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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Sep- 2019 -25 SeptemberSupermarkets
Sainsbury’s announces store estate overhaul
Sainsbury’s is to undergo a store estate overhaul which will see it close over 100 stores, while also opening and relocating others, as it aims to save £500m over the next five years. The ‘Big Four’ grocer revealed it is set to close 10-15 of its large supermarkets, with the…
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17 SeptemberSupermarkets
Asda FY sales and profits rise despite merger disappointment
Asda has reported an increase in both full-year sales and profits during the period it was the focus of an unsuccessful merger with rival Sainsbury’s. The accounts for Asda Group Limited, filed on Companies House, which includes the financial activities of all Asda stores, distribution centres and online operations show…
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17 SeptemberEconomy
Late August bank holiday heatwave lifts grocery sales
The late August bank holiday heatwave lifted total supermarket sales to +2.2% in the last four weeks, according to Nielsen’s Total Till figures for September 2019. The analytics company said the UK faced a wet start to the summer, but unusually hot weather over the long Bank Holiday weekend led…
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13 SeptemberSupermarkets
Sainsbury’s to halve plastic packaging by 2025
Sainsbury’s has announced a new commitment to reduce plastic packaging by 50% by 2025. This new target includes all branded food packaging, Sainsbury’s brand food packaging and packaging across all of its operations. The ‘Big Four’ gorcer currently uses almost 120,000 tonnes of plastic packaging per year and believes a…
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11 SeptemberHigh Street
Most valuable UK retailers ‘falling behind’ global rivals, study finds
The value growth of the UK’s top retail brands is “falling behind” that of the leading global retail brands, according to Kantar’s ‘2019 BrandZTM Top 75 Most Valuable UK Brands’ ranking. While the UK retailers in the Top 75 grew their combined value by 4% over the last year, their…
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Aug- 2019 -28 AugustSupermarkets
Tesco workers to consult EU court over equal pay
Thousands of Tesco supermarket workers have submitted an application to the European Court of Justice for clarification on equal pay legislation. Law firm Leigh Day is representing store workers at the supermarket chain, who are demanding equal pay with workers in its distribution centres. The legal clarification will also seek…
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15 AugustPeople Moves
Moss Bros announces boardroom shakeup
Moss Bros Group has announced a shakeup to its boardroom with the appointment of Avis Darzins as a non-executive director from 1 September 2019. The suitwear retailer also announced that Maurice Helfgott, following nine years’ service, will no longer be the senior independent non-executive director from 1 October 2019, when…
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5 AugustPeople Moves
Lovehoney names Sarah Warby as new CEO
Sexual wellbeing brand and online retailer Lovehoney has appointed ex-Sainsbury’s and Heineken marketing director Sarah Warby as its new CEO. Lovehoney, which was founded by journalist Richard Longhurst and DJ Neal Slateford in 2002, has grown revenues to more than £100m. Warby will lead Lovehoney on its next phase of…
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Jul- 2019 -23 JulySupermarkets
Grocery spend falls despite the start of summer weather
Total grocery sales fell by -0.5% in the last four weeks, despite the start of warm summer weather at the end of last month and sporting events in the UK. Shoppers also spent less per visit compared with the same period last year, according to the data released by Nielsen.…
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19 JulySupermarkets
Sainsbury’s to open the UK’s first signing store
Supermarket chain Sainsbury’s is to open the first sign language store in the UK, at a store in Bath, as part of the company’s 150th anniversary celebrations. ‘Signsbury’s’ will be open for four days from the 18 – 21 July and will see colleagues sign several common words and phrases…
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