Tag: Waitrose

John Lewis Partnership helps break the language barrier

Stuart Mitchell

The John Lewis Partnership is helping customers feel more at home by helping them identify Partners at Waitrose and John Lewis stores that speak their language. Launching in November, the scheme will help identify the different languages that Partners speak, giving customers from different backgrounds the opportunity to engage in their native tongues. The scheme will launch with an initial 20 badges* and among others include French, Spanish, Polish, Hindi, Punjabi and Sign**, with more languages set to be added depending on demand from Partners and customers. The initiative will…

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John Lewis and Waitrose join with FareShare to host Christmas dinners for vulnerable people across the UK

Stuart Mitchell

More than 1000 people across the country have been invited to enjoy a festive feast hosted by Waitrose & Partners and John Lewis & Partners, as part of the retailers’ campaign to bring people together this Christmas.  Food redistribution charity, FareShare, has nominated more than 50 charities to take part, ranging from homeless hostels to lunch groups for the elderly. Over the next two weeks the charities, the people they support and volunteers will come together to enjoy a Christmas dinner served by Partners  from John Lewis and Waitrose. Some…

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High-street chains and retailers including LEON, Neal’s Yard Remedies, Waitrose and Morrisons join new innovative pilot to tackle single-use plastic

Stuart Mitchell

Plastic pollution campaigning organisation, City to Sea announces the launch of a new ambitious pilot with retailers, independents and high-street chains including LEON, Neal’s Yard Remedies, Pret, Costa, Morrisons, ASDA and Waitrose to champion refillable solutions in a bid to cut pollution caused by single-use packaging. The pilot, launched this week, is the first of its kind and a natural step in the planned expansion of their award-winning Refill campaign, which already connects over 250,000 app users with 30,000 Refill Stations across the UK where they can fill up their…

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Waitrose makes canny move with removal of plastic on bestselling staple foods

Stuart Mitchell

Waitrose is trialling the removal of plastic on thousands of multibuy cans as it continues to remove and reduce single use plastic.  The plastic wrap, which is used to keep three or four cans attached for convenience,  will be entirely removed from some of the retailer’s canned vegetables. The move will save 18 tonnes of plastic* that cannot currently be recycled.  The top four bestselling staples were prioritised for the plastic removal as they sell in the largest quantities, including: essential Waitrose baked beans, chopped tomatoes, plum tomatoes and sweetcorn.…

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Waitrose & Partners sets new standard in refrigeration with 40% energy saving

Stuart Mitchell

Waitrose & Partners is set to reduce energy use in its stores by more than 40%, after introducing cutting-edge new technology from Wirth Research in all new open-fronted fridge cabinets. Standard open-fronted supermarket refrigerators lose air into the aisles, which is why customers can experience cold feet when shopping. This cold air spill is wasted energy. Wirth Research’s Next Generation Refrigeration (NGR) helps to retain more of this air inside the fridge cabinet, meaning considerably less energy is required to keep food at the optimum temperature – resulting in substantially…

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