All Sainsbury's articles – Page 6
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News
Retailers welcome new Northern Ireland deal on Brexit
Retailers including Marks & Spencer chair Archie Norman and Sainsbury’s chief executive Simon Roberts have welcomed prime minister Rishi Sunak’s new deal to revise the Northern Ireland Protocol.
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Sainsbury’s cuts 1,400 warehouse jobs in £90m automation of logistics network
Sainsbury’s will close two of its general merchandise depots affecting 1,400 jobs as it rolls out a £90m investment in automation to modernise its general merchandise logistics network.
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Quarter of shoppers struggling as grocery inflation soars to highest recorded level
A quarter of UK customers are struggling with their food bills as grocery inflation soared to its highest level ever recorded.
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Innovation of the Week
Innovation of the Week: Four-day week gains popularity among UK retailers
Innovation of the Week is a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our analysts.
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News
Sainsbury’s becomes latest company to trial four-day week
Sainsbury’s has offered its staff the option of working four days a week, in a bid to evolve its current ways of working and increase flexibility.
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Little Mistress partners with Sainsbury’s Tu for new collection
Womenswear brand Little Mistress has entered into a partnership with supermarket giant Sainsbury’s to sell its spring/summer 2023 collection.
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Opinion
‘A Morrisons counter-attack could help restore the grocer’s fortunes’
Differentiation, a unique selling point that sets one business apart from another, is often talked about in retail but less frequently achieved.
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News
Sainsbury’s welcomes new Black-founded brands to stores as incubator pays off
Sainsbury’s has revealed three new Black founder-led brands will hit its shelves this year following the launch of a dedicated incubator programme.
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Data
Ranking: Who will be the biggest retailers in the UK in 2026?
Offering a glimpse of what lies ahead, Retail Week analysts reveal which retailers will sit at the top of the food chain in 2026, which will be overtaken by their closest rivals and which will lose their spot in the ranking altogether
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Analysis
Supermarket own-label: Will shoppers stay loyal when the cost-of-living crisis is over?
Own-label has amassed serious growth during the cost-of-living crisis but when the country gains a more economically stable footing, will the boom last?
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Data
Grocery food inflation hits record levels as shopping bills surge
Grocery food inflation hit record levels in the month of January, driving already sky-high shopping bills even higher and wiping out any sense of relief shoppers may have felt at the end of 2022.
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News
Costcutter owner Bestway Group takes £200m stake in Sainsbury’s
Bestway Group, which owns c-store chain Costcutter, has taken a £200m stake in Sainsbury’s.
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Analysis
Strategy spotlight: Five ways Sainsbury’s will stand out in a fiercely competitive market
As Costcutter-owner Bestway takes a stake, Sainsbury’s finds itself holding a challenging middle-market position between the discounters at one end, and Waitrose and Marks & Spencer at the other. Retail Week’s Prospect analysts explore five ways Sainsbury’s will differentiate itself in a fiercely competitive market.
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News
Sainsbury’s debuts overnight drive-thru serving up free hot food
Sainsbury’s is trialling its first-ever overnight drive-thru in a bid to cater for shift workers.
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News
Sosandar targets in-store customers with Sainsbury’s partnership
Sosandar has entered into a wholesale agreement to sell a range of products through Sainsbury’s, allowing the brand to grow from a pureplay into an omnichannel retailer.
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News
Argos Ireland closure and Lloydspharmacy withdrawal from Sainsbury’s put 2,600 jobs at risk
Around 2,600 retail jobs could be lost after Argos revealed it will end its operations in Ireland and Lloydspharmacy decided to close its branches in Sainsbury’s stores.
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News
Sainsbury’s signs delivery deal with Just Eat
Sainsbury’s is to offer rapid delivery with Just Eat as part of a new deal with the food delivery app.
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Data
Ranking: Amazon, Tesco and Asda offer best customer experience, say shoppers
Amazon, Tesco and Asda have come out on top of an exclusive consumer poll asking which retailers offer the best customer experience, but Aldi isn’t far behind.
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Analysis
Analysis: How retail confounded the doom and gloom to achieve a very merry Christmas
As soon as retailers’ Christmas updates started coming in, it was clear that something unexpected had happened – the festive season had been better than anticipated for many
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Analysis
Analysis: After a bumper Christmas, is Argos finally back to its best?
Argos was the surprise star performer for Sainsbury’s over Christmas, driving strong general merchandise sales growth. After years of underperformance, is Argos back at its best?