date:Oct 22, 2013
Waitrose aims to triple its sales in the next ten years as part of an ambitious growth plan, its managing director has revealed.
The upmarket grocer will invest 300m annually to open 20 new stores per year and target strong growth in its online business, Mark Price said.
Owned by John Lewis, Waitroses sales last year were 5.3bn. It remains a long way behind Tesco, Sainsburys, Asda and Morrisons but has been growing rapidly. Along with discounters such as Lidl and Aldi, it has been gaining mark