Sainsbury's news and analysis – Page 202
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Shareholders: People to take note of
The arrogant high street giants of old are up against unprecedented shareholder anxiety and impatience as they fight to recover. Robert Heller reports on the threat of people power The trials and tribulations of Marks and Spencer and Sainsbury...
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Developing Sainsbury business
Webbs Country Foods has appointed two senior executives to develop its business with Sainsbury. Paul Savage, a former national accounts manager with Dairy Crest, becomes account director, reporting on progress with the £45m account directly to...
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Retail spotlight: Smile (Newshops)
Facts & figures - The store opens from 7am to 11pm, although manager Richard Carter tries to open at 6am to catch the change of shift at Clarks still one of Street's biggest employers - There's plenty of competition in Street, with a Sainsbury,...
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Sainsbury: From the Pru to the sushi
Sainsbury Chief Executive Sir Peter Davis is bringing the cult of personality he established as the man from the Pru' into the multiple. Its new flagship London store, was unveiled on Thursday as "the personal brainchild" of Davis and second in...
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The student pound: Degrees of spending
How they shop Helen Simm, 19, is a drama student at Middlesex University. She lives in self catering halls and shops at Sainsbury or Kwik Save. "There are 24 of us competing for freezer space, so storage is a problem. I buy fresh vegetables and...
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Major online exchanges
GlobalNetXchange was set up in February by Sears and Carrefour in partnership with software vendor Oracle. Sainsbury joined as a junior partner, along with Metro of Germany, in March. Both Sainsbury and Metro are understood to have committed to...
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THE ROLL OF HONOUR
National Westminster Cup VJ Hares & Son (Supreme Champion) Reserve Wensleydale Dairy Products The HT Webb Trophy Westland Kaasspecialiteiten (Supreme Continental) Viskase Trophy (Supreme ...
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Supplier relationships: Rivals hit out over JS gun jumping
Clive Beddall Major multiples have reacted with anger and astonishment to Sainsbury's decision to "jump the gun" and publish its own code of best trading practice in advance of an all industry version. None of the groups would be quoted by name...
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In the City: Sainsbury has been protesting it is about to re
Sainsbury's new chief executive Sir Peter Davis has been putting himself about in the City, ahead of the release of the company's first quarter sales figures at its agm on July 26, trying to convince analysts that he's the man to turn around the...
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Sunday trading: Licence for hours fight
The government could soon find itself being lobbied by both Sainsbury and Tesco as the supermarket chains try to change a law that prevents them opening more than six hours on the Sabbath. Executives at both groups have examined their options in...
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Sainsbury: Local c-store pulls into Shell's forecourt sites
Sainsbury is hoping to kickstart its move into the convenience sector by setting up shop with Shell. The multiple plans to open six Local c-stores on Shell forecourts in the south of England by next February. The first will appear by the end of...
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Multiples: Waitrose boss spells out future plans
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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Multiples: Budgens goes ripe and ready
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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Marketing: Sainsbury gets into bed with naked chef
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
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
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: It's not blue with Peter
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
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
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...