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Total sales excluding fuel were up 3.4% for Waitrose last week (to Saturday September 2) against last year. The supermarket chain’s retail director Ben Stimson attributed the performance in part to a promotion offering 25% off all wine and champagne (three bottles or more). He said the warm bank holiday …

Cold weather foods drove many in-store and online purchases for Waitrose last week (to Saturday July 22), as the trading period compared against the hottest week of the year in 2016. The supermarket chain’s retail director Ben Stimson said: “Variable weather led to total sales for the week falling 1.1%, …

Waitrose has appointed Simon Burdess as its first director of food service. Simon will join the supermarket chain in September. He is currently vice president, restaurants and bars, with InterContinental Hotels Group. He also has 20 years’ experience in the retail industry, having previously held the post of commercial director …

Total sales at Waitrose were 1.2% higher last week (to Saturday June 3) compared with the year ago period. The supermarket chain’s retail director Ben Stimson said sunshine over the bank holiday and the early part of the week influenced what customers bought. He noted that the retailer’s ‘food to go’ range …