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Sales excluding fuel for Waitrose were up 0.8% last week (to Saturday March 3) compared with the same week last year. The supermarket grocery chain’s IT director Mike Sackman said: “Snow and ice across the country prompted customers to seek out warming food and drink. For example, canned soup sales …

Divisional sales excluding fuel were up 3.2% at Waitrose last week (to Saturday February 24) compared with the same week last year. Retail director Ben Stimson said: “A chilly end to the week saw sales of instant coffee increase by 14% and soups rise by 9%. Customers also stocked up …

Waitrose has become the first UK supermarket to introduce a gin made in Japan. With sales of gin at Waitrose up 30%, the retailer said it is constantly searching for new styles to meet shoppers’ thirst for the popular spirit. Roku, a craft gin from Japanese distillery The House of …

Divisional sales excluding fuel at Waitrose last week (to Saturday February 17) were up 3.6% compared with the same week last year. Sales of prepared meals increased by 3% boosted by the supermarket chain’s Valentine’s Day meal deal, which proved popular with customers. Wine sales were also up 11%, helped …

Waitrose is trialling evening yoga sessions in four branches. This week, Waitrose shops at Basingstoke in Hampshire and Newbury in Berkshire have been hosting sessions. From this Monday (February 19), customers at the supermarket chain’s Banbury store, which opened in Oxfordshire last month, will also be able to take part. …

Divisional sales excluding fuel at Waitrose were up 1.7% last week (to Saturday February 10) compared with the same week last year. The supermarket group’s supply chain director Wim van Aalst said customers were making preparations for Valentine’s Day, with Champagne sales up 24%, strawberry sales up 11%, flowers up …

Waitrose has launched a rainbow bouquet for Valentine’s Day tomorrow (Wednesday, February 14) to ‘reflect the diversity of relationships and celebrate love’. Retailing at £35, the ‘Language of Love’ bouquet features bright roses in an array of shades chosen to replicate the colours of the rainbow: a symbol often used …

Total sales for Waitrose last seek (to Saturday January 27) excluding fuel were up 0.7% on the same week last year. The supermarket chain’s commercial director Rupert Thomas said sales of foods associated with Burns Night – which was celebrated last Thursday (January 25) – rose 18%, with the Scottish …

Waitrose opened its largest shop in Oxfordshire yesterday (Thursday January 25), in the market town of Banbury. The branch, which is managed by Daniel Morehead, was officially launched by local MP Victoria Prentis. Thousands of products will feature on Waitrose Banbury’s shelves, as well as those offered on its fresh …

Weekly sales excluding fuel at Waitrose were up 1.3% last week (to Saturday January 20) compared with the same week last year. The supermarket chain’s customer director Martin George said shoppers looking to increase their fruit and vegetable intake showed a healthy appetite for the retailer’s newly launched range of …