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If you’ve got the mullah to do your weekly food shop in Waitrose, well, you’re bougier than we are. For many of us, a visit to the posh supermarket is reserved for hard-to-find items in an Ottolenghi recipe or the occasional lunchtime treat when you’re having a bad day in the office.
From May, though, there will be another occasion when it’s appropriate to visit Waitrose’s swanky shelves: jetting off on holiday.
Yep, Waitrose is branching out into airport retail for the first time, starting with Heathrow Terminal 2. Thanks to a collaboration with Lagardère Travel Retail, which owns convenience chain Relay, by the end of 2026 Waitrose products will be stocked in four shops dotted around the terminal.
The first Relay store, which is due to open next month, will be located past security on the upper level of the terminal. While we don’t know its exact opening date, we do know that once its doors are flung wide, it’ll be serving jet-setters seven days a week from 5am to 10pm. That’s plenty of time to pick out the perfect travel snack.
As for the Waitrose products on offer, we can expect sandwiches from its No. 1 range, as well as wraps, salads, sushi, snack pots and fresh fruit. Croissants, granola, juices and smoothies will keep all the early risers well-stocked for the flight. Plus, you can breathe a sigh of relief, because meal deal offers will still be valid in Heathrow’s Relay stores.
London Heathrow was officially the one of the busiest international airports in the world in 2025, and T2 alone serves an average of 20 million passengers a year. It has a reputation for serving them well, too, having been named one of the best terminals on the planet in 2026. With Waitrose products stacking the shelves, who knows, it could even reach the number one spot next year.
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