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Waitrose sold much of its supplies loose but with the advent of self-service stores, products needed to be packaged.
Label design was very stylish though muted in colour but still gave an air of quality.
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By Caroline Matthews
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10/01/2023
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A design exhibition was held at London’s Bankside Gallery in 2004 entitled ‘Waitrose: 100 years of Packaging Design’. The exhibition was part of the celebrations to mark Waitrose’s centenary and ‘offered a compelling insight into the history of grocery shops and shopping.’ Judy Faraday explained: “The dramatic evolution of the supermarket industry over the past 100 years can be seen clearly through the Waitrose archive collection of packaging – on view to the public for the first time.” “This retrospective reveals the changing face of the Waitrose brand identity from its early days as a single grocery shop to its current position as a multiple food retailer.” Standing out from the crowd were leaflets from the 1930s “HOW TO ENJOY STONING RAISINS” to the late 1960s “THE WAITROSE STORE-TO-CAR TROLLEY SERVICE.”
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A design exhibition was held at London’s Bankside Gallery in 2004 entitled ‘Waitrose: 100 years of Packaging Design’. The exhibition was part of the celebrations to mark Waitrose’s centenary and ‘offered a compelling insight into the history of grocery shops and shopping.’ Judy Faraday explained: “The dramatic evolution of the supermarket industry over the past 100 years can be seen clearly through the Waitrose archive collection of packaging – on view to the public for the first time.” “This retrospective reveals the changing face of the Waitrose brand identity from its early days as a single grocery shop to its current position as a multiple food retailer.” Standing out from the crowd were leaflets from the 1930s “HOW TO ENJOY STONING RAISINS” to the late 1960s “THE WAITROSE STORE-TO-CAR TROLLEY SERVICE.”
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