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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Jun- 2022 -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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30 MaySupermarkets
Sainsbury’s to invest £500m to help with cost of living crisis
Sainsbury’s price investment is set to top £500m in a bid to help customers amid the ongoing cost of living crisis. It comes as the group said it was aware of rising pressures on household budgets, adding it was determined to “offer low prices and deliver the best possible value…
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20 MayNews
Sainsbury’s to remove Russian diesel from petrol stations
Sainsbury’s has pledged to stop selling Russian diesel from its petrol stations by the end of 2022, following calls from its customers, according to the Evening Standard. The supermarket confirmed the commitment on Thursday (19 May) to halt respective sales across its 315 petrol forecourts, in line with the UK’s…
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19 MaySupermarkets
Sainsbury’s and Deliveroo announce further UK expansion
Sainsbury’s and Deliveroo have expanded their partnership to cover additional locations across the UK, meaning Sainsbury’s products will reportedly be delivered to tens of thousands more households across the UK within 20 minutes. The new locations include Winchester, Marlow, Barking, Loughborough, Watford and Lancaster. The new stores build on Sainsbury’s…
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4 MayHigh Street
Retail Jobs Alliance demands business rates reform
An alliance of retail companies including Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Greggs and Waterstones are forging a new coalition to urge Rishi Sunak to move ahead with reforms to Britain’s decades-old business rates regime, according to Sky News. The group, which is calling itself the Retail Jobs Alliance, has written to the chancellor…
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Apr- 2022 -28 AprilNews
Sainsbury’s warns profits to be hit by ‘external pressures’
Sainsbury’s has warned that it expects lower profits for the coming year due to “external pressures” and “uncertainties” affecting consumers’ disposable incomes. According to its preliminary results for the 52 weeks to 5 March 2022, the retailer said it expects 2022/23 underlying profit before tax of between £630m and £690m,…
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14 AprilPeople Moves
N Brown names new group buying director
N Brown Group plc, the fashion and homeware digital retailer, has announced the appointment of Sara Bradley as the group’s new buying director, effective 27 April 2022, and she will report into Sarah Welsh, chief executive officer (CEO) of retail. In her new role, Bradley will focus on continuing to…
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14 AprilSupermarkets
Supermarket shares crash amid Tesco profit warning
UK Supermarkets saw almost £1bn wiped off their value yesterday as the cost of living crisis began to take hold, after Tesco had warned of the future impact of rising costs and inflation in its annual report. Tesco and Sainsbury’s both saw their share prices drop following the latest update,…
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