All Sainsbury's articles – Page 158
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Sainsbury's non-food boss defects to Tesco
Sainsbury’s head of non-food Richard Jones is quitting the grocer to take a top job at competitor Tesco.
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Sainsbury’s: the city view
Sainsbury’s reported slowing sales growth in the past three months, but said performance was in line with expectations.
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Sainsbury’s site crashes
Sainsbury’s has had to suspend its online grocery business because of a technical fault.
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Sainsbury's growth slows
Sales growth at grocer Sainsbury’s has slowed in the past three months as the “challenging economic environment continued throughout the quarter”, the company said.
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Opinion
Grocers face uncertain prospects
Food prices are never far from the headlines and are likely to have further profound effects both on consumer behaviour and retailer strategy.
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Man held over Sainsbury’s killing
A man has appeared in court over the death of a 57-year-old shopper at a Sainsbury’s store in Merton, southwest London, which resulted from an argument over queue-jumping.
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Opinion
If the price is right…
Morrisons revealed once again that it is leading the grocery pack in terms of like-for-like growth. Yesterday, the grocer posted a 7 per cent increase in like-for-likes for the 13 weeks to May 4, which chief executive Marc Bolland said is “industry leading” and, again, “outperforms the market”.
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Justin King calls for more government action on obesity
Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King will urge the Government to dedicate more resources to educating consumers about healthier lifestyles in a speech today.
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Opinion
A discounter’s market
Shoppers, of course, have been watching the pennies this year. Yet, with the trend leaning towards staying in rather than going out to restaurants, the grocers have still achieved growth in sales of quality food.
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Analysis
Carphone deal jolts electricals but grocers fail to impress City
Carphone Warehouse’s deal with Best Buy set the sector alight at the end of last week, sparking a wave of buying and bid speculation.
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Justin King lambasts ONS’s inflation stats
Sainsbury’s boss Justin King this week hit out at the Government’s official inflation figures, saying they were giving a misleading view of the grocery market.
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Opinion
Dunstone’s deal not without risk
Charles Dunstone has always had an impeccable sense of timing.
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AnalysisSydenham’s dark horse
Sainsbury’s has raised its game in non-food with the relaunch of its Sydenham store. John Ryan reports
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Sainsbury’s results sparkle
Supermarket group Sainsbury’s is to launch a general merchandise offer online as chief executive Justin King’s strategy shifts from delivering recovery to growth.
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Opinion
Cause for concern
It’s one of those frequently accepted pieces of shop lore that when times are tough, supermarkets are a retail financial safe haven compared with other parts of the sector.
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Tesco named UK's most valuable retail brand
Tesco is Britain's most valuable retail brand, according to consultancy Intangible Business.
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Justin King to pocket £6.5 million bonus
Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King will collect a bonus of about 6.5 million this week when he unveils a 25 per cent uplift in pre-tax profits.
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Opinion
All eyes are on Sainsbury’s
The City bears are starting to sniff around Sainsbury’s ahead of its full-year figures next Wednesday.
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NewsSainsbury’s price cuts are ‘sign of the times’
Sainsbury’s has begun a huge promotional push in an effort to lure cash-strapped shoppers into its stores and to its web site.
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Retailers sign environmental pledge
Top-flight retailers have come together to launch the first industry-wide climate change commitments.