Today at lunch time we visited the Waitrose store in the Brunswick Centre to urge Waitrose to dump Shell for good. On Valentine’s Day we visited the Waitrose store on Tottenham Court Road to ask them to end their bad romance with Shell. Sadly Waitrose didn’t feel strong enough to break up - so a more radical plan was necessary.
Climate Rusher Anne Schulthess wore a beautiful shell-themed white dress as an oily concoction of molasses and black treacle were poured over her. We wanted to demonstrate how customers who choose to shop at Waitrose because of their ethical credentials and commitment to tackling climate change feel to discover that Waitrose is in partnership with Shell, one of the least ethical and most polluting companies in the world.
John Bullock, Executive Vice President of Shell Global Retail Business describes the partnership between Waitrose and Shell as “the beginning of a strong relationship”. So far this relationship has seen two Little Waitrose convenience branches open on existing Shell forecourts and joined marketing campaigns. Read more about their relationship in our Valentine’s Day blog post.
The store manager Robert Pattison was less than thrilled to see us making a stand against mega-polluters Shell Oil in outside his Waitrose branch – he clearly didn’t want Shell to be associated with his store. We suggest he takes these concerns to Waitrose’s Head of Sustainability to ask him to speed up the break up with Shell. Robert, if you’re reading this we’d love to talk to you so please email us at [email protected].
Climate Rush will continue to act against this bad relationship until Waitrose act on behalf of all their ethical consumers and dump Shell. Tweet, facebook and email Waitrose today asking them to #dumpshell, and join us in Occupying the Oil Aisle of the Russell Square store 6th of March at 6:30pm.
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