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Waitrose’s Pick Your Own Offers initiative proved a success with 700,000 customers signing up in just three months

Waitrose boosts scheme with hundreds of extra products LONDON, 2015-9-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — 'Pick Your Own Offers', the game-changing initiative from Waitrose, has proved a success with 700,000 customers signing up to the scheme in just three months, with more products now being added to the offer. The ground-breaking scheme gives customers the chance to…

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John Lewis and Waitrose announce their new Horsham shops to open on 18 June

John Lewis 'at home' to sit shoulder to shoulder with Waitrose in Horsham £11m investment by the Partnership in the development of both shops. LONDON, 2015-5-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — John Lewis and Waitrose today announce that their new Horsham shops, co-located on Albion Way, will open to customers at 9am on Thursday 18 June…

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The Fairtrade Foundation and Waitrose announce new partnership

LONDON, 2015-2-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Fairtrade Foundation and Waitrose have today (20 February) announced a new partnership - the first of its kind between a retail business and the Fairtrade Foundation - in the run-up to the annual Fairtrade Fortnight campaign (23 February - 8 March 2015). The partnership establishes a new and…

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Waitrose to create 2,000 jobs in new and extended shops and in new e-commerce grocery depot in 2015

LONDON, 2015-1-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — Waitrose has today announced that it expects to create 2,000 jobs in new and extended shops, as well as in a new e-commerce grocery depot in 2015. The retailer is opening 14 shops across the UK from spring this year, including seven new supermarkets and seven new little Waitrose…

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Waitrose to pay 33.1 p per litre to Waitrose dairy farmers for the milk they provide to the retailer

LONDON, 2015-1-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — Waitrose has confirmed the fair and leading price its pool of essential Waitrose dairy farmers receive for the milk they provide to the retailer. This currently stands at 33.1 p per litre (equivalent to 75.2p for four pints). Unlike many other retailers, Waitrose sources its milk from a closed…

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Waitrose reopened its Salisbury branch with innovative new features designed as response to customers’ changing shopping habits

Multi-million pound investment in new concept 'Food & Home' shop LONDON, 2014-11-17— /EPR Retail News/ — Waitrose has reopened its Salisbury branch with a raft of innovative new features. The shop has been designed as an early response to changing shopping habits, ensuring that future retail space is designed to offer customers experiences and services that…

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Waitrose to air its long-awaited Christmas TV advert with a pioneering soundtrack sung by members of the public

LONDON, 2014-11-7— /EPR Retail News/ — This week, Waitrose will air its long-awaited Christmas TV advert with a pioneering soundtrack sung by members of the public. Rather than a high profile star, a Partner (employee) will play a lead role in the festive ad which will focus solely on the Waitrose brand for the first time…

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Waitrose report shows what Brits eat and drink this year

LONDON, 2014-10-24— /EPR Retail News/ — Waitrose report shows what we're eating and drinking this year – based on millions of purchases in shops and online. The Waitrose Food & Drink Report 2014 draws on a year of Waitrose sales and new consumer research, providing a comprehensive view of British behaviour – supported with insight from…

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Waitrose becomes the first supermarket to go live with website dedicated to pet products

LONDON, 2014-10-2— /EPR Retail News/ — Waitrose has today launched a new 'breed' of website - waitrosepet.com – becoming the first supermarket to go live with a website dedicated to pet products. Waitrosepet.com offers the perfect solution to every animal owner's needs, stocking both well-known brands and specialist products. In all, waitrosepet.com will showcase a…

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John Lewis Partnership plc reports unaudited condensed Interim Financial Statements for the half year ended 26 July 2014

LONDON, 2014-9-12— /EPR Retail News/ — Unaudited condensed Interim Financial Statements for the half year ended 26 July 2014 Strict Stock Exchange Embargo, 7.00am Growing customer numbers drive sales in a changing market Financial Summary   Waitrose John Lewis Partnership £m Change £m Change £m Change Gross sales 3,146 4.1% 1,865 9.4% 5,011 6.0% LFL sales(1) 1.3% 8.2% Revenue 2,967 4.2% 1,494 9.0% 4,461 5.7% Operating profit before exceptional item(2)(3) 145.2 (9.4)% 56.3 62.2%(4) 176.1 8.6% Operating profit(3) 176.1 53.3% PBT before exceptional item(2)(3) 129.8 12.1% PBT(3) 129.8 89.5% 1 Waitrose like-for-like sales excludes petrol 2  Exceptional charge of £47.3m last year following…

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Waitrose, The UK Supermarket Chain, Has Confirmed It Has Exchanged Contracts To Open Its First Shop In Colchester, Essex

Waitrose, the food shops of the John Lewis Partnership, has announced that it has entered into agreement with developers, St. Andrew’s Avenue LLP (assisted by Aquila Developments Ltd.), for the former Glyn Webb DIY store site in St. Andrew’s Avenue, Colchester to be turned into their newest store. The initial exchange of contracts was conditional to formal approval of the…

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Waitrose, Provides Clarence Court Eggs To Rocco Forte’s Brown’s Hotel In An Attempt To Produce The World’s Largest Scotch Egg

Waitrose, in collaboration with Rocco Forte’s Brown’s Hotel, has helped make the largest recorded Scotch egg. The supermarket chain supplied special exclusive Clarence Court Ostrich eggs to create the meaty mélange which weighed in at 6.2kg, the equivalent to a bowling ball. In order to break the previous record, Clarence Court called upon Lee…

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