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- 2022 -1 AugustSupermarkets
Iceland boss calls for next PM to rethink business rates
Iceland has joined in the call for Tory leadership candidates to rethink “outdated” business rates as the company’s managing director, Richard Walker, reportedly urged the prime minister to promise a “root and branch” reform of the tax. His intervention, according to This is Money, follows similar calls from other UK…
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Jul- 2022 -22 JulySupermarkets
Gov agrees deal with grocers to help with cost of living crisis
The Government has agreed deals with major UK grocers, including Asda and Sainsburys, to help ease the cost of living crisis as part of its Help for Households Campaign. The deals are designed to reduce costs at the checkout and ensure access to necessary services for families during the summer…
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20 JulySupermarkets
Supermarket sales see minor rise amid rising inflation
Supermarket sales rose by 0.1% in the 12 weeks to 10 July 2022 despite grocery inflation rising another 1.6%, according to the latest take-home grocery figures from Kantar. This is the first time the market has registered growth since April 2021. Supply chain issues have driven costs up across the…
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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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