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Mother’s Day treats and comfort food sales soar at Waitrose

Divisional sales at Waitrose excluding fuel were up 14.3% last week (to Saturday March 10) compared with the same week last year. The supermarket chain’s customer director Martin George said it benefited from the timing of Mother’s Day on Sunday March 11, which fell during a different trading week last …

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Booze and vegetarian dishes boost Waitrose sales

Total sales excluding fuel for Waitrose were up 2.1% last week (to Saturday October 28) on last year. The supermarket chain’s customer director Martin George said sales of vegetarian food increased by 24% as Waitrose unveiled its biggest ever range of meat-free foods. With the introduction of 30 new dishes, …

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