I guess it depends how they're done. The existing Little Waitrose at Jesmond is more similar to an ex Tesco Metro rather than an Express. I don't mind it personally, has a decent range tbh.all new Phil wrote: ↑Wed 21 Aug, 2024 19.47 I see Waitrose is planning to open around a hundred convenience stores and refurbish a number of existing stores too. I think convenience stores in the UK are generally quite poor so this’ll be interesting to see.
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The Jesmond one is a little strange in that it opened as a Waitrose - but was reclassified and rebranded as a Little Waitrose within about 12 months, with no internal changes.Zimba wrote: ↑Thu 22 Aug, 2024 09.15I guess it depends how they're done. The existing Little Waitrose at Jesmond is more similar to an ex Tesco Metro rather than an Express. I don't mind it personally, has a decent range tbh.all new Phil wrote: ↑Wed 21 Aug, 2024 19.47 I see Waitrose is planning to open around a hundred convenience stores and refurbish a number of existing stores too. I think convenience stores in the UK are generally quite poor so this’ll be interesting to see.
I wasn't going mad then, I always thought that used to be a Waitrose originally. Glad you confirmed it.tillyoshea wrote: ↑Thu 22 Aug, 2024 16.52The Jesmond one is a little strange in that it opened as a Waitrose - but was reclassified and rebranded as a Little Waitrose within about 12 months, with no internal changes.Zimba wrote: ↑Thu 22 Aug, 2024 09.15I guess it depends how they're done. The existing Little Waitrose at Jesmond is more similar to an ex Tesco Metro rather than an Express. I don't mind it personally, has a decent range tbh.all new Phil wrote: ↑Wed 21 Aug, 2024 19.47 I see Waitrose is planning to open around a hundred convenience stores and refurbish a number of existing stores too. I think convenience stores in the UK are generally quite poor so this’ll be interesting to see.
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Having experienced how much more expensive everything is in a Tesco Express, compared to a Metro, I'd hate to think how much you'd have to pay for things in a Little Waitrose.
I think I'll avoid finding out.
I think I'll avoid finding out.
Pretty sure the non-franchised ones have the same pricing as larger Waitrose.Nick Harvey wrote: ↑Fri 23 Aug, 2024 00.06 Having experienced how much more expensive everything is in a Tesco Express, compared to a Metro, I'd hate to think how much you'd have to pay for things in a Little Waitrose.
I think I'll avoid finding out.