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Sainsbury's works to boost UK organic crop
Sainsbury's has set up an organic orchard in a bid to slash its reliance on imported apples. The four-hectare orchard, which has been developed with Sainsbury's apple supplier Orchard World and grower Peter Hall, in Marden, Kent, has been...
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White sweetcorn arrives in UK chain
Sainsbury’s has become the first supermarket to sell home-grown white sweetcorn, introducing it into its Taste the Difference range.
The corn, which is usually only grown in the US, is being cultivated on 50 acres in Enfield, north… -
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In Brief: Closer to a deal; Sunday lobbying; Slave labour slur
Closer to a deal Sainsbury's is believed to be closer to agreeing to open its books to bidder Delta Two after the Qatari-back fund pledged to raise the equity element of its £10.6bn offer. Sunday lobbying Asda is to lobby the government again over...
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Three big hitters head Sainsbury's c-store ops
Sainsbury's has appointed three regional MDs in the latest phase of its convenience operation restructure.Sainsbury's head of convenience Lawrence Christensen announced in May that the Jacksons and Bells operations were to be integrated...
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Delta Two closing in on Sainsbury
Quatari-backed investment company Delta Two has offered to increase the proportion of equity in its £10.6bn bid for the supermarket giant, after weeks of negotiation threatened to end in stalemate.More meetings are scheduled between the two...
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Chains ban staff from using Facebook site at their desks
Bosses at Britain's biggest three supermarket chains have banned office staff from accessing social networking site Facebook while at work. Senior executives at Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury's have ordered IT teams to block access to the site as part of...
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In Brief: Lo leaves Sainsbury's; Asda restructure; Sharp joins SSMG; Minister appointed; SABMiller shake-up
Lo leaves Sainsbury's Sainsbury's head of corporate affairs Helen Lo has left the company after seven months in the role. She arrived at Sainsbury's from Unilever, where she was head of corporate social responsibility and sustainability for Unilever...
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TLC works wonders for stocks - Q&A and Availability
With six out of stock items last week and five products missing the week before, Sainsbury's seriously needed a decent availability score this week. Not only did the retailer's branch in Loughborough, Leicestershire - this week's Top Store - provide...
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Sainsbury's hit by out-of-stocks
Sainsbury's has played down concerns of an availability crisis despite reports of dismal out-of-stocks from The Grocer 33 survey. In the past four weeks, Sainsbury's average availability has plummeted to 89.4%. Last year's average across the six...
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where did all the women Go?
The lights dim. The drums roll. The chatter drops to an excited whisper. The shortlist for this year's The Grocer Cup is announced: "Tesco's Dame Theresa Leahy, Sainsbury's Justine King and Asda's Andrea Bond. And the winner is..." Then reality...
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Stores on greener path with new pack formats
The drinks industry is being urged by retailers to do more to reduce its environmental impact. Tesco is asking its suppliers to look at more environmentally friendly packaging, while Sainsbury's and Waitrose have confirmed listings of BWS products...
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Sainsbury's online: feel the love...
In the battle for supremacy in online grocery, Sainsbury's has a new weapon - free food. One shopper, temporarily incapacitated and forced to rely on home deliveries, received a few extras in the past few weeks. Besides amassing £30 worth of credit...
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What the papers said - 28th July 2007
The Sunday Times broke the news that Tony Campbell, the man who helped Allan Leighton and Archie Norman turn around the fortunes of Asda, had been lined up to chair Sainsbury's should the Qatari-backed consortium Delta Two succeed. The appointment...
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Delta Two lines up former Asda director
Delta Two, the Qatari-based investment fund which last week revealed it had made a £10.4bn approach for Sainsbury's, has lined up former Asda deputy CEO Tony Campbell to chair the retailer if its bid is successful.His appointment would be an...
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Sainsbury's rentthreat
Sainsbury's would become extremely vulnerable in the wake of any move to sell off its freehold property estate, a leading corporate finance adviser has warned.As a £10.6bn preliminary bid was tabled by the Qatari royal family-backed...
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Hot Topic - You may feel deja vu but this time a takeover of Sainsbury's is looking inevitable
Is it just me, or was there a major whiff of Groundhog Day this week? Tesco finds itself involved in an extortion racket, I mean price war... and then there was the bomb hoax (bdum bdum... tsk). But surely the greatest sense of déjà vu came with the...
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Shloer Bucks Fizz
Sparkling juice drink Shloer has secured three significant listings within the grocery channel.Shloer Bucks Fizz will be stocked as a permanent listing in Sainsbury's, within the seasonal aisle in Tesco's and within Somerfield. To...
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Peanut cross-contamination sparks recall
Sainsbury's and Marks & Spencer have withdrawn dozens of quiches, savoury tarts and ready meals from sale due to possible peanut cross-contamination. Sainsbury's was forced to recall 26 quiche and savoury tart products and one ready meal...
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Poundland plans major expansion
Discounter Poundland is set to embark on an aggressive expansion programme, with plans to sell more top grocery brands and - for the first time - healthy foods.The nationwide chain, which is headed by ex-Sainsbury's Convenience boss Jim...
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Barge over, you lorries
There is a legendary quote in the supermarket trade: "I've seen everything at Sainsbury's, just not at the same time or the same place."It is credited to Sainsbury's former supply chain director Lawrence Christensen and repeated to me by...