Archive of all Sainsbury's articles – Page 177

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    A case of the blues...which means NPD, and hands on fun

    2002-09-07T00:00:00Z

    But retailer behaviour is also crucial. Glanbia supplies to most of the major multiples in the UK, including Asda, Safeway, Somerfield, Kwik Save, Iceland, Sainsbury and Marks & Spencer. Development work at its groundbreaking Malpas Centre of Cheese...

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    ­And where the rest fell down

    2002-09-07T00:00:00Z

    Asda Date of shopping trip: 30.08.02 Time taken in store: 47 minsHulme Time of shopping trip: 12:25 Time taken at checkout: 7 mins ...

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    Nectar prompts City scepticism

    2002-09-06T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury is believed to be gearing up for a September 16 launch of the Nectar loyalty card, developed with partners BP, Debenhams and Barclaycard. It will also be keeping up its BOGOF activity throughout the launch period and is expected to...

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    Sainsbury reckons its improved supplier relations will put i

    2002-08-31T00:00:00Z

    Supply chain manager Andrew Coe acknowledges that collaboration wasn't a word it knew a few years ago: "We were arrogant, but we've moved on since then." Sainsbury grew market share in the beers, wines and spirits category and aims to build on...

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    This year Sainsbury was named as the leading food retailer i

    2002-08-31T00:00:00Z

    Alison Austin, head of sustainability and food safety, says: "We have pursued sustainable development principles in our environment programme for several years and this is bearing fruit in some of our products. For example, we have worked with, and...

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    Sainsbury takes to the college campus

    2002-08-31T00:00:00Z

    Congratulations to Sainsbury for its solution for parents worried that their offspring won't be eating properly when they attend college. The Sainsbury's to You online service offers parents the chance to have food delivered directly to their...

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    n JS builds links

    2002-08-31T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury is forging stronger links with the dairy industry. The retailer has founded the Sainsbury's Dairy Communications Forum involving Express Dairies, Express Milk Partnership and other farmers' and consultative groups. As part of the...

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    Safeway and Sainsbury close in

    2002-08-24T00:00:00Z

    There are no changes in the retailer chart this week with Morrisons still at number one. The top three, Morrisons, Asda and Tesco, have, however, lost ground in the number of percentage points held with Safeway and Sainsbury both improving on...

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    BLOSSOM BOXED Blossom Hill is moving into the Bag in Box for

    2002-08-24T00:00:00Z

    The brand claims the drink will stay fresh for up to six weeks once opened. Priced at £16.99 it will be available in Somerfield from mid August and in Sainsbury a month later. Distributor Percy Fox said wine boxes had suffered from a negative...

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    Midlands NE NW SW SE SE Wales Scotl

    2002-08-17T00:00:00Z

    Morrisons Tesco Safeway Sainsbury Co-op Safeway Asda Somerfield Wheatcroft Extra Congleton Newton Abbot ...

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    Midlands NE NW SW SE SE Wales Scotl

    2002-08-17T00:00:00Z

    Morrisons Tesco Safeway Sainsbury Co-op Safeway Asda Somerfield Wheatcroft Extra Congleton Newton Abbot ...

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    Morrisons keeps up the pace

    2002-08-17T00:00:00Z

    Morrisons remains at the top of the retailer share chart for a fourth week running, with 35% share of promotional space, followed by Asda with 24% and Tesco with 16%. Safeway and Sainsbury follow, with Somerfield again finishing bottom of the...

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    JS steps up Savacentre refits

    2002-08-17T00:00:00Z

    Julian Hunt The rebirth of the Sainsbury's Savacentre brand has taken another step forward with the opening of two more stores. The first has opened in Wigan as part of a six-store trial of the new Savacentre format. Sainsbury will not...

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    JS set for premium wine war

    2002-08-17T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury looks set to extend its own label war with rival Tescoto the wine fixture. The chain is considering plans to follow Tesco's lead and give its premium own label brand, Taste the Difference, a debut in wine. Director of wine Allan...

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    Training will help deli's premium pull

    2002-08-17T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury deli buyer Richard Pitcher insists customer service is crucial: "We are working to draw people to the counter by making pricing simple and providing more information about products. Keeping queues down by investing in colleague hours is...

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    Sainsbury's return to the Savacentre concept

    2002-08-17T00:00:00Z

    The multiple has invested £13m in developing its first Savacentre in nine years, and the new store in Northfield, Birmingham, has the potential to become Sainsbury's 13th highest turnover generator. With half the space of a traditional...

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    Asda has been voted the nation's favourite store for the sec

    2002-08-17T00:00:00Z

    The ACNielsen Homescan survey of 6,630 households in May quizzed consumers about where they liked to shop and asked them to choose between Asda, the Co-operative Group, Kwik Save, Iceland, Marks and Spencer, Morrisons, Safeway, Sainsbury,...

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    At Sainsbury we are committed to British agriculture, and th

    2002-08-17T00:00:00Z

    Whichever way it is viewed, I believe it brings real benefits, not only to our customers through a greater variety of foods, but it also helps rural economies thrive and gives smaller businesses access to more markets for their products....

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    Tesco's June sales hit by Sainsbury's Cup goals

    2002-08-10T00:00:00Z

    Anne Bruce Tesco is blaming a drop in its sales in June on Sainsbury having commandeered all the big World Cup promotional opportunities according to City analysts. Tesco has told the City in briefings ahead of its closed period that its sales...

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    The British Retail Consortium's latest Shop Price Index show

    2002-08-10T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury is set to announce a launch date for its new Nectar joint loyalty card scheme with Barclaycard, Debenhams and BP this month. Camelot has yet to churn any underperforming retailers as its retailer sales improvement programme has fallen…