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
The latest grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, for the 12 weeks ending 21 June 2015, show the overall grocery market slipping back into decline with 0.1% less going through the tills compared to last year. However, against this backdrop, some
Retail specialist contractor McLaughlin & Harvey has completed the seventh Waitrose store in Scotland as the newest addition opens its doors to customers in Milngavie. Branch manager, David Sharp officially opened Waitrose Milngavie with eight year old Anastasia McLoughlin, winner of
Morrisons, the UK’s fourth largest supermarket, has recorded its first sales growth since December 2013, the latest grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, published today for the 12 weeks ending 24 May 2015, reveal. Morrisons was the only one of the big
BJSS, an award-winning delivery-focused IT consultancy, has successfully delivered an engagement on behalf of Waitrose, enabling the retailer to reduce its development costs whilst improving productivity. BJSS re-engineered the existing client application software suite deployed to devices, enhancing the user experience
The UK’s no. 1 scar and stretch mark product, Bio-Oil, has announced a new product listing for Bio-Oil 200ml in national grocery retailer Waitrose. The retailer, which previously stocked Bio-Oil in the Skincare category, will now also site Bio-Oil 200ml
Aldi has overtaken Waitrose to become Britain’s sixth largest supermarket, the latest grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel for the 12 weeks ending 29 March 2015 reveal. Fraser McKevitt, head of retail and consumer insight at Kantar Worldpanel, said: “Aldi has recorded double-digit
Aldi and Waitrose have been revealed as the fastest growing retailers in the UK in a study by OC&C Strategy Consultants. Aldi and Waitrose, which came in first and second place respectively in OC&C’s rankings of the 20 fastest growing retailers on
Deflation has reached a new low of -1.6% as price competition between the supermarkets continues to impact the market, according to the latest grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, published today for the 12 weeks ending 1 March 2015. Fraser McKevitt, head
Milton, a leading expert in sterilising, has announced six new product listings with national grocery retailer Waitrose. The retailer will now stock Milton’s Combi Microwave or Cold Water Steriliser, Milton’s Solo Travel Steriliser, Milton’s Mini Portable Soother Steriliser in two SKUs – purple and blue, Milton’s Mini Sterilising
Tesco returned to growth for the first time since January 2014, increasing sales by 0.3% compared to this time last year, according to the latest grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, published today for the 12 weeks ending 1 February 2015.
Arla Foods, the farmer-owned dairy company, has been awarded the 2014 Supplier Award for Collaborative Working by food retailer Waitrose. The company which supplies Waitrose with own-label as well as branded cheese, butter and fresh milk products has triumphed for adding
The volume of items purchased from the UK’s leading supermarkets increased year-on-year for the first time since mid-July 2013, according to the latest data from global information and insights company Nielsen. Sales volume increased +0.6% during the four weeks ending 3 January 2015 versus
Sainsbury’s was the top performer of the big four at Christmas and has regained its number two grocery retailer slot, behind Tesco, the latest Kantar Worldpanel data shows. Fraser McKevitt, head of retail and consumer insight at Kantar Worldpanel, said:
The latest grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, published today for the 12 weeks ending 7 December 2014, show that despite falling prices, the grocery market has returned to marginal growth of 0.1%, after last period’s historic first ever recorded decline.
Waitrose has adopted advanced real-time feedback technology as part of its strategic response to future retail. It has appointed research specialist CRT who, in conjunction with Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions, has delivered a customised in-store customer experience solution. CRT’s Customer
As the big stores and supermarkets saturate TV schedules and the internet with their blockbuster Christmas advertisements, an Oxford academic argues many of them miss the point – and might even be counter-productive – by failing to understand their customers’
Waitrose has teamed up with Fruition Partners UK to improve its business continuity planning. Waitrose has a significant reputation to uphold across its 302 branches and its online business. Consequently, business continuity planning (BCP) has an important role to play
The latest grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, published today for the 12 weeks ending 9 November 2014, show that for the first time since Kantar Worldpanel records began in 1994 the British grocery market has fallen into decline, with sales
Waitrose has announced that its entire range of own-label speciality baking sugars has been switched to Fairtrade, with small-scale farmers in Mauritius set to benefit from every bag that is sold. The supermarket offers seven own-label speciality sugars, ranging from
Barr Construction joined Chester MP Stephen Mosley and local Mayor Bob Rudd at the opening of the new flagship Waitrose in Boughton. The new supermarket signifies one of the biggest investments the retailer has made in a single store. The
