Sainsbury's news and analysis
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NewsSainsbury’s sells travel money business to Fexco Group in new concessions deal
It marks another ‘milestone’ in Sainsbury’s phased wind-down of its core banking business
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NewsCranswick debuts protein-rich snack brand aimed at time-poor consumers
Available through Sainsbury’s, the continental-inspired lineup features Chorizo Coins, Chorizo & Cheddar, German Salami & Cheddar, Peppered Saucisson Sec, Parmesan Saucisson Sec and Snack Fuet flavours
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NewsSainsbury’s eyes more Homebase sites as store expansion ‘ramps up’
Sainsbury’s had more than 100 ‘prime locations’ in which it was looking to open new stores in the future, said chief property and procurement director Patrick Dunne
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Comment & OpinionAnti-theft measures hurt sales and annoy staff – are they really worth it?
While a reasonable enough solution on paper, it appears the labour-intensive ‘Buzz for Booze’ cabinets at Morrisons have fallen out of favour
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NewsSupermarket loyalty in decline as cost of living crisis drives more ‘needs based’ shops
Not only are shoppers switching supermarkets more often, they are spending less in stores when they visit, according to new UK shopper data from Reward
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NewsTony’s Chocolonely unveils Sainsbury’s exclusive format
Four ‘fan favourite’ variants have rolled into the retailer in a new bar size
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NewsTribe and Wildfarmed launch co-branded oat bars into Sainsbury’s
The bars are made using Wildfarmed’s regeneratively grown oats
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NewsHovis suffers delists across the traditional big four supermarkets
Sainsbury’s appears to have delisted the most Hovis products, with 10 lines out of stock
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NewsSainsbury’s to donate ‘every penny’ of own-label pasta sales to fight school holiday hunger
Sainsbury’s donations would focus on helping the estimated 900,000 UK children who live in food poverty yet remain ineligible for government food clubs
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NewsTesco and Sainsbury’s chiefs join calls for Rachel Reeves to rethink business rates reforms
Tesco Group CEO Ken Murphy and Sainsbury’s CEO Simon Roberts said it would worsen the plight of high streets by undermining the investment from larger retailers who act as anchors for footfall
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NewsEV charge point policy a big opportunity for retailers, government says
‘Immediate changes’ will allow larger EV charging hubs to be signposted from major A-roads for the first time
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NewsSupermarkets urged to give suppliers greater retail media transparency
The first qualitative study of the UK’s retail media networks calls for retailers and fmcg companies to work towards establishing shared standards of governance
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NewsSainsbury’s launches personalised pricing at checkouts in latest loyalty expansion
Sainsbury’s is taking its loyalty programme to the next level by extending personalised pricing to physical checkouts, allowing Nectar members to access up to 10 tailored offers weekly without pre-downloading them.
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NewsNaturelly halts jelly pouch production following distribution losses
‘We just no longer have the big volume customers for this product,’ said Naturelly
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NewsMedia Bites 16 July: Sainsbury’s, Good Food Cycle, ASA, greenwashing, B&M
The Chancellor’s Mansion House speech last night did not trigger many headlines
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NewsUnion letter to Asda boss accuses supermarket of ‘immoral’ tactics over pay
A letter from GMB national officer Nadine Houghton to Allan Leighton says the union recognises he has a strong understanding of the role staff will have to play in Asda’s turnaround, but that Asda’s employment practices have yet to back that up
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s Martin Gunzkofer on two weeks at Reading’s best supermarket
’It’s my 35th year with Sainsbury’s. I’ve managed a double-digit number of stores, but it’s only my second week here as store manager’
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s wins best supermarket in our Reading mystery shop
The victory was built on availability – Sainsbury’s was the only store this week to pick up a perfect score of 20
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NewsTesco accused of ducking climate whistleblower claims
At its AGM last month the supermarket was questioned by campaign group ShareAction on its plans to publish its response to the bombshell memo to shareholders
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NewsSainsbury’s head of innovation steps down after seven years
Claire Hughes is highly regarded within the business for her role in transforming Sainsbury’s own-label and innovation strategy