Sainsbury's news and analysis – Page 45
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William Grant & Sons launches ‘immersive’ spirits activation at Sainsbury’s
The activation aims to tap three spirits trends identified by Sainsbury’s for the holiday season: at-home cocktails, gifting and trading up
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Christmas ranges smaller and fewer discounts for second year running as supermarkets trim their sails
Research by The Grocer using Assosia data shows that since Christmas 2019 Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda, Morrisons and Waitrose have collectively cut over 8,500 products
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Sainsbury’s brings back Healthy Start £2 top-up vouchers to tackle food poverty this Christmas
The supermarket is bringing back its £2 top-up vouchers to accompany the government’s own vouchers
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Sainsbury’s only supermarket geared up for HFSS ban, claims study
Supermarkets are running more than 4,000 online promotions for unhealthy food every week
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Comment & Opinion
Discovering innovative small brands is easy. Supporting them is where retailers fail
Retailer SME schemes focus too much on ‘discovering’ new brands without offering proper ongoing support, says Theadora Alexander, co-founder at Young Foodies
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Sainsbury’s Marsh Mills wins with good availability and ‘festive feel’
The ‘warm and seasonal’ store in Plymouth impressed with its attractive displays
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Sainsbury’s to postpone all staff Christmas parties amid Omicron fears
Sainsbury’s decision to postpone the Christmas gatherings came following internal discussions with the store employee representative group
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Sainsbury’s Marsh Mills, Plymouth: Grocer 33 store of the week
Duty manager Louise Adam takes us through the first week of reintroduced compulsory mask wearing
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Sainsbury’s aims to raise £3m to tackle food poverty this Christmas
Sainsbury’s is matching every single donation up to £1.5m, with the aim of raising a total of over £3m
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Sainsbury’s to launch checkout-free ‘shop and walk out’ store in London
Customers will scan in at entry gates using a QR code displayed in their SmartShop app
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Stephen Fry voices Sainsbury’s freeze frame Christmas advert
It is set to the Etta James classic At Last, in a nod to the delayed festivities of 2020
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Sainsbury’s Upper Norwood, London: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘The key in staying competitive is the service we deliver. It’s vital we empower our colleagues to be themselves at work and lead their own service’
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Sainsbury’s delivers strong service at well-staffed store
Sainsbury’s staff impressed our mystery shopper in a week of unimpressive scores across the board
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Sainsbury’s CMO warns of HFSS content in some plant-based products
The grocer recently launched its ‘Helping Everyone Eat Better’ commitment, and is reformulating products to increase veg content and lower salt and sugar
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Sainsbury’s may face Christmas supply disruption over DHL lorry drivers pay dispute
The drivers are set to vote on strike action after DHL offered them a 3% pay increase over an 18-month period
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Comment & Opinion
What Sainsbury’s has been doing to shore up Christmas supply
CEO Simon Roberts used Sainsbury’s H1 results to reassure the City on its efforts to secure sufficient product and driver capacity to deliver “a Christmas to remember”
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Sainsbury’s Nectar customers can now contribute to CO2 reduction via Woodland Trust
For every 2,000 points donated via the Nectar app and website, the Woodland Trust will plant a tree
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Sainsbury’s faces ‘cashing in’ claims over olive oil prices
Sainsbury’s increased its own-label standard olive oil price by 30% to £3.90/litre in October
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City snapshot: Sainsbury’s profits jump despite second quarter sales slowdown
Sainsbury’s has posted a strong rebound in first half profits on continued grocery growth despite a wider like for like sales slowdown in its second quarter
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Sainsbury’s agriculture boss Barney Kay to join Pilgrim’s UK
Kay will join the pork giant next month, succeeding Andrew Saunders