Sainsbury's news and analysis – Page 137
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Winter Cider is a rival for mulled wine
Premium Swedish cider brand Rekorderlig hopes to give mulled wine a run for its money with a winter cider suitable for heating.The limited-edition Rekorderlig Winter Cider, available from Sainsbury's and Morrisons next month, is made...
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Third Party: How can Pimm’s see off the Pitchers threat?
Sainsbury's may have tweaked the label but Diageo has further work to do to protect its brand, says Peter Lidgey
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NewsSainsbury’s sales growth slows
Sainsbury’s has posted like-for-like sales growth of 4.6% for the past three months – down from the 7% rate of the previous quarter.
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Other Movers 3/10/09
Reckitt Benckiser has named Richard Cousins, group CEO of catering giant Compass Group, as a non-executive director. He replaces David Tyler, who last month was announced as the new chairman of Sainsbury's.
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Asda goes for a purple revamp in bid for Extra Special impact
Asda has transformed its Extra Special packaging with a look that closely resembles Sainsbury's Taste the Difference range, The Grocer has learnt.The retailer decided to revamp the premium range after customers claimed its ivory colour...
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Sainsbury’s group for UK cheese
Sainsbury's has become the first major multiple to establish a dedicated group of farmers to supply its British cheese.
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Sainsbury’s creates new roles in non-food revamp
Sainsbury’s has revamped its non-food management team in preparation for a massive sales push.
The retailer, which launched a non-food website this July featuring 4,000 lines, hopes to grow its total floor space by 5% by the end of the… -
NewsGrocer 33: Asda reclaims the top spot from Tesco
Asda has shot back to the top of the rankings after emerging as the second-most expensive retailer for ethical products last week. But it was no easy victory, as Sainsbury's basket cost just 7p more.
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NewsCan Sainsbury’s meal deal stand out from the crowd?
Sainsbury's Feed Your Family for a Fiver led the way on meal offers. So why is the chain playing catch-up with a ready meal deal? Joanne Grew investigates
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Sainsbury’s set to launch new meal deal in time for Christmas
Sainsbury's is gearing up to launch a Feed Your Family for a Tenner meal deal, The Grocer has learned.The offer follows the success of its Feed Your Family for a Fiver launch in March 2008, and is thought to mirror the concept quite...
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Around the Papers 14/9/09
New Sainsbury's chair; Cadbury bid rumbles on; product placement gets go-ahead
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NewsGrocer 33: 'Lovely store' matched by helpful staff
Sainsbury's in Stirling offered the best shop this week. It was the only retailer to provide a full basket and our shopper described it as "a lovely store with staff to match".
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Sainsbury’s takes its fresh coffee Fairtrade
Sainsbury's has switched all its own-brand roast and ground coffee to Fairtrade, after doing the same with bananas, sugar and own-brand Red Label tea. The move would more than double the market for Fairtrade roast and ground coffee in...
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Sainsbury’s takes up TV star’s store host tip
Barbara Bentley, the plucky saleswoman who starred in the TV show I'm Running Sainsbury's, will see her vision for the supermarket rolled out across all 500 stores from 1 December with the introduction of store hosts. The hosts will have...
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Curley’s staff join Belfast Sainsbury’s
Sainsbury's opened its largest supermarket in Northern Ireland this week, a 69,000 sq ft store at the Kennedy Centre in west Belfast. The superstore is on the site of a former Curley's supermarket, and many of the 250 Curley's staff have...
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Other Movers 29/8/09
Former Sainsbury's non-food trading director Keith Evans is the new CEO of British Retail Consortium Trading. Evans was most recently at DSGi, where he held senior positions including commercial director for Currys.
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There is another whey
Blur's Alex James spends rather more time making cheese than playing the guitar and has now gained listings in Sainsbury's, as he tells Ronan Hegarty
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Makro’s first own-brand cider arrives
As the Pimm's and Sainsbury's copyright row rumbles on, Makro has taken on Bulmers and Magners by launching Felsgold, its own-brand pour-over-ice cider. However, the cash & carry retailer was quick to point out that Felsgold's pack...
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Picture This... Sailor Jerry comes up trumps
Sailor Jerry golden rum won a listing with Tesco last week its fourth big retailer account in as many months after Waitrose snapped it up in May, followed by Sainsbury's and Asda.
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Brand owners back Diageo in Pimm’s copycat court case
Food and drink brand owners are hoping Diageo's decision to sue Sainsbury's for copyright infringement will open the floodgates for further lawsuits and stop supermarkets' "increasingly audacious" infringements in their tracks.