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City: ‘Savacentre is not working’
Sainsbury has sold its 71,000 sq ft Savacentre in Basildon to Asda and ruled out any new openings under the brand until it can get the non-food right. The move follows the sale of the Stockton Savacentre last year and the recent downsizing of...
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Sainsbury links up with L&G
Sainsbury has confirmed that Legal & General will market life assurance policies to its customers.Policies will be sold over the phone with information also available online and in all of Sainsbury's stores.Chief executive of...
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Sainsbury faces fourth strike day
Staff at Sainsbury’s Haydock distribution centre were preparing to go on strike for the fourth time in less than three weeks as The Grocer went to press on Thursday.The latest action follows one-day strikes on December 29, January 7 and January...
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Sainsbury to face further strikes
Sainsbury’s Haydock distribution centre was hit by industrial action again last night and workers have not ruled out a fourth strike.The news follows one-day strikes on December 29, January 7 and January 13 after talks between the company...
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Online services – sorted!
Grocery retailers have pulled up their Christmas stockings and put in their best performance to date in The Grocer’s quarterly online shopping survey.Sainsbury and Waitrose both succeeded in delivering a full basket on time and with no...
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Farm links via the net
Consumers will soon be able to trace their organic chicken back to the farm via the internet, thanks to Sainsbury.From the beginning of next month, customers will be able to enter a code from the chickens’ label on to the Sainsbury website to...
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Retailers unfazed by wait for Atkins
Tesco and Sainsbury head a list of leading retailers that will have to wait until September to stock a new range of official Atkins products.The Grocer revealed last month that US-based Atkins Nutritionals, the company behind the controversial...
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Review of the year
Sir Ken Morrison passed the post with his £3bn bid for Safeway. Asda leapfrogged Sainsbury to No 2 spot.Anger turned to active protest as symbol groups united over paypoint margins. Tobacco ads were banned. The food...
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Pode goes to M&S
Marks and Spencer has headhunted one of Sainsbury’s senior marketing people to become its head of marketing for its food division.Miranda Pode, who will join M&S in January, was head of strategy in Sainsbury’s marketing division and had also...
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Sensation at Sainsbury
Sainsbury is trialling a new red variety of the Green Comice pear, called Sweet Sensation, in 80 stores.The new red pear has taken Sainsbury’s Dutch pear supplier, Van Doorn, almost four years to cultivate and grow. As the name suggests, it is...
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Snacks join the party
Tesco moves up to the top of the chart this week, forcing Sainsbury down to second place although there are fewer than two percentage points between them. Both retailers are really strong on promotions on alcoholic drinks with price promotions...
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The world has changed
Even if one puts Morrisons’ swoop on Safeway to one side, the year was marked by constant upheaval with both retail and supply sides remaining hellbent on consolidation. As Asda’s star rose, Sainsbury struggled to leave behind poor relation...
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JS leads cuts with Courage
Sainsbury has fired the latest salvo in the Christmas beer pricing war with big cuts across Scottish Courage brands.In an attempt to differentiate itself from Asda and Tesco, both using Stella and Carlsberg as their lead deals, the retailer has...
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New breed of chicken
Sainsbury has joined forces with poultry farmers to launch a new breed of chicken.Devonshire is a 100% Westcountry free range chicken the retailer claims “tastes like chicken used to taste”.Lloyd Maunder and selected farmers worked with...
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Brands stay on the move
Sainsbury climbs to the top of the chart this week with a strong alcoholic drinks section focusing upon price promotions. Safeway moves up two places to number two, standing just one percentage point behind the leader with a good household presence...
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Ocado ‘set for second slot’
Online retailer Ocado is set to overtake Sainsbury’s to You in turnover in the next few months, according to chief financial officer Jason Gissing.He said Ocado had achieved 300% sales growth this year and was set to be taking £1.5m a week by...
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Six of the best cakes and biscuits buyers
>>nominated this monthBISCUIT BUYER, SAINSBURYBanks joined Sainsbury in 1998 and worked in store as a graduate trainee manager. She moved to head office as a trading administration specialist for bakery and her first buying...
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JS rolls out halal lines
Sainsbury is rolling out its range of fresh halal meat to a further 50 stores throughout the UK.The decision follows the successful launch of the range, initially only in 12 stores.The range was developed in conjunction with leading...
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Stella leads the charge
Sainsbury continues at the top of the chart for the second consecutive week, although its lead is down from three percentage points to less than one, with Asda moving ever closer in second place. Alcoholic drinks continues to be a strong area...
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Beauty buds with tips
Cosmetic accessories manufacturer SLG has brought out a range of liquid-filled cotton buds called Beauty Tips.Making their debut in Sainsbury now, rsp £2.99 for 24, the formulations either remove eye make-up, nail polish or waterproof mascara...