Sainsbury's news and analysis – Page 151
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Morrisons is green as 'it keeps us in the black'
Retailer green initiatives are 10-a-penny these days. There's Plan A from Marks & Spencer. Tesco has made a £500m green pledge. Now Asda is in a war on packaging, and Sainsbury's has its designer reusable bags.One supermarket conspicuous...
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Supermarkets sell farmed fish as 'wild'
Sainsbury's and Harrods have been caught out selling farmed fish as wild by an FSA survey that has uncovered widespread inaccuracies in the labelling of seafood.Analysis of fish labelled as 'wild salmon' at both retailers showed the...
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Organic ranging trial success for Sainsbury's
Sainsbury's has hailed its two-week old experiment ranging organic with conventional lines a success.Russell Crowe, head of fresh produce, said the retailer's move to range organic fruit and veg alongside conventionally-grown equivalent...
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What the papers said
?Under the headline "Not such a goody bag" the Mirror was first to stick the boot in following the revelation that the £5 Anya Hindmarch bags that caused a consumer frenzy at Sainsbury's stores across the country were made in China, a...
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Sainsbury’s to hold on to property
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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Has the one-stop shop arrived?
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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Sainsbury's workers should be considered
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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Two-hour delivery slots too long, say shoppers
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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Time to go green (...and yellow)
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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Delta confirms Sainsbury’s share purchase
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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Price Survey - 21st April 2007
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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Opinion - "Why is Sainsbury's under pressure to return money to its shareholders while Tesco's appear happy?"
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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Sainsbury's Carter takes helm at ECR
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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Does voodoo economics stack up for Sainsbury's?
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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Bogof's week - 14th April 2007
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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Opinion - "The dark horse in all this is Robert Tchenguiz. Will be bring about his op-cos and prop-cos?"
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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Rafe winning Waitrose war - Q&A and Availability
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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Can 'The Best' cut it with the others?
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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PayPoint gets phone loyalty scheme that Sainsbury's lost
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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Bigger dollops of Pudliszki for Poles
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...