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Total sales at Waitrose & Partners excluding fuel were down 2.1% last week (to Saturday August 17) compared with the same week last year, as the country continued to experience mixed weather. The supermarket chain’s customer director Martin George said: “Ahead of the first episode of ‘The Great British Bake …

This month, Waitrose & Partners will be the first UK supermarket to start selling pullet eggs. The retailer describes pullet eggs as ‘smaller sized eggs are produced by ‘teenage’ hens – around 18 weeks old – which are some of the best quality eggs you can get for cooking. ‘These …

Total sales excluding fuel were down 1.7% at Waitrose & Partners last week (to Saturday August 10) compared with the same week last year. The supermarket multiple’s supply chain director Wim van Aalst commented: “In a week of changeable weather, sales of comfort foods such as Indian and Chinese ready …

Total sales excluding fuel were 2.7% lower last week (to Saturday August 3) at Waitrose & Partners than the same week last year, as the country continued to see mixed weather. The supermarket chain’s finance director Ross Avery said: “Sales of wine were up, with English and Welsh wine proving …

Supermarket chain Waitrose & Partners and Jutexpo – the supplier of eco-friendly reusable bags – have joined forces with designer Caroline Gardner to produce a range of shopping bags in aid of UK charity Meningitis Now. The large shopping bags are made from a blend of jute and cotton known …

Waitrose & Partners is to extend its ‘Unpacked’ test in Oxford beyond the original end date of August 18 – and has committed to introducing elements of the concept into three more shops by the end of the year, after an overwhelmingly positive response. The supermarket chain transformed its Botley …

Shoppers are setting their sights on greener whites, with sales of eco laundry products up 40% year-on-year at Waitrose & Partners. To reflect this trend, the retailer is expanding its eco laundry range with the launch of new products designed to ‘help reduce the environmental impact of our homes’. Waitrose …

Total sales excluding fuel at Waitrose & Partners were down by 0.6% last week (to Saturday July 20) compared with the same week last year. The supermarket chain’s commercial director Rupert Thomas said: “Sales of pre-packed fish, pork and lamb increased this week as customers fired up their barbecues. “Bottles …

Waitrose & Partners is launching coloured packaging made from recycled plastic for its ready meals. The new trays, made predominantly from mixed coloured PET bottles and trays, means the packaging may be a different colour every time it is produced, depending on what is being recycled. From pink and red …

Supermarket chain Waitrose & Partners has exchanged contracts for the sale of four shops to other parties. The affected branches are: -Bromley in south-east London, which measures 14,812sq ft (this is the Waitrose shop located in Burnt Ash Lane – Waitrose will continue to trade from its Bromley shop in …