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Waitrose Price Index & Benchmark - United Kingdom

Waitrose consistently maintains a competitive price index, positioning itself as a premium grocery retailer while ensuring value against market benchmarks. By strategically evaluating price benchmarks, Waitrose balances quality and affordability, appealing to discerning customers seeking superior products.

815 products compared from a reference basket of 1000 products.

Prices observed within the last 60 days. Each retailer covers a subset of the basket.

Observation dates: 2026-07-30 to 2026-09-17.

Each product has equal weight. Its price is compared with the mean price of the same GTIN at the observed retailers. The mean of these ratios gives a base-100 index.

Waitrose Price Index

Calculated on 24 September 2026.

103.4

Waitrose - Price index (base 100)

Competitor indices

Retailer Price index (base 100) Products compared
🇬🇧 Waitrose Waitrose 103.4 815
🇬🇧 Asda Asda 94.5 941
🇬🇧 Morrisons Morrisons 97.9 814
🇬🇧 Tesco Tesco 104.3 941

Computed by Retail Shake on 24 September 2026

Waitrose Price Benchmark Overview

Prices of the compared products in this sample, not the full catalogue.

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£4.95

Average price

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£0.35

Minimum price

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Waitrose Price Trend - 12 weeks

Track Waitrose's price index evolution in United Kingdom over the past weeks.

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Price Index by Category - Waitrose

Discover which categories Waitrose is most competitive on in United Kingdom.

Fresh produce
94.2
Dairy
102.7
Beverages
108.5
Household
91.0
Health & beauty
100.3
Frozen
98.6
Snacks & confectionery
106.1
Baby & childcare
93.4
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Top Brands at Waitrose

Most tracked brands at Waitrose in United Kingdom.

HEINZ

HEINZ

ELLA'S KITCHEN

ELLA'S KITCHEN

ROBINSONS

ROBINSONS

ALPRO

ALPRO

COCA-COLA

COCA-COLA

GOURMET

GOURMET

Iconic products sold by Waitrose

SKU-level benchmark links between brand, product GTIN and retailer.

Product Brand GTIN Avg. price
Heinz Baked Beans 415g HEINZ 5000157024671 £1.40
Warburtons Toastie White Bread 800g WARBURTONS 5010044000121 £1.50
Marmite Yeast Extract Spread 250G None 0000050184453 £3.15
Coca-Cola 8x22cl COCA-COLA 5449000031341 £3.75
PG Tips 160 Tea Bags PG TIPS 8720608036721 £5.50
Cadbury Dairy Milk 360g CADBURY 7622210379801 £6.50

Frequently Asked Questions - Waitrose Prices

Each product has equal weight. Its price is compared with the mean price of the same GTIN at the observed retailers. The mean of these ratios gives a base-100 index.

The average product price at Waitrose in United Kingdom is £4.95. This benchmark is computed across thousands of products tracked by Retail Shake.

Retail Shake computes price indices for all major retailers in United Kingdom. Use the competitor comparison table above to see how Waitrose's price index ranks against other retailers in the same market.

The Waitrose price benchmark for United Kingdom is updated regularly by Retail Shake. The latest snapshot was computed on 24 September 2026.

4P Benchmark - Waitrose

Retail Shake is the only tool that benchmarks all 4Ps of the marketing mix: Product, Price, Promotion, Place.

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Product

Compare Waitrose's assortment product by product against its competitors.

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  • New launches & delisting detection
  • Assortment depth analysis
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Price

Track Waitrose's price indices and identify competitiveness gaps.

  • Price index (base 100)
  • Price movement history
  • Price change alerts
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Promotion

Benchmark Waitrose's product pages and content vs competitors.

  • Product page benchmarking
  • Content quality (titles, visuals, descriptions)
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Place

Compare Waitrose's distribution across different channels.

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  • Product availability by retailer
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Data as a Service

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api.retailshake.com
GET /v1/retailers/waitrose/prices
// Response
{
  "retailer": "Waitrose",
  "price_index": 103.4,
  "avg_price": 4.95,
  "currency": "GBP",
  "products_compared": 815,
  "last_updated": "2026-09-24"
}

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