Sainsbury's news and analysis – Page 180
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Sainsbury: ‘not satisfied by sales performance’
Sainsbury has posted a 0.3% rise in first quarter like-for-like sales and blamed its transformation programme both in-store and within the supply chain for “disruption to the execution of our customer offer”.UK like-for-like sales including...
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JS sets out top fruit ambitions
Sainsbury is aiming to take the top spot from Tesco when it comes to English top fruit. Marcus Hoggarth, senior buyer for apples and pears, said the multiple was aiming for significant growth: "I'd like to see us stuff Tesco and get the number one...
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Steve's touch for the locals
A new specialist meat counter, a partnership between a local butcher and multiple retailer, has been launched. Sainsbury and West Country-based master butcher Steve Turton are now offering customers to the retailer's Torquay and Exeter stores the...
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Steve's touch for the locals
A new specialist meat counter, a partnership between a local butcher and multiple retailer, has been launched. Sainsbury and West Country-based master butcher Steve Turton are now offering customers to the retailer's Torquay and Exeter stores...
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Shawe takes a seat as IGD chair
Jan Shawe, Sainsbury's director of corporate relations, will be the new chair of the IGD board of directors. The appointment will take effect from September 30 when she will take over from Rob Knight from Dairy Farmers of Britain who has been IGD's...
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Shawe takes a seat as IGD chair
Jan Shawe, Sainsbury's director of corporate relations, will be the new chair of the IGD board of directors. The appointment will take effect from September 30 when she will take over from Rob Knight from Dairy Farmers of Britain who has been IGD's...
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Congested Asda pulls basket down
Asda has checked in the cheapest full basket so far for The Grocer 33's new look shopping list at £39.09. The chain provided two of this week's five full baskets while Sainsbury took the Storewatch title for its customer service. A better deal on...
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Chiefs: no GM appetite
Bosses at Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury and Safeway have told the government that there is no real appetite for putting GM foods back on the shelves. In a meeting held at DEFRA on Wednesday, chief executives at the top four multiples told DEFRA secretary...
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Chiefs: no GM appetite
Bosses at Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury and Safeway have told the government that there is no real appetite for putting GM foods back on the shelves. In a meeting held at DEFRA on Wednesday, chief executives at the top four multiples told DEFRA...
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Sainsbury's customers can now use the internet to trace all
It has extended the scheme across all UK organic produce and some imports following the success of a 10-month trial on organic potatoes. Other fresh organic products including meat and dairy will be added in the future. Farmers taking part provide...
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Outspan woos kids
Outspan is set to launch a promotion in Sainsbury this summer to appeal to families. Packs of branded oranges will be on sale offering ‘kids go free’ tickets to theme parks around the UK.The promotion, which starts next week, will...
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Sainsbury wants action on ATM charges
Sainsbury has paired up with the Nationwide Building Society to attack cash machine operators who charge customers to withdraw cash from their machines. Sainsbury, which operates 340 cash machines, said this year customers would pay more...
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TIM RANSCOMBE
CATEGORY BUYER FOR WINE, SAFEWAY Ranscombe has bought wine for Safeway for more than two years. Before that he worked for Sainsbury for 10 years in roles ranging from logistics to wine buying. He developed his interest in the wine category with...
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Anzac backs British veterans
One of Australia's most iconic products, the Anzac biscuit, is to make its debut on the UK market. Privately owned Aussie company Unibic has struck an exclusive deal to supply Sainsbury, with the first packs going on shelf from July 14. The...
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Scots suppliers at risk
Research from the IGD suggests suppliers will be caught out as Tesco and Sainsbury introduce factory gate pricing in Scotland. Half of suppliers who took part in the research commissioned by Scottish Food & Drink had minimal or no knowledge of...
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JS looking to more extras from Oliver
The Jamie Oliver range of extra matured beef has been launched into Sainsbury's stores this week. The meat, which has been matured on the bone for 21 days, and features four joints and five steaks, will be available in 400 stores in specially...
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When The Grocer last conducted its online mystery shop in Ap
Sainsbury is not alone in finding that a third party delivery company had let them down. When a D'Agostino delivery driver had a run in with the NYPD the media had a field day and the reputation of the service-orientated D'Agostino, which is New...
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Scan and pack ad misleading
Sainsbury's scan and pack' television ad, featuring celebrity chef Jamie Oliver having his shopping packed by checkout staff has been banned by TV watchdogs for being misleading. In the ad, two girls watch Jamie Oliver having his carrier bags...
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BP powers up Connect offer
Anne Bruce Petrol giant BP has created a convenience operations division and recruited buyers and other staff from Alldays, Aldi, Marks and Spencer, Tesco and Sainsbury. The division takes in all 1,240 BP forecourt stores, which clocked up...
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Some erotic veg, please
Waiting to pay for her basket of goods at the Sainsbury Local in Clapham, one of The Grocer team noticed a bemused look on the face of the cashier as she came across an aubergine. Holding it aloft, the cashier asked her colleagues: "What is...