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Waitrose Removes Shrink Wrap From Multi-Pack Cans Of Own-Brand Grocery
Date: 2020-09-25 08:10:49
Upmarket UK retailer Waitrose & Partners has announced that it has removed plastic shrink wrap from multi-pack cans of private-label tinned grocery products. The shrink wrap, mostly made of single-use...
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Waitrose To Introduce ‘Skin Deep’ Multi-Tone Plasters
Date: 2020-09-18 08:10:23
Upmarket UK retailer Waitrose & Partners has announced plans to launch plasters for different skin tones under the private-label brand, Skin Deep. Priced at £2.40 per pack, the plasters will...
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Waitrose & Partners Opens New Store In Dubai
Date: 2020-09-04 08:10:46
Waitrose & Partners has announced that it has opened a new convenience store in Dubai in partnership with Fine Fare Food Market LLC (FFFM). Waitrose Al Barari is the retailer’s...
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Waitrose Sees Increase In Demand For Organic Food And Drink
Date: 2020-09-01 08:10:54
An increasing number of consumers are expressing interest in organic food and drink, with the lockdown contributing to a growing interest in provenance and animal welfare, a recent study by...
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Waitrose Introduces Heston’s Full English Sandwich
Date: 2020-08-19 08:50:23
Upmarket retailer has Waitrose & Partners has introduced a Full English sandwich by celebrity chef, Heston Blumenthal. The Heston from Waitrose Full English sandwich includes a coffee flavoured mushroom ketchup...
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Waitrose doubles online weekly orders
Date: 2020-06-29 08:50:40
Now processing 150,000 online orders per week, this represents more than double the number Waitrose.com was processing at the start of the year. As it ends its 20-year relationship with...
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Waitrose to double online capacity with new fulfilment centre
Date: 2020-05-15 14:08:22
On 7 May Waitrose opened a 6-acre customer fulfilment centre in London in a bid to double its online grocery orders by September. The centre created 370 jobs, which will...
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Waitrose To Relaunch Essential Waitrose Brand
Date: 2020-05-15 08:10:10
Upmarket retailer Waitrose & Partners has announced plans to relaunch its private-label brand, Essential Waitrose. The retailer will add more than 200 new and improved products to the range in...
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Waitrose to speed up payments to vulnerable suppliers
Date: 2020-04-17 08:30:12
Waitrose has donated £200,000 to its Foundation communities in Africa and Central America Waitrose has launched new initiatives to support its suppliers during the coronavirus pandemic. The upmarket grocer will...
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Vegan Pencakes from Waitrose
Date: 2020-02-13 08:30:31
In time for pancake day on 25th February, Waitrose & Partners has exclusively launched first-to-market, ready-made vegan pancakes from Squeaky Bean. With veganism at an all time high, searches for...
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Bread is Back on the Menu
Date: 2020-02-13 08:10:15
The UK’s appetite for bread is on the rise – as Waitrose & Partners is seeing a resurgence in sales of bread. Searches for sourdough have increased by 65% in...
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Waitrose & Partners Launches ‘Love Your Gut’ Soups
Date: 2020-01-16 08:30:51
Upmarket UK retailer Waitrose & Partners has launched a new range of private-label, gut-friendly soups under the brand Love Your Gut. The range has been developed by nutritionists, and presently...
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Waitrose & Partners To Expand Its Vegan Range
Date: 2020-01-03 08:50:55
Upmarket retailer Waitrose & Partners has announced plans to add more than 30 new vegan items to its private-label and branded product ranges. The new range, available in a new...
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Waitrose Marks 10 Years Of Sustainable Tuna In Own-Brand Products
Date: 2019-12-20 08:50:55
Waitrose & Partners has announced that it is 10 years since the retailer pledged to offer sustainably caught tuna for its private-label products. Waitrose also claimed that it is the...
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Retail Gazette Loves: John Lewis & Waitrose host Christmas feasts for the vulnerable
Date: 2019-12-03 08:30:17
Waitrose and John Lewis have invited over 1000 people across the country to enjoy a festive feast as part of its campaign to bring people together this Christmas. The UK’s largest food...
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Waitrose Removes Plastic Packaging From Multipack Cans
Date: 2019-10-16 08:50:36
UK retailer Waitrose & Partners has removed plastic packaging from multi-pack cans of its bestselling staples. The idea is being tested on essential Waitrose’s baked beans, chopped tomatoes, plum tomatoes,...
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Waitrose & Partners Expands Private-Label Drinks Assortment
Date: 2019-10-15 08:50:05
Upmarket retailer Waitrose & Partners has announced that it has expanded and upgraded its premium private-label drinks assortment, No.1. The new additions include six new drinks SKUs in the wine,...
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Waitrose becomes first UK grocer to sell eggs from ‘teenage’ hens
Date: 2019-08-23 08:50:05
Billed as a way of reducing waste for farmers, Waitrose has become the first UK supermarket to start selling pullet eggs from so-called ‘teenage’ hens. Pullets, otherwise known as hens...
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Waitrose Expands Eco-Friendly Laundry Products Range
Date: 2019-08-01 08:30:37
Waitrose & Partners has announced that it has added two new products to its eco-friendly laundry solutions range, following an increase in demand for sustainable products. The sale of environmentally-friendly...
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Waitrose to use multicoloured recycled trays for its ready meals
Date: 2019-07-19 08:10:50
Waitrose is rolling out new multicoloured recycled trays for its ready meals in an attempt to eliminate the usage of unrecyclable black plastic by the end of this year. The...
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A British supermarket started to sell unpackaged products
Date: 2019-06-04 11:05:42
The British Waitrose supermarket chain began a pioneering experiment – 444.hu wrote after The Guardian. Waitrose has unveiled its vision of environmentally conscious shopping, offering customers the chance to buy...
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Taste gin with Waitrose in your home!
Date: 2019-05-15 15:36:35
UK retailer Waitrose & Partners has introduced a new service – called Gin O’ Clock – that allows customers to have gin tasting sessions at a location of their choice. The two-hour...
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The shopping habits of British consumers have changed
Date: 2019-04-10 09:16:11
When in April 1990 Aldi arrived in the United Kingdom, British supermarket chains were confident that they had nothing to worry about. Back in 2009 Aldi’s market share was still...
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Waitrose improves energy efficiency of stores
Date: 2019-03-17 13:26:53
Waitrose & Partners is implementing a new design of shelf edge strips to speed up its sustainability plans. Waitrose will be fitting the Wirth Research (WR) EcoBlade™ in stores from...
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In-home delivery from Waitrose
Date: 2018-11-20 17:48:30
As part of Waitrose’s latest service, in-home delivery, the products purchased are unpacked by the driver while the flat’s owner is away. The ‘While You’re Away’ service is already a...
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Waitrose & Partners to stop using disposable plastic bags
Date: 2018-10-15 13:40:26
From March 2019 Waitrose & Partners will stop using disposable plastic bags. They will be the first retailer in the UK to sell fruits and vegetables in compostable alternatives. With...
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Waitrose & Partners trying out a rapid delivery service
Date: 2018-10-15 12:12:42
Waitrose & Partners launched the Waitrose Rapid Delivery service in London, offering same day and two-hour delivery to customers. In selected areas 20 products can be ordered from 1,500 for...
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Waitrose food forecast for 2018
Date: 2018-02-10 16:53:01
British supermarket chain Waitrose conducted a survey in 2017, according to which two thirds of shoppers visit grocery stores more than once a day, especially 18-24 year old consumers. Many people...
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The English like a German retailer the most
Date: 2017-10-28 08:33:58
German discounter Aldi was voted the most popular retail chain of 2017 in the United Kingdom. In a voting organised by the magazine Good Housekeeping, the discount supermarket chain finished...
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