Sainsbury’s
This coverage analyses Sainsbury’s strategy, operations, and performance within the UK grocery and retail sector. Reporting includes store and online developments, product innovation, financial results, marketing initiatives, sustainability efforts, and leadership decisions. With a focus on commercial impact and competitive positioning, it provides insights for retail professionals managing grocery, convenience, and multi-channel operations.
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Aug- 2023 -18 AugustShopping Centres
Armagh’s The Mall to undergo refurb under new management
The Mall Shopping Centre in the centre of Armagh centre, Northern Ireland, will undergo a refurbishment following its acquisition by Turkington Group earlier this year. Under new ownership, the scheme has renewed its lease with anchor tenant Sainsbury’s and welcomed a new tenant, Hays Travel, with further deals expected to…
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15 AugustSupermarkets
Supermarket sales slow as inflation falls
Overall take-home grocery sales increased by 6.5% in the four weeks to 6 August 2023, down from 10.4% last month, as grocery price inflation fell by 2.2 percentage points to 12.7%, according to the latest results from Kantar. Kantar revealed that the prices of some staples like milk have edged…
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Jul- 2023 -26 JulyFeatures
From Tesco to tiles: The eight largest mergers and acquisitions of 2023
This year has seen a large number of M&A deals in the retail industry. In fact, the number of UK retail merger and acquisition deals increased by 23% in the last year, a five year high, according to data from law firm RPC. With more and more retailers looking for…
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21 JulyNews
Retail competition not responsible for high food inflation, CMA finds
A new report from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has found that high food price inflation has not been driven by retail competition. Over the past two months, the CMA has assessed how retail competition is working in the UK grocery sector, particularly between supermarkets such as Asda, Morrisons,…
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18 JulySupermarkets
Supermarkets see largest drop in grocery price inflation since its peak
Grocery price inflation has seen its steepest decline since inflation peaked in March this year, falling 1.6 percentage points to 14.9% in the four weeks to 9 July 2023, according to the latest data from Kantar. It comes as take-home grocery sales over the same period grew by 10.4% compared…
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18 JulySupermarkets
Supermarkets willing to back fuel price checker to drive down prices
Energy Secretary, Grant Shapps revealed yesterday (17 July 2023) that supermarkets and retailers have agreed to back a fuel price checker to drive down prices for motorists, according to the Sun. As part of the scheme, Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons will share cost data with the public by next…
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17 JulySupermarkets
Grocery prices soar more than 25.8% in two years, says Which?
The price of groceries at supermarkets has gone up 25.8% since the cost of living crisis began, according to new data by Which? Which? looked at the prices of more than 21,000 food and drink products at eight major supermarkets – Aldi, Asda, Lidl, Morrisons, Ocado, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose…
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12 JulyPeople Moves
Travis Perkins names Duncan Cooper as new CFO
Travis Perkins plc has announced they will be appointing Duncan Cooper as its new CFO. Cooper will be succeeding Alan Williams who advised the company’s board that he will be retiring as chief financial officer and stepping down from the board in 2024, after seven years in the role. The…
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12 JulyNews
Travis Perkins CFO to step down
Travis Perkins has announced that Alan Williams will be retiring as chief financial officer in 2024 after seven years with the company. Duncan Cooper, currently group finance director at Crest Nicholson, is set to succeed Williams. Cooper has held his position at Crest Nicholson since June 2019. Prior to that…
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11 JulyNews
Waitrose announces partnership with UberEats
Waitrose has announced plans to grow its position in on-demand grocery shopping and the convenience sector with a new multi-year partnership with UberEats. The partnership has now launched on the UberEats platform in five initial London stores, including John Barnes in Finchley Road, West Hampstead, Clerkenwell, St Katharine Docks and…
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