Safeway Limited is a British groceries brand,and former chain of supermarkets and convenience shops. The British Safeway was founded in 1962 by the American Safeway Inc.,before being sold to Argyll Foods in 1987. It was later listed on the London Stock Exchange. It was purchased by Morrisons in March 2004. Most of its 479 shops were rebranded as Morrisons,with others being sold. Safeway-branded shops disappeared from the United Kingdom on 24 November 2005.
Wm Morrison Supermarkets Limited,trading as Morrisons,is the fifth largest supermarket chain in the United Kingdom. As of 2021,the company had 497 supermarkets across England,Wales and Scotland,and one in Gibraltar. The company is headquartered in Bradford,England.
Sturminster Newton is a town and civil parish in the Blackmore Vale area of Dorset,England. It is situated on a low limestone ridge in a meander of the River Stour. The town is at the centre of a large dairy agriculture region,around which the town's economy is built. The larger part of the town (Sturminster) lies on the north side of the river,and includes most shops and services,whilst to the south is the smaller Newton.
The John Lewis Partnership plc (JLP) is a British company that operates John Lewis &Partners department stores,Waitrose &Partners supermarkets,its banking and financial services,and other retail-related activities. The public limited company is owned by a trust on behalf of all its employees –known as partners –and a bonus,akin to a share of the profit,is paid to employees. John Lewis has around 80,800 partners/employees as of 2020. JLP Group was the third-largest UK non-traded company by sales in The Sunday Times Top Track 100 for 2016. The chain's image is upmarket,and its customers are likely to be more affluent consumers. It was a member of the International Association of Department Stores from 2004 to 2010.
Waitrose Limited,trading as Waitrose &Partners,is a brand of British supermarkets,founded in 1904 as Waite,Rose &Taylor,later shortened to Waitrose. It was acquired in 1937 by employee-owned retailer John Lewis Partnership,which still sells groceries under the brand. Its head offices are located in Bracknell,Berkshire.
E.H.Booth &Co.,Limited,trading as Booths,is a chain of high-end supermarkets in Northern England. Most of its branches are in Lancashire,but there are also branches in Cheshire,Cumbria,North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire. It has been described as the "Waitrose of the North" by sources such as The Daily Telegraph.
Ocado Group plc is a British business based in Hatfield,England,which licenses grocery technology. It also owns a 50% share in the UK grocery retail business Ocado.com. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
Bainbridge's was a major department store in Eldon Square in the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne,England. The store,which is now branded as John Lewis Newcastle,moved to its current site in 1974,but the company dates back to 1838. It claimed to be the first true department store in the world,having begun recording weekly turnover separately by department in 1849. In 2002,after a vote by store employees,the owner John Lewis changed the official name to John Lewis Newcastle.
John Lewis &Partners is a British brand of high-end department stores operating throughout the United Kingdom,with concessions also located in Ireland. The brand sells general merchandise as part of the John Lewis Partnership. It was created by Spedan Lewis,son of the founder,John Lewis,in 1929. From 1925 to 2022,the chain had a policy that it would always at least match a lower price offered by a national high street competitor;this pledge was known by the name "Never Knowingly Undersold".
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. is an American discount closeout retailer consisting exclusively of supermarket locations that offer deeply discounted,overstocked,and closeout products from name-brand and private-label suppliers. The company has stores in California,Oregon,Washington,Idaho,Nevada,Maryland,Pennsylvania,New Jersey,Ohio,and Delaware.
Sir Stuart Hampson is a British businessman. He was formerly chairman of the John Lewis Partnership. He was the fourth person to be appointed and held the position since 1993.
Shoprite Limited was a community food store chain in the Isle of Man. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of Isle of Man Enterprises plc,until Tesco announced its purchase of the business on 9 October 2023.
Sir Charles William Dunstone is the British co-founder and former chairman of mobile phone retailer Carphone Warehouse,former chairman of multinational electrical and telecommunications retailer and services company Dixons Carphone,and executive chairman of the TalkTalk Group.
Waitrose Duchy Organic is a brand of organic food sold in Waitrose stores in the United Kingdom. The brand is a partnership between Waitrose and Duchy Originals Limited,a company set up in 1990 by King Charles III when he was Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall. The Duchy Originals company is named after the Duchy of Cornwall estates that are held in trust by the Duke of Cornwall,who often holds the title Prince of Wales.
King Charles III Charitable Fund is a charity that seeks to improve communities in the UK and throughout the world through grant giving and occasionally launched activities. It awards approximately £5 million to a range of charitable causes annually and was founded by King Charles III,then Prince of Wales,in 1979.
Countryside Partnerships plc,formerly Countryside Properties plc,is a UK housebuilding and urban regeneration company,operating mainly in London and the South East of England,but with a presence in the North West of England. Until 2022,it was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
Zameer Mohammed Choudrey,Baron Choudrey is a British-Pakistani businessman who is the chief executive of the multinational conglomerate Bestway.
David Leonard Felwick CBE is a British businessman who was most notably the managing director of Waitrose from 1991 to 2002,and the Deputy Chairman of the John Lewis Partnership between 2002 and 2004.
James Bailey is the executive director (CEO) of the UK's Waitrose supermarket chain.
