The new Waitrose Croydon store opens today.

All its new employees will become partners in the business, giving them a say in how Waitrose is run and a share in its annual profits.

Waitrose has spent the past weeks training its staff many of which worked for the old Somerfield store on George Street.

Last week’s competition to win £100 to spend in the store was won by Lisa Cooke and Catharine Gregory with runner-up Jayne Simpson scooping £50 in vouchers.

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