Sainsbury's news and analysis – Page 153

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    Retailers turn backs on Minute Maid juice

    2006-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Retailers are turning their backs on Coca-Cola's Minute Maid juice brand, despite the company reporting strong sales for the drink. Sainsbury and Spar have both delisted the one-litre carafes of the not-from-concentrate brand, which...

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    Jamie Oliver in campaign talks

    2006-06-27T08:11:00Z

    TV chef Jamie Oliver and Sainsbury are in talks with the Department of Health over a campaign to encourage people to eat more meals as a family.Reports suggest that the campaign would focus on family meals in an effort to improve the...

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    spotlight

    2006-06-24T00:00:00Z

    Peter Duncan of Stapleton Farm stuck to his guns in his belief in traditional and additive-free production methods for yoghurt and ice cream - and Sainsbury worked its magicUsing traditional methods to produce additive-free yoghurt...

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    Self-checkout

    2006-06-24T00:00:00Z

    Self-checkout is the most exciting growth area in customer-facing retail IT, with the majority of the world's leading food retailers trialling or rolling out systems. Self-checkout pioneers include Tesco, Sainsbury, Asda, Auchan, Casino and...

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    Self-checkout

    2006-06-24T00:00:00Z

    Self-checkout is the most exciting growth area in customer-facing retail IT, with the majority of the world&'s leading food retailers trialling or rolling out systems. Self-checkout pioneers include Tesco, Sainsbury, Asda, Auchan,...

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    Sainsbury shows how to do it

    2006-06-24T00:00:00Z

    Superbly attentive customer service, an absence of packing trolleys, impeccable merchandising and barely a wait at the checkout came together to deliver a class act at Sainsbury Whitley Bay In today&'s tough retail climate,...

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    We're getting into a winning mood

    2006-06-24T00:00:00Z

    All the evidence is that June has been a storming month for the industry in sales terms. The Waitrose numbers show an acceleration in trend, Tesco has mentioned it in passing and this week Sainsbury confirmed that since the Whitsun Bank...

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    Football fever: what's in store?

    2006-06-24T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury Not surprisingly, Sainsbury, as official England super­market, had a broad and well co-ordina­ted range of activity throughout the store, with lots of hanging banners communicating offers from tournament sponsors and...

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    Sainsbury backtracks on relocation decision

    2006-06-24T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury has backtracked on a decision last year to centralise its convenience operations in the north east of England, with the relocation of its trading teams to its London headquarters. The national trading and marketing teams...

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    retail spotlight

    2006-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Two months ago Sainsbury opened its doors to its new-look store in Merton, south London.If ever there was a store in need of a makeover, it was this one. Origi­nally built as a whopping 130,000 sq ft Sainsbury's Sava­centre, it was in...

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    retail spotlight

    2006-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Two months ago Sainsbury opened its doors to its new-look store in Merton, south London.If ever there was a store in need of a makeover, it was this one. Origi­nally built as a whopping 130,000 sq ft Sainsbury&'s Sava­centre,...

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    Own label

    2006-06-17T00:00:00Z

    As own-label manufac­turers work hard at cornering an even bigger slice of the ­organic market, some ­ranges, such as Sainsbury's So ­Organic, are proving a big hit among ­consumers. The success of own-label products is particularly...

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    Own label

    2006-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Owning the successAs own-label manufac­turers work hard at cornering an even bigger slice of the ­organic market, some ­ranges, such as Sainsbury&'s So ­Organic, are proving a big hit among ­consumers.The success of own-label...

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    Sainsbury installs interactive screens

    2006-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury is introducing touch-screen facilities to allow customers more interactivity and the option to give instant feedback. It has added touch-screen displays at its in-store customer service desks that allow customers to rate the...

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    The Food from Britain client development team Back row l-r: Richard Sainter, Tracy George, Sarah Hodgen, Elsie Fairbanks. Front row l-r: John Whitehead, Jane Wakeling

    2006-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Who's in the team?FFB's client development team is headed by Jane Wakeling who joined six months ago from Sainsbury where she was a regional food and drink manager and dairy buyer. She has years of experience in the export and regional...

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    The Food from Britain client development team Back row l-r: Richard Sainter, Tracy George, Sarah Hodgen, Elsie Fairbanks. Front row l-r: John Whitehead, Jane Wakeling

    2006-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Who&'s in the team?FFB&'s client development team is headed by Jane Wakeling who joined six months ago from Sainsbury where she was a regional food and drink manager and dairy buyer. She has years of experience in the...

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    On queue for great service!

    2006-06-10T00:00:00Z

    Deciding the winner of this week's Top Store Award was a close call between Sainsbury's Kimberley store in Nottingham, and Tesco's Loundwater store in Buckinghamshire. As both stores provided full baskets and flawless customer service,...

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    Customers should always come first

    2006-06-10T00:00:00Z

    The trading environment remains very competitive for food ­retailers. But recent updates from Marks and Spencer, Sainsbury and Morrisons confirm that good execution of a customer-led strategy will grow market share and attract spend from new...

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    Price Survey

    2006-06-03T00:00:00Z

    Iceberg lettuce prices have plummeted at Asda, Sainsbury, Morrisons, Waitrose and Somerfield this week but the order of our top six supermarkets has remained unchanged. Asda is still The Grocer 33&'s cheapest supermarket for...

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    JS creates premium non food sub-brand

    2006-06-03T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury is creating a new premium non food sub-brand which it hopes will improve the appeal of its offer and ensure it hits its financial targets for the category. 'Designed for Sainsbury&' will sit across all categories...