Waitrose

British supermarket chain owned by John Lewis Partnership

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Waitrose Limited, trading as Waitrose & Partners, is a brand of British supermarkets, founded in 1904 as Waite, Rose & Taylor, later shortened to Waitrose. It was acquired in 1937 by employee-owned retailer John Lewis Partnership, which still sells groceries under the brand. Its head offices is located in Bracknell.

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Shoplifting gang vowed to come back because brand of gin was sold out, Waitrose boss says Brazen shoplifters looking for a brand of gin warned Waitrose staff they would return when it was back in stock. Sky News - Published on October 25, 2023
John Lewis and Waitrose to hire over 10,000 people as Christmas looms The John Lewis Partnership is recruiting over 10,000 people as the Christmas rush looms. Sky News - Published on August 25, 2023
Jobs cuts loom at John Lewis as it makes loss of £234m Job losses are on the horizon at the John Lewis Partnership, which includes Waitrose and John Lewis shops, as the company posted an annual loss of £234m. Sky News - Published on March 16, 2023

Waitrose admits blocking rivals from opening stores Waitrose has admitted to blocking rivals from opening supermarkets in close locations for close to a decade, according to the market watchdog. Sky News - Published on September 2, 2022
Supermarkets recall dozens of chicken products over salmonella fears M&S, Waitrose and Sainsbury's are recalling a number of chicken products due to fears of salmonella. Sky News - Published on May 12, 2022
Waitrose scraps free newspaper offer - but replaces it with 'something new' Waitrose has announced it will end its free newspaper offer to loyalty card customers later this month. Sky News - Published on February 3, 2022

John Lewis charters ships to navigate Christmas supply disruption and warns on price pressures The owner of John Lewis and Waitrose has said it has chartered extra ships to help navigate the distribution disruption being seen across the industry in the run up to the crucial Christmas season. Sky News - Published on September 16, 2021
Waitrose rated worst online supermarket for fresh groceries The upmarket supermarket Waitrose has been rated the worst major online retailer for grocery freshness. Sky News - Published on August 23, 2021
John Lewis and Waitrose owner to cut 1,000 jobs in store management shake-up The owner of John Lewis and Waitrose is to cut around 1,000 jobs in a store management shake-up. Sky News - Published on July 14, 2021