# Waitrose opens first new supermarket in eight years in north London

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-10-22T04:00:06+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/22/waitrose-new-supermarket-london-cricklewood-hale-barns-greater-manchester
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/waitrose-opens-first-new-supermarket-in-eight-years-in-north-london-c01efc/

Grocer launches Cricklewood store as part of £1bn investment plan, with Hale Barns, Greater Manchester, to follow next month As part of a £1bn investment plan , Waitrose has chosen Cricklewood in north London as the location for its first supermarket in eight years. The upmarket grocer will open the store on Thursday and another supermarket in Hale Barns, Greater Manchester, next month. It also pl

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