Sainsbury's news and analysis – Page 3
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KVI Tracker
Valentine’s Day chocolates get pricier as cocoa shortfall kicks in
Out of 237 gifting lines available this year and last, 181 (76.4%) have risen in price
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News
UK’s top three supermarkets shunning X as retreat grows
So far in 2025, Sainsbury’s and Asda have joined Tesco in not posting on X except in reply to customers
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Comment & Opinion
Ex-head of Sainsbury’s Future Brands: here’s how to really engage buyers
Find the right person, be patient and build a relationship, says Tom Forsythe, MD of Good & Proper Tea
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Sainsbury’s rolls out ‘lock’ to counter wave of Nectar points fraud
Sainsbury’s has introduced the function after hundreds of Sainsbury’s shoppers have reported having their accumulated Nectar points stolen
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Supermarkets and drinks companies submit bid to run deposit return scheme
Retailers have also urged ministers to take a step back because of the risk of the costs of DRS pushing up prices as the UK faces renewed pressure on food inflation
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Comment & Opinion
In a VUCA vortex, supermarkets and suppliers need to hold hands
Volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity have become the norm. Retailer-supplier collaboration will be necessary to help the industry through it
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News
Sainsbury’s strips out Just Walk Out tech from checkout-free store
The supermarket was Amazon’s first international customer of its cashierless Just Walk Out technology
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Promotions boost supermarket sales in January
Supermarkets kept shoppers spending after Christmas by offering a raft of promotions as take-home sales rose by 4.3% in January
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Sainsbury’s CMO Mark Given gets new expanded role after restructure
Sainsbury’s chief marketing officer has been promoted to the chief marketing, data and sustainability officer as the supermarket prepares to step up its data and analytics function
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Jamie Oliver rolls out retail range in North America
Six ambient pouches will be stocked in 325 Walmart stores from March
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KVI Tracker
Biscuit prices rocket by as much as 60% due to ingredient inflation
As many as 200 biscuit lines have risen in price in the traditional big four and Aldi this month
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Comment & Opinion
Why Tesco’s ‘biggest ever Christmas’ didn’t prevent it from cutting jobs
Just 21 days have passed since Tesco said sales were up 4% over Christmas – but today’s job cuts meant that success was short-lived
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News
Rude Health launches chilled soya drink with added calcium
The launch of a fortified soya drink with a clean deck is the first of its kind alternative milk
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Sainsbury’s health and beauty offer set for a makeover
Sainsbury’s beauty category share has trebled over the past four years, and the business is keen build on the momentum as the Next Level strategy enters its second year
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Jacob’s adds ‘cheesy’ Mini Cheddars flavours to lure young shoppers
‘These new additions are designed for younger shoppers seeking bold, trending flavours,’ said Jacob’s
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Hundreds of supermarkets forced to shut as Storm Éowyn ravages UK
Major supermarkets have closed swathes of stores across large parts of the country which are subject to a Met Office red weather warning
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Iceland offers ‘hundreds’ of jobs to Sainsbury’s staff affected by layoffs
Iceland made the appeal first via social media and now through a formal release from the company
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Grocer 33
Sainsbury’s Wilmslow Road, Manchester: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘We’re slightly different to the norm. Our peak is September, when we see a massive intake’
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Grocer 33
Sainsbury’s in Manchester sees off weak competition
Sainsbury’s scored particularly well on store layout and store standards
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News
Media Bites 24 January: Sainsbury’s job cuts, traditional wines, BrewDog
Sainsbury’s news of 3,000 staff roles being cut to save £1bn has taken the nationals by storm