All Sainsbury's articles – Page 153
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NewsSupermarkets to intensify online non-food push
Supermarkets look likely to steal a further slice of general retailers’ sales as both Tesco and Sainsbury’s revealed plans to extend their non-food operations in their first-quarter trading updates this week.
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NewsSainsbury’s raises £445m to fund growth
Sainsbury’s is to raise £445m to fund an accelerated growth drive and deliver an extra 2.5 million sq ft of trading space by March 2011.
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OpinionTesco still a dab hand
After Morrisons’ first-quarter update last week, Tesco and Sainsbury’s post their numbers on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively and they should make for compelling reading.
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OpinionThe politics of good leadership
Leadership has been much in the news recently. Poor Gordon Brown certainly lacks it, as apparently do all our political figures at the moment.
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NewsSainsbury’s freezes bonuses for executives
Sainsbury’s has imposed a bonus freeze on its executives as it was revealed that boss Justin King took home £5m last year.
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NewsDirectors take home less at Sainsbury's
Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King’s total remuneration fell 6 per cent last year.
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OpinionIs Andy Bond the man for M&S?
Andy Bond has proven at Asda that he has the skills and experience to take on the top spot at Marks & Spencer, but would he take the role?
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AnalysisThe retail awards no one wants to win
Hindsight is a wonderful thing, but even the best retailers get it wrong sometimes. Charlotte Hardie looks back at some of retail’s biggest strategic blunders and asks what we can learn from them
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OpinionRed tape has gone too far
Heavy-handed legislation on selling alcohol asks retailers to police drinking, says Iceland chief executive Malcolm Walker
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NewsWaitrose gives last-minute show of support for retail ombudsman
Upmarket grocery retailer Waitrose has given surprise backing to the campaign for a retail ombudsman.
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NewsSainsbury’s appoints Rob Fraser as new IT director
Sainsbury’s has appointed former Boots group IT director Rob Fraser to its operating board as IT director, replacing Angela Morrison, who leaves the grocer this summer after four years as IT and change director.
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NewsSupermarkets under fire over suppliers accused of illegal rainforest destruction
The big four supermarkets are being accused of sourcing from Brazilian farms responsible for illegal deforestation.
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OpinionDo we really need more regulation?
As a decision on the proposed grocery ombudsman remains up in the air, supermarkets such as Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury’s need to focus on efficiencies to help customers through the tough times.
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NewsSainsbury’s on TV
Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King has let four shopfloor staff loose in the grocer’s boardroom for a new Channel 4 TV programme called I’m Running Sainsbury’s, which starts next Tuesday at 9pm.
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NewsWaitrose improves growth
Waitrose is showing signs of combating recessionary pressures with growth increasing to 4 per cent in the 12 weeks ending May 17, following the launch of its value line Essential.
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NewsTesco clothing boss registers new fashion website
Tesco’s clothing boss Terry Green has registered a fashion website for the company which he mentored as part of a student project.
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OpinionEra of transparency for retailers?
Asda’s Andy Bond says grocers need to be more transparent, so how can they use social networking sites to improve their customer relationships?
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NewsBody Shop drafts in former Sainsbury’s director
Eco-friendly cosmetics giant Body Shop is understood to have appointed a former Sainsbury’s rising star for a top role.
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NewsFormer M&S execs join Asda’s George
Asda has appointed two former Marks & Spencer executives to take up senior roles at its George clothing range.
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OpinionFood retail’s outstanding leaders
The supermarkets have pursued very different tactics to navigate the recession, but their success derives from one common quality, which is a clear vision that comes right from the very top.