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Byline: Steve Farrell Waitrose plans to build three new state-of-the-art automated warehouses to turn its online operation into a PS1bn business - with the help of Ocado co-founder Jonathan Faiman. [...]

Since leaving Waitrose Mark Price has been flying around the world forging trade deals for the UK and writing books. Does he miss grocery? And what are his views on [...]

It's hard to imagine self-styled 'Chubby Grocer' Mark Price was once a semiprofessional golfer. He was also quite a tasty footballer--on the books of Crewe Alexandra, no less--and had visions [...]

Failure is a word that rarely trips off a marketer's tongue. Few want to dwell on their mistakes or oversights, preferring instead to trumpet their successes. But some brave marketers […]

46: TONY WANG - General manager, Twitter UK Wang was appointed in May 2011, and his work has bolstered Twitter's reputation for having an honest and straightforward approach. A popular [...]

Waitrose has promoted director of marketing Rupert Thomas to its board and moved the marketing function out of the commercial director's remit following Richard Hodgson's move to Morrisons. -------------------- Did [...]

Waitrose is moving its marketing out of the commercial division and promoting director of marketing Rupert Thomas to the board. The retailer credits Thomas with leading a number of 'successful [...]

As Mark Price prepares for pastures new, how will the Waitrose MD be remembered? And what are the challenges for his successor? It's the end of an era. Overshadowing the [...]

- What types of events do you organise? At the moment we do about half a dozen in-store events a year, for which we use the store as a location, [...]

n Judith Chadwick has joined Aster Group as HR business partner. Chadwick was previously head of HR at Synergy Healthcare. In her new role she will have overall responsibility for [...]

Retail is 'fundamentally flawed' and must reinvent itself for the digital age, according to former Waitrose MD Mark Price. Speaking at the Leadership Symposium conference this week Lord Price, who [...]

Waitrose fresh buyer Paul Walker is expanding his remit to include sourcing of meat, poultry, fish, frozen food and dairy. The move comes as Heather Jenkins, who previously had buying [...]

Waitrose commercial operations director Matt Frost is leaving after seven years to head up United Arab Emirates retailer Spinneys. Frost has headed up Waitrose's B2B and commercial operations for three [...]

Waitrose looks set to take its food-to-go and dining options to the next level with the appointment of its first director of food service. Simon Burdess, who is vice president [...]

Waitrose has appointed Post Office commercial head Martin George as its interim customer director. George takes over from Rupert Thomas, who assumed the role of commercial director in February. The [...]

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Nearly 60% of online spend is invested in search marketing, but do the results justify this, or have brands become victims of hype? Industry experts discuss the medium's true worth […]

The one-time John Lewis graduate trainee returns to the supermarket arm as its top executive - fully determined to double sales, uphold quality and open more outlets by Matthew Gorman […]

Supermarket group's md Steven Esom defects to M&S for post working 'closely' with Stuart Rose Waitrose managing director Steven Esom has left the supermarket group to take up a senior […]

Waitrose is to restructure its marketing function following the resignation of marketing director Christian Cull, who will leave the retailer at the end of this month. Tony Solomons, who has [...]

Waitrose has appointed Kitcatt Nohr Alexander Shaw to handle its integrated direct marketing account. The agency has been hired following a three-way pitch, conducted by the Haystack Group - just [...]

Asda marketing director Richard Hodgson has quit to join rival Waitrose as director of buying, with a seat on the board. However, he will not be responsible for Waitrose's marketing, […]

Asda's marketing director, Richard Hodgson, has sensationally quit the Wal-Mart-owned retailer after just five months in the role to take up the position of buying director at Waitrose. Hodgson will [...]

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. -- Waitrose, a chain of 166 upscale stores in the United Kingdom, has boosted customer visits and spending over the past six years by re-engineering its value [...]

In1994, Mike Snowdon was managing a branch of Top Man when he picked up The Grocer and flicked to the jobs at the back. 'Fashion is a young man's business [...]

MD who took ailing food chain to a 2bn [pounds sterling] business moves to senior group post David Felwick, the man widely credited with having restored the fortunes of Waitrose, [...]

WAITROSE EXPANDS MARKETING Waitrose has expanded its marketing department with the appointment of Amanda Binden as head of marketing. She will report directly to marketing director Mark Price, who has [...]

Waitrose has promoted its high-profile marketing director, Mark Price, to director of selling and marketing, giving him responsibility for day-to-day operations at Waitrose's 120 stores in addition to his existing [...]

Mark Price departed Waitrose muttering about the discounters and he's picked up where he left off in The Food Lover's Handbook (Penguin, 14.99 [pounds sterling], out now). His motivation came [...]

Waitrose MD Rob Collins has been appointed the new deputy chairman of The Prince's Countryside Fund. The role will support Lord Curry of Kirkharle who takes over as chairman from [...]

Waitrose has announced the appointment of Ben Stimson as its new retail director. Stimson will take up his new role on 27 March. He succeeds Rob Collins, who will be [...]

What is selling well in-store at the moment? Sales have generally been really good. Fruit and vegetables has nearly broken into double-digit growth this year and we had a very [...]

Waitrose has appointed Rebecca Hemsley as its new head of hospitality operations. Hemsley joins from Pret a Manger, where she has spent over a decade. She joined the food-to-go specialist [...]

What's the biggest challenge new MD Rob Collins will face at Waitrose? Online and the relationship with Ocado 13% Pricing and the rise of the discounters 30% The trade-off between [...]

After a third of a century with the Partnership, Mark Price, Waitrose's charismatic, innovative, talented and hugely likeable leader, has decided to explore pastures new. Price has achieved a huge [...]

Loraine Woodhouse, acting group finance director at the John Lewis Partnership, has been appointed the new FD at Waitrose. She will take over from Tom Athron, who is moving on [...]

Winner: Waitrose Bromley South Store Manager: Andrew Maconachie Opened: 1996 Size: 24,000 sq ft Market share: 8.8% Nearest rivals: Iceland--0.2 miles Sainsbury's--0.6 miles Lidl--2.1 miles Morrisons--2.5 miles Store data source: [...]

Waitrose chief Mark Price launched a scathing attack on Britain's biggest retailer this week, calling on the Competition Commission to prevent the UK turning into 'Tesco Land'. Managing director Price [...]

In which high street retailer would you find products as diverse as dragon fruit, mojito-style olives, ham in Polish beer and Ukranian honey pepper vodka under one roof? And what [...]

One by one, store managers from Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose filed into a room deep in London's magnificent Guildhall and launched their bid to be crowned Store Manager [...]

One by one, store managers from Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose filed into a room deep in London's magnificent Guildhall and launched their bid to be crowned Store Manager [...]

Waitrose has promoted Rupert Ellwood to fill the vacant post of head of marketing. Ellwood is currently head of retail operations for Waitrose stores in the South East, having joined [...]

* Cat Lomax has joined the wine buying team at Waitrose. Lomax, who has previously worked for Direct Wines and Anthony Byrne Fine Wines, will be responsible for buying Bordeaux, [...]

Waitrose has promoted Nick White to head of Waitrose Direct--its online wine, flowers and gifting business. White has taken up the new role having joined Waitrose as head of online [...]

Amid the flurry of new appointments at Tesco (congratulations, in particular, to new UK boss Chris Bush), three significant resignations have been announced this week. Waitrose insists its retirement of [...]

Waitrose is looking for a new director of convenience to replace Diana Hunter, who will be leaving a year into the job to become CEO of Bargain Booze in February. [...]

As well as forfeiting his Waitrose Christmas ad wedge (see below), generous gastronome Heston Blumenthal has served up a precious slice of his dignity, again for free. It wasn't Hesto's [...]

A former Waitrose meat counter worker has succeeded in getting his premium pork crackling range listed nationally by the retailer. Thomas Lock worked at the Waitrose store in Tonbridge for [...]