Sainsbury's news and analysis – Page 185
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Soberano gets into JS
Spanish brandy Soberano Solera Reserva 5 is broadening its sales avenues this year after securing listings in Sainsbury's 300 largest stores. On shelf now, it extends the brand's presence in the multiples beyond its national distribution in...
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Satellite eye on lorries
Tesco and Sainsbury have invested "multi-millions of pounds" in introducing satellite tracking equipment across the supply chain. An 18-month roll-out of the Isotrak black box tracking to Tesco's 1,350 vehicles, 23 UK delivery centres and 740...
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Super chance' proclaims Sir Ken
John Wood Morrisons stunned the industry this week with a takeover bid for Safeway that would catapult it over Asda into third place in UK market share and leave it snapping at the heels of Sainsbury. Morrisons executive chairman Sir Ken...
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BABY WIPES
The baby wipes sector appears one of the fastest growing areas, with an overall growth in the latest year of 20%. All key outlets appear to be driving this growth with Boots, Superdrug, Sainsbury, Tesco and Safeway overperforming the total market. A...
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The £8m refurbishment of Sainsbury's Purley Way store in Cro
However, the incorporation of Sainsbury's new zone' concept could help to boost the store's performance further by appealing to the busy suburban shoppers who seek everything in one store. The choice of Purley Way as the second location for...
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Sainsbury to have January sale
Sainsbury is to cut prices on 500 lines across its estate on Boxing Day as it starts its first ever January sale.Reductions of between 10% to 30%, BOGOFS and special purchases will be available on a range of non–food items and some grocery...
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Sir Peter Davis,chief executive, Sainsbury
What were the biggest issues in the food and drink retailing sector over the past year? The key event has quite rightly been the debate about the future of farming. We welcomed the findings of the Policy Commission's report and hope this will...
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Latina Brands has scored a hit with its debut range of moder
Launched in November last year in Waitrose and Sainsbury, the majority have been snapped up by other major retailers, including Safeway and Asda, and the range has gained praise from such hard-to-please critics as the Observer Food Monthly magazine....
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NPD gets online kick to backside
When Sainsbury first told suppliers about plans to develop all new own label products on the internet, it was not bowled over by their enthusiasm, admits product development manger Cathy Port.Aside from inevitable concerns over who was going to...
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Multiples to monitor taint
Tesco, Sainsbury and Waitrose are planning to take part in an ambitious project to trial a new cork designed to limit wine taint. Sabaté, the French cork manufacturer, has produced 100,000 corks which are guaranteed to have half the amount of...
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Sainsbury meets expectations
Sainsbury has posted a 10.7% jump in first half pre-tax profit and cited cost savings plus its store refurbishment programme for “this solid performance”.For the 28 weeks to October12 group pre-tax profit rose to £342m from £309m last year...
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Shaw’s buys Ames stores
Shaw’s supermarkets the US arm of Sainsbury’s in the UK has bought 18 Ames stores for $75.5m.Shaw’s boss Paul Gannon said: “This purchase further strengthens Shaw’s position as the second largest food retailer in New England. The properties...
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summer not a turn-off
michael simpson jones, chilled ready meals buyer, sainsbury "The core trend has not really changed in the past two years  consumers are looking for good tasting, good value for money products. But base sales in the summer were considerably...
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Soft mango trials by JS
Sainsbury is increasing its programme to develop supplies of a soft yellow-skinned mango with a pink blush called Kensington Pride and grown solely in Australia. The multiple is also conducting exclusive trials with supplier Minor, Weir and...
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Tesco vegetarians' favourite this year
Tesco beat Waitrose and Sainsbury to walk away with the best supermarket accolade at this year's Vegetarian Society awards. The awards were voted for by a panel including celebrity chefs Richard Cawley and Rose Elliot and singer Hazel O'Connor...
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Gallo's in a box
Ernest & Julio Gallo has launched its first wine in a box format. The company has put the Ruby Cabernet and Colombard varietals from its Rivercrest range in the 3-litre packs. They are in Sainsbury for £14.99. Beastly challenge Tesco...
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JS simplifies its bacon fixture
Kit Davies Sainsbury is in the process of completing a major overhaul of its bacon fixture to make shopping simpler and easier for consumers. The key to the new philosophy is the separation of smoked and unsmoked into two separate blocks....
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Hit or Miss?
>> How is one of last year's top launches faring?Nestlé’s Nesquik Fresh, launched in July 2003, signalled the brand’s first foray into fridges.And the milk drink got off to a good start with listings in Tesco, Sainsbury,...
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GNX tool speeding NPD cycle
Elaine Watson More than 300 suppliers are developing new own label products for Sainsbury through an online collaborative product development tool from e-marketplace GlobalNetXchange. The tool, which lets everyone involved in creating new...
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Tesco's one stop shop
Not for Tesco a slow and painful Sainsbury-style advent into convenience beset by planning battles and distribution problems. Instead it is grabbing a 5% slice of the convenience market in one go. All it needs is T&S’s shareholders to rubberstamp...