Sainsbury's news and analysis
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Comment & OpinionHow supermarkets have been nudging healthier choices for years
As reported by The Grocer on Sunday, the proposals are part of health secretary Wes Streeting’s 10-year Health Plan, due to be officially released next week
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NewsSainsbury’s welcomes NHS obesity plan as ‘opportunity’ for supermarkets to ‘raise the bar’
Simon Roberts said it was vital the proposals applied to all ‘large food companies’, including aggregator apps, takeaway chains and fast food restaurants
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NewsSainsbury’s hits highest market share in a decade after sunny spring
Growth at Sainsbury’s has accelerated in its first quarter thanks to fine spring weather and the group’s improving value proposition
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NewsSainsbury’s launches ‘premium’ online butcher and fishmongers in food-to-order expansion
It includes a new online butcher and fresh fish service, which will allow shoppers to order premium cuts to their homes
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NewsSainsbury’s increases price of lunch meal deal again
The most recent meal deal hike is the second time Sainsbury’s has increased the price of its lunchtime meal deal staple in less than a year
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NewsSainsbury’s and Nectar to launch AI-powered retail media platform Pollen
Pollen will ‘redefine how the retail media sector works day-to-day’ it is claimed
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KVI TrackerNestlé shrinks Kit Kat multipacks to mitigate soaring cocoa costs
Prices of the multipacks have risen by as much as 18.1% in some cases
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NewsMcVitie’s unveils Pink Digestives amid centenary celebrations
The biscuits are topped with a pink, raspberry and cream-flavoured coating
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Promotional FeaturesReconsidering responsibility for cybersecurity in retail
Cyber attacks on the UK’s biggest supermarkets are becoming more frequent, more disruptive and more costly. In the next article in our series on unlocking value in 2025, we explore why it’s time for retailers to rethink not just their cyber defences, but who in the business is responsible for them.
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NewsSainsbury’s trialling electronic shelf-edge labels in latest tech test
The supermarket installed the tech at three of its larger format stores late last year and has been testing the technology’s impact across different categories, including Beers, wines and spirits, health and general merchandise
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NewsCadbury shrinks Freddo multipacks by 20% but prices remain unchanged
Packs of five Freddos have been replaced by packs of four in Tesco
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s Dundee is best store in high-scoring Grocer 33 week
Our mystery shopper had a ‘really positive experience’ at Sainsbury’s
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s Dundee: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘This is a fruit growing area; the raspberries are produced literally two miles from the store, and we want to show our customers that we support local growers’
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NewsTighten rules on charity cash collection in stores, supermarkets told
The Fundraising Regular wants to prevent ’bad actors’ from defrauding shoppers by posing as charity collectors.
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NewsTesco demands mandatory health reporting to fight obesity crisis
Tesco group CEO Ken Murphy has written an open letter to health secretary Wes Streeting
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s Moor Allerton: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Our location is central to some of the most affluent areas in Leeds, but then we’ve also got lots of families on budget’
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Grocer 33Store of the week Sainsbury’s Leeds offers excellent standards
Sainsbury’s scored a respectable 78 points, despite only managing 12 out of 20 for availability
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Promotional FeaturesWhy it’s time brands and retailers rethink how they use AI
The food and drink sector might be abuzz at all the potential in AI right now, but many brands and retailers remain stuck on fragmented use cases, adding cost and complexity without the promised productivity gains. What needs to change?
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Comment & OpinionShades, Sheeran and MrBeast: the post-Prime celebrity NPD landscape
Recent NPD launches backed by the likes of Ed Sheeran, Niko Omiliana and MrBeast will look upon Prime’s rise and fall as a cautionary tale
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NewsFood poverty: supermarkets and manufacturers set new target to provide 30 million meals
A food industry coalition has announced an ambitious new target to provide 30 million meals a year by 2028