Sainsbury's - Latest News and Analysis – Page 138
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Who we visited. Spar Crawley, West Sussex. Londis Cheadle, Stockport. Shell Buckland, Surrey Sainsbury's forecourt West Green, Crawley Tesco Express, Red Kiln Way, Horsham. How they...
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JS chairman is knighted
Major figures in grocery were recognised in the Queen's New Year's Honours list. Philip Hampton, chairman of Sainsbury's since 2004, was knighted. Sir Philip received the honour for public service. Gavin Neath, general manager of...
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Sainsbury's brings IT to beef farmers
Sainsbury's is to give up to 500 of its beef farmers a computer each in a bid to boost their efficiency and cut costs. The retailer hailed it as the first move of its kind and the most tangible evidence yet of a supermarket bridging the...
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Buyer's View
There are two major trends - ethical products carrying the Fairtrade logo, and indulgent lines such as Taste The Difference Dark Drinking Chocolate. Consumption of instant coffee and standard normal tea is declining, with customers...
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Glass contamination prompts more product recalls
A further seven frozen ready meals have been withdrawn from Asda due to possible glass contamination. Last week, Asda withdrew 24 ready meals because the rice in the products could contain small fragments of glass. Sainsbury's and Birds Eye...
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Ciserani Gambles and wins
Justin King came close. Stuart Rose was in the frame. As usual Sir Terry Leahy was a strong contender. But this year, for the first time in ages, you chose a supplier as your man of the year. Gianni Ciserani, the effusive Italian MD of…
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Products recalled due to glass contamination
Tesco and Sainsbury's have both recalled products because they could contain small pieces of glass.Tesco has withdrawn its own-label hot salsa dip due to possible glass contamination. The affected product is Tesco Hot Salsa Dip, 300g, batch...
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Top-Up shop
Who we visited. Spar, Chesham, Buckinghamshire. Texaco, Nottingham Road, Ashby de la Zouche. Sainsbury's Local, Bridge Way, Cobham, Surrey. Co-op Group, Kingfisher Drive, Westbury, Wiltshire. Tesco Express, Warwick...
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New scheme offers quicker payment
Sainsbury's is to pay its small suppliers quicker using a new payment management system, the Trading Finance Platform. All the retailer's suppliers will be paid through the new system, which will also allow them to view their online...
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A chance to taste the difference
Sainsbury's initiative to launch a graduate gap year scheme called Taste The World to entice graduates into food science sounds like a good one. Travelling the world learning the food trade in exotic locations like South America and Australia is...
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This week a year ago The winner was...
Deputy store manager Michelle Jenkins of Sainsbury's Newport store accepted our award on behalf of manager Paul Abbott who was away on holiday this time last year. Jenkins has since left the store and has taken up a new role at...
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Sainsbury's is putting its money where its mouth is
I fully endorse Bill Jordan's views on the need to 'develop a sustainable supply chain that fuels growth in UK-grown organic food and reassure people of the integrity of British food' ('Give farmers incentives to guarantee organic supply',...
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"Where King started by growing the top line, it's interesting that Rose started by hacking back costs"
Stuart Rose once famously slugged it out with Sir Philip Green outside his Oxford Street HQ. It was clearly not a battle the handsome M&S boss relished. But I fancy he is enjoying, rather more, his fight with Sainsbury's equally striking...
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Q&A with Chris Rowsby Manager of the Week
How long have you worked at Sainsbury's? I have worked for Sainsbury's for nearly 18 years. I was attracted by the promise of a fast paced environment and the opportunity to work with people and help with their career development. I...
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JS drive to use Nectar better
Sainsbury's plans to place its Nectar loyalty card at the centre of its marketing in a bid to use the data to understand its shoppers better. It will "significantly improve the exploitation of Nectar", it said in a job advert for a number...
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'We have best quality, best value of big four'
Sainsbury's boss Justin King was in a bullish mood this week as he boasted that the supermarket was strongest placed of all the big four to capitalise on future growth. King also claimed the latest advertising campaigns from its rivals...
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The Co-op bares its soul
Below cost selling, price flexing and applying restrictive covenants to land. Typical of Tesco? Asda? Sainsbury's? No - it's the Co-operative Group. The society, which prides itself on its ethical approach to business, this week published...