What is it about Waitrose, one of the more expensive shops in the UK, that continues to attract customers?
Over the past decade, Aldi and Lidl have created quite a stir in the UK – and risen in market share – courtesy of low, low prices and their expansion of stores. But some customers aren’t buying them, or at least not buying in them. Tesco, for instance, has remained a constant atop that share […]
Waitrose building out massive Uber Eats network across the UK this summer
Waitrose has combined forces with Uber Eats to assist with grocery deliveries in London, piloting the service in five London supermarkets. The full rollout of Uber Eats is expected to continue through the summer, with more than 200 locations offering fresh produce and other items to family doorsteps. “We want more and more people to enjoy the […]
FareShare, this supermarket are working with suppliers to directly get fresh food to needy families
Waitrose and other UK supermarkets have long leaned on partnerships they have with charitable organisations to help bring meals to families who need it most. Instead of going to waste, excess food that is the equivalent of 16 million meals have gone to FareShare and other groups from Waitrose alone in the past six years. […]
RedPop apple six packs, small in size, make a big splash in Waitrose stores
RedPop, a small snacking apple from northern Italy grown through the VOG Consortium, has made its way into Waitrose stores throughout the UK. Sold in a pack of six in Waitrose supermarkets, the apples give consumers a fresh, space-saving on-the-go option for healthy eating. The apples have garnered strong interest in many locations, including Asia. […]
Aldi noses out Lidl again to remain UK’s least expensive supermarket
One month ago, in an effort to save British consumers money at checkouts, Waitrose said it would be slashing prices on already reduced items. It has put an incredible £100m investment behind cost-saving initiatives, including fruit and vegetable areas. And yet, when Which? revealed its latest monthly numbers on the cost of the average supermarket shop […]
Waitrose cuts already-reduced items, including produce, to help struggling shoppers
As new data from Kantar revealed the struggles of British consumers to fight off inflation, Waitrose joined its competitors in slashing prices, including reducing items that were already on sale. Putting what it says is a £100m investment to “lower prices on hundreds of everyday favourite products,” Waitrose has trimmed some items by a further […]
Aldi beats out Lidl for Cheapest Supermarket in UK for 2022
Discount retail chain Aldi wrapped up another great year here with a shiny new gift in late December – the honour of being named the Cheapest Supermarket in the UK for 2022. The latest Which? report, coming on the heels of others throughout the year that touted Aldi as least expensive for shoppers, officially gave […]
Aldi’s move into Big Four shows power of discounting, inflation
Although Aldi’s rise into the Big Four of UK supermarkets ahead of Morrisons was not a surprise given its surge in the past two years, it nonetheless showed the power of discount chains in a budget-crunched sector for consumers. With inflation soaring to 12.4%, Aldi pulled down a 9.3% share to leap ahead of Morrisons […]
