Editing Waitrose (section)

{{Short description|British supermarket chain owned by John Lewis Partnership}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Waitrose Limited
| logo = Waitrose & Partners logo.svg
| type = [[Subsidiary]]
| genre = 
| foundation = 1904
| founder = Wallace Waite<br>Arthur Rose<br>David Taylor
| location_city = [[Bracknell]]
| location_country = England
| locations = 329 (April 2023)
| area_served = [[United Kingdom]]
| industry = Supermarket
| products = Food
| services = Supermarkets<br>Online shopping
| revenue = {{Increase}} £7.7 billion (2024)<ref name=results>{{cite web|url=https://www.johnlewispartnership.co.uk/content/dam/cws/pdfs/Juniper/ARA/JLP-Annual-Report-and-Accounts-2024.pdf|title=Annual Report 2023/24|publisher=John Lewis Partnership|access-date=24 August 2024}}</ref>
| operating_income = {{Increase}} £1.1 billion (2024)<ref name=results/>
| net_income = 
| key_people = [[James Bailey (businessman)|James Bailey]] (Executive director)
| num_employees = {{Increase}}49,600 (2024)<ref name=results/>
| parent = [[John Lewis Partnership]]
| divisions = 
| subsid = 
| homepage = {{official URL}}
| footnotes = 
}}
[[File:Waitrose.jpg|thumb|right|The Waitrose branch in [[Cheadle Hulme]], [[Stockport]], built in 2007, was Waitrose's first purpose-built retail outlet in [[Northern England]]]]

'''Waitrose Limited''',<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 September 1908 |title=Waitrose Limited overview - Find and update company information - Gov.uk |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00099405 |access-date=8 February 2025 |website=[[Companies House]] |language=en}}</ref><!-- Do not remove or move the full company name. See [[MOS:FIRSTCORP]]. --> [[trading as]] '''Waitrose & Partners''', is a British supermarket chain, founded in 1904 as Waite, Rose & Taylor, later shortened to Waitrose. In 1937, it was acquired by the [[John Lewis Partnership]], the UK's largest [[Employee share schemes in the United Kingdom|employee-owned business]], which continues to operate the brand.<ref>{{Cite web |title=John Lewis Partnership - Who We Are |url=https://www.johnlewispartnership.co.uk/about/who-we-are.html |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=www.johnlewispartnership.co.uk}}</ref> The company's head offices are in [[Bracknell]], [[Berkshire]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Head Office {{!}} John Lewis Partnership Careers |url=https://www.jlpjobs.com/head-office/ |access-date=2025-02-09 |website=JLPJobs.com |language=en}}</ref>

As of April 2023, Waitrose & Partners operates 329 shops across Great Britain and the [[Channel Islands]], including 65 "little Waitrose" convenience shops.<ref name="About">{{cite web |title=John Lewis Partnership - Who we are |url=https://www.johnlewispartnership.co.uk/about/who-we-are.html |access-date=20 April 2023 |publisher=John Lewis Partnership}}</ref> They also export products to 52 countries and have locations in the [[Middle East]].<ref name="jlp">{{cite web |title=Waitrose |url=https://www.johnlewispartnership.co.uk/about/waitrose.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181229154022/http://www.johnlewispartnership.co.uk/about/waitrose.html |archive-date=29 December 2018 |access-date=27 December 2017 |website=John Lewis Partnership |publisher=John Lewis Partnership plc}}</ref>

Known for its "upmarket" reputation, as described by ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' and ''[[The Guardian]]'', Waitrose has been positioned as a premium supermarket. However, former managing director [[Mark Price, Baron Price|Mark Price]] has said that its prices are competitive with those of [[Tesco]], a mid-market chain.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ruddick |first=Graham |date=27 December 2013 |title=Changing the 'upmarket' perception of Waitrose |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/10538240/Changing-the-upmarket-perception-of-Waitrose.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/10538240/Changing-the-upmarket-perception-of-Waitrose.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |access-date=8 January 2014 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Wood |first=Zoe |date=29 June 2011 |title=Waitrose or Lidl? Shoppers in a divided Britain compare supermarkets deals |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/jun/29/waitrose-lidl-shopper-divided-britain |access-date=8 January 2014 |work=The Guardian |location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=18 September 2013 |title=Supermarket wars: Now upmarket Waitrose wants to open branch in Stoke Newington |url=http://hackneycitizen.co.uk/2013/09/18/waitrose-stoke-newington/ |access-date=8 January 2014 |work=Hackney Citizen}}</ref>  The company holds a [[Royal warrant of appointment (United Kingdom)|royal warrant]] to supply groceries, wine, and spirits to [[Charles III|King Charles III]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Womack |first1=Sarah |date=2 December 2002 |title=Waitrose awarded a royal warrant |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1416965/Waitrose-awarded-a-Royal-Warrant.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1416965/Waitrose-awarded-a-Royal-Warrant.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |access-date=25 February 2009 |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Waitrose Press Centre Another Royal Warrant for Waitrose |url=http://www.waitrose.presscentre.com/Press-Releases/Another-Royal-Warrant-for-Waitrose-69d.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305030648/http://www.waitrose.presscentre.com/Press-Releases/Another-Royal-Warrant-for-Waitrose-69d.aspx |archive-date=5 March 2012 |access-date=25 December 2012 |publisher=Waitrose.presscentre.com}}</ref>