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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Supermarket |
| Founded | 1904 |
| Founder | Wallace Waite Arthur Rose David Taylor |
| Headquarters | , England |
Number of locations | 329 (April 2023) |
Area served | United Kingdom |
| Products | Food |
| Services | Supermarkets Online shopping |
| Revenue |  £6.984 billion (2022)[1] |
| £1.02 billion (2022)[1] | |
Number of employees |  52,590 (2018)[2] |
| Parent | John Lewis Partnership |
| Website | waitrose |
Waitrose Limited,[3] trading as Waitrose & Partners, is a brand of British supermarkets, founded in 1904 as Waite, Rose & Taylor, later shortened to Waitrose. It was acquired in 1937 by employee-owned retailer John Lewis Partnership, which still sells groceries under the brand. Its head offices are located in Bracknell, Berkshire.[4]
As at April 2023, Waitrose & Partners has 329 shops across Great Britain and the Channel Islands, including 65 "little Waitrose" convenience shops.[5] They also export products to 52 countries and have locations in the Middle East.[6]
The chain has been described by The Daily Telegraph and The Guardian as having an "upmarket" reputation, although former managing director Mark Price suggested prices are competitive to Tesco, a mid-market chain.[7][8][9] The company has a royal warrant to supply groceries, wine, and spirits to King Charles III.[10][11]
- ^ a b "Annual Report for the year ended 31 January 2022" (PDF). John Lewis Partnership. p. 99. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ Mattinson, Alec (4 May 2018). "Waitrose shed more than 3,700 staff last year, accounts show". The Grocer.
- ^ "WAITROSE LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". Companies House. 3 September 1908. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ "Head Office Location". John Lewis Partnership. Archived from the original on 5 August 2011.
Waitrose head office Waitrose Limited Doncastle Road Southern Industrial Area Bracknell Berkshire RG12 8YA
- ^ "John Lewis Partnership - Who we are". John Lewis Partnership. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ "Waitrose". John Lewis Partnership. John Lewis Partnership plc. Archived from the original on 29 December 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ Ruddick, Graham (27 December 2013). "Changing the 'upmarket' perception of Waitrose". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- ^ Wood, Zoe (29 June 2011). "Waitrose or Lidl? Shoppers in a divided Britain compare supermarkets deals". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- ^ "Supermarket wars: Now upmarket Waitrose wants to open branch in Stoke Newington". Hackney Citizen. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- ^ Womack, Sarah (2 December 2002). "Waitrose awarded a royal warrant". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2009.
- ^ "The Waitrose Press Centre Another Royal Warrant for Waitrose". Waitrose.presscentre.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 25 December 2012.