Sainsbury's news and analysis – Page 53
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NewsFood shortages ease… but worst is yet to come as HGV driver crisis continues
As changes to self-isolation rules mean fully vaccinated workers must no longer isolate, new research by The Grocer reveals food shortages have now eased
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NewsWaitrose appoints Louise Dolan as trading director for ambient
Dolan is taking over from Simon Moore after spending almost 10 years at Sainsbury’s, most recently as category director for dairy
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NewsSainsbury’s dismisses claims it cut ties with GB News over Farage comments
Anti-Brexit protest group Led by Donkeys launched a campaign against Sainsbury’s due to its advertising on GB News
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PodcastReviving Food To Go - The Convenience Mix podcast
We discuss the surprise announcement that Sainsbury’s has decided to close down its wholesale business as well as the impact of Covid-19
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Grocer 33Online Grocer 33: Sainsbury’s wins as Ocado and Waitrose come out bottom
Sainsbury’s won our Online 33 despite some issues with its search bar function
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Grocer 33Jordan Bell, Sainsbury’s Sprucefield: delivery driver of the week
‘I enjoy driving a lot more than checkout because you can have freedom’
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Grocer 33Morrisons edges out Sainsbury’s and Asda for Grocer 33 pricing win
At £60.38, Morrisons was just 20p cheaper than runner-up Sainsbury’s
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NewsSupermarkets delay complying with CMA call on restrictive land agreements
The Competition & Markets Authority wrote to Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Asda, Co-op, Waitrose and M&S asking them to demonstrate their compliance
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Comment & Opinion‘Omnichannel’ is no longer a buzzword. It’s the only way forward for grocers
Increasingly demanding consumers want an interconnected in-store and online experience, says Matt Lee, MD at Capture
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NewsRetail has some of the lowest gender pay gap numbers so far this year, report shows
Both Sainsbury’s and John Lewis published their annual gender pay gap reports earlier this year.
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NewsSainsbury’s could reintroduce self-service checkout screens after customer criticism
Rivals such as Tesco, Asda and Aldi have decided to keep the protective screens between self-service tills
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NewsSainsbury’s, Aldi and Co-op to trial fully recyclable plastic-free sandwich packaging
The all-fibre, plastic-free recyclable skillet, which will be 100% paper-based and feature a plastic-free window, will hit shelves across the UK from September
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat progress have the big four supermarkets made on their plastic pledges?
After David Attenborough’s Blue Planet II sparked horror over the world’s plastic waste problem, the big four set ambitious targets to ditch it
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Comment & OpinionSainsbury’s exit from wholesale is shocking – but may prove to be the right move
It’s back to the drawing board for SimplyFresh and other retailers that signed up to the supplied-by-Sainsbury’s model
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NewsSainsbury’s axes wholesale operations to focus on core business
News of the supermarket’s decision emerged today in a statement from SimplyFresh, with whom it kicked off a wholesale partnership in January 2020
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NewsSupermarkets back Henry Dimbleby’s call for mandatory reporting on healthy sales
The report claimed that the government’s voluntary reformulation programme had failed
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NewsSainsbury’s hikes distribution rates due to driver shortage
It came after its primary partner Warrens Group, an arm of Culina, increased its rates
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NewsSainsbury’s shrugs off inflationary pressures to hike profits expectations
Sainsbury’s has hiked its profit expectations for the full year despite pledging action on price and mounting inflationary pressures following better-than-expected sales in the first quarter
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NewsSainsbury’s adds fully electric carbon-friendly trailers to its fleet
The five new electric fridges don’t release carbon emissions or particulate matter such as dirt and smoke
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NewsCity snapshot: Sainsbury’s upgrades earnings on strong Q1 sales
Sainsbury’s has raised its full year profits expectations after posting growth in its first quarter despite ’exceptionally tough comparatives’.