Sponsored by independent wine importer PLB, the title celebrates innovation in retailing wines and spirits, as well as the quality of the supermarket’s range.
Waitrose, which has won the title three times overall, triumphed over a shortlist that included Aldi, Asda, Lidl, Sainsbury’s and Tesco.
Waitrose’s spirits-buying team, headed by Herchelle Perez Terrado, also won the accolade ‘Retail Spirit Buyer of the Year,’ while the title ‘Retail Wine Buyer of the Year’ went to Tesco’s wine-buying team, headed by Laura Jewell MW, James Griswood and Graham Nash.
Judges praised Waitrose saying: “It comes as little surprise to see Waitrose take this title for the second year in a row. The supermarket continues to impress not just for outstanding range, staff expertise and consumer engagement initiatives, but for the way in which it continues to raise the bar every year.”
Source: IWSC
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