All Sainsbury's articles – Page 25
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NewsSainsbury’s-Asda merger blocked for 10 years
The competition watchdog has blocked Sainsbury’s and Asda from joining forces for 10 years, rubbing salt into the wounds of their failed merger bid.
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NewsTrafficking gang used slaves to supply top UK grocers
Retailers including Tesco, Marks & Spencer and Asda were supplied goods from supply chains that used slaves from the UK’s largest human trafficking network.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Is a Halloween Brexit retail’s worst nightmare?
As the two remaining candidates for the Conservative Party leadership both pledge to leave the EU on October 31 come what may, retailers are growing increasingly anxious about the Halloween deadline.
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NewsSainsbury’s boss Coupe gets shareholder backing at AGM
Sainsbury’s under-pressure boss Mike Coupe has been unanimously backed by the grocer’s shareholders, despite suffering a bruising AGM.
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VideoWatch: Can Coupe get shoppers and shareholders back on side?
This week, the team discusses the predicament of Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe as shareholders vote on his £3.9m pay packet following poor results and the failed Asda merger.
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CartoonRetail cartoon: A nightmare on High Street
Patrick Blower’s take on Sainsbury’s and Tesco’s fears of a Halloween Brexit.
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OpinionBryan Roberts: Sainsbury’s stores still a mixed bag
Against a backdrop of relentless discounters, a resurgent Tesco and a recovering Asda, Sainsbury’s put out its first-quarter update this morning, putting a brave face on what might be considered a tepid set of numbers.
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NewsCoupe: ‘You couldn’t choose a worse date’ for Brexit
Sainsbury’s chief executive Mike Coupe has lamented the timing of Brexit and insisted “you couldn’t choose a worse date” than October 31 for Britain to leave the EU.
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NewsSainsbury’s sales fall in ‘tough’ first quarter
Sainsbury’s like-for-like sales fell by 1.6% in the first quarter, as the grocer struggled in what it described as a “tough market”.
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NewsSainsbury’s warehouse staff to strike this week
Hundreds of staff at one of Sainsbury’s warehouses will take part in strike action on Thursday following a dispute over changes to its absence policy.
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CartoonRetail cartoon: Have a butcher's at the future high street
Patrick Blower’s take on Sainsbury’s opening a meat-free butcher in east London – and what free-from stores might come next.
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NewsGrocery sales rise marks three years of growth
Grocery sales have risen 1.4% year on year, representing three years of continuous growth, the latest Kantar data revealed.
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NewsCoupe’s pay attacked by shareholders and MPs
Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe has been criticised by shareholders and MPs for his £3.9m pay-packet.
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NewsSainsbury’s trials UK’s first meat-free butcher
Supermarket chain Sainsbury’s has opened a meat-free butcher in east London to cater for the growing vegetarian and vegan population.
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NewsSainsbury’s cuts prices on more than 1,000 own-brand products
Sainsbury’s has said that since February it has reduced prices on more than 1,000 of its own-brand products as it continues to invest “to offer the customers the best choice”.
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NewsSainsbury’s warehouse staff to strike over absence policy
Hundreds of Sainsbury’s warehouse staff are set to walk out amid a dispute over changes to its absence policy.
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NewsSainsbury's scraps plastic bags on produce in all stores
Sainsbury’s is scrapping plastic bags for loose fruit, vegetables and bakery items from all of its stores as it ramps up its war on plastic.
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NewsGovernment to challenge £300m cash machine ruling
The government has won the right to appeal a court ruling over whether retailers should pay business rates for cash machines outside their shops.
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NewsDiscounters reach record combined market share
Discounters Aldi and Lidl reached a combined record market share in May, while Sainsbury’s clung on as the second-biggest UK grocer, according to the latest data.
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NewsGrocery sales fall in May as promotions rise
Supermarket sales slipped over the last month as grocers came up against tough annual comparisons.