Sainsbury's news and analysis – Page 72
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NewsTesco, Sainsbury's & Birds Eye back Veg Power campaign
The campaign aims to raise £100,000 for a generic vegetable advertising fund with the goal of increasing veg consumption across the UK
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NewsShoppers approve Sainsbury's-Asda as price promise impresses
Shoppers have given the proposed merger between Sainsbury’s and Asda a warm welcome
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Analysis & FeaturesSainsbury’s & Asda mega merger: what we know and what it means
The market is still coming to terms with the Tesco-Booker deal and now this: a £51bn-sales combination play between Sainsbury’s and Asda has been confirmed. So what will it mean? And how on earth would it get competition clearance? Here’s an updated analysis from The Grocer following the announcement earlier this week
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NewsJS-Asda deal could go ahead with only 23 stores sold off
A key part of the CMA probe will look at the overlap between the catchment areas of Asda and Sainsbury’s stores
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Grocer 33Sainsbury's Deal, Kent: Grocer 33 store of the week
Store manager Mark Maidment has been with the supermarket for 33 years
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News'Speedy and friendly' Sainsbury's takes the win
Sainsbury’s had rather a good week, and this might be the icing on the cake…
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NewsSainsbury's-Asda merger set to spark consolidation in chilled fish
Supermarket business worth up to £600m is potentially up for grabs, according to industry sources
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NewsSainsbury's reduces selected meat & fish prices by up to 30%
This is in addition to JS’s £150m investment to cut prices on almost 1,000 everyday grocery items announced in March, strategy is to make its stores ’the retail destination of choice for customers’
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Comment & OpinionSuppliers face a stark choice on Sainsbury's-Asda merger
Wholesale and retail are now effectively one market for procurement and we have a duopoly in the retail market, says Steve Parfett of AG Parfett & Sons
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Comment & OpinionAs suppliers face Sainsbury’s-Asda squeeze, who can help them?
Suppliers should not expect the Groceries Code Adjudicator to be able to ride to their rescue - she is powerless to intervene
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Comment & OpinionSainsbury’s-Asda merger shows 'Amazon effect' in action
Amazon has been a huge catalyst for change in UK grocery, says Natalie Berg of NBK Retail. And it’s been a key driver of the Sainsbury’s-Asda merger
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Comment & OpinionWill the Sainsbury’s-Asda merger create a new retailer fit for the 21st century customer?
One of the biggest challenges the merged business faces is understanding its new, combined customer base, argues Paul Hinds of IRI
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Comment & OpinionThe Sainsbury's-Asda merger will hurt suppliers
The comment that big food companies “make spectacular returns and are very, very profitable” is an ominous opening gambit, says Warren Ackerman of SocGen
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Comment & OpinionSainsbury's and Asda merger: will we be living well for less?
Bryan Roberts of tcc global unpicks the 10% price ‘harmonisation’ promise made by Sainsbury’s and Asda following their merger announcement
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Comment & OpinionDonna lands a key role in the Sainsbury's-Asda probe
Ooooo Mikey! ‘Lil’ Deuce’ Coupe has certainly fired up his hot rod this time
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Comment & OpinionHow scared should suppliers be about the Sainsbury’s-Asda merger?
Sainsbury’s CEO Mike Coupe said that Sainsbury’s had “good supplier relations and supported British producers extensively” but that hasn’t stopped the NFU from expressing its concerns vociferously …
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Analysis & FeaturesSainsbury’s and Asda merger: the key facts and figures
Your at-a-glance guide to what you need to know about the mega merger that shocked the UK grocer market
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NewsAsda-Sainsbury's suppliers 'face massive squeeze on prices'
Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe’s prediction of 10% price cuts would have suppliers “choking on their cornflakes”
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Analysis & FeaturesSainsbury's Asda merger: Twitter reacts
Over the weekend, news broke of a “mega-merger” between Sainsbury’s and Asda. Here’s how Twitter reacted to the story
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NewsSainsbury’s shares surge on Asda deal confirmation
Sainsbury’s shares have hit their highest level for almost four years this morning, surging 15% on the news that the UK’s second and third largest grocers have agreed merger terms.