Sainsbury's news and analysis – Page 185

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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

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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 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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    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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    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…

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    Tesco's chips are down and Sainsbury scoops the board

    2002-08-10T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury's Savacentre in Washington provided this week's only full basket with the multiple continuing its offer on Stella and Hardys to keep the bill down to £38.59. It took our shopper a while to get round the "very large store" before whizzing...

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    Mimolette taking off

    2002-08-03T00:00:00Z

    It's a new cheese on the UK scene but is rapidly carving a reputation for itself among lovers of sophisticated fare. Isigny-Sainte-Mère is the principal importer of mature Mimolette, launched in the UK a year ago and available in Sainsbury. It...

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    Unilever and William Reed Exhibitions have joined the Associ

    2002-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Marks and Spencer has extended its home delivery facility to 28 stores in central London. Customers buying over £50 of food can have it delivered free with a £4 charge for smaller baskets. Sainsbury has opened its third railway station Local...

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    Sainsbury slides while Asda climbs on the back of frozen mul

    2002-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Morrisons remains at the top of the chart for the second week although Asda, in second place, has closed the gap between them quite dramatically and stands just two percentage points behind. Activity in Asda is most strongly focused on price...

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    Tesco ups ante with Finest

    2002-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Tesco has extended its Finest brand into heath and beauty as it stretches the premium range better to rival Sainsbury's Taste the Difference. The first three Finest beauty products to go on sale were Silk Creme Bath, Smoothing Body Polish and...

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    Mixed mission stores a turn off for some traditional shopper

    2002-07-27T00:00:00Z

    Helen Gregory Sainsbury lost some of its traditional customers from the new-style mixed mission' stores after they were alienated by the focus on convenience and chilled food. Chief executive Sir Peter Davis admitted that although these Central...

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    JS to help

    2002-07-27T00:00:00Z

    more Welsh Sainsbury is looking for the next tranche of companies to join its supplier development programme in Wales. Trade development manager for Wales and the South West Rachael Turner said Sainsbury was targeting smaller companies. Under...