{
  "id": 16006341,
  "title": "Waitrose opens first new supermarket in eight years in north London",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/waitrose-opens-first-new-supermarket-in-eight-years-in-north-london",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-22T04:00:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/22/waitrose-new-supermarket-london-cricklewood-hale-barns-greater-manchester"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}