Waitrose开设8年来首家新超市，推进扩张计划

Waitrose超市在伦敦北部Cricklewood开设了8年来首家新的大型门店，该门店将于周四开业1。这一举措是该公司£1亿投资计划的核心内容1。

作为这项扩张计划的一部分，Waitrose计划于下个月在大曼彻斯特Hale Barns开设另一家超市1，并在明年推出4家小型门店1。目前Waitrose拥有超过300家门店1。

虽然实施扩张计划，但Waitrose的财务表现面临挑战。截至8月1日的六个月内，Waitrose销售额增长4%，但底层运营利润下滑£700万至£103万1。其母公司约翰·刘易斯集团上半年报告亏损£98万1。除了新门店开业外，Waitrose今年还计划翻新29家现有门店1。今年1月起担任CEO的Tom Denyard来自零售业企业Tesco1。此外，Waitrose与Usdaw工会达成了公司首个工会认可协议1。

Waitrose has inaugurated its first new large-format supermarket in eight years in Cricklewood, north London, as part of a £100 million investment programme 1. The opening marks a significant expansion milestone for the grocer, which operates over 300 stores 1.

The Cricklewood store opened this week 1, with a second major location planned to open next month in Hale Barns, Greater Manchester 1. Beyond these flagship outlets, Waitrose intends to launch four additional smaller stores next year, comprising one large supermarket and three convenience locations 1. The company has also committed to renovating 29 stores during the current year 1.

The expansion initiative comes as parent company John Lewis Partnership reported a pre-tax loss of £980,000 for the first half of the year 1. While Waitrose achieved a 4 percent increase in sales during the six-month period to August 1 1, underlying operating profit declined by £700,000 to £103,000 1. CEO Tom Denyard, who assumed the role in January following his previous tenure at Tesco 1, is leading the company through this growth phase. Waitrose has also reached its first company-level union recognition agreement with the Usdaw union 1.