Archive of all Sainsbury's articles – Page 130

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    Supermarkets' petrol price war intensifies

    2008-10-24T08:39:11.290Z

    The battle at the pumps between the big four has intensified with Asda and Sainsbury's cutting the price of fuel for the third time in a week.

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    Ready meal premium for Mey Selections farmers

    2008-10-18T00:00:00Z

    Farmers producing meat for Sainsbury’s ready meals in the Mey Selections range will receive a guaranteed premium under the terms of a new supply agreement. In a deal believed to be a first for ready meals, Sainsbury’s will be paying a higher price...

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    Second Opinion: Negative outlook for Sainsbury's

    2008-10-11T00:00:00Z

    ‘Fundamentals remain tricky’ as the supermarket makes the best of a tough job, finds Jonathan Pritchard

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    Should Sainsbury’s fear the hard discounters?

    2008-10-11T00:00:00Z

    While headlines suggest middle-class shoppers are flocking in their 4x4s to Aldi and Lidl, the true picture may not be so simple, reports Sarah Butler

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    Grocer 33: Sainsbury's stock and staff impress

    2008-10-11T00:00:00Z

    The Sainsbury's in Halifax gets the nod from the Grocer 33 panel

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    Doubts over Aldi 1,500 UK stores target

    2008-10-11T00:00:00Z

    Aldi has said it is on track to eventually operate 1,500 UK stores, despite a report this week that claimed the number was unrealistic. The CACI report, Discounters’ Challenge in Tesco & Sainsbury’s Heartland, claimed there were 959 potential new...

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    Grocer 33: Sainsbury's leaps into the lead

    2008-10-04T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury’s has made a stunning comeback to knock Asda off the top spot this week

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    Peter’s eyes slice of Pukka-Pies’ market with Premier range

    2008-09-27T00:00:00Z

    Welsh pie specialist Peter’s is hoping to grab a slice of Pukka-Pies’ market with a new ‘posh’ pastry range that launched into more than 400 Sainsbury’s stores this week. The Premier Pie range carries an rsp of £1.35, pitching it right in Pukka’s…

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    Sainsbury’s hailed as greenest supermarket

    2008-09-20T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury’s has been voted the UK’s greenest supermarket chain by a team of independent environmental analysts assembled by The Grocer.

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    Sainsbury’s reaps rewards of Fairtrade

    2008-09-20T00:00:00Z

    Sales of bananas at Sainsbury’s have risen 6% in the year since it switched all its bananas to Fairtrade. The retailer now sells 1,000 bananas a minute, with sales of the fruit at an all-time high, it claimed. Sainsbury’s revealed the rise this week...

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    Socks kick off Steve Redgrave Fairtrade range at Sainsbury’s

    2008-09-20T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury’s is joining forces with Olympic rowing hero Steve Redgrave to become the first supermarket to sell the champion’s Fairtrade clothing range. The launch of the FiveG range into Sainsbury’s kicks off with cotton socks for men, which are...

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    Other Movers 20/9/2008

    2008-09-20T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury's plans to recruit 12,000 temporary staff to work in its stores over the Christmas period. Each of its 823 stores will employ between 10 and 40 staff from mid-November to January for...

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    Venison pizza ready to debut in Scotland

    2008-09-13T00:00:00Z

    A venison pizza, thought to be the first commercially available on a wide scale, will make its debut in Sainsbury’s stores in the first week of November. The pizza has been developed by game processor Highland Game and Scottish-Italian pizza...

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    Tight Scots to see Nectar points cut

    2008-09-13T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury’s is changing the terms of its Nectar card in Scotland so shoppers spending under £50 will now earn just one point per pound rather than two. An incremental scale has been introduced to reward shoppers with extra points for spending more,...

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    Loch Duart acquires Salar Smokehouse

    2008-09-13T00:00:00Z

    Scottish salmon farmer Loch Duart has moved into the value-added sector with the acquisition of Hebridean smokery Salar Smokehouse. Loch Duart sells fresh salmon through fish counters in Sainsbury’s and other outlets, and was already supplying...

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    Suppliers shocked as own-label blitz launched on brands

    2008-09-06T00:00:00Z

    Branded suppliers were left reeling this week as Tesco and Sainsbury’s both launched concerted campaigns promoting their own-label ranges at the expense of brands. Sainsbury’s announced a massive Switch & Save campaign, across all media, that will...

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    Grocer 33: Sainsbury’s impresses in Gateshead

    2008-09-06T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury’s in Gateshead netted this week’s top store award, despite being the fourth-most-suited retailer to the area.

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    Making the most of the multiples

    2008-08-30T00:00:00Z

    How much of the market do the multiples command? According to Mintel they now account for more than 50% of sales, while TNS says they have a 61% share by value, headed by Tesco then Asda, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, the hard discounters and...

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    Retailers maintain highstandards

    2008-08-23T00:00:00Z

    Online services rise to the occasion with another good performance. Shame about Sainsbury’s shocking use of 14 bags

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    Sainsbury’s claims it’s greenest in UK

    2008-08-23T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury’s has opened what it claims is the UK’s greenest supermarket. The timber-built store in Dartmouth, Devon, which opened this week, is heated by a biomass boiler that halves the amount of energy taken from the national grid. Rainwater is...