Sainsbury's news and analysis – Page 168
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It’s time for Rooibos tea
Dragonfly wants to get more Brits drinking Rooibos tea, with an organic variety going on to shelves in Sainsbury.Tick Tock Rooibos is grown organically in South Africa and is naturally caffeine-free, low in tannin and high in antioxidants, the...
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we are getting the basics right
It’s a year since he unveiled his plan for Making Sainsbury Great Again. Here, JS boss Justin King tells Julian Hunt that the business is on track to deliverOkay, Mr King, you are one year into a three-year turnaround plan, how do you...
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King calls for a rethink
A top supermarket boss has urged the regulators to rethink their “one-legged” approach to competition policy.Justin King, chief executive of Sainsbury, said space was a finite resource for retailers irrespective of whether it was acquired or...
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In Profile: David Guest, marketing/commercial manager, Walkers shortbread
Former Sainsbury’s buyer David Guest is finding life very different on the supplier side of the fence in his new role as marketing and commercial manager for...
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Sainsbury splits with IT provider
Sainsbury has announced that it is ending its IT outsourcing deal with Accenture after five years.Despite many of the supermarket's performance issues of recent years being blamed on Accenture’s systems, Sainsbury said it had been...
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Burden of crime growing
Sainsbury and Marks and Spencer have painted a pessimistic picture of the increasing impact retailers face from crime, reflecting latest figures that show the cost to businesses is rising along with violence and verbal abuse.Both companies told...
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King: we’ll overtake Asda
Sainsbury will overtake Asda to become the number two supermarket by sales in 2006 if the current rates of growth at both retailers continue, says chief executive Justin King.“If Asda doesn’t grow, which it hasn’t been doing, and we continue as...
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The sampling SAS called in
Sainsbury has outsourced its branded sampling activity to a single operator, as well as tripling the number of stores offering own label sampling.It has awarded in-store specialist Sales Activation Solutions the multi-million pound account...
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The long road to retail excellence
It’s been a tough job, but Sainsbury’s supply chain director is getting things back on track, says Rachel BarnesWhen Sainsbury unveiled its ‘Try something new today’ slogan, chief executive Justin King said progress had been made to...
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JS a fan of RFID
Sainsbury is speeding up its logistics overhaul with a revamp of its lorry fleet, and is also considering the introduction of RFID tagging.Supply chain director Lawrence Christensen told The Grocer that in 12 months’ time he believed Sainsbury...
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Analysts await Sainsbury update
Sainsbury is expected to release its second quarter trading update later this week, with analysts eager to find out whether the supermarket group will continue its recovery.In its first quarter Sainsbury recorded a 1.3% rise in sales and the...
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Online overhauled
Sainsbury relaunched its online shopping offer this week with a view to creating a quicker, more user-friendly site that can take on market leader Tesco.com.As part of the overhaul, it has ditched the Sainsbury’s To You brand in favour of...
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Fire puts Auld Foods out of action
Tesco, Sainsbury and Morrisons could be short of own-label frozen and chilled desserts for a few weeks following a blaze at a Scottish supplier.The fire at Aulds Foods’ Inchinnan factory, in Refrewshire, took firefighters 10 hours to put out,...
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...come back to us
Justin King has proclaimed Sainsbury’s £10m rebranding as an earthshaking event. Some are not so sure. Rachel Barnes reportsClearly, Sainsbury needs to maintain its momentum of recent months, with like-for-like growth in its past...
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Sainsbury to launch new slogan
Sainsbury is today expected to launch its new slogan ‘Try Something New Today’.The slogan, which replaces the six-year strapline ‘Making Life Taste Better’, will be supported by an advertising campaign featuring Jamie Oliver.Justin...
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Sainsbury trials novelty Nectar key tag card
Sainsbury is trialling what it claims is a first-of-its-kind key tag for the Nectar loyalty card scheme in a bid to cut handling time at checkouts. The card, created by a US supplier to look and feel exactly like a mini credit card, has both a...
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JS depot crisis is sorted
Sainsbury’s four controversial automated warehouses – widely acknowledged as a key reason for the chain’s availability crisis in recent years – are at last operating as originally intended, according to supply chain director Lawrence...
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JS says price cuts are key to growing organic
Sainsbury has defended its decision to lower the price of organic produce in its stores through its rebranded organics range So Organic.Speaking at the Food and Drink Federation’s annual organics seminar, Sainsbury’s sustainability director...
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Tuddenham taken over
Suffolk-based grower Tuddenham Hall Foods, the UK’s largest asparagus producer, has been acquired by Bomford of Stratford-upon-Avon.Bomford will take over its contracts to supply Tesco, Sainsbury and Waitrose. It farms 1,000ha, growing...