Sainsbury's news and analysis – Page 168
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Wine brands chill out for summer
Brands including Fetzer and Jacob’s Creek are introducing wine cooling innovations to compete with chilled beer in preparation for this summer’s heatwave.Producer Fetzer Vineyards is offering a re-usable Cool-Air tube to Sainsbury shoppers...
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Sainsbury to launch credit card
Sainsbury is launching a credit card in a joint effort with American Express.The Amex-Nectar card will be launched in September and is designed to be the most lucrative award scheme available. Customers who use the card will earn...
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Penguin pair for UK store
Southcorp is launching its Little Penguin Australian wine range into the UK.The wines, initially a Chardonnay and a Shiraz, are priced at £4.99 each and are available at Sainsbury.They are described as easy-drinking and the Chardonnay is...
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JS drive lifts availability
Sainsbury has rolled out new in-store processes to ensure improved availability across all of its stores.The Newbury processes – so named as they were first trialled in Newbury – have gone live in every outlet, six weeks ahead of schedule....
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Discontent rife at depots
The supermarket distribution network is heading for turmoil following a series of rows over increased pressures on workers.Scanning technology, introduced at Tesco’s Thurrock depot and now being used by Sainsbury, sparked outrage this week at...
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Sainsbury rolls out TV into Jacksons stores
Sainsbury is rolling out an in-store TV network into a further 60 Jacksons stores this month, a year after the convenience retailer piloted the media channel. The move brings the number of Jacksons stores with screens to 100. Sales increases of...
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Sainsbury contracts out distribution centre
Sainsbury has handed over the management of operations at its south-east London distribution centre to logistics company Exel.Exel won the contract to manage operations at the centre in Charlton, and will aim to increase efficiency and the...
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Sainsbury picks a fruitful alliance
JS is standing by its Windward Island banana suppliers. Richard Clarke reportsIt can sometimes seem that the multiple retailers in this country are intent on squeezing suppliers all they can, always ready to trot out: “If you can’t do...
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Campaign not ‘a fair picture’
Waitrose has hit back at Sainsbury’s latest press campaign, in which it highlights the price difference on fresh produce between the two.The Fresh to Sainsbury’s campaign features fruit and veg, from peaches to potatoes. At the bottom of...
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Sainsbury role for Burr
Sainsbury has scrapped its marketing director position following the resignation of Stephen Nelson earlier this month, with the majority of marketing responsibilities passing to Gwyn Burr. Burr, formerly customer services director, takes on the...
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King hits out in rip up row
An amazing war of words has broken out between Justin King, the chief executive of Sainsbury, and a leading small business lobby group.The multiple’s boss is outraged at comments made by Forum of Private Business chief executive Nick Goulding,...
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Nectar to be squeezed
Sainsbury is aiming to squeeze more out of its Nectar loyalty scheme, after it reported a collapse in annual profits this week from £610m to £15m.The supermarket is planning to include fmcg brand offers for the first time. In the past it has...
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Sainsbury on the road to recovery
It’s early days, but Sainsbury’s results out today show it is taking the first tentative steps on the road to recovery.Sainsbury revealed that total UK supermarket sales were up 5.1% to £16.1bn for the year to end March 26, compared with...
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Co-branding to keep old names alive
In a surprise move, Sainsbury has vowed to keep three of Britain’s most famous independent names – Jacksons, Bells and JB Beaumont. Simon Mowbray explains whyShortly after Sainsbury acquired the 114-store Jacksons Stores empire on...
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Ambassador for PayPoint
PayPoint has recruited Mike Igoe, brand development manager at Sainsbury-owned Jacksons Stores, to woo retailers dissatisfied with the margins it offers on services.He will manage the utility payment network’s relationships with retailers, its...
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Sainsbury bolsters its c-store supply chain
Sainsbury is strengthening its convenience supply chain and overhauling its in-store offer to help meet its sales growth plans for the next three years.The company has created two key positions: head of supply chain and head of IT for...
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Sainsbury’s Bank to axe jobs
Sainsbury is expected to cut a number of jobs at its banking venture, Sainsbury’s Bank.The company has written to all of its 350 employees warning them that their jobs may be at risk.Sainsbury’s Bank is run as a joint venture with...
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No longer the bad apple?
Availability, sharp pricing and solid working with suppliers may be pulling Sainsbury around says Rachel BarnesFor Sainsbury, life has tasted a bit better in 2005. It’s re-signed man-of-the-moment Jamie Oliver and morale is riding...