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GNX's web auctions break billion barrier
Online auction volumes at web marketplace GNX broke through the £1bn barrier in December as buyers ramped up their usage of the procurement tool. Since its launch in 2000, GNX, whose members include Sainsbury and Carrefour, has hosted more than...
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Press round-up
Air Miles, a British Airways subsidiary, has fallen £11m into the red after profits of £8m last year, reported The Business. The reward scheme operator severed ties with Sainsbury last year and began a new deal with Tesco. AirMiles blamed the losses...
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Weekend press round-up
The Business reported that Wal-Mart and Sainsbury are to fight for Safeway with independent bids to scupper the Morrisons takeover.The Sunday Times said Sainsbury boss Sir Peter Davis wants to move quickly on Morrisons all-share deal for...
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Weekend press round-up
Sainsbury has written to suppliers asking them to try to cut costs by 5% and pass on the savings in lower prices, according to the Financial Times. The supermarket has offered to help the suppliers reduce their cost base, offering...
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Sainsbury is to recruit an extra 10,000 staff in a drive to cut supermarket checkout queues. Retail director Adam Fowle told the Mail on Sunday that research among people who shop at different supermarkets showed “that we are still a long way...
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Press round-up
The Nectar loyalty launched last year by Sainsbury, Debenhams, BP and Barclaycard has signed up more than 12 million households, according to the Financial Times. Meanwhile Sainsbury has launched its homeware and cookery range, including...
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Sainsbury has indicated to some investors that it could sell about 70 of its 535 stores. The supermarket told the Mail on Sunday that the proposal was in its early days and was part of a plan to replace poorly performing stores with sites in better...
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Sainsbury to table a bid for Safeway
Sainsbury this morning said it is to consider tabling a £3.5bn cash and shares bid for Safeway which trumps the offer made by Morrisons last week.Chief executive Sir Peter Davis said that Sainsbury had identified Safeway as a possible target...
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Soberano gets into JS
Spanish brandy Soberano Solera Reserva 5 is broadening its sales avenues this year after securing listings in Sainsbury's 300 largest stores. On shelf now, it extends the brand's presence in the multiples beyond its national distribution in...
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Satellite eye on lorries
Tesco and Sainsbury have invested "multi-millions of pounds" in introducing satellite tracking equipment across the supply chain. An 18-month roll-out of the Isotrak black box tracking to Tesco's 1,350 vehicles, 23 UK delivery centres and 740...
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Super chance' proclaims Sir Ken
John Wood Morrisons stunned the industry this week with a takeover bid for Safeway that would catapult it over Asda into third place in UK market share and leave it snapping at the heels of Sainsbury. Morrisons executive chairman Sir Ken...
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BABY WIPES
The baby wipes sector appears one of the fastest growing areas, with an overall growth in the latest year of 20%. All key outlets appear to be driving this growth with Boots, Superdrug, Sainsbury, Tesco and Safeway overperforming the total market. A...
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The £8m refurbishment of Sainsbury's Purley Way store in Cro
However, the incorporation of Sainsbury's new zone' concept could help to boost the store's performance further by appealing to the busy suburban shoppers who seek everything in one store. The choice of Purley Way as the second location for...
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Sainsbury to have January sale
Sainsbury is to cut prices on 500 lines across its estate on Boxing Day as it starts its first ever January sale.Reductions of between 10% to 30%, BOGOFS and special purchases will be available on a range of non–food items and some grocery...
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Sir Peter Davis,chief executive, Sainsbury
What were the biggest issues in the food and drink retailing sector over the past year? The key event has quite rightly been the debate about the future of farming. We welcomed the findings of the Policy Commission's report and hope this will...
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Latina Brands has scored a hit with its debut range of moder
Launched in November last year in Waitrose and Sainsbury, the majority have been snapped up by other major retailers, including Safeway and Asda, and the range has gained praise from such hard-to-please critics as the Observer Food Monthly magazine....
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NPD gets online kick to backside
When Sainsbury first told suppliers about plans to develop all new own label products on the internet, it was not bowled over by their enthusiasm, admits product development manger Cathy Port.Aside from inevitable concerns over who was going to...
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Multiples to monitor taint
Tesco, Sainsbury and Waitrose are planning to take part in an ambitious project to trial a new cork designed to limit wine taint. Sabaté, the French cork manufacturer, has produced 100,000 corks which are guaranteed to have half the amount of...
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Sainsbury meets expectations
Sainsbury has posted a 10.7% jump in first half pre-tax profit and cited cost savings plus its store refurbishment programme for “this solid performance”.For the 28 weeks to October12 group pre-tax profit rose to £342m from £309m last year...
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Shaw’s buys Ames stores
Shaw’s supermarkets the US arm of Sainsbury’s in the UK has bought 18 Ames stores for $75.5m.Shaw’s boss Paul Gannon said: “This purchase further strengthens Shaw’s position as the second largest food retailer in New England. The properties...