Waitrose has announced plans to treble the size of its online grocery business to £1 billion during the next three years.
The retailer will be working with Today Development Partners to increase its capacity and automation in order to achieve a ‘rapid step change’ in its online and digital capabilities.
This will mean that the two companies will have to develop three new automated customer fulfilment centres.
Rob Collins, managing director of Waitrose & Partners, said: "Waitrose.com is a popular and efficient home delivery service that is already growing strongly ahead of the market. The plans announced today represent a clear commitment to achieve rapid step-change in Waitrose.com’s capacity and capability as we build a modern, well-invested digital business that is fit for the future.
"The development of our new customer fulfilment centres will triple our delivery capacity, bringing our well-loved service and delicious food to more customers across the UK and setting Waitrose.com on the path to becoming a £1 billion turnover business."
