Waitrose

Waitrose is the food retail division of the John Lewis Partnership where it operates alongside – and increasingly in tandem – with John Lewis department stores. The partnership bought Waitrose in 1937. Waitrose has a reputation for an upmarket food offer with a strong focus on product quality and provenance. Retail Week provides news, analysis, features and opinion about Waitrose and the grocery sector.

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John Lewis strengthens retail media offer with new platform partnership
2026-06-29T10:28:00+01:00By George MacDonald
Department stores and grocery group the John Lewis Partnership has struck an alliance with specialist partner Kevel to ramp up its retail media proposition.
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John Lewis to recruit 1,000 care-experienced young people by 2030
2026-06-19T09:25:00+01:00By Aoife Morgan
John Lewis Partnership has committed to recruiting an additional 1,000 young people who have experienced care by 2030, more than doubling its previous target.
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B&Q, John Lewis and Tesco pilot new retail media initiative
2026-06-19T05:30:00+01:00By George MacDonald
A raft of top retailers is to participate in retail media pilots with dunnhumby, the specialist customer insight business owned by Tesco.

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Ranking: the UK retailers that consumers think offer the best value for money

2026-06-17T23:01:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne

Thanks to data shared with Retail Week by OC&C, we can reveal the 150 UK retailers that Brits think offer the best value.

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Waitrose adds more stores as part of £1bn programme

2026-05-26T15:25:00+01:00By George MacDonald

Grocer Waitrose has secured two new branches as it seeks to extend its store coverage.

Waitrose to open four stores at Heathrow airport
2026-04-20T06:35:00+01:00By Aoife Morgan
Waitrose to refurbish 30 stores as part of £1bn investment
2026-04-15T06:30:00+01:00By Hugh Radojev
‘M&S has spoken out powerfully on retail crime – now let’s pressure authorities to act’
2026-04-09T15:02:00+01:00By George MacDonald
Ranking: the retailers with the greatest estimated media value on their social posts
2026-04-01T06:00:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne

Partnership update: Waitrose leverages AI for delivery, Sephora launches app on ChatGPT, and more
2026-03-31T06:00:00+01:00By Megan Robinson
Dobbies launches new foodhalls in transformation strategy ‘milestone’
2026-03-19T06:30:00+00:00By George MacDonald
Waitrose unveils multimillion-pound store transformation
2026-03-16T16:10:00+00:00By Hugh Radojev
John Lewis chiefs on Middle East uncertainty, bringing back the bonus, Topshop, and more
2026-03-12T14:34:00+00:00By George MacDonald

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