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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Jul- 2022 -19 JulySupermarkets
Dobbies partners with Waitrose on new foodhall offering
Garden centre retailer, Dobbies, has revealed a new partnership with Waitrose to provide Dobbies’ customers with Waitrose’s wide range of food, grocery products and everyday essentials in over 50 Dobbies Garden Centres across the UK. It is reported that Dobbies launched its new-style foodhall in July 2020, and since then,…
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8 JulySupermarkets
Sainsbury’s shareholders reject vote to introduce real living wage
Sainsbury’s has announced that its shareholders have rejected a motion to introduce the real living wage by July. The vote received 16.7%, far below the required 75% needed in order to pass. In a statement the grocer said: “The board firmly believes the company must preserve the right to make…
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6 JulyPeople Moves
Sainsbury’s appoints new CFO
Sainsbury’s has announced its chief financial officer (CFO) Kevin O’Byrne is to step down from his role next year with Bláthnaid Bergin appointed as his succesor from March 2023. O’Byrne has confirmed his intention to retire from Sainsbury’s at the end of this financial year, in March 2023, after six…
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5 JulySupermarkets
Sainsbury’s sales fall as CEO warns pressure on budgets set to intensify
Sainsbury’s has revealed its first quarter like-for-like sales for the 16 weeks to 25 June 2022 fell 4% YOY as it warned the pressure on households budgets is only set to “intensify” over the remainder of the year. Despite the like-for-like figures, Sainsbury’s said it experienced good grocery performance, with…
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4 JulyNews
Sainsbury’s faces growing pressure to supply living wage
Over 100,000 members of the public have joined the call for Sainsbury’s to become a Living Wage employer, with a group co-ordinated by Organise and 38 Degrees recently attending Sainsbury’s headquarters in London to submit a petition of 102,764 signatures. Included in the report were also a number of testimonials…
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Jun- 2022 -27 JuneGovernment
Asda joins retailers in rejecting online sales tax
Asda has reportedly told the government that introducing an online sales tax (OST) will harm retailers and shoppers that are already affected with rising inflation, according to The Daily Express. The supermarket chain was one of a number of retail groups to meet with Lucy Frazer, the financial secretary to…
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27 JuneSupermarkets
Investor support for Sainsbury’s real living wage mounts
A group of investors have put their support behind a shareholder resolution that could see all Sainsbury’s employees secure the real living wage when it goes to a vote at Sainsbury’s AGM on 7 July. The resolution, co-ordinated by ShareAction, is set to be the first Living Wage resolution to…
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23 JuneSupermarkets
Sainsbury’s partners with Newlife to recycle old stock
Sainsbury’s has announced the roll out of its partnership with Newlife, a UK-based charity for disabled children, to all supermarkets following a “successful” trial. Newlife has reportedly built its foundation around recycling, reprocessing, and reusing clothing to support 1.1 million disabled and terminally ill children in the UK. The partnership…
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10 JuneSupermarkets
Sainsbury’s opens new Starbucks cafe in New Cross amid partnership deal
Sainsbury’s has opened a new Starbucks café in its New Cross Gate store, forming part of a wider expansion plan between Sainsbury’s and Starbucks across the UK, with a view to launch 30 new Starbucks cafés within Sainsbury’s stores in the next twelve months. Elizabeth Newman, Sainsbury’s director of commercial…
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May- 2022 -31 MaySupermarkets
Supermarkets warn of price surge if imperial measurements return
The British Retail Consortium, which represents supermarkets including Sainsbury’s, Asda and Morrisons, has warned the prime minister that returning to imperial measurements could worsen the cost-of-living crisis and further drive up inflation. The comment comes after the BEIS is to launch a 12-week consultation on Friday made up of business…
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