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Waitrose: the story of how it started and why it's become a British high street favourite

Waitrose brand over the years
Humble origins in Acton
Waite takes sole control
Flourishing retail business
Branch receives Royal Warrant
Expansion into affluent areas
The world's 'choicest' foods
Waitrose joins John Lewis Partnership
John Lewis Partnership
Self-service supermarkets
Expansion in the 1970s
Distribution centre opened
First to sell organic produce
Queen visits Windsor store
Waitrose signs rediscovered
First UK supermarket to sell sushi
Waitrose Bag for Life introduced
Sourcing deal with Ocado
The Leckford Estate
Waitrose buys 19 Morrisons stores
Queen returns to Windsor branch
Heston by Waitrose brand launched
Waitrose opens 'dark store'
Convenience store opens in Nottingham
Rebranding as Waitrose & Partners
John Lewis ad spoofed
Partnership perks for staff
Relaxing retreat by the sea
High welfare a priority
Waitrose goes global
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Waitrose

Waitrose brand over the years

Supermarket Waitrose & Partners started as a small grocery store in west London in 1904 and is now one of the most familiar retailers on the UK high street. We look at how this employee-owned retailer, now part of the John Lewis Partnership, grew to become one of the UK's favourite brands.
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Natalie Marchant

01 January 2019

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