Sainsbury's news and analysis – Page 88
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Grocer 33
Sainsbury's Redhill: Grocer 33 store of the week
We are having a major refurbishment that will take the size of the store to 60,000 sq ft
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News
Sainsbury's shares rise on good news for Home Retail bid
Steinhoff’s withdrawal from the bidding for Home Retail left Sainsbury’s as the race winner
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Sainsbury’s makes improved £1.4bn bid for Argos owner Home Retail Group
Sainsbury’s has confirmed it has made a tweaked £1.4bn bid for Home Retail Group after its rival in the bidding battle pulled out of the race today.
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Steinhoff pulls out of Home Retail bidding battle
South African retail group Steinhoff has decaled it has “no intention” of making a formal offer for Home Retail, leaving the coast clear for Sainsbury’s to take over the Argos owner.
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Grocer 33
Sainsbury's Archer Road, Sheffield is 'perfect' for service
Sainsbury’s Sheffield store won the Holborn retailer its 18th win for service this G33 year
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Sainsbury's first sales rise in two years: what the analysts say
What did City analysts make of Sainsbury’s managing its first quarterly rise in sales for two years, with like-for-like retail sales nudging up just 0.1% in the fourth quarter?
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Co-op, Aldi and Lidl continue to make market share gains
Lidl’s sales grew by 18.9% and Aldi’s by 15.1% in the 12 weeks ending 28 February
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Grocer 33
Sainsbury's The Clink, Bridgwater: G33 store of the week
We have a number of staff working here who have been with us since this store opened in 1989
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News
ASA upholds Sainsbury's complaint over Tesco Brand Guarantee ad
Tesco told minimum purchase requirement information was not clear enough
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Heineken links with Sainsbury's for Stassen Cidre trial
The trio is being rolled out exclusively into 244 Sainsbury’s stores on a trial basis next week
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Sainsbury's Fareham: Grocer 33 store of the week
”It is a very competitive market here. I make sure I go and visit each of our competitors’ stores at least once a month”
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Analysis & Features
Steinhoff's Argos bid leaves Sainsbury's in a tricky spot
Sainsbury’s is in a tricky spot after its bid for Argos was comprehensively gazumped by South African retailer Steinhoff
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Analysis & Features
Sainsbury's to end multibuys as it focuses on lower prices
Sainsbury’s is phasing out all multibuy promotions by the summer as it continues to move to an every day low pricing model
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Comment & Opinion
Sainsbury's is listening to customers saying bogof to multibuys
Another week, another brave move by Sainsbury’s, with its plans to scrap all multibuys by August
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Grocer 33
Sainsbury's Hazel Grove, Stockport: G33 store of the week
Clothing is up 8% to 10% by value at our store, general merchandise up 6% and produce 8% to 9%
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Sainsbury's to phase out all multi-buy promotions
The retailer says it will remove the deals from across its entire grocery business by August
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Co-operative Group is fastest-growing non-discounter
Latest market data from Kantar Worldpanel also shows Aldi and Lidl increased sales but combined market share dips
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Argos deal set to make Sainsbury's top UK non-food retailer
Sainsbury’s game-changing £1.3bn takeover of Argos would catapult the supermarket to become the largest non-food retailer
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Comment & Opinion
My Week… by Mike Coupe (as told to Bill Tush)
At the risk of introducing superfluous levity into this transformative acquisition
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Media Bites 4 Feb: Sainsbury's/Home Retail, EasyFoodstore, Mondelez
Old Mutual, the third largest shareholder in Home Retail Group, has issued its support for Sainsbury’s £1.3bn takeover despite previously calling for a higher price.