Sainsbury's news and analysis – Page 147

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    Sainsbury’s to hold on to property

    2007-04-30T08:20:00Z

    Sainsbury’s will reportedly reject proposals from two high-profile shareholders to split the supermarket group into two separate companies.Sainsbury’s largest shareholder, Qatar-based investment group Delta Two, which holds a 17.4% stake,...

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    Time to go green (...and yellow)

    2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Morrisons finally got its ecological act together this week and outlined its environmental commitments in its first-ever corporate responsibility report.Until now, it had been letting rivals Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's and Marks & Spencer...

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    Two-hour delivery slots too long, say shoppers

    2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Tesco and Asda's two-hour delivery time slots could be putting them at a disadvantage compared with their rivals, according to research. Tesco and Asda offer two-hour slots, while Waitrose Deliver, Ocado and Sainsbury's all offer...

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    Sainsbury's workers should be considered

    2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury's workers should be considered Dr Rowan Bradford Client director, Kaisen Consulting Sir; This week's surge in Sainsbury's share price shows that the bid...

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    Has the one-stop shop arrived?

    2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Think of almost any human activity and a supermarket can sell you something to help. Need to go to a nursery? Drop the kids off at Sainsbury's in Castle Point, Bournemouth, where they can learn while you shop. Left school without enough...

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    Delta confirms Sainsbury’s share purchase

    2007-04-27T08:29:00Z

    Delta Two, a Qatar-based investment group, yesterday confirmed it had acquired a 17.4% stake in Sainsbury’s.The purchase makes Delta Two the supermarket’s largest shareholder.Analysts speculated that the group would join forces with...

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    Does voodoo economics stack up for Sainsbury's?

    2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

    All high finance involves some sorcery, but if billionaire property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz can bring about a £4bn cash payout to Sainsbury's shareholders, will it amount to a piece of accounting wizardry, or an act in black magic?

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    Sainsbury's Carter takes helm at ECR

    2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

    Diane Carter, Sainsbury's zone managing director for the east is to become ECR UK's new retail co-chair with immediate effect.Her remit at ECR UK, the retailer and manufacturer-led initiative managed by IGD, will be to drive...

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    Opinion - "Why is Sainsbury's under pressure to return money to its shareholders while Tesco's appear happy?"

    2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

    Not bad, the Tesco results, were they? A quick back-of-an-envelope calculation tells me that Tesco's £2.55bn profits in 2006 were almost 10 times the £267m reported by Sainsbury's last year. In fact, at £520m, the increase in Tesco's profits on 2006...

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    Price Survey - 21st April 2007

    2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

    Asda's low-priced fresh fruit has helped the store become the cheapest retailer for the tenth consecutive week. The £52.95 basket contained pears that were 28p cheaper than its nearest rivals - Sainsbury's and Tesco - and bananas that were 15p less...

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    PayPoint gets phone loyalty scheme that Sainsbury's lost

    2007-04-16T00:00:00Z

    A mobile phone-based loyalty scheme set for a nationwide launch in c-stores this summer was the subject of an aborted trial with Sainsbury's that started as long ago as 2005.Plans to roll out the Shop Scan Save loyalty scheme to PayPoint...

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    Can 'The Best' cut it with the others?

    2007-04-16T00:00:00Z

    With all eyes on the 'will they won't they' saga surrounding the possible bid for Sainsbury's, the industry's first look at Marc Bolland and his vision for Morrisons may have passed a few watchers by. So I'd like to examine what he said and the...

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    Rafe winning Waitrose war - Q&A and Availability

    2007-04-16T00:00:00Z

    The Sainsbury's store on Dorking high street, Surrey, has scooped the Top Store award this week, thanks to its excellent availability and hospitable and knowledgeable staff. Our shopper was well received by members of staff and described the...

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    Opinion - "The dark horse in all this is Robert Tchenguiz. Will be bring about his op-cos and prop-cos?"

    2007-04-16T00:00:00Z

    Though it went closer to the wire than I thought, I always felt the Sainsbury's consortium bid was a non-starter. It would take, say, a £150m price-cutting programme by Tesco to derail Sainsbury's profits, which are only just starting to recover. On...

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    Bogof's week - 14th April 2007

    2007-04-16T00:00:00Z

    Tesco Tel reportedly 'stunned' the audience at the World Retail Congress in Barcelona by revealing that the stores he most admired were Aldi, Ikea and Starbucks. Well, what did everyone expect? He was hardly going to plump for Sainsbury and...

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    Top-Up shop

    2007-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Who we visitedSainsbury's Local The Brecks, RotherhamWelcome Lenzie, Glasgowspar Starbeck Avenue, Newcastle-upon-TyneTesco express Elm Park, BristolBP Shop Dorking, SurreyHow they...

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    Bigger dollops of Pudliszki for Poles

    2007-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Heinz is rolling out the Pudliszki brand in the UK to give Polish consumers a taste of home. A limited number of Pudliszki products have been available at some Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury's stores, but the range has now been extended to...

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    Top-Up shop

    2007-03-24T00:00:00Z

    Who we visited Sainsbury's Local Birmingham, West Midlands Co-op Crieff, Perthshire Nisa Stockport, Greater Manchester Tesco express Amersham, Bucks Budgens Trowbridge, Wiltshire How they...

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    Bogof's week

    2007-03-24T00:00:00Z

    Another Comic Relief and another round of money-raising antics from the retailers. Stuart Rose was pelted with wet sponges by Sir Philip Green, while Justin King and Sainsbury's retail director Ken McMeikan had a kitchen showdown a la TV...

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    Six of the Best Juice a Smoothie Buyers

    2007-03-24T00:00:00Z

    Star buyer Stuart Owens Ambient and chilled juice buyer, WaitroseHe became a trainee buyer in 1990 at Sainsbury's. He progressed to a buying role in health and beauty, then household products. In 1998 he became a buyer for US...