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Total sales excluding fuel were down 0.2% at Waitrose & Partners last week (to Saturday October 26) compared with the same week last year. “However, we still saw good sales growth in some categories,” said the supermarket chain’s customer director Martin George. “Supported by strong promotional activity, including our recently …

John Lewis Partnership (JLP), which operates department store group John Lewis & Partners and supermarket chain Waitrose & Partners, has announced that this will be the last Christmas when it sells Christmas crackers with plastic toys inside. Instead, crackers will be filled with toys made from recyclable materials such as …

Waitrose & Partners has opened a new shop in the UAE under licence with Fine Fare Food Market LLC (FFFM) and has confirmed plans for another. On October 17 it opened a store in The Galleria Mall: a high-end retail mall on Al Marayah Island in Abu Dhabi. The store …

Total sales excluding fuel at Waitrose & Partners were 1.2% lower last week (to Saturday October 19) than the same week last year. The supermarket multiple’s supply chain director Wim Van Aalst said: “The very wet weather prompted a boost of warming foods such as ready meals. “Many [shoppers] have …

Total sales excluding fuel were up 1.6% at Waitrose & Partners last week (to Saturday October 12) compared with the same week last year. The supermarket chain’s finance director Ross Avery said: “As the temperature drops, winter and comfort foods proved popular with sales of soups up 6% and ready …

Total sales excluding fuel at Waitrose & Partners were down 1.7% last week (to Saturday October 5) compared with the same week last year. The supermarket chain’s personnel director Jo Walmsley said: “As the temperature begins to drop, customers are enjoying comforting food, with sales of Waitrose & Partners No.1 …

John Lewis Partnership (JLP) announced today (Tuesday October 1) that after a 26-year career, Rob Collins has set out his intention to step down as managing director of Waitrose & Partners next year. JLP also announced today the Future Partnership plan which includes the introduction of a new management structure …

Sales excluding fuel at Waitrose & Partners for last week (to Saturday September 28) were down 0.2% compared with the same week last year. The supermarket chain’s commercial director Rupert Thomas said: “The cooler weather and scattered showers prompted shoppers to pick up warming comfort foods, with our Ready to …

Waitrose & Partners’ sales excluding fuel were 1% lower last week (to Saturday September 14) compared with the same period last year. The supermarket chain’s supply chain director Wim Van Aalst said: “With temperatures rising towards the weekend, sales of suncare products increased four-fold. Deli sales were up and soft …

Total sales excluding fuel at Waitrose & Partners were 0.6% higher last week (to Saturday August 24) than the same week last year. The supermarket chain’s personnel director Jo Walmsley said: “The warm bank holiday weekend led to strong sales of drinks, with top performing ranges including rose wines and …