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- 2019 -21 JuneSupermarkets
Sainsbury’s unveils UK’s first meat-free butchers
Sainsbury’s has opened the UK’s first meat-free butchers which substitutes meat staples for plant-based alternatives. Launched for World Meat Free Week and located in Bethnal Green, the traditional style butchers will offer customers an array of cuts and joints from the 21-23 June. ‘Meaty’ cuts, joints and strings of sausages…
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14 JuneAnalysis
The future of till-free shopping
When we’re used to hauling our shopping out of the basket and placing tins, packets and bottles on a conveyor belt or self-checkout counter, it’s going to be a little strange getting used to being waved through by a security guard without any interaction at the checkout. This vision of…
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11 JuneSupermarkets
Sainsbury’s fails to get Equal Pay claims struck out
An employment tribunal has rejected Sainsbury’s argument that equal pay claims for store staff should be struck out. Following the judgment of the Birmingham Employment Tribunal, the claims worth thousands of pounds for each client, and millions in total, will continue to a hearing. Law firm Leigh Day is representing…
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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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