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Cheese and Chinese meals on the menu for Waitrose shoppers

Total sales excluding fuel at Waitrose last week (to Saturday July 29) nudged up 0.6% against the year-ago period. Reviewing the supermarket chain’s trading performance, commercial director Rupert Thomas said: “After our success at the International Cheese Awards, our speciality cheese sales were up 5.6%. Butters and spreads also had …

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‘Biggest ever week’ for raspberries at Waitrose

Total sales excluding fuel, for Waitrose last week (to Saturday July 15) were 2% higher than the year-ago period. The supermarket chain’s commercial director Rupert Thomas said fresh produce was popular with customers, with sales of raspberries having their ‘biggest ever week’. The retailer’s own brand ‘essential Waitrose’ raspberries saw …

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