All Sainsbury's articles – Page 2
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Innovation of the Week
Innovation round-up: Hologram training, reviving the metaverse, palm payments and more
Here we bring you our summer roundup of innovations that caught our attention over the past three months.
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Analysis
Price, value and competition: The factors determining this year’s back-to-school winners and losers
As the majority of the back-to-school retail players lock prices across school uniforms and essentials again this year, Retail Week looks at the driving factors of the peak shopping period ahead of the return to school in August and September
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Innovation of the Week
Sainsbury’s removes friction with new checkout technology
Innovation of the Week is a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our team.
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News
Sainsbury’s, Shoe Zone and Specsavers stores were attacked during far-right riots
Sainsbury’s, Shoezone and Specsavers across England were attacked and looted as the shops were caught in the crossfire of ongoing far-right riots in the country.
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News
Retail giants to close stores early for England’s Euro 2024 final clash
Some of retail’s biggest names will close many stores early this Sunday when England battles Spain in the Euro 2024 men’s football final.
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Innovation of the Week
Sainsbury’s leverages AI to improve animal welfare
Innovation of the Week is a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our team.
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News
Sainsbury’s sees ‘more and more people’ coming through its doors
Sainsbury’s has said it is seeing the “biggest market share gains of any grocer” as more and more customers are shopping with the supermarket giant.
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News
Sainsbury’s sells banking to NatWest to focus on retail
Sainsbury’s Bank has been sold to NatWest as the grocer withdraws from a number of financial services to focus on its retail business.
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Data
What the latest market share data tells us about the UK grocery sector
Retail Week sits down with Kantar’s head of retail and consumer insight Fraser McKevitt to look at the implications for the grocery sector from the latest market share data
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Gallery
Sainsbury’s unveils new ‘next-level’ supermarket format in Cobham
Grocery giant Sainsbury’s has unveiled its “reimagined” Cobham supermarket, revamped to “showcase Sainsbury’s latest product offer and state-of-the-art format design”.
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News
Sainsbury’s rolls out first EV charging ‘national loyalty scheme’
Sainsbury’s customers using its Smart Charge electric vehicle (EV) points around the UK will be rewarded with Nectar points in a UK first.
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Exclusive: Sainsbury’s to offer Klarna on general merchandise and clothing
Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s has become the latest retailer to offer buy now, pay later across its general merchandise and clothing brands through a new partnership with Klarna, Retail Week can reveal.
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Analysis
From AI to M&A – what retailers are spending their money on
The ring of the tills might be what drives retail, but to keep customers spending retailers need to invest in improvements. Retail Week looks at where some of the biggest – and most successful – retailers are directing their spend
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Data
Revealed: The supermarkets with the fastest online sales growth
Retail Week teamed up with sister brand Retail Navigator to reveal which supermarket had the biggest ecom sales, and which one is growing the fastest.
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Analysis
How retailers are shifting their AI focus in-store
Today, increasing numbers of retailers are implementing AI on the shop floor. Retail Week considers the impact of in-store AI on customers and employees alike and asks whether it is, in fact, the best way forward.
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News
Sainsbury’s unveils Microsoft partnership to boost AI capabilities
Sainsbury’s has announced a five-year strategic partnership with Microsoft, which will see the tech giant’s artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning capabilities drive the grocer’s strategy.
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Analysis
How Sainsbury’s is sharpening fashion and general merchandise amid ongoing food focus
As Sainsbury’s plans to expand its fresh food offering in more stores amid its ongoing food-focused strategy, Retail Week explores where fashion and general merchandise fit in and how they will benefit
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News
Sainsbury’s sales soar as food first strategy pays off
Sainsbury’s has reported growth in sales with record market share gains and volumes driven by a strong performance by the supermarket’s food division.
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News
Sainsbury’s launches new ‘Low Everyday Prices’ offer
Sainsbury’s is launching a new value offering to provide “market low prices” on more than 1,000 brands for customers.
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Analysis
Future Leaders 2024: Meet UK retail’s 30 CEOs in waiting
Senior executives from Asda, Superdrug, Frasers, John Lewis, Sainsbury’s and Marks & Spencer are among the 30 names tipped to lead the country’s biggest retailers in years to come, according to Retail Week’s annual index