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Sainsbury's news and analysis – Page 152
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Traffic light lines will do well with us, King tells suppliers
Brands opting for traffic light labelling will benefit from strength in numbers within Sainsbury's, the chain's boss said this week. Chief executive Justin King said its stores would be dominated by traffic lights due to the roll-out of...
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Price competition is yesterday's war
Another trading statement from one of the majors, another report that inflation is back in the system. J Sainsbury announced that through July, August and September, deflation of 0.9% became inflation of 1%, hot on the heels of Tesco's remarks...
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'Buying power leads to better prices? I don't buy that argument' says King
Justin King insisted this week that Sainsbury's would remain competitive, despite a prediction that Tesco's growing buyer power would allow it to open a big price gap with its rival.Analysts at Citigate said it had calculated that...
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Sainsbury's prices rise by almost 5%
Price hikes at Sainsbury's have helped fuel an average 2.2% increase in the cost of groceries in the past month, according to The Grocer Price Index.The index, which is based on a secret list of 100 grocery products, shows that the...
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Sainsbury's buys five Somerfields
Sainsbury's has snapped up five stores from Somerfield as it accelerates its expansion programme.The move comes as Sainsbury's opened a new distribution centre for its northern convenience stores on the back of increased volumes from...
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Sainsbury's hailed for seizing lead in health
Sainsbury's has snatched the moral high ground on healthy eating from its major rivals, analysts said this week. In a report on the retailer's medium-term prospects, Deutsche Bank analysts said that they believed recent public comments by...
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the wasteland
Reduce, reuse, recycle, urges the famous green mantra. Last week, Sainsbury's arguably went a step further when it announced it wanted to start "an environmental revolution" by eliminating, rather than reducing, plastic packaging from 500 lines....
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the Organic wars
It can be no coincidence that two major supermarkets simultaneously launched organic box schemes ahead of Organic Fortnight, which ends tomorrow. First Sainsbury's, then Tesco, announced that they would be trialling regional schemes - and now...
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JS distances itself from 'tosser' rant
Jamie Oliver could have irrevocably soured his relationship with Sainsbury's by criticising parents who buy junk food, experts have warned.Oliver criticises parents in his new C4 show, Jamie's Return to School Dinners, saying: "Now is...
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Shoppers hungry for choice drive record Waitrose sales
Waitrose is putting product choice back into the market where others are stripping it out, the boss of the supermarket said this week.Referring to the high-profile drive undertaken by rival Sainsbury's to streamline its ranges...
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Sainsbury's signs up Tesco property head
Gaelle WalkerSainsbury's has appointed current Tesco property services director Neil Sachdev to the newly created role of commercial director. Sachdev's appointment is the fourth senior defection from Tesco to Sainsbury's in the past two...
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Sainsbury's off to good start for organic drive
The data for this week's Promotrack article was collected between 1 and 3 September, which was the start of the Organic Fortnight, as stated in last week's issue of The Grocer.One retailer that has taken the fortnight to heart is...
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Asda set to challenge JS, Tesco with national online roll-out
Asda is launching an offensive on Sainsbury's and Tesco's online market share with plans to take its service national from next year. Asda.com is currently serviced by 80 stores across the country. However, this will be increased to 100...
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Mushroom supply hit
Sainsbury's has been hit by a problem with its mushroom supplies over the past ten days, leading to 'out of stock' messages at stores across the country. A spokeswoman said: "There has been a supplier problem caused by weather in...
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this week a year ago The winner was...
Sainsbury's in Ripon, North Yorkshire, won The Grocer 33 Top Store Award this time last year, when duty manager Diane Hayes received the award on behalf of store manager Nick Alcock. Alcock retired to be replaced by Malcom Mitchell, who...
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Sainsbury's £1bn target for Taste the Difference range
Sainsbury's aims to build its Taste the Difference label into a £1bn sub-brand by March 2009 as it increases its focus on own label across all categories. The move would mean that Taste the Difference would match the current value of...
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Top-Up shop
Who we visited BudgeNs, Sycamore Road, Amersham, Bucks Esso on the run, A3, Coombe Lane, Surrey sainsbury's at jacksons, Bawtry Road, Rotherham, Yorkshire Spar, Manor Road, Hinchley Wood, Surrey tesco EXpress,...
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Price Survey
Asda is the UK's cheapest supermarket again this week at £38.26, while Tesco was once again in second place, this week with a basket price of £39.31, 2.7% higher than Asda. Sainsbury was third at £39.80, nudging Morrisons back to fourth place at...
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Race is on to win hearts in Alnwick
Three supermarket chains are competing to gain a foothold in a medieval market town named as the nicest place in Britain.Tesco, Sainsbury's and Lidl are all applying for planning permission to build stores in Alnwick, Northumberland....