My Waitrose members to be rewarded with money saving offers on Deliveroo in time for Christmas

In time for what’s expected to be a huge grocery shopping on demand Christmas, Waitrose is introducing money saving offers for members of its My Waitrose loyalty scheme when they shop via Deliveroo, giving its food loving customers greater value, as well as rapid delivery.

To take advantage of hundreds of offers each year customers just need to link their My Waitrose loyalty account with their Deliveroo account.

Last Christmas¹, Waitrose saw its total² on-demand grocery orders increase by over 100% on the previous year, as the convenience of having last minute needs met in as little as half an hour,  rescuing party plans and making spontaneous entertaining easy, becomes something customers rely on.

The top ten most ordered Waitrose Christmas products from Deliveroo last Christmas³:

1. Waitrose Christmas All Butter Mince Pies x 6

2. Waitrose Christmas Cinnamon Knots 150g

3. Waitrose Christmas 6 Mince Pies x 6

4. Waitrose Christmas Chocolate Biscuit Selection 400g

5. Waitrose Party Gluten Free Pigs In Blankets 12s 252g

6. Waitrose Christmas Milk Chocolate Lollipops 4 x10g

7. Waitrose Christmas Gingerbread House Kit 618g

8. Waitrose Christmas Turkey, Stuffing & Bacon Sandwich

9. Cadbury Dairy Milk Advent Calendar 90g

10. Waitrose Christmas Gingerbread Lebkuchen 200g

Laura Burbedge, director of Waitrose Online, said: “We’re getting ready for a busy on-demand shopping Christmas.  We’ve employed more Partners (employees) in our shops to quickly shop for customers ordering on demand ensuring we offer them the outstanding service they expect from Waitrose.

“It’s great to be able to start rewarding our food loving, My Waitrose customers shopping on Deliveroo with offers in time for Christmas entertaining.  To start making savings, customers just need to link their My Waitrose account to their Deliveroo account.”

Waitrose began offering products on Deliveroo in September 2020 and today offers thousands of products from 260 stores across the UK including fruit and vegetables, dairy, drinks, wrapping paper, bakery, meat fish and poultry, party food, advent calendars, flowers and toiletries.

Suzy McClintock, VP of new verticals at Deliveroo, said: “We’re proud to be strengthening our long standing partnership with Waitrose just in time for one of the busiest times of the year. We know that customers rely on Deliveroo for rapid grocery delivery, especially when the festive season is in full swing. By linking their My Waitrose accounts, it’s easier and more rewarding than ever for customers to get those essential, high-quality Christmas treats and last-minute essentials delivered straight to their door.”

How customers link their My Waitrose loyalty and Deliveroo accounts:

1. If a customer isn’t already a My Waitrose member, they can sign up here.  Their card number will be instantly available

2. They will need to download the Deliveroo app on the App Store or Google Play, or for web users head to Deliveroo.co.uk

3. Link their My Waitrose card to the Deliveroo app by entering their loyalty number on the Waitrose store on the Deliveroo app

4. And shop. The offers will be visible to them

Other benefits of becoming a My Waitrose member:

• Little Treats: by scanning their My Waitrose card every time they shop on waitrose.com or via the Waitrose app customers can receive up to three Little Treats each month from free products to money-off their shop

• Weekly offers tailored to how customers shop in stores, on waitrose.com and via the Waitrose app. Our My Waitrose loyalty programme issues hundreds of thousands of vouchers every week, helping customers save money

• A free hot drink, available every day when a customer makes a purchase

• 20% off cheese at store counters every Thursday, 20% off selected meat at our counters every Saturday, and 20% off selected fish from our fish counters every Friday

• The chance to enter member-only competitions

• Further benefits including free copies of Waitrose Food magazines, and discounts on dry cleaning