All Sainsbury's articles – Page 153
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News
Justin King: bank rescue has begun to restore confidence
Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King believes the Government’s banking bail-out this week has dramatically “moved the dial” and already started reviving consumer confidence.
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Opinion
Sainsbury's covering all bases
Sainsbury’s delivered second-quarter results that were above expectations this week.
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News
Robert Tchenguiz 'to sell Sainsbury's stake'
Property billionaire Robert Tchenguiz has reportedly been forced to put his 10 per cent stake in J Sainsbury up for sale.
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Opinion
Sainsbury's connects with its customers
It’s difficult sometimes to see the difference between the grocers’ price promotion campaigns.
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News
Shoppers shun luxury food as crunch takes hold
Shoppers have been turning their backs on luxury foods in favour of cheaper meals as the credit crunch bites, according to research revealed today.
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Sainsbury's extends welfare pork range
Sainsbury’s has more than doubled its range of higher welfare pork as it claims demand for affordable meat raised in better conditions has soared.
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Grocery sales climb 5.8 per cent
Grocery sales rose 5.8 per cent in the past 12 weeks on the same period last year, according to the latest figures from Nielsen.
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Crunch drives sales at discount grocers
Grocery sales rose 7.3 per cent in the 12 weeks to September 7, according to the TNS Worldpanel grocery market share figures, as inflation fuelled sales.
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Sainsbury’s kicks off hunt for Christmas temps
Sainsbury’s is to draft in 12,000 temporary staff to work in its stores over the Christmas period.
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New season of negative updates gives retail analysts little reassurance
Retail had regained favour in the run-up to the reporting season, but the first set of updates brought a slew of bad news.
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Sainsbury's embarks on own-brand drive
Sainsbury’s has launched a multimillion-pound campaign to drive sales of its own-brand products.
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Bid rumour bumps up Sainsbury’s shares
Shares in Sainsbury’s rose more than 8 per cent yesterday as speculation mounted about a potential takeover bid.
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Sainsbury's chops fruit and veg prices
Sainsbury’s has slashed the price of packs of basic fruit and vegetables to just 40p and will add a selection of “aesthetically challenged” items to its range that would normally not make it onto supermarket shelves.
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Opinion
It’s not all greenwash
Heading off from Paddington to Dartmouth, it’s hard not to wonder whether a day trip to Devon’s far west is worth it just to look at a wooden supermarket.
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Analysis
Do stars still sell?
With marketing budgets feeling the pinch, retailers may be thinking twice about signing celebrities to front their brand. Charlotte Hardie asks when they’re worth it and how they can be put to best use
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News
Discounters triumph as shoppers trade down
Asda, Morrisons and the discount food retailers are experiencing a mini sales boom, as rising commodity prices, shoppers trading down and supermarket price wars combine to drive sales, according to two sets of figures from market analysts TNS Worldpanel and Nielsen.
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Opinion
Retailers are landlords too
Whether it be monthly rents or upward-only rent reviews, there are always tensions between landlords and retailers. What tends to be forgotten is that retailers are often landlords too.
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Opinion
The grocers shouldn’t rely on price alone
Supermarkets Tesco and Asda will be fighting tooth and nail this weekend to make sure customers choose to visit their stores to do the weekly shop.