All Sainsbury's articles – Page 144
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AnalysisLoyalty cards: the bedrock of future success?
Loyalty schemes have enabled some retailers to outperform, but others regard them as a gimmick. George Macdonald asks who is right
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NewsLess healthy foods face ‘fat VAT’ threat, Justin King warns
Sainsbury’s boss envisages tax change as Government tries to balance the books
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AnalysisThe price is right?
Despite topline inflation being high, an expected period of low shop price inflation could be painful for food retailers
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NewsSainsbury's launches triple Nectar points giveaway
Sainsbury’s will this week launch its biggest ever Nectar points giveaway with the launch of a triple points event from Friday 28 to Monday 31 May.
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NewsAsda suffers fifth consecutive market share drop
Asda has suffered its fifth consecutive monthly market share drop and growth behind the market at 2.5% according to Kantar Worldpanel.
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NewsSainsbury's becomes largest Freedom Food retailer
Sainsbury’s has become the UK’s largest Freedom Food retailer in both range and volume sales of higher welfare products.
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NewsKingfisher boss wades into VAT debate
Kingfisher chief executive Ian Cheshire has called on the government to consider extending VAT to food and other exempt items if an increase in the tax is implemented.
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NewsBoots to open Advantage Card to other retailers
Loyalty card tie-up aims to generate new growth through strategic partnerships
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AnalysisA smart solution to rising energy bills
Utility companies are taking a proactive role in assisting retailers as they try to cut their energy and water bills
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NewsSainsbury’s performance buoyed by Nectar scheme
Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King has said the grocer will continue to focus on “genuine promotions” on products bought frequently as it continues to exploit its Nectar loyalty scheme.
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NewsVolatility reigns for general retail shares
General retailers’ shares swung wildly last week and ended up underperforming the market although food stocks, helped by better than expected Sainsbury’s results, ticked up.
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NewsSainsbury's launches first TV ad for non-food website
Sainsbury’s has launched its first TV ad campaign for its non-food website.
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OpinionA new dawn
Grocery chiefs believe the forming of the new Government will calm shoppers’ nerves. But with taxes expected to go up, they will undoubtedly be slugging it out in non-food for the rest of the year.
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AnalysisAbsent without leave
When acts of god keep staff from work, how should employers handle pay, asks Liz Morrell
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NewsAustralian chain Coles poaches UK retailers
Australian grocer Coles has hired another clutch of UK retailers, reporting to retail and operations director Stuart Machin.
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NewsSainsbury’s to expand stores in push for clothing market share
Sainsbury’s is aiming to lift its total share of the clothing market by volume from 10th to fifth place in four years.
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NewsTesco loses to Sainsbury's in planning row
Tesco has lost out to Sainsbury’s in a ten-year planning row in Wolverhampton.
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NewsSainsbury’s profits ahead of expectations
Sainsbury’s has reported underlying pre-tax profit ahead of expectations up 17.5% to £610m in its full year results.
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NewsRetail stock buoyant despite election fears
Retail shares were among the better performers as economic turmoil in Greece and political uncertainty ahead of the general election here took a toll on the market overall.
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AnalysisThe Retail Cabinet
As the new Government is announced, Retail Week imagines a country run by the UK’s top retailers. Tesco chief executive Sir Terry Leahy is an obvious choice for prime minister, but whose business skills would he be calling on to work alongside him in his first cabinet?