Waitrose and Jamie Oliver vie for cooks' digital affections
07 Dec 2010 | by Daniel Farey-Jones
Waitrose's Christmas app has broken into the BR app chart, while celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has made a higher entry with his new Jamie's Recipes app.
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This week's big data news was about Waitrose launching their loyalty card, but re-wind a week to an announcement by fellow group brand John Lewis.
Waitrose's Christmas app has broken into the BR app chart, while celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has made a higher entry with his new Jamie's Recipes app.
Apps from Waitrose and B&Q have jumped into the top ten in Brand Republic's branded app chart this week, but the top three remain unchanged.
LONDON - Waitrose has been forced to re-edit its Christmas TV ad following complaints from the public that it is disrespectful to the families of soldiers who have died in Afghanistan.
LONDON - Boots and Waitrose have been criticised for not doing enough to use sustainable palm oil in a WWF report that praises Sainsbury's efforts to limit the environmental damage incurred by its production.
LONDON - Waitrose has pulled its ads from Fox News in the UK after a customer complained about remarks one of the channel's presenters made regarding US president Barack Obama.
LONDON - Waitrose is trialling electrically assisted delivery bikes in a bid to reduce its environmental impact while in the US General Motors has joined with Segway to develop a two-seater electric car.
LONDON - Waitrose will next month open its first stores at motorway services, six years after rival Marks & Spencer spotted the opportunity.
LONDON - Waitrose is launching a direct and digital campaign to promote its new online customer engagement programme MyWaitrose.
LONDON - Waitrose has launched an investigation into its staff after several employees posted malicious comments about customers on social networking site Facebook, calling them pikeys, ugly, mad and smelly.
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