brewery has announced another major retail listing for its beers, with two of its products hitting the shelves in Waitrose in July. The new listing closely follows the announcement that Little Valley’s Tod’s Blonde is now stocked
Bensons the Juicers’ JOOSED! Junior will now be available in multi-packs. JOOSED! Junior a mixture of just fruit juice and British spring water was originally launched in 2012 and due to popularity they have now brought the multipacks to the
Milkshake aficionado, Shaken Udder, is excited to launch Uber Udder, its first ever one-litre carton into Waitrose this summer. Uber Udder will be available in two flavours, Vanillalicious and Chocolush, from 283 Waitrose stores across the country from 13 June 2016.
The latest grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, published today for the 12 weeks ending 22 May 2016, show the market to be essentially flat, posting value growth of just 0.1%. With food price deflation remaining at 1.5% this period
A personalisation strategy which highlights relevant and individual content with customers delivered an increase in online orders of up to 24% for new and early stage shoppers at grocery retailer Waitrose. Having identified that customers who have shopped at least five
AppDynamics, an application intelligence leader powering enterprise digital transformation, has announced that supermarket chain Waitrose has deployed the AppDynamics Application Intelligence Platform across its e-commerce offering, including Waitrose.com, to support the business’s ongoing digital strategy and help deliver seamless online
Pots & Co., manufacturer of puddings baked in ceramic pots, is launching a new flavour, Rhubarb & Custard Pot, to complement its award-winning range. Launched in response to consumer demand for increased flavours, the Rhubarb & Custard Pot is available in
BFree Foods, Ireland’s leading free from bakery brand, is extending its distribution into Waitrose stores. The brand’s popular Stone Baked Pitta Breads, Quinoa & Chia Seed Wraps and Soft White Loaf will be available on Waitrose shelves from 2 May.
An in-depth industry study from Market Force Information, the customer experience management company, reveals the UK’s best loved supermarket chain. Waitrose tops the poll for the second year in a row, followed by Aldi and Marks & Spencer. More than 6,648
Midas Retail is creating a new supermarket for Waitrose in the South West in conjunction with the Duchy of Cornwall. The 21,000sq ft store is part of a partnership project between Waitrose, the Duchy of Cornwall and Cornwall Council on Duchy-owned
Waitrose has signed up point-of-sale marketing specialist Ecrebo to drive targeted customer engagement in all its stores across the UK. Ecrebo’s point-of-sale marketing platform enables Waitrose to deliver targeted offers and messages to customers, based on what’s in their basket,
Bradburys Cheese has launched a new cheddar brand with Waitrose. Created to support independent UK cheddar producers, the Amazing Cheddar brand will discover the very best tasting craft cheddars from across the UK and bring these outstanding quality products direct to
The latest grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, published today for the 12 weeks ending 28 February 2016, show a small increase in supermarket sales which are up by 0.5% compared with a year ago. This is the fastest rate
WELLY, a new range of delicious cooked meats is set to shake up the cooked meat market by offering a branded product with quality, traceability and personality. In a sector notorious for own label, WELLY aims to bring loyalty to
Artisan Greek food brand Odysea has launched a Feta & Greek Yoghurt spread, now available exclusively from Waitrose. Produced by leading, family-owned Greek feta cheese maker, Roussas Dairy, the spread uses only pasteurised sheep’s milk and real Greek yoghurt to achieve
Ryan Jepson, strategy & insight analyst, Profitero, assesses the impact of Amazon Pantry on online grocers in the UK
Sainsbury’s increased sales by 1.2%, growing across its convenience, supermarket and online businesses and increasing its market share to 16.7%. Consumers continue to be drawn to the retailer’s ‘Taste the Difference’ range, and with sales of champagne and sparkling wine
Despite the fact that seasonal spending using contactless is expected to be almost three times higher this year than last, many merchants could be missing out on valuable sales by failing to offer the option of contactless payment at the
The Yes Peas! campaign, which represents the UK pea vining sector, has joined forces with Waitrose to launch a nationwide cooking competition to find the country’s next top young chef. With support from chefs, media and farmers across the UK
Lidl has posted a new market share high of 4.2% thanks to sales growth of 16%, with its ‘Lidl surprises’ campaign contributing to this growth, according the latest grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, published today for the 12 weeks ending 13 September
The latest grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, published today for the 12 weeks ending 16 August 2015, show continued sluggish growth in the British grocery market with an increase in sales of 0.9% compared to one year ago. Fraser McKevitt,
The latest grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, published today for the 12 weeks ending 19 July 2015, show a slow growth in the British grocery market. Overall sales have increased by 0.8% compared with a year ago, with stronger growth
Innovative retail “pods” designed by a Mid Wales company are helping to boost the profits and growth of a major national retail chain. Waitrose, part of the John Lewis Partnership, reported five per cent growth in its own brand sales
