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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Apr- 2018 -20 AprilSupermarkets
Sainsbury’s trials UK’s first grocery delivery service by electric bike
Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s has announced that it is trialling the UK’s first grocery delivery service by electric cargo bike. A fleet of five zero emission bikes will be setting off across South London from the Streatham Common store, delivering up to 100 orders a day to local customers who’ve shopped…
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9 AprilHigh Street
Mothercare latest to consider CVA store closures
Mothercare is reportedly considering the possibility of closing a third of its stores and reducing its rents through a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA). According to reports Mothercare would look to close around 47 of its 143 stores if a CVA is agreed with lenders. Mothercare would join a host of…
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6 AprilHigh Street
Sainsbury’s ‘considered’ Mothercare acquisition
Sainsbury’s considered acquiring embattled retailer Mothercare but decided against making an offer, it has emerged. According to the Press Association the supermarket’s deals team had been monitoring the situation regarding the baby retailer over the past few months, with a view to make a potential acquisition. However Sainsbury’s decided against…
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3 AprilEconomy
21,000 retail jobs lost or threatened so far this year
Over 21,000 jobs have been axed or put at risk in the first three months of the year as retailers struggle to break even. A Press Association analysis revealed that 21,413 staff members have already been made redundant or had their role threatened, with the majority being from large high-street…
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Mar- 2018 -27 MarchPeople Moves
Halfords CFO moves to Dixons Carphone
Dixons Carphone has appointed Jonny Mason to its board as group finance director after a year as interim CEO at Halfords. Mason’s early career included roles as CFO at Odeon and UCI Cinemas, finance director of Sainsbury’s supermarkets and finance roles at Shell and Hanson. Ian Livingston, chairman of Dixons…
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13 MarchGovernment
Leading retailers support plan for sustainability and equality
Over 25 leading UK retailers, including Sainsbury’s and John Lewis, have signed up to a series of pledges to tackle global challenges over the coming decades. The ‘Better Retail Better World’ scheme includes a series of stretching targets for the retail industry to achieve by 2020, and uses the United…
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8 MarchHigh Street
Co-op launches ‘pay in aisle’ mobile app technology
The Co-op has launched a new mobile app that allows customers to pay for their groceries in the aisle and avoid going to the till altogether. The ‘shop, scan and go’ initiative is being trialled at a Co-op’s store in the group’s support centre in Manchester, with a wider roll-out…
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7 MarchDepartment Stores
John Lewis named as ‘best retailer to work for’
Department store chain John Lewis has been named as best UK retailer to work for, according to a list released today by job website Indeed. In the list of best places to work in the private sector, it topped the list based on 1,066 reviews. Cosmetics retailer Lush came second,…
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6 MarchSupermarkets
Morrisons and Tesco fastest growing, Co-op returns to growth
The latest grocery market share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, published today for the 12 weeks to 25 February 2018, show that grocery sales have increased in value by 3.2% compared to the same time last year. This marks the 12th consecutive 12-week period in a row that total market sales…
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Feb- 2018 -12 FebruarySupermarkets
Aldi reclaims title of ‘nation’s favourite supermarket’ in satisfaction survey
Aldi has been rated the nation’s favourite in-store supermarket in Which?’s annual best and worst supermarket satisfaction survey. Customers were impressed with Aldi’s special offers, as well as the quality of its fresh and own-label products and the ease of finding items on its shelves, Which? said. It is the…
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