Waitrose is rolling out a book swap scheme in some of its in-store cafés

Following a successful trial in Waitrose shops in Cheltenham, Hythe, Lincoln, Lyminton and Worthing last year, Waitrose is now planning to extend the scheme to more of its larger cafés across the UK.

Director of customer experience at Waitrose & Partners, Simon Burdess said: “We wanted to create an area that would spark conversation between our customers and enable them to share their book recommendations with others. Our sixth book hub will be launching in Formby in spring, with others planned later in the year.”