Portugal: Auchan to begin selling Waitrose products
Waitrose and Auchan have signed an agreement which will see the French-based retail group begin to sell Waitrose brand products in six Auchan stores across Portugal, Talking Retail reports. The agreement will see over 100 private label Waitrose groceries and chilled products made available in six stores in Lisbon and across the Portuguese region of […]
UK: FIFA World Cup boosts Waitrose party food & drink sales
With the FIFA World Cup now underway, UK retailer Waitrose has reported that it has already begun to see a big boost in its sales of party foods and drinks. Figures released by the supermarket show that beer sales have increased 40% year on year and were also up 20% compared to the previous week. […]
UK: Waitrose to sell “fallen” tomatoes in drive to combat waste
UK supermarket Waitrose has announced that it is begin selling tomatoes that have fallen from the vine or are misshapen in a drive to reduce food waste. The retailer has launched the new initiative as part of its aim to reduce food wastage, noting that tomatoes are among the fresh foods most wasted by the […]
South Africa: Waitrose confirms export deal
Waitrose has announced its first export deal in the African continent, making over 250 of its private label groceries available in Food Lover’s Market stores in South Africa, Talking Retail reports. The retailer said a variety of products would be exported including shortbread, muesli, risotto and pasta, ice cream, sorbets and own-brand wines from France, […]
UK: Waitrose to create up to 2,000 jobs through store expansions
UK supermarket chain Waitrose has announced it intends to create up to 2,000 new jobs through new store openings in 2014. The retailer unveiled plans to open 26 new UK stores in total, of which 15 will be supermarkets and 11 will be ‘Little Waitrose’ convenience outlets. “During 2012 many of our new branches received […]
UK: Waitrose sees rise in sales over Christmas
Retailer Waitrose has announced that it has seen a 4.1% rise in Christmas sales, making it the supermarket’s most successful Christmas on record, Talking Retail reports. In terms of like for like branch sales, Waitrose’s income in the last twelve trading days to Christmas was up 4.1% on 2012. Sales on Monday 23th December 2013 […]