Archive of all Sainsbury's articles – Page 190
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Marc Xero Merlot not exclusive
Sir; re The Grocer, Drinks, May 6, p74, you mention that Marc Xero Merlot will be available exclusively through Sainsbury. We would like to point out that, while the wine does have a listing with Sainsbury, it is not on an exclusive basis and we...
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Internet - Digital TV: Sainsbury links with Carlton
Sainsbury and Carlton Communications have formed a joint venture covering digital TV and the internet. The supermarket group will provide food and wine knowledge, technical expertise and recipes from its about to be launched website, plus home...
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Sainsbury: It's not blue with Peter
Price, positioning and ranges Some 64% of store managers would like more autonomy to set prices, arrange promotions and choose ranges. Clive Vaughan, director of consultancy Retail Intelligence, looks at what Sainsbury needs to do on price and...
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Sainsbury: It's not blue with Peter
You heard it here first managers think Sir Peter Davis is already having a positive impact on Sainsbury according to a Knowledge Store survey. Next week he spells out his plans for recovery in detail. What should we expect? Sainsbury's hoped for...
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Sainsbury: It's not blue with Peter
E-commerce Despite the debate about online sales cannibalising store turnover, only 3% of respondents thought this would happen to a large extent. The majority, 61%, didn't think this will be a problem, while 21% thought store sales would be hit...
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Sainsbury: JS to boost Partnerships
Clive Beddall Sainsbury will next week announce a major boost for the farming community when it brings all its trading schemes with producers under a new banner Partnerships in Fresh Food. The latest initiative, building on its existing...
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Loyalty cards: Safeway will suffer says JS marketer
Sainsbury has held high level discussions about whether to drop its Reward Card scheme, we can reveal. The chain's new marketing director, Sara Weller, admitted it had done a "full and proper review" of its loyalty scheme in the 18 months before...
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The Grocer Focus on Northern Ireland: Retailers
We've done good say the multiples Shoppers are voting with their feet and converting to supermarkets in droves, according to the three major multiples that dictate the scene in Northern Ireland Tesco, Sainsbury and Safeway. Tesco seems to have...
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IGD Grocery Retailing 2000: Multiples set to go down high ri
The multiples will take bigger risks to boost sales over the next five years as market growth continues to slow down, according to an influential study. IGD's Grocery Retailing 2000 report predicts Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury and Safeway will account...
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Mergers: THE MATING GAME
With all this talk of another European mega alliance in the air, who would make a good partner for Tesco, Sainsbury or Safeway? Gerald J Corbae and Anita Balchandani of Roland Berger get into blind date mood with the hard facts The food...
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Milk: Big spend backs a whole new You
Sainsbury's rebranded home shopping service is just the first in a series of "building blocks" the company will lay in the next few months to boost its e-commerce activity. The development of Sainsbury's to You, launched last week, took part of the...
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Property moves Sainsbury takes the big one
Sainsbury has taken a pre-let on what is believed to be the UK's largest single warehouse unit. It has taken 695,000 sq ft at Kier Ventures' Waltham Point in Waltham Abbey for a regional distribution centre. Sainsbury is to occupy 88% of the 50...
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The Grocer Focus on fruit juices and juice drinks: Top 10 br
1. Sunny Delight juice drink 2. Ocean Spray juice drink 3. Sainsbury long life juice 4. Del Monte pure juice 5. Tropicana pure juice 6. Tesco ...
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Sainsbury philanthropist dies
Sir Robert Sainsbury, former joint president of the Sainsbury retailing group, died on Sunday aged 93. He was the grandson of John James Sainsbury who founded the company in 1869, and great grandson of Simon Van den Bergh, the founder of Van den...
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Farmers tell JS what milk costs
Milk producers this week convened a top level meeting with Sainsbury management to explain the crisis the dairy industry faces. "Sainsbury can be in no doubt that, the way things are at present, they and other major retailers risk losing their...
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JS boosts its e-business
Exclusive Camilla Palmer Sainsbury has confirmed expectations it is making e-commerce a priority with news it is to invest millions in its flagging Orderline home shopping service in the next few months. New director of e-commerce Patrick McHugh...
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Major supermarket chains rally behind new code for fair prac
Clive Beddall Six top multiples are responding to a plea from agriculture minister Nick Brown and introducing an industry code of best practice for doing business with farmers and small producers. Asda, Morrisons, Safeway, Sainsbury, Somerfield...
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Biting the bullet
Sainsbury has shot itself in the foot, so to speak. It received a severe ticking off and a substantial fine this week for unfairly dismissing six former managers. An industrial tribunal heard that an internal memo was circulated saying individual...
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The Van Guard
Sir Peter Davis has been busy from day one. E-commerce is now at the heart of the revival operation. Belinda Gannaway assesses the shake up so far F or Kevin McCarten the man often blamed for Sainsbury's catastrophic Value to Shout About last...
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IN THE CITY
Sir Peter Davis arrived in the Sainsbury hot seat this week. What challenges does he face? The man from the Pru hung up his umbrella and took to the aisles this week. Sir Peter Davis, former boss of the Prudential insurance company, has returned...