Sainsbury's news and analysis – Page 166
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Sainsbury reveals recovery plans
Sainsbury has said that second-half underlying profit would not be significantly different from the £125m to £135m range it forecast for the first six months, however, estimated exceptional costs for the company amount to £550m.These costs...
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Picking a plum job
If out of stocks are a headache for customers, they create a migraine for online pickers as deputy editor Siân Harrington found out. She spent the day as a Sainsbury picker in the first of a new series in which members of The Grocer team trade...
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High Noon for Waitrose and Sainsbury
Waitrose has teamed up with fine dining London Indian restaurant Quilon to launch a new range of chilled meals to rival Sainsbury’s Bombay Brasserie range.The range of seven offerings, produced by Noon Products, which also makes the Sainsbury’s...
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Sainsbury is reshaping top supply chain team
Sainsbury has made sweeping changes to its trading and supply chain management just one month after announcing the departure of five senior managers. Laurence Clube, who is currently director of the household, food and drinks division, will manage...
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Dungannon loses JS beef
Sainsbury is cutting Dungannon Meats out of its fresh beef supply chain and will in future source all of its fresh beef from Anglo Beef Processors.The move, which follows a similar rationalisation exercise in Sainsbury’s milk supply chain, was...
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Dungannon Meats lose Sainsbury beef business
Sainsbury is to cut Dungannon Meats out of its fresh beef supply chain as it moves to source all of its fresh beef from Anglo Beef Processors.Dungannon immediately announced plans to close its Elmgrove Foods facility in Belfast with the loss of...
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JS puts pedal to metal online
Sainsbury has upgraded its consumer website following research that showed its online shoppers want a quicker ordering process. The improvements include the ability for shoppers to look back at previous orders and the easier identification of...
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Pressure for Jacksons probe
As The Grocer went to press this week, a delegation from the Federation of Wholesale Distributors was meeting OFT officials in a bid to block Sainsbury’s takeover of the Jacksons c-store chain.The delegation comprised Musgrave UK boss Eoin...
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British tomato prices plummet
Retail prices for British tomatoes have crashed, according to Sainsbury buyer Tristan Kitchener. Speaking at the sector’s annual conference, he said prices had fallen by up to 45% compared with last season,“This week last year, loose...
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Sainsbury finance chief quits
Sainsbury’s finance director Roger Matthews, yesterday became the seventh board member to quit the company since the start of the year.Matthews has been with the company for five years and will leave the supermarket group at the end of its...
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Coolers from The Big J
Fruit smoothies specialist The Big J is extending its repertoire with a new range of juice and water drinks.The new brand, called Coolers, will go into Sainsbury this month and the company claimed it would answer the growing consumer demand for...
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Supermarkets look at housing schemes
Supermarkets are planning to make strong moves into the housing market as a response to increasing pressure from local councils for the inclusion of social housing as part of redevelopment schemes.Asda and Sainsbury are both planning to...
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The Saturday Essay
>>creativity is key to success of independents – John Weaver, commercial director at Petty, WoodSainsbury’s acquisition of Jacksons sets another high-tide point as waves of acquisitions continue to sweep over the independent...
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Schwartz is the latest departure at Sainsbury
Sainsbury brand marketing director Jeremy Schwartz is the latest senior figure to announce he is leaving the company, following five recent departures (The Grocer, September 11, p24).His decision came after a review of Sainsbury’s senior...
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Sainsbury forms a Bridgehead to drive distinct, regional appeal for its cheese
A new cheese distributor has been set up to help Sainsbury establish a distinct speciality cheese category and stock more regional products.Bridgehead Food Partners is a 50-50 joint venture between Nantwich-based cheesemaker Joseph Heler and...
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Sainsbury market share dips
Sainsbury’s market share has dipped to 15.3% from 15.4% during the past 12 weeks to September, according to the latest data from TNS Superpanel.This compares to a 15.9% market share for the same period last year. TNS also indicated that...
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JS falls down on stocks
Sainsbury continues to lag behind its competitors in the availability stakes, according to The Grocer 33 survey.The multiple, which recently parachuted in former Safeway logistics chief Lawrence Christensen to tackle its supply chain problems,...
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UK debut for sweet potato
Sainsbury is exclusively stocking a New Zealand sub-tropical sweet potato called the kumara.The kumara, which is one of New Zealand’s most popular vegetables, is appearing for the first time in the UK in commercial quantities.Supplier...
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Cleaner fuels for Sainsbury
Sainsbury has signed a deal with Npower Business to supply energy to its UK stores, including 10% from renewable sources.A further 44% of the 1,500GWh order will come from good quality combined heat and power (CHP) – a gas-fired product that is...