Sainsbury's news and analysis – Page 120

  • VITALITE
    News

    Vitalite pledges a return to Sainsbury’s

    2011-10-22T00:00:00Z

    Dairy Crest has pledged to do its utmost to get Vitalite back on Sainsbury’s shelves after the dairy-free spread was delisted last month. Sainsbury’s stopped stocking Vitalite spread less than 18 months after it went into stores in May…

  • LEAN-HAM-BY-SAINSBURYS
    News

    Freedom Food switch for JS ham

    2011-10-22T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury's has claimed another Freedom Food first by switching its entire own-label range of canned cooked ham and pork to meat sourced from Freedom Food farms. The six-strong range has been redesigned and three new lines Basics ham,...

  • METHOD-LAUNDRY-REFILL
    News

    Method claims UK detergent refill first

    2011-10-22T00:00:00Z

    Eco-friendly cleaning brand Method has claimed a category first with the launch of laundry detergent refills. The Method Laundry Refill range, which is rolling into Sainsbury’s and Waitrose next month and other supermarkets later this…

  • RIVER-BLOCK
    News

    Sainsbury’s: our web BWS must do better

    2011-10-22T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury's plans to relaunch its online beer, wines and spirits platform after admitting it "needs to do better". Online sales currently represent just 3% of Sainsbury's total BWS sales compared with the 10% of Tesco's £2bn UK wine...

  • BOB-PEPPER
    Grocer 33

    Sainsbury's, Urmston

    2011-10-21T00:00:00Z

    The Grocer 33 is a weekly mystery shopping survey, tracking price, service and availability at the five leading grocery retailers: Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose. Each week the winning store manager is interviewed by The Grocer.

  • BRAND-MATCH
    News

    Price ‘neutralised’ by Sainsbury’s till match

    2011-10-15T00:00:00Z

    Price is no longer a competitive advantage. That was the bold claim made by Sainsbury's commercial director Mike Coupe as the retailer rolled out its Brand Match price-matching scheme across the UK this week.

  • SAINSBURYS NEW
    Analysis & Features

    It may be cool, but how much of a gamble is Brand Match?

    2011-10-15T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury’s Brand Match is the first price-match scheme to offer an instant voucher at the till. So will it work? Beth Phillips and James Halliwell report

  • News

    Sainsbury’s pushes into digital media with £1m acquisition

    2011-10-13T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury’s customers will soon be able to buy, rent or stream digital media from the supermarket, following its £1m acquisition of online entertainment company Global Media Vault. GMV runs a white-label entertainment ecommerce....

  • SAINSBURYS NEW
    News

    Brand Match goes nationwide at Sainsbury's this week

    2011-10-10T11:42:49.437Z

    Sainsbury’s will launch its Brand Match voucher scheme nationwide on Wednesday. The scheme, revealed by The Grocer in June, has been on trial in the supermarket’s 12 Northern Irish stores.

  • GOK WAN SAINSBURYS
    News

    Gok Wan clothing range arrives at Sainsbury’s

    2011-10-06T10:59:08.603Z

    Style guru Gok Wan has launched his first clothing range into Sainsbury’s. The Gok for Tu range of 13 items launched into 200 Sainsbury’s stores this morning, with prices starting at £20.

  • OCADO
    News

    Tesco price war threat sends rivals’ shares tumbling

    2011-09-22T11:44:54.843Z

    Fears that Tesco is to spark a new price war sent shares in supermarket rivals plummeting yesterday. Shares in Sainsbury’s fell by 2% yesterday, while Ocado was hit even harder. The online retailer saw its share price slump by 11%.

  • SAINSBURYS PEANT BUTTER
    News

    Plastic fantastic for Sainsbury’s peanut butter

    2011-09-22T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury’s has switched its peanut butter jars from glass to plastic, in a move the retailer said would reduce carbon emissions by more than 150 tonnes a year. Packaging has been cut by 83% - or 882,000 kilos – as a result of the change, meaning the lighter jars require less fuel to transport.

  • FAMILY-ROAST
    News

    Retailers unite to fight campylobacter threat

    2011-09-17T00:00:00Z

    Eight of the country's biggest food retailers and the three largest chicken processors have joined forces to tackle the most common cause of food poisoning campylobacter in raw meat. Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's, Morrisons, The Co-operative...

  • SAINSBURY-EMPLOYEE
    News

    Sainsbury’s in Braille first

    2011-09-17T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury's has become the UK's first supermarket to introduce Braille on shelf barkers. Bethan Wilson, the manager of its at its Woolton store in Liverpool, came up with the idea to improve the shopping experience for her blind and...

  • SAINSBURYS BY SAINSBURYS
    News

    New Sainsbury’s slogan tells shoppers to Live Well For Less

    2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury’s has unveiled a new slogan to replace its long-standing ‘Try Something New Today' strapline. The successor – ‘Live Well For Less’ – aims to drive home a message of quality and value.

  • JONATHAN-MASON
    Grocer 33

    Sainsbury’s Braehead

    2011-09-12T14:07:00Z

    The Grocer 33 is a weekly mystery shopping survey, tracking price, service and availability at the five leading grocery retailers: Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose. Each week the winning store manager is interviewed by The Grocer.

  • SAINSBURYS NEW
    News

    We’re first to offer full Mexican, claims Sainsbury’s

    2011-09-07T11:37:00Z

    Sainsbury’s is claiming to be the first retailer to launch a complete chilled Mexican food range. The 20-strong line-up launches in 545 Sainsbury’s stores today, with items priced from £1.50 to £6.00.

  • SAINSBURYS NEW
    News

    Sainsbury’s will take on 15,000 for Christmas

    2011-09-05T11:17:19.787Z

    Sainsbury’s will bring in 15,000 seasonal workers for the key Christmas period. Seasonal staff will carry out a wide number of roles from November onwards, including customer service, manning the tills, stocking shelves and online picking.

  • News

    Candy floss flavour grapes, anyone..?

    2011-09-03T00:00:00Z

    Mack Multiples is hoping to inject fresh innovation into the UK table grape market by importing a sweet, ­candy floss-flavoured grape the first in a line of new varieties it hopes to import. Sainsbury's is the first UK retailer to stock...

  • BLUEBERRIES NEW
    News

    Poor growing season hits blueberry supply

    2011-09-02T00:00:00Z

    British retailers have been hit by a squeeze on blueberries following poor weather in the UK and Poland. Sainsbury's has reduced its packs from 225g to 150g and cut its price from £3 to £2.50 after prices rose following a poor season in...