All Sainsbury's articles – Page 145
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Opinion
George Osborne finds some friends
Shadow chancellor George Osborne needs all the help he can get, but he’s scored a real coup today with many of retail’s top leaders coming out to support his plans to reverse the government’s planned rise in National Insurance.
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NewsRetailers strike back in National Insurance row
Retail leaders have hit back after top Labour politicians accused them of having been “deceived” into supporting Conservative plans to reverse part of the Government’s proposed National Insurance rise.
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NewsFood price war erupts as retailers target family-focused Easter spend
Waitrose’s Delia Smith and Heston Blumenthal-inspired recipe campaign has sparked an early Easter price war among the grocers as the supermarket chains attempt to capitalise on family meal sales over the long weekend.Waitrose confirmed that it sold as much rhubarb in one weekend as it would expect to sell in ...
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Analysis
Retailers prepare to tap World Cup fever
Retailers were said to have coined in £1.25bn from the 2006 World Cup but will recession-hit shoppers have football fever this time?
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NewsSainsbury’s doubles size of ‘carbon-negative’ store
Sainsbury’s has opened a store extension in Durham today which although increasing the building’s square footage by 50% has at the same time reduced the amount of energy it uses by 10%.
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Opinion
Clever books for clever people
Promoting Ant & Dec in Hampstead and the England football team in Glasgow was a recipe for disaster for Waterstones
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NewsPromotions not easing, says Sainsbury’s Justin King
Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King has said there is “no sign yet that the level of promotions have tailed off” across the big four grocers.
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NewsSainsbury’s to end ‘sexist’ labelling of children’s costumes
Supermarket group Sainsbury’s is to change the labelling on children’s dressing-up costumes after complaints about sexism.
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Opinion
Automation’s what you need?
I’m no expert on the world of supply chain but one thing I do know is that there’s no bigger name in that vital yet unglamorous part of the retail world than Lawrence Christensen.
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OpinionInconvenience stores
As a lifelong resident of south London I feel like I’ve been given a life sentence to shopping at Sainsbury’s. The weak link is the convenience stores.
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NewsSainsbury’s like-for-likes up 1.7% in Q4
Sainsbury’s like-for-likes rose 1.7% excluding fuel in the 11 weeks to March 20, which was in line with the retailer’s own expectations.
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AnalysisRichard Jones: Can he make Tesco the clothing leader?
Having put non-food on the map at Sainsbury’s, Terry Green’s successor Richard Jones is to head clothing and home at Tesco. Can he make it clothing market leader?
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OpinionJustin King and Sir Stuart Rose’s lessons for Marc Bolland
According to Michael Watkins of Harvard Business School, chief executives get just 90 days to prove themselves in a new role. So how should Marc Bollland proceed at M&S?
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NewsMarks & Spencer to pay bonus early to avoid 50% tax rate
Marks & Spencer has become the latest retailer to bring forward bonus payments in order to beat the 50% tax rate being introduced next month.
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OpinionOld pilots never die...
Why is is that experimental formats are allowed to stagger on and not put out of their misery?
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NewsSainsbury's bonus payouts to be brought forward
Bonus payouts for Sainsbury’s staff are to be brought forward to beat the introduction of the new 50% tax rate.
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OpinionTesco’s dotcom model
Tesco is widely thought to be the only grocer to make a profit from its dotcom operation. And judging by the reaction from the City after analysts visited its dotcom-only store in Aylesford, Kent, on Friday, the grocer looks poised to widen the gap on its competitors.
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NewsSainsbury’s considers sale and leasebacks to back expansion
Grocer mulls funding options to support aggressive growth plans in non-food and convenience
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NewsGrocers pledge jobs and training to address youth unemployment
Grocers Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Asda have vowed to create more jobs, invest in more training and called on the Government to improve education.
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NewsSainsbury's and Asda set up youth training schemes
Sainsbury’s and Asda are setting up training schemes to push food as a career choice to young people.