LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwired - Oct 1, 2013) - Luxury tea, coffee and hot chocolate merchants, Whittard of Chelsea are pleased to announce the launch of a new improved site for their UK customers.

There are improvements across the site, and not only in appearance. The ease with which users can now navigate to the various tea, coffee and hot chocolate products has been refined to craft a more intuitive experience.

Enhanced Features

The intelligence of the search function has been improved to help customers pinpoint precisely the desired product. The Whittard Blog has also been refreshed, increasing its visual appeal and improving usability.

New Features

In addition Whittard have added some brand new features; a personalised gift-wrapping service, a tea guide and coffee guide as well as a new tea and coffee club.

The site has been built responsively so that it looks great across mobile and tablet devices, bringing it in line with how Whittard's customers prefer to browse the site.

Notes to editors:

1. Electronic images available on request via press@whittard.co.uk

2. Whittard of Chelsea sources the finest teas and coffees from around the world and with 125 years of experience, our people are specialists and proud of the products we deliver. We offer a wide range of teas, coffees, hot chocolates, instant teas and tea gifts, as well as tableware and equipment. Our mission is to surprise and delight our customers with our passion for the very best tea, coffee and related gifts.