Internet Retailing

Items tagged with 'Waitrose'

Ocado begins move into non-food business

The online delivery service is adding a range of toys to its business in time for Christmas, as it continues with its goal of making this year its first profitable year in eight years of trading

A recipe for success? Ocado and John Lewis cook up Waitrose deliveries plan

The John Lewis Partnership and Ocado have had their ups and downs when it comes to working out the future of Waitrose deliveries. Now the two companies think they've come up with a way to move forward that gives each the chance to handle Waitrose deliveries just the way they want them. Will it work?

Ocado launches PR offensive in battle to win Waitrose home deliveries

Ocado finance and marketing head launches war of words with Waitrose as the companies go head-to-head over delivery options.

Waitrose is shoppers' favourite both off and online

Waitrose has been voted the UK's favourite retailer in a poll of 6,000 shoppers, while its online store and Ocado have ranked above other online supermarkets in a recent Which? satisfaction survey.

Research report on UK supermarkets

Online sales in the UK are anticipated to account for more than 19% of the combined retail sales by 2012 and are projected to exceed £62 billion. According to research by RNCOS, UK supermarkets need to build infrastructure, which will enable them to foray into the online retail market.

Waitrose turns Facebook

Waitrose is adding social networking to its site in what is being labelled as a "Facebook for foodies". The new functionality - as part of a £1m revamp - will allow customers to upload pictures and swap recipes.

MyVoucherCodes.co.uk tries to put Tesco and Waitrose in the dock alongside Littlewoods

Fear not, dear readers, it's just a touch of humour and opportunism from MyVoucherCodes - this is hardly the International Criminal Court - but this fun and partisan claim has given us a few moments' pause for thought about the whole voucher-swapping culture and retailers' approaches.


Supermarkets gain over Christmas

Online sales for supermarkets are up year-on-year and electrical goods and drink are driving the increase through micro sites rather than through the main store pages.