Archive of all Waitrose articles – Page 71
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Media bites 13 March: Morrisons, Waitrose, BHS
Not unexpectedly, Morrisons’ near £800m loss yesterday gets plenty of coverage with most of the focus on the £1.3bn property write-down and the closing of 23 convenience stores.
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City snapshot: Waitrose's weekly sales tick up after annual profit fall
There was some cheer for Waitrose bosses this morning as its weekly sales ticked up slightly after their recent flatlining
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Waitrose commits to Tesco price match promise in the face of plummeting profits
Waitrose has reaffirmed its commitment to continue matching Tesco on branded goods in 2015 despite its profits plunging by almost a quarter in the previous year.
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Waitrose operating profits tumble 23.4%
A significantly higher level of investment and one-off items have bitten a large chunk out of Waitrose’s operating profits
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Analysis & Features
Waitrose profits face a price war pummelling
Waitrose annual results next week are expected to show the supermarket is increasingly being dragged down into the price war
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City snapshot: Waitrose continues to find 2015 hard going
Waitrose is continuing to find trading tough in 2015, with headline sales rising by just 0.3% in the week to 28 February. Plus, the FTSE 100 hits a record high, investors back Nicholls and all the latest news from the City.
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Waitrose becomes first retailer to join forces with the Fairtrade Foundation
The new partnership will see Fairtrade now officially recognise and validate the work of the 10-year old Waitrose Foundation
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Waitrose: We won't price match Tesco if we break GSCOP rules
Waitrose blames below-cost booze pledges and GSCOP rules for failure to match more than a third of Tesco’s new prices…
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City snapshot: Waitrose records weekly sales fall
Waitrose’s reveals weekly sales fall, plus Asda’s fourth quarter sales decline and all the latest from the City.
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Waitrose Bromley South: store of the week
”People tend to sit down for a coffee first thing or at lunchtime, not when the shop is at its busiest. Most customers have been fairly positive about the change to the rules.”
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Waitrose strikes new fruit sourcing deal with Primafruit
Waitrose has signed an exclusive deal with fruit supplier Primafruit to manage the sourcing of all its imported fruit…
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Waitrose and John Lewis to get more cash machines
Independent ATM provider Cardtronics UK is ramping up its relationship with the John Lewis Partnership…
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Analysis & Features
Salary-linked pension schemes are too expensive for retailers in 2015
Under fire from new challengers like Aldi and Lidl, such gold plated pensions are simply too expensive to offer for retailers to offer in the current market.
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John Lewis cuts final salary pension benefits
The John Lewis Partnership has announced a host of changes to its pension scheme as it looks to claw back an £840m pension deficit.
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Waitrose blames New Year offers for availability woes
Waitrose has apologised for several instances of poor stock availability in London and the South East…
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Analysis & Features
It's hard to argue with Waitrose's bumper Christmas
The big four might be steeling themselves for a long, tough 2015, but life at the premium end of the grocery market continues to be far more enjoyable.
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Waitrose.com growth outstrips bricks-and-mortar operations over Christmas
Online sales growth at Waitrose outstripped traditional operations over festive period
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Analysis & Features
Waitrose Love Life Beef Feijoada Soup: acid test
Launched as part of Waitrose’s Love Life range of healthy, low-fat recipes, this soup is based…
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News
Waitrose 'likely' to sever ties with Ocado, say analysts
Waitrose is “more likely than not” to sever its partnership with Ocado, with its notice to end the agreement…
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Analysis & Features
Is the UK oversaturated with supermarkets?
Choosing where to shop for your groceries in historic Canterbury is no easy task…