Waitrose

Waitrose is the food retail division of the John Lewis Partnership where it operates alongside – and increasingly in tandem – with John Lewis department stores. The partnership bought Waitrose in 1937. Waitrose has a reputation for an upmarket food offer with a strong focus on product quality and provenance. Retail Week provides news, analysis, features and opinion about Waitrose and the grocery sector.

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News
John Lewis chief customer officer steps away after three years
2025-01-07T16:13:00+00:00By Phoebe Hennell
Department store group John Lewis’ chief customer officer Charlotte Lock has stepped down after three years in the role, she has announced on LinkedIn.
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‘Proud moment’ for John Lewis as it wins royal warrant
2024-12-19T12:13:00+00:00By George MacDonald
Department store business John Lewis has been awarded a royal warrant by the king.
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Waitrose and John Lewis are opening Caffè Nero in-store cafes
2024-12-09T07:26:00+00:00By Chloe Mills
John Lewis Partnership is reportedly opening a number of Caffè Nero in-shop cafés within both Waitrose and John Lewis stores across the UK.

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Analysis

Store staff have called on retailers to invest in pay and conditions to avoid Christmas burnout

2024-12-09T06:00:00+00:00Promotional research for Workday, By Megan Dunsby

Exclusive interviews with 500 UK frontline workers reveal the factors that will incentivise productivity this golden quarter, at a time when staff are prone to disengagement

News

Waitrose opens first new c-store in six years

2024-11-28T16:32:00+00:00By Hugh Radojev

Waitrose has opened its first new convenience store in six years, in a twin bid to expand its store estate footprint and build on its partnerships with Shell and Welcome Break.

M&S has overtaken Waitrose for the first time in the critical pre-Christmas period
2024-11-13T07:27:00+00:00By Ellis Hawthorne
Supermarket sales hit 2024 highs as inflation creeps up ahead of Christmas
2024-11-12T11:25:00+00:00By Hugh Radojev
Waitrose ramps up the star power in bid to crack a Christmas cold case
2024-11-06T06:39:00+00:00By Hugh Radojev
John Lewis and Dunnhumby unveil real-time customer insight platform
2024-10-30T15:21:00+00:00By George MacDonald

Waitrose has expanded its on-demand delivery with Just Eat tie-up
2024-10-10T11:19:00+01:00By George MacDonald
‘As JLP’s Kankiwala steps back, will he be the retailer’s last chief executive as well as its first?’
2024-10-07T14:55:00+01:00By George MacDonald
John Lewis Partnership boss to step back to non-executive role
2024-10-07T11:09:00+01:00By George MacDonald
Ranking: The most sustainable retailers according to shoppers
2024-10-03T06:00:00+01:00By Blaise Cloran

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