Sainsbury's news and analysis – Page 180
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Media spend’s a vital growth aid
Media spends continue to be important to support the sales growth of the top four grocers and, with the exception of Sainsbury, there were double digit growths in advertising budgets last year. Nielsen Media Research confirms Tesco as one of...
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Spotless Sainsbury is the cheapest
At £37.07, Sainsbury in Macclesfield provided the cheapest of our four full baskets on The Grocer 33 this week and was the best performer for customer care.The store was spotless, while staff were knowledgeable and polite when questioned. The...
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Sainsbury best for organic
Sainsbury has scooped a top award from the Soil Association and been named Organic Supermarket of the Year 2004. This is the third time that Sainsbury has picked up the award. The judges were impressed with the supermarket’s commitment to...
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Press round-up…Sainsbury
Sainsbury may have to restart the search for a new chairman following investor fury at its appointment last week of Sir Ian Prosser, according to The Sunday Times.The paper spoke to 10 leading investors who criticised Prosser’s track record and...
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Sainsbury pays highest return in our portfolio
In the week when Sainsbury’s shareholders received news of a major windfall, research by The Grocer confirms that the retailer pays the best dividend of any of the top UK multiples.Two years ago we bought £100 worth of Sainsbury shares as part...
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Cottle takes on key role
Sainsbury has promoted Finn Cottle from head of dairy trading to head of fresh foods product development, as it fights for market share in the key convenience category.Her role includes responsibility for Sainsbury’s regional foods offer and...
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First Safeways go to Waitrose
Tesco and Sainsbury are frontrunners in the race to pick up the remaining Safeway stores that Morrisons must sell to satisfy regulators.Waitrose this week picked up 14 stores from the disposal list plus four other Safeway stores and a Morrisons...
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Sainsbury sells Shaw’s in the US
Sainsbury has sold its US business, Shaw's Supermarkets, to rival grocer Albertson's for $2.5bn.Following completion of the sale, Sainsbury said it intended to return 35p per share toshareholders – about £680m.Sainsbury group...
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Fruit set a new record
The first English glasshouse strawberries are set to hit supermarket shelves two weeks earlier than normal.The first token pickings were delivered to Sainsbury this week by the Summerfruit Company, a venture between Redbridge AFI and Worldwide...
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Ross range gets £1m
Dalepak is boosting the marketing budget for its Ross frozen burgers and grills brand by 50% to more than £1m, to back new products and revamped packaging.The range, which was introduced last year and has secured listings in Tesco, Sainsbury,...
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Sainsbury’s mango scrum down
Importers are getting creative in a bid to boost mango consumption in the UK.Birmingham-based importer Minor, Weir and Willis, the UK’s biggest handler of fresh mangoes, is set to work closely with Sainsbury to organise a number of instore...
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Sainsbury to takeover a Somerfield store
Sainsbury has won a bid to takeover the Somerfield supermarket in Bridgnorth, Shropshire. The store will cease trading as Somerfield on April 25. It is believed that contracts for the 165 staff will not change as part of the handover....
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Fish counters remain key says JS
Making fish easy for customers is at the heart of Sainsbury’s plans to develop its fish range.But the supermarket, the number two chain for fish sales, said the theatre of counters would remain very important, despite loose fish accounting for...
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Bells probe is ‘just a formality’
Office of Fair Trading scrutiny of the grocery sector increased this week when it gave the trade until March 9 to comment on any “competition or public interest” issues arising from Sainsbury’s acquisition of the Bells Stores chain.The...
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Non-execs in the glare
The JS débâcle has made non-executive directors a thorny issue says Glynn DavisWith Sir Ian Prosser gone as non-executive deputy chairman of Sainsbury before he had even done a day’s work, Morrisons will clearly have to tread...
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The silent problem
A code is toothless if suppliers won’t speak out says Elaine WatsonTesco, Asda, Sainsbury and Safeway have all welcomed the review. They have said they will co-operate with the audits and they have stressed their commitment to building strong...
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Weller: we’re accelerating
Sainsbury is on the hunt for more acquisitions within the convenience sector following the purchase of Bells Stores.The multiple raised concerns among many in the convenience sector after it bought Bells’ 54-store portfolio, ranked 15 in The...
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UK tomatoes arrive at JS
Sainsbury has announced the first arrivals of British tomatoes in its stores.The Taste the Difference vine-ripened tomatoes are on sale, at £1.79, a week early due to recent mild temperatures.Tomato buyer Tristan Kitchener said: “Sainsbury...
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Sainsbury buys Bells Stores
Sainsbury has bought Bells Stores, the family-owned convenience chain with 54 outlets in the north east of England.The supermarket group will operate Bells Stores as a separate business unit under the current management team of Steven Bell...
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Milk for our body clock
St Helen’s Farm is launching a branded cows’ milk which it says is an to aid sleep.Night Time Milk, which has secured a listing in Sainsbury, comes two years after Red Kite Farms launched Slumber Bedtime Milk, which is stocked by Waitrose....