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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May- 2019 -22 MayAnalysis
Is retail cashing out on PoS?
Last month saw Sainsbury launch the UK’s first till-free store, with its Holborn Circus store in London undergoing a complete refurbishment to remove the checkout area and tills. The three-month trial at the store, where 82% of transactions were cashless prior to the start of the trial, allows shoppers to…
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17 MaySupermarkets
Asda experiences sales dip after failed merger
Asda has seen its sales drop amid an “incredibly challenging backdrop” during which it also saw its Sainsbury’s merger plans with rival Sainsbury’s scuppered by the CMA. Asda said the decline, which ends its record of seven consecutive quarters of growth, arose due to the later timing of the busy…
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15 MaySupermarkets
Walmart considering Asda IPO
‘Big Four’ grocer Asda could be listed on the stock market as its parent company Walmart mulls over its future after the CMA blocked the proposed merger with rival Sainsbury’s. According to the BBC Walmart chief executive Judith McKenna told staff at an event in Leeds yesterday that a public…
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7 MaySupermarkets
Walmart mulls Asda sale following failed merger
Asda’s parent company Walmart is considering selling the ‘Big Four’ Grocer after its failed merger with Sainsbury’s was announced last month. According to the Daily Mail, the US giant is mulling a potential float or sale of the company after reported interest from bidders including some private equity firms. It…
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1 MaySupermarkets
Failed Asda merger costs Sainsbury’s £46m
Sainsbury’s has incurred costs of £46m over its failed merger with Asda, after the CMA blocked the deal over concerns that it would lead to “increased prices in stores, online and at many petrol stations across the UK”. According to the ‘Big Four’ grocer, the figure is principally comprised of…
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Apr- 2019 -30 AprilSupermarkets
Sainsbury’s launches UK’s first till-free grocery store
Sainsbury’s has launched the UK’s first till-free grocery store at Holborn Circus. The store has been refurbished to remove the checkout area and tills with customer feedback from the experiment helping Sainsbury’s further develop its SmartShop Scan, Pay and Go app before being rolled out more widely. All customers will…
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25 AprilShopping Centres
CMA blocks Sainsbury’s-Asda merger
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has blocked the Sainsbury’s-Asda merger after finding it would lead to “increased prices in stores, online and at many petrol stations across the UK”. The merger was said to be worth around £12bn and would have seen the grocer’s leapfrog Tesco as the country’s…
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23 AprilProperty
British Land to sell its 12 Sainsbury’s stores for £429m
British Land has announced the sale of 12 superstores from its joint venture with Sainsbury’s to the Realty Income Corporation for a price of £429m. The company said its share of the proceeds totals £193.5m representing a “modest premium” to September 2018 book value. The move is the latest example…
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18 AprilShopping Centres
Kuwait-based investors acquire 50% stake of Intu Derby
Intu properties and Cale Street Investments LP, an investment firm backed by the Kuwait Investment Office, London, have announced the establishment of a 50/50 joint venture for the Intu Derby shopping centre. The real estate investment firm will acquire for cash the 50% interest for consideration which values their share…
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Mar- 2019 -20 MarchSupermarkets
Sainsbury’s and Asda pledge £1bn in price cuts
Sainsbury’s and Asda have announced plans to deliver £1bn of lower prices annually by the third year after its proposed merger. It comes after The Competitions and Market Authority (CMA) said it had provisionally found “extensive competition concerns” over the merger, and said that prices could rise at a large…
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