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Promo Tracker: Waitrose offers deepest promotions
7 February 2012
Waitrose's promotions offered consumers the highest saving on average, according to the latest data from the just-food Promo Tracker.
UK: London to see more Little Waitrose stores in 2012
6 February 2012
UK upmarket retailer Waitrose is to expand its Little Waitrose chain with the opening of six stores in central London this year.
UK: Analysts - questions remain for Ocado
31 January 2012
Analysts retain concerns about the prospects of UK online retailer Ocado even after it posted a reduction in full-year losses earlier today (31 January).
UK: Eat Natural sales jump but costs weigh on profits
31 January 2012
Rising commodity prices have weighed on annual profits at UK snack bar and cereal maker Eat Natural, offsetting higher sales in 2011.
UK: McNeil adds to Benecol yoghurt range
26 January 2012
McNeil Nutritionals has added to the range of Benecol yoghurts on sale in the UK.
UK: Morrisons' Iceland bid "in doubt"
16 January 2012
Morrisons' bid for a controlling stake in frozen food retailer Iceland Foods may falter due to competition concerns, according to the Daily Telegraph.
UK: Tyrrells readies Crinkly Veg crisp launch
16 January 2012
UK crisp maker Tyrrells is to add a Crinkly Veg variant to its vegetable crisp range in its domestic market.
Comment: Values not just value must underpin Tesco revival
13 January 2012
Tesco's continuing difficulties in the UK forced the retailer to stun the City with something of a profit warning. As Chris Brook-Carter writes, the company needs to look beyond price to regain the ground lost to the likes of Sainsbury's.
What the analysts say - City verdict on Tesco
13 January 2012
Tesco's trading update - which included another fall in UK sales - and a forecast for weak profit growth in its next financial year sent shockwaves through the City and the wider UK economy. Here, leading analysts run the rule over Tesco.
UK: Duchy Originals annual profit jumps
11 January 2012
Duchy Originals, the upmarket UK food producer founded by the Prince of Wales in 1990, has made an annual profit after its 2009 deal with UK retailer Waitrose.
UK: Asda, Sainsbury's gain market share - Kantar
10 January 2012
Asda and Sainsbury's have increased their share of the UK grocery market, according to the latest data from Kantar Wordpanel, which includes the run-up to Christmas.
UK: Tyrrells buys UK vegetable crisp maker Glennans
10 January 2012
UK crisp maker Tyrrells has acquired local rival Glennans, a maker of vegetable crisps.
UK: Asda, Aldi grow fastest in "disloyal" Christmas - Nielsen
9 January 2012
Asda and Aldi enjoyed the fastest sales growth in the UK in the run-up to Christmas, according to data issued by Nielsen.
Quote, unquote: just-food's week in words
6 January 2012
An eventful first week of 2012 saw Baxters Food Group's chief executive handed a drink-driving ban, German retailers criticised over banana workers' rights and Nestle move its UK head office.
UPDATE: UK: Analysts applaud Waitrose Christmas sales
5 January 2012
The Christmas performance of upmarket UK retailer Waitrose has been lauded by analysts.
UK: Waitrose hails "very strong" Christmas
5 January 2012
UK upmarket supermarket chain Waitrose today (5 January) announced a near-4% rise in underlying sales over the Christmas period.
On the money: Analysts divided over Ocado outlook
19 December 2011
Analysts are split over the prospects of UK online retailer Ocado, which today (19 December) announced projected profits that were lower than expectations.
UK: Gu extends desserts range
5 December 2011
Noble Foods' UK desserts brand Gu has launched a range of "festive" sweets in time for the Christmas period.
UK: Aspall adds to balsamic vinegar range
29 November 2011
Upmarket vinegar supplier Aspall has today (29 November) extended its balsamic vinegar range to include an additional variant.
UK: Waitrose opens its "greenest" store
24 November 2011
UK grocery retailer Waitrose has today (24 November) opened its "greenest" store, as part of its ongoing commitment to cut CO2 by 80% across the business.
UPDATE: Companies criticised over palm oil
22 November 2011
Environmental charity WWF has published a report which identifies companies who it claims haven't made a commitment to sustainable palm oil.
UK: Morrisons, Whole Foods list Graham's The Family Dairy products
18 November 2011
UK dairy firm Graham's The Family Dairy's has secured listings with Morrisons and Whole Foods Market.
UK: Waitrose appoints Collins as retail director
18 November 2011
UK grocery retailer Waitrose has promoted Rob Collins to retail director.
Talking shop: Costcutter faces supermarket might
16 November 2011
Bibby Line hailed the convenience retail sector as a "great opportunity" in the wake of its acquisition of major player Costcutter. However, can Costcutter stand up to the will and spending power of supermarkets, which have also recognised the opportunities c-stores offer? just-food explores the issue.
UK: Waitrose Q3 sales "outshine the industry"
11 November 2011
UK grocery retailer Waitrose said it has "continued to outshine the industry" after booking a rise in third-quarter sales.
Editor's choice: the highlights on just-food last week
7 November 2011
It's financial results season this week, with Kraft and Tate & Lyle performing strongly, while Chiquita and Whole Foods faltered. Diamond Foods' deal to buy Pringles from Procter & Gamble was delayed, prompting consternation among stockholders, and Portuguese retailer Jeronimo Martins announced extensive investments in Latin America. Click on the headlines for more.
Talking tech: Self-service checkouts and beyond
3 November 2011
Self-service checkouts have been a feature of food retail stores for a decade or more but their use remains a subject of debate. The UK is a market where the technology is well-established and now Waitrose has decided to use the tills across its estate. Dean Best talks to Ed Brindley, marketing director for Waitrose self-checkout supplier Wincor Nixdorf, about the deal, the technology and where self-service could be heading.
UK: Charlie Bigham's names head of food
26 October 2011
UK-based ready meals firm Charlie Bigham's has appointed Georgina Wood to the newly-created role of head of food.
UK: Waitrose extends myWaitrose scheme
25 October 2011
UK retailer Waitrose has expanded its myWaitrose scheme by launching a card for customers.
NZ: Waitrose products hit New Zealand shelves
19 October 2011
Waitrose-branded products will now be available at New Zealand grocery chain Nosh Food Market.
Related research
Waitrose: A Lifestyle Recipe for Loyalty
Waitrose has reacted to the economic turmoil in the UK with a two-pronged strategy: launching a value range of staple groceries, while protecting its premium proposition by responding to the changing lifestyles of its core customers with a number of initiatives. This case study examines Waitrose's lifestyle alignment strategy and explains how it has successfully maintained high customer loyalty.
UK Consumer Insight 2010: Waitrose Food
Introduction Verdict Research UK Consumer Insights 2010 are based around individual retailers and provide a highly detailed, data-rich overview of a retailer's customers, drawing on a nationwide survey of 6,000 shoppers each year. Reasons to Purchase New analysis, unique to these reports shows details about non-converting visitors including where they main shop and who they are. Analysis by non-standard demographics is also presented to give a comprehensive picture of a retailer's customers. Key demographics include among others, sex, age, social class, television region, marital status, housing tenure, working status and ACORN group.
UK Customer Insight 2011: Waitrose - Food
UK Customer Insights 2011 are based around individual retailers and provide a highly detailed, data-rich overview of a retailer's customers, drawing on a nationwide survey of 6,000 shoppers each year. Discover the profile of the core shopper for Waitrose and understand what drives shopper loyalty and disloyalty.
