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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Dec- 2021 -1 DecemberNews
Sainsbury’s opens new Ludlow site
Sainsbury’s opened its first ever supermarket in the town of Ludlow, welcoming customers through the doors of the brand-new store earlier this week. The store was opened by deputy mayor of Ludlow, Vivienne Parry, and Ludford Parish Council chair Imogen Liddle, alongside local Ludlow Primary School pupil, Lottie Wells. According…
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Nov- 2021 -30 NovemberNews
Sainsbury’s debuts checkout-free store
Sainsbury’s has launched a new digital innovation with a contactless, checkout-free convenience store at Holborn Circus, powered by Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology. It said it is the latest example of Sainsbury’s strategy to use innovative technology to make shopping “convenient for customers” and builds on recent digital initiatives which…
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25 NovemberHigh Street
Sainsbury’s opens new Aylesbury supermarket
Sainsbury’s has welcomed customers through the doors of a new supermarket in Aylesbury Gatehouse. The 50,000 sq. ft supermarket was opened by Mayor of Aylesbury, Anders Christensen, alongside local Haydon Abbey School pupil, Sabah. Sabah won a competition to design a limited-edition Sainsbury’s bag for life to mark the launch…
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16 NovemberSupermarkets
Supermarket Income REIT acquires new sites for £73m
Supermarket Income REIT, the real estate investment group, has announced the acquisition of a Sainsbury’s supermarket in Swansea, South Wales, and a Tesco supermarket in Maidstone, Kent, for a total purchase price of £73m. The Sainsbury’s store opened in 1989 and was refurbished in 2016. The seven acre city centre…
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15 NovemberPeople Moves
Dobbies bolsters leadership team
Dobbies has bolstered its leadership team through the addition of three senior appointments, as the group continues to eye further growth across the UK. Richard Hodges has been appointed as Dobbies’ commercial director, joining from Sainsbury’s where he was head of UK Wholesale and International Growth. In his new role,…
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11 NovemberSupermarkets
Sainsbury’s opens new Colwick supermarket
Sainsbuy’s has welcomed customers through the doors of its new supermarket in Colwick. The flagship 53,000 sq. ft store was opened by Mayor of Gedling, Meredith Lawrence, alongside St John the Baptist Primary School pupil, Jace Pikett, who won a competition to design a limited-edition Sainsbury’s bag for life to…
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10 NovemberSupermarkets
Retail and Hospitality leaders sign UK soy manifesto
UK industry leaders from 27 major businesses, including all of the biggest UK grocery retailers – Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s, Waitrose, Marks and Spencer and Iceland – and a group of restaurant brands have signed the UK soy manifesto. This commits them to cutting deforestation and habitat destruction out of UK…
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9 NovemberSupermarkets
Grocery sales fall 1.9% as shopper habits stabilise
Take home grocery sales fell by 1.9% over the 12 weeks to 31 October 2021- but are still higher than before the pandemic – up 7.3% compared with 2019, according to the latest figures from Kantar. Kantar said the results come as consumers’ shopping behaviour “is beginning to stabilise” and…
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5 NovemberFeatures
The journey so far: Disability provisions in the retail sector
Tesco, among other retailers, has recently implemented a ‘quiet hour’ scheme in a bid to improve its inclusivity. Measures such as the dimming of lights and reduction of noise are included in the retailer’s plan to make shopping a more ‘calming’ experience for minority groups. Although this is evidence of…
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5 NovemberSupermarkets
Sainsbury’s opens convenience store in South Croydon
Sainsbury’s has announced the opening of its latest convenience store on Brighton Road, in South Croydon. The 2,640 sq. ft store was transformed from a vacant unit into a “fully fitted-out” Sainsbury’s Local in just five weeks where it will now serve customers from 7am – 11pm seven days a…
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