Waitrose news and analysis – Page 104
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Amy’s Kitchen adds touch of India to soups
California-based convenience brand Amy's Kitchen is adding an Indian Dal soup to its Waitrose range.Indian Dal Curried Lentil soup is made from a mixture of organic lentils and beans flavoured with a mild blend of spices and herbs (rsp:...
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Quality Test: Own-label small French baguette/baton
Waitrose offered the most expensive baguette, at 59p, and it showed. Not only was it the softest of them all, it had a light, fluffy texture and a pleasantly sweet taste.
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Good Little Company crosses the Irish Sea
Northern Irish producer The Good Little Company is spreading its charitable message nationwide. Its Good Little Sausages and Great Big Sausages, both made from 85% outdoor-bred pork, have gone into 150 Waitrose stores nationwide (rsp:...
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NewsMark Price pieces Boots into burgeoning Waitrose vision
Waitrose is to trial selling food in Boots stores, while Boots will rebrand 17 of Waitrose's in-store pharmacies. What do the two stand to gain? Chloe Ryan reports
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Waitrose debut for hot Swedish salmon
Luxury Swedish food brand Distinctly Scandinavia has won its first UK listing for its hot smoked salmon.The ready-to-eat salmon, smoked using traditional Swedish methods, went into 77 Waitrose stores last week [rsp: £4.94 for 180g].
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Waitrose is warned: 300 c-store target will be hard
Waitrose will find it tougher than it thinks to meet its target of opening 300 c-stores within the next 10 years, experts have warned. This week, the retailer unveiled aggressive expansion plans to open the c-stores as well as nine new...
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Tesco.com refunds the difference
Tesco's online business has followed in Asda and Waitrose's footsteps by automatically refunding the difference on more expensive substitutions.Under the Refund the Difference initiative, shoppers who have an out- of-stock product...
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Waitrose to open 300 convenience stores
Waitrose will find it tougher than it thinks to meet its target of opening 300 c-stores within the next 10 years, experts have warned. This week, the retailer unveiled aggressive expansion plans to open the c-stores as well as nine new franchise stores in Welcome Break service stations. It also revealed ...
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NewsGrocer 33: Helpful staff secure win for Waitrose
The Grocer's shoppers were sent in search of ethical products this week and Waitrose in Brighton proved itself the best place for Fairtrade, organic and free-range items.
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Ocado takes value tack as Everyday up to 400
Ocado will expand its exclusive range of Ocado Everyday products, launched at the end of last year to provide more value in its bottom tier, in a move that provides further distance from the Waitrose range it currently stocks. In...
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Lifeboat Tea sets course for Waitrose
Posh tea brand Williamson is launching its Lifeboat Tea range in Waitrose the first time it will be available outside RNLI outlets.The range, which is being rolled out now, has been revamped for its mainstream launch in order to clearly...
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NewsWaitrose evolution prompts supply chain review
Waitrose has started a review of the structure of the business that will examine every part of the supply chain and may result in changes to jobs at head office.
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NewsEditor's Comment: The new Abnormally Special range at Waitrose will top the mults' use of superlatives
A knighthood surely beckons for Mark Price if the likeable Waitrose boss has got his sums right.
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Duchy collaboration set to take Waitrose to three-tier system
Waitrose will use a new exclusive and expanded Duchy Originals range to balance its books, countering a potential margin loss through its Essential Waitrose range, according to sources close to retailer.
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Grocer 33: Tesco top on availability and service
Two retailers provided a full basket and impressive service this week, but Tesco in Amersham beat Waitrose by a whisker thanks to its shorter queue and a particularly "efficient and friendly" checkout assistant.
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Waitrose in all-British own-label dairy move
Waitrose has become the first multiple to convert its core own-label dairy products to 100%-British.From 1 September its staple own-label yoghurt, dairy ice cream, milk, cream, Cheddar and butter will be sourced entirely from British...
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Picture This... Sailor Jerry comes up trumps
Sailor Jerry golden rum won a listing with Tesco last week its fourth big retailer account in as many months after Waitrose snapped it up in May, followed by Sainsbury's and Asda.
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Premium boom prompts Waitrose range shake-up
Waitrose will introduce hundreds of new premium products over the next year as it aims to maintain the growth achieved since the introduction of budget range Essential Waitrose.The retailer wanted to dominate the market for quality food,...
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Top fruit quality boosted by new Mansfield depot
Sainsbury's and Waitrose's apples and pears will have improved environmental credentials after a leading supplier to the stores completed an £8.5m storage and grading facility.FW Mansfield & Son's one hectare complex in Chartham,...
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Grocer 33: Morrisons shines with great service
Morrisons in Whitefield beat off tough competition from Waitrose and landed our top store award by a whisker. Both provided strong availability, but Morrisons clinched it thanks to a shorter time at the till and its great service.