Tag: Waitrose
Waitrose delivers a strong Christmas
Waitrose has enjoyed strong Christmas sales. Grocery sales for December showed a total uplift of 9.5 per cent and an increase of 3.8 per cent on a like-for like-basis (excluding new space). Compared with the same period in 2009, grocery sales grew by 19.1 percent and like-for-like sales were up by 8.8 per cent. The [...]
Waitrose supports the Big Soup Kitchen Challenge
As part of Waitrose’ commitment to the local community, the Admiral Park branch is supporting the annual Big Soup Kitchen Challenge which is taking place between 12.00-2.00pm on Tuesday 6 December outside the Town Church in St Peter Port. The annual event will be officially opened by His Excellency Air Marshal Peter Walker and his [...]
Waitrose’s Admiral Park branch to open for Guernsey Girlguiding Annual Review
As part of Waitrose commitment to the local coomunity, the Admiral Park branch will open up its café to the Annual Review of Girlguiding Guernsey later this month. Local guides and group leaders will be joined by South West Region Commissioner Solange Rebours at the meeting at 7.15pm on Thursday 24 November, to reflect on [...]
MOBILE PHONE DEAL BRINGS BENEFITS FOR CHARITY
Wave Telecom has joined together with Waitrose to lend a hand of support to the Teenage Cancer Trust by providing 150 mobile phones to the charity in the Channel Islands. The phones had been supplied on a bespoke contract by Wave Telecom to Waitrose for their training staff to use while travelling to and from [...]
Grammar students go head to head in the board room
YEAR 12 Business Studies students from the Grammar School have been put through their paces with an ‘Apprentice’ style challenge. 24 students formed four teams and were challenged by Waitrose to invent a high quality product which they could envisage being stocked by the supermarket chain. Taking inspiration from the BBC business reality show ‘The [...]
Shellfish from Guernsey shores goes into Waitrose
LOCAL shellfish is now being stocked in Channel Island branches of Waitrose, following investment from the supermarket in Guernsey-based supplier Seafresh. Committed to providing customers with local produce and minimising the distance food travels, Waitrose has worked closely Seafresh to make it a registered Waitrose production site. The supermarket has sold Seafresh fish on the [...]
Waitrose Admiral Park branch restores Royal British Legion memorial
A memorial board, commemorating servicemen who hailed from St Peter Port and lost their lives in the First World War has been restored by Waitrose Admiral Park. During Waitrose’s refurbishment of the Admiral Park branch earlier in the year it was noticed that the sign had been bleached by the sun, as it stands it [...]
Waitrose in Guernsey shows that ‘Community Matters’
Since the first Waitrose branch in Guernsey opened in March, the supermarket has donated a total of £5,000 to local charities and causes through its ‘Community Matters’ scheme. Waitrose employees and customers have been selecting three causes or community projects to benefit from a £1,000 monthly donation from each of the two local shops. Three [...]
Food and Retail Skills Shop to open at Waitrose
On Thursday 7 April at 8am, the second of two Waitrose branches in the island opened for business in St Peter Port. The opening of the new store in Guernsey marks a positive step for those looking to take up a career in the retail and food sectors locally. Waitrose has joined forces with the [...]
Overwhelming response to Waitrose recruitment evening
OVER 120 people attended a Waitrose open recruitment evening last week (Tuesday 15 March) to find out more about working for the supermarket – part of the John Lewis Partnership. The evening held at St Pierre Park, was due to start at 6 p.m. but the retailer was overwhelmed by the interest as people began [...]
