date:Sep 13, 2013
to the retailer, 'A large proportion of this uplift is attributable to strong volume growth'.
'Operating profit grew ahead of sales, slightly exceeding our expectations for the first half, up by 12.8% to 160.2m'.
'Customer transactions grew by 9.3% in the first half. There are more than 5.1m customer visits each week and over 2.5m customers now hold a myWaitrose card'.
'Carefully targeted and personalised offers and deals, together with free tea and coffee and regular discounts on every day