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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Sarah Butler

Waitrose opens first new supermarket in eight years in north London

Waitrose London Usdaw Cricklewood Greater Manchester
Pedestrians walk past a Waitrose entrance with a large green sign and abstract sculpture outside
A Waitrose supermarket in Wapping, London. The upmarket grocer has several new stores planned and will refurbish a further 29. Photograph: Mike Kemp/In Pictures/Getty Images

As part of a £1bn investment plan, Waitrose has chosen Cricklewood in north London as the location for its first supermarket in eight years.

The upmarket grocer will open the store on Thursday and another supermarket in Hale Barns, Greater Manchester, next month. It also plans four smaller stores next year, including a supermarket in Oakham, Rutland, and three convenience stores in Bedminster (Bristol), Chalk Farm (London) and Springstead Village (Cambridge).

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