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Sainsbury blitzes healthy eating with free from & Five range
Helen Gregory Sainsbury is launching a huge healthy eating campaign labelled Eat your Way to Better Health. As part of the campaign, the chain is bringing out a Free From range for shoppers with food allergies and food intolerances. More...
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Bogof's week
I'm sure I wasn't the only one to enjoy seeing the repeat this week of the infamous BBC tv programme where Sainsbury's Dino Adriano went back to the shopfloor. Who could forget the sight of Dino wrapped up in that extremely snug polyester uniform?...
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Bogof's week
Further proof of how competitive the multiples are came this week when Sainsbury and Tesco organised summer bashes for the same night, the same time and the same stretch of the Thames. Although one spin doctor admitted to me that the diary clash...
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Bogof's week
Hardened hack I may be, but even I was blushing this week when a Design Bridge trip to Sainsbury's backfired. Designers Peter and David had come up with arty two-tone judging cards to help a group of 12 elderly shoppers pick out examples of good...
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Summer listings for Spirito
Bacardi-Martini has given the thumbs up to its latest new premium packaged spirit, Spirito, following an extensive test in Sainsbury. The launch of the Martini-based pair of products was revealed in The Grocer at the end of last year (November...
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n Sainsbury hopes the City will cast a friendly eye on its r
Sainsbury may have reported its best performance for over a decade last week but it faces a struggle to silence its critics. A 30.7% jump in profits and more than 6% rise in like-for-like sales failed to impress the City, with analysts pointing out...
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Nectar partnership gets cool response from City
Anne Bruce Sainsbury is to withdraw eight million Reward Cards from September as it phases in its new collaborative loyalty scheme. The announcement of the Nectar scheme for shoppers at Debenhams, BP and Sainsbury and Barclaycard holders follows...
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Ethnic ready meals, a major sector within ethnic, is worth £
In terms of retailers, Sainsbury has outperformed the market and now represents 27% of market spend. Growth is partly due to its ranging of Thai foods. Ethnic meal accompaniments are also performing well. Within accompaniments naan bread is now...
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Sainsbury's trendy new store in Hazel Grove, Manchester offe
Hello. I hear you offer personal shopping. How soon can you squeeze me in? Wait a moment, I will just call an ambassador for you. (Offline) The sellotape's gone missing, everything's gone missing. Ambassador: "You can come in today, will you...
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JS opens up a revolutionary showcase
Sainsbury is "pushing back the boundaries on elements of convenience" at its new store in Hazel Grove, Manchester, which opened this week. Assistant managing director Sara Weller said: "This store is another strand of Sainsbury's focus on...
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Shaws eyes acquisitions
Sainsbury's US supermarket chain Shaw's is to chase further acquisition opportunities this year as its growth strategy proves "very successful". Sainsbury assistant managing director Sara Weller said the 185-store chain had performed very buoyantly...
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JS must bring back family shoppers'
The City is still not convinced Sainsbury's long-term strategy will deliver, despite it reporting its best performance in over a decade after a year of restructuring. One analyst said: "The numbers were slightly ahead of expectations, but the...
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Sainsbury is a sponsor of the England World Cup squad, and i
Hello. I'm just back from a trip to my local Sainsbury and it is heaving with adverts for the World Cup. What on earth is going on? Sainsbury is very proud indeed to be the main sponsor of the World Cup team. We are promoting it heavily in store...
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Top non-foods role for Evans at Sainsbury
Sainsbury has headhunted B&Q's Keith Evans for the post of non-foods director. Evans, who was trading director, showroom and building at B&Q, will report to Sainsbury's assistant md Stuart Mitchell. Group chief executive Peter Davis said: "I am...
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Lidl is an ad heavyweight
Sainsbury is the biggest spender on advertising so far this year, according to the latest data from Nielsen Media Research. Although Sainsbury's ad spend for the three months to the end of March was down 15.8% on the period last year, its...
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M&S seeks out bigger stores for its Simply Food format
Anne Bruce Marks and Spencer is to continue putting its Simply Food format into bigger stores. This is because the M&S food range does not fit comfortably with a convenience store footprint. Food business unit director Justin King said a number...
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Entire own label range will be Quality Checked
Exclusive John Wood Sainsbury is introducing a new quality label across its entire own brand food range of 19,000 products. The Quality Checked campaign will consist of a new logo and a statement about quality which will appear on all own label...