Sainsbury's news and analysis – Page 197

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    Multiples: Budgens goes ripe and ready

    2000-06-24T00:00:00Z

    Budgens has moved into ripe and ready following pioneers such as Marks and Spencer and Sainsbury which have had such ranges on their shelves for more than five years. Dip Chotal, produce marketing manager, said the 19 own label range would also...

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    Multiples: Waitrose boss spells out future plans

    2000-06-24T00:00:00Z

    Sales at Waitrose are on course to smash through the £2bn barrier this year. And md David Felwick said he was confident the chain would not be hit as Sainsbury, Safeway and Marks and Spencer try to rebuild their food businesses. "It is interesting...

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    Marketing: Sainsbury gets into bed with naked chef

    2000-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury is hoping to inject some passion into its advertising after signing up celebrity chef and Essex geezer Jamie Oliver as the new frontman for its marketing activity. Marketing director Sara Weller said: "All the new work is still focused...

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    JS regains Cheesman's wine expertise

    2000-06-10T00:00:00Z

    Exclusive Tim Palmer Allan Cheesman has been wooed back to Sainsbury to take up the newly created role as director of wine. Cheesman shocked the trade when he left the multiple exactly a year ago to become marketing director at BRL Hardy Europe....

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    Multiples: Sainsbury's long-term view proves unattractive to

    2000-06-03T00:00:00Z

    Investors dumped their Sainsbury's shares after group chief executive Sir Peter Davis this week failed to deliver the detailed strategy for reviving its supermarket business many had been expecting. Revealing the company's full year results, Sir...

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    Sainsbury: Partners turn to net talking

    2000-05-27T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury has redefined its partnership with British suppliers and growers with the development of a two way communications system via the internet. The multiple says suppliers and farmers will be able to use the system ­ developed under the...

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    Sainsbury: JS managers positive under Sir Peter - Variety su

    2000-05-27T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury's newly redesigned store at London Colney, St Albans reflects the new atmosphere under Sir Peter. Store director Peter Smith says he has far more power to make local decisions based on what customers want. The store and carpark layout...

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    Marc Xero Merlot not exclusive

    2000-05-27T00:00:00Z

    Sir; re The Grocer, Drinks, May 6, p74, you mention that Marc Xero Merlot will be available exclusively through Sainsbury. We would like to point out that, while the wine does have a listing with Sainsbury, it is not on an exclusive basis and we...

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    Internet - Digital TV: Sainsbury links with Carlton

    2000-05-27T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury and Carlton Communications have formed a joint venture covering digital TV and the internet. The supermarket group will provide food and wine knowledge, technical expertise and recipes from its about to be launched website, plus home...

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    Sainsbury: It's not blue with Peter

    2000-05-27T00:00:00Z

    Price, positioning and ranges Some 64% of store managers would like more autonomy to set prices, arrange promotions and choose ranges. Clive Vaughan, director of consultancy Retail Intelligence, looks at what Sainsbury needs to do on price and...

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    Sainsbury: It's not blue with Peter

    2000-05-27T00:00:00Z

    You heard it here first ­ managers think Sir Peter Davis is already having a positive impact on Sainsbury according to a Knowledge Store survey. Next week he spells out his plans for recovery in detail. What should we expect? Sainsbury's hoped for...

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    Sainsbury: It's not blue with Peter

    2000-05-27T00:00:00Z

    E-commerce Despite the debate about online sales cannibalising store turnover, only 3% of respondents thought this would happen to a large extent. The majority, 61%, didn't think this will be a problem, while 21% thought store sales would be hit...

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    Sainsbury: JS to boost Partnerships

    2000-05-20T00:00:00Z

    Clive Beddall Sainsbury will next week announce a major boost for the farming community when it brings all its trading schemes with producers under a new banner Partnerships in Fresh Food. The latest initiative, building on its existing...

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    Loyalty cards: Safeway will suffer says JS marketer

    2000-05-13T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury has held high level discussions about whether to drop its Reward Card scheme, we can reveal. The chain's new marketing director, Sara Weller, admitted it had done a "full and proper review" of its loyalty scheme in the 18 months before...

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    The Grocer Focus on Northern Ireland: Retailers

    2000-05-06T00:00:00Z

    We've done good say the multiples Shoppers are voting with their feet and converting to supermarkets in droves, according to the three major multiples that dictate the scene in Northern Ireland ­ Tesco, Sainsbury and Safeway. Tesco seems to have...

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    IGD Grocery Retailing 2000: Multiples set to go down high ri

    2000-04-29T00:00:00Z

    The multiples will take bigger risks to boost sales over the next five years as market growth continues to slow down, according to an influential study. IGD's Grocery Retailing 2000 report predicts Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury and Safeway will account...

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    Mergers: THE MATING GAME

    2000-04-22T00:00:00Z

    With all this talk of another European mega alliance in the air, who would make a good partner for Tesco, Sainsbury or Safeway? Gerald J Corbae and Anita Balchandani of Roland Berger get into blind date mood with the hard facts The food...

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    Milk: Big spend backs a whole new You

    2000-04-22T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury's rebranded home shopping service is just the first in a series of "building blocks" the company will lay in the next few months to boost its e-commerce activity. The development of Sainsbury's to You, launched last week, took part of the...

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    Property moves Sainsbury takes the big one

    2000-04-15T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury has taken a pre-let on what is believed to be the UK's largest single warehouse unit. It has taken 695,000 sq ft at Kier Ventures' Waltham Point in Waltham Abbey for a regional distribution centre. Sainsbury is to occupy 88% of the 50...

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    The Grocer Focus on fruit juices and juice drinks: Top 10 br

    2000-04-15T00:00:00Z

    1. Sunny Delight juice drink 2. Ocean Spray juice drink 3. Sainsbury long life juice 4. Del Monte pure juice 5. Tropicana pure juice 6. Tesco ...