Sainsbury's news and analysis – Page 148
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"There are several independent chains that could quite easily float on AIM - if they wanted to, of course"
Who can stand in the way of the supermarkets - Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's and Morrisons? It would be easy to conclude, from media coverage, that the food industry has polarised into a battle between a handful of giants, and a couple of piddly...
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Sainsbury's King made vice president of IGD
Sainsbury's chief executive Justin King is to take up the vice president role at international food and grocery organisation IGD. King succeeds Alastair Sykes, chairman and chief executive of Nestlé UK and Ireland, who became IGD...
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Is a bidding war now on the cards?
In contrast to many of my analytical peers, I actually think that a bid is indeed coming for Sainsbury's (though there hadn't been one as The Grocer went to press). Restructuring the balance sheet and running the business for cash should...
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Sainsbury's backs DoH label scheme
Sainsbury's is the first retailer to sign up to the Department of Health's proposed guidelines on the labelling of own-label alcohol products. The voluntary guidelines, which aim to encourage sensible drinking, were created after...
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M&S to assess Sainsbury's bid?
Speculation linking Marks & Spencer to a possible bid for Sainsbury's is continuing, with reports that the retailer has asked its banker to assess a bid. Last week reports in The Times suggested M&S executives had held internal meetings to...
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Top-Up shop
Who we visited. Tesco Express High Wycombe, Bucks. Welcome Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire. Sainsbury's local Cobham, Surrey. Londis Skipton Road, Harrogate. Spar Little Common, East Sussex. How they...
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Price Survey
The price gap narrowed again this week as Sainsbury's stole the top spot from Tesco, having been the second-cheapest for four weeks on the trot. Heavy promotional activity - including half-price Pringles - helped it to achieve £44.15 basket...
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Sainsbury's checked out by private equity cash
They're queuing up at Sainsbury's. It's suddenly on the shopping list of some of the biggest names in private equity with a price tag reportedly topping £11bn. First, last Friday, a CVC, KKR and Blackstone consortium was forced to reveal...
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Supplier jitters at Sainsbury's bid
A private equity takeover of Sainsbury's would spell disaster for the chain's suppliers, retail experts and manufacturers have warned. A price tag of £11bn has been placed on Sainsbury's following the disclosure last week that a CVC, KKR...
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Birds stay on shopping lists despite avian flu
Shoppers are showing little sign that they have been scared off by bird flu with only Tesco and Somerfield reporting a dip in poultry sales. Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Asda all said sales were unaffected. Sainsbury's added that calls to...
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The attractions - and distractions
The news is full of the tentative announcement regarding a joint approach from three private equity funds for Sainsbury's. Reports suggest the private equity funds see additional value in Sainsbury's through its property portfolio, at...
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Top-Up shop
Who we visited. Sainsbury's Local Chessington, Surrey. Your Local Co-op Elburton, Plymouth. Keystore Kirkintilloch, Glasgow. Londis Morpeth Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Spar Brockham, Surrey. How they...
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Fear of price-flexing if multiples enter Jersey
The entrance of Tesco, Sainsbury's or Asda to Jersey would not necessarily lead to falling grocery prices - because they could fix prices artifically high, business leaders on the island have warned. Entry by one of the big three is...
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Six of the Best: Yoghurt and pot desserts
After university, Emma Dunlop secured a work placement with Corus UK, which helped her get on Tesco's graduate scheme. Her first role with Tesco was as a frozen food buyer. She joined Sainsbury's eight months ago and has taken to the role with...
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This week a year ago the winner was...
This time a year ago the winner was another Sainsbury's store - this time in Macclesfield. The store not only provided everything on our shopper's list but provided great levels of customer service. Back then store manager Andy...
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Price Survey
This week Morrisons and Sainsbury's followed in Asda's footsteps by raising the price of Jacob's Creek Chardonnay by 33%. Last week Asda hiked the wine's price by the same amount, signalling the end of Christmas alcohol promotions. This...
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Letter of the week Pip Wood, director of communications, Sainsbury's
In response to Adam Leyland's column on front-of-pack labelling (The Grocer, 13 January, p3), Sainsbury's has been running the Food Standards Agency's traffic light system in the form of the 'Wheel of Health' for two years. We base our...
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In Brief: Huizeling tackles IT; WSTA recruits board; Sainsbury's NED; Kerry non-execs; Tookey gets UK
Huizeling tackles IT Jan Huizeling has been named as the new chief information officer of European logistics specialist Christian Salvesen. He replaces Tim Mills, who left the company in December. "My aim is to rejuvenate the IT...
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Retailers go it alone with produce drives
The government's 5-a-day campaign has lost out as supermarkets start the year with a blaze of fruit and veg promotions. Tesco and Sainsbury's are both pumping millions into free or cut-price produce, and Waitrose is also running a citrus...
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Morrisons in lead with price-cutting
Tesco, Sainsbury's and Asda have been making all the big noise about new year price reductions - but Morrisons has quietly been beating them all, according to exclusive data from The Grocer Price Index. Morrisons has cut the cost of our...