Waitrose is changing its name - can you guess what it will be called?

Regular shoppers at high-street favourite Waitrose can expect a big change to their favourite store in the coming months, as it prepares to change its name.

The food store, which is partnered with John Lewis, will soon be known as Waitrose & Partners - rather than simply Waitrose.

Reportedly, the move has been made in order to "recognise and enhance" the role that staff at the company have in differentiating between the two brands.

The big name change will be made official in September - although at this time, it's not clear how much signage on the actual shops will alter.

John Lewis has also issued all staff with an iPhone, in a decision that they hope will provide more advanced customer service.

The move comes just weeks after the company revealed that they would sadly be shutting down five stores across the country, in order to cope with increasing pressure.

Its Spinningfields shop, Camden, north London store, Manchester Piccadilly, Colmore Row in Birmingham, and Portman Square, west London shops are all expected to close at some point in the future.

It's thought that the spaces will be filled by both Aldi's and Co-ops.

Fellow high-street giants, Marks & Spencer and House of Fraser, have also been forced to shut down many of their stores too, to survive during increasing pressure on the high-street.

M&S recently announced around 100 planned store closures, while House of Fraser listed the 31 shops across the nation that they would be shutting down.

Amy Hunt

Amy Hunt is an experienced digital journalist specialising in homes, interiors and hobbies. She began her career working as the features assistant at woman&home magazine, before moving over to the digital side of the brand where she eventually became the Lifestyle Editor up until January 2022. Amy won the Digital Journalist of the Year award at the AOP Awards in 2019 for her work on womanandhome.com.