Alex Lawson is the business news editor at the Evening Standard and also covers retail. He is based in London.
Alex Lawson is the business news editor at the Evening Standard and also covers retail. He is based in London.

When these four close Waitrose will have 331 shops, made up of 272 supermarkets and 59 convenience shops

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