Sainsbury's news and analysis – Page 198
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Multiples sign new Fitou
A new style of Fitou wine was launched in Asda and Sainsbury this month. Called Les Douze, it is the creation of 12 vineyard owners in the south of France who chose the best of their vines for the wine. The new style Fitou is a blend of Carignan,...
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Sainsbury tests price elasticity with a premium wine box sel
Tim Palmer The most expensive wine box in the business is being launched by Sainsbury. It believes there is a new breed of wine box consumer which is prepared to pay a high price for top quality wine in bulk. The multiple is bringing out a £20...
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Jersey milk: Graham's Dairy Company
Graham's Dairy Company has secured a £1m contract to supply Jersey milk to more than 400 Sainsbury supermarkets across the UK. The Bridge of Allan based company will supply Sainsbury with premium milk under the Gold Top Jersey and Guernsey Milk...
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B&Q on the move
J Sainsbury Developments has entered into an agreement with B&Q for the redevelopment of Solartron Works site, Farnborough. B&Q will relocate its store in Solartron Road to a new development on the site, subject to permission. Sainsbury will retain...
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Natalie leads Sainsbury's IT pilot
Natalie Carpenter is set to take the helm of Sainsbury drop-in computer training centre as the new I.T.Now@Sainsbury's training manager. Natalie, 24, joins from Reading based IT company Pink Elephant, where she was deputy team leader for 18 months....
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Sainsbury: Egyptian plague on JS attempt to impress City
Much improved sales figures from Sainsbury failed to impress the City this week. The retailer revealed like for like sales growth of 4.8% (excluding petrol) in its fourth quarter trading statement, compared with just 0.4% in the previous quarter....
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Sainsbury: Fresh herbs? sorted!
Sainsbury's is capitalising on its association with TV chef Jamie Oliver by launching a range of fresh herbs the first in a planned series of Oliver-inspired new products. The range of cut herbs includes staples such as basil, parsley and...
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Sainsbury trials ecotricity' (wind energy)
Sainsbury's first on site wind turbine will be installed at its distribution depot in Scotland. The wind turbine will supply between 25% and 40% of the energy required at the 26,000 sq m depot. "It makes good business sense to try this technology...
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Interactive TV: Sainsbury and Carlton TV joint venture
In the best of taste Helen Gregory reports on a venture between Sainsbury and Carlton TV that should swell the nation's army of foodies with recruits galore Food and drink is cool," asserts Anthony Ellis, chief executive of new media venture...
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BSE: JS abattoir tests are misguided'
Sainsbury's will confuse consumers with its introduction of BSE testing on beef, according to rival supermarkets. The multiple announced this week that it will trial the new test for slaughtered cattle at its suppliers' abattoirs. But an Asda...
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Bluebird's flying high
Coniston Bluebird is Sainsbury's beer of the month for April. It is brewed and bottled by Brakspear. This will be followed by Marston's Double Drop in May and Old Fart from Turnover Developments in June. The multiple's two seasonal lines for April...
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Multiples: Jeff and George line up for fashion spat
Sainsbury chief executive Sir Peter Davis said the new clothing range developed for the retailer by Jeff Banks would take "supermarket fashion to a new level, rivalling the current High Street retailers". Speaking at the launch of the new Jeff &...
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Sainsbury: Cod-like fish never sold before in UK
Sainsbury is introducing new types of fish to the UK in a move to help alleviate pressures on the Northern hemisphere's stock of cod and haddock. The supermarket is to start selling Kingklip, Panger and Kob from South Africa from mid March. The...
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Magazines: Supermarkets sustain sales rise as CTNs continue
The supermarket groups continue to expand their share of the magazines market. The latest Monthly Monitor from Seymour Marketing shows that between September and November, Tesco gained 0.2% of the market and Sainsbury 0.1%, compared with August to...
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Alldays: Clapham quits alldays
Former Sainsbury director David Clapham has resigned from Alldays after a disagreement with the board over the company's strategic direction. Neither side would clarify why Clapham, md retail, was leaving, but sources close to the company said the...
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MLC Marketing News
produced for the Meat and Livestock Commission by The Grocer Oscar Mayer's British beef success story Oscar Mayer is Sainsbury's largest chilled ready meals supplier, producing a million meals a week for the retailer. It is an important part of...
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Sainsbury: Free apples, plums, Navels
Apples featured strongly in promotions at Sainsbury this week with Class I French Golden Delicious on 50% free (12 apples for the price of eight £1.49). French Class I Braeburn were on an identical offer. Cheek by jowl with French crop, in a...
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Diversification: Sainsbury hosts IT training at Calcot
Sainsbury's has opened up 3,000 square feet of previously redundant space at the back of its Calcot Savacentre in Reading to make space for a state of the art IT training facility for the local community. Sainsbury's new concept development manager...
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The Grocer focus on canned goods: finding Meal Solutions
Sainsbury's category has expanded to include meal solutions in addition to the traditional canned stalwarts. Typical meal solutions include pouch soups, canned meat or vegetable curries, vol-au-vent fillings and chicken in white sauce. Canned...
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Sainsbury applies regional focus
One of the biggest changes to come out of Sainsbury's massive shake-up of its retail operation (see news) is the creation of the regional business manager role. The team of 25 district managers reporting to retail operations directors will be...