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25 July 2019
In the 12 weeks leading up to the 14th July overall market sales fell by 0.5%. This was the first decline in market growth since June 2016. We look at the factors influencing this and key retailers' performance. Cooler weather and lack of seasonal events slows performance This decline was not unexpected as retailers were up against a challenging comparative period where the heat wave and wo...
19 July 2019
The retailer has sold four stores, and is closing a further three as it focusing on long-term profitability. Seven stores to close Waitrose has sold its Bromley, Oadby and Wollaton stores to Lidl, and has also sold its Sandhurst store to an unnamed retailer. Stores in Marlow, Stevenage Waterside (British Airways Headquarters) will also close. The 677 Partners impacted by the closures ...
18 July 2019
Waitrose is rolling out new multicoloured recycled trays for its ready meals in an attempt to eliminate the usage of unrecyclable black plastic by the end of this year. To save 500 tons of plastic from going to landfill The colour of the new trays is determined based on the type of recycled plastic being used to produce them, mainly mixed PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottles and other c...
16 July 2019
Waitrose & Partners announces plans to expand its unattended delivery service to a further 500 postcodes. Recruiting more customers to trial "While You're Away" The service was previously available in 300 postcodes within reach of its South London Coulsdon fulfillment centre , following a step-up of the trial first launched in October 2018. This has now been further extended to include ...
25 June 2019
Market growth was 1.4% in the 12 weeks to 16 June 2019, according to the latest results from Kantar. Performance has slowed compared to this time last year, when growth was 2.1%. We look at the factors influencing this and key retailers' performance. Cooler weather slows growth This year growth is more modest due to the cooler weather and lack of celebratory occasions such as the World Cup ...
19 June 2019
The retailer unveils plans to ensure its food counters differentiate on service and range. A new online feature offers a convenient solution for returning unwanted John Lewis purchases. Waitrose.com to accept John Lewis returns Waitrose has added a convenient new feature to its online grocery service, allowing customers to return unwanted John Lewis purchases to the driver when they receive...
13 June 2019
Morrisons is rolling out its home delivery deal with online retailer Amazon to more cities, while Waitrose extends its Rapid Delivery trial to more London postcodes. Expansion of home delivery deal with Amazon Following the announcement of their supply agreement in 2016, Morrisons is extending its home delivery deal with Amazon. The expansion will see new cities benefit from the delivery de...
05 June 2019
This week Waitrose launched a new packaging-free bring-your-own container trial, 'Waitrose Unpacked'. We visited the Botley Road, Oxford branch take a first look at the new concept. Tackling unnecessary packaging across a wide range of categories The trial will run for 11 weeks until 18th August. The retailer has removed hundreds of products out of their packaging and launched new in-store ...
29 May 2019
In the 12 weeks to 19th May 2019 the grocery market grew by 1.3% according to the latest results from Kantar. This was slower than the previous reporting period of April, and the equivalent period in 2018. Inflation continued to decrease (+1.2% compared to +1.4% in the previous period). We look at these results in more detail.  Slowing growth Shoppers have cut back on spend this month. In M...
20 May 2019
Waitrose & Partners announces a new collaboration with Today Development Partners (TDP) as it seeks to treble the size of its online grocery business. Tripling capacity Together Waitrose.com and TDP will develop three state-of-the-art automated customer fulfilment centres (CFC). Currently Waitrose.com fulfils its online orders through a combination of picking from store and its CFC in Co...