Sainsbury's news and analysis – Page 135
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Sainsbury’s tightens the net on fraudsters
Sainsbury's is successfully keeping fraudsters at bay after ramping up the security for online transactions.The retailer revealed that it had been subjected to an "alarming" number of potentially fraudulent transactions when it launched...
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Grocer 33: Service and display send Asda to top
Asda, Sainsbury's and Waitrose all boasted full baskets this week, but excellent customer service, combined with eye-catching displays, put Asda in first place.
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Innocent swoops upon Sainsbury’s Brightman
Innocent has headhunted Philippa Brightman, special diets and health manager at Sainsbury's, to help steer the technical side of its fruit sourcing.The 27-year-old, who was instrumental in the February relaunch of Sainsbury's 100-strong...
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Samworth to supply puds to Sainsbury’s
Samworth Brothers has won a multimillion-pound contract to supply Sainsbury's with chilled own-label desserts.The £5m contract marks the first time Samworth, which supplies own-label ready meals, sandwiches and desserts to the multiples,...
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NewsSainsbury’s revamps credit card to reward Nectar points hunters
Sainsbury's is splitting its existing credit card offer, with two new cards connected to its Nectar loyalty scheme.
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Sainsbury’s feeling the Inferno heat
Inferno has won a national distribution deal with Sainsbury's for its Hot Tomato Ketchup and Devils Brown Sauce.Inferno founder Charles Roberts said the retailer was stocking the new sauces (rsp: £1.99) amid growing demand for the...
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Granola on a roller
Lucy O’Donnell’s Lovedean granola is leaving its elitist roots for the big time, with listings in Sainsbury’s and Tesco at a lower price. Anna-Marie Julyan reports
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Sainsbury’s takes peas 100% British
Sainsbury's is converting its own-label frozen pea supply to 100% British from the end of next month.The supermarket, which was already 100% British on conventional peas, has now sourced an additional 350 tonnes of organic peas that were...
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Focus On Barbecue: Pimm’s goes national
Now that Pimm's and Sainsbury's have settled their differences over the retailer's alleged copycat drink Pitchers, peace can return to the patios of Britain this barbecue season. Sort of.
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‘Sainsbury’s expansion costs yet to deliver ROI’
Store expansion has cost Sainsbury's more than it has gained in sales, a leading analyst claimed this week. Speaking as the retailer announced slowing like-for like-sales, Collins Stewart analyst Greg Lawless said Sainsbury's was...
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Grocer 33: Sainsbury’s only retailer to fill basket
There were no perfect reports from our mystery shoppers this week, but thanks to a full basket and all-round good customer service, Sainsbury's in Richmond was the top store this week.
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Sainsbury’s to keep heat on promotions
Asda may have called heavy promotions "weapons of mass distraction" - vowing to shun them in favour of straightforward low prices - but Sainsbury's this week promised it was keeping its promotional foot on the floor.
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NewsM&S brings forward bonuses to thwart tax hike
Marks & Spencer is the latest company to bring forward the payment of bonuses to avoid the new 50% tax rate, following a similar move by Sainsbury’s.
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NewsSainsbury’s bonus shake-up to beat tax shift
Sainsbury’s is bringing forward bonus payments to more than a thousand of its highest earners in a bid to avoid paying the new top rate of tax.
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Retailers outline plans to employ more under-25s
Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury's have announced new recruitment and training programmes to help reduce the UK's one million under-25s who are unemployed.Tesco would double the number of apprentices this year, opening schemes to 2,000 new and...
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The improved Jugit arrives at Sainsbury’s
Dairy Crest has rolled out its redeveloped Jugit milk jug concept alongside Sainsbury's extension of the milk bags system.The new jugs have a spout that is easier to remove and clean, as well as a removable handle for people with minimal...
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NewsTesco hands clothing role to ex-Sainsbury’s man Jones
Tesco has appointed former Sainsbury’s non-food chief Richard Jones as the new boss of its clothing business.
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Quality Test: Parma ham, premium, own-label
As a major fan of Parma ham and its Spanish and Portuguese equivalents, this taste test was a pleasure. All the retailers' offers were pretty good but Sainsbury's was a clear winner.
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Graham’s launches 1% fat organic milk
Graham’s The Family Dairy has developed the UK’s first 1% fat organic milk.
The new milk will go into 380 Sainsbury’s stores nationwide next week, in two-pint and four-pint formats (rsp: 90p and £1.85).
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The Human Angle: Helen Webb
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