All Sainsbury's articles – Page 5
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AnalysisBudget backlash: Sainsbury’s boss warns tax rises will lead to higher prices
Despite posting surging profits and sales at the half year, Sainsbury’s boss Simon Roberts became the latest retail boss to warn that Labour’s all stick and no carrot approach to business will lead to higher prices.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisSainsbury’s (Financials)
Sales grew and underlying annual profits improved for the 52 weeks to 2 March 2024 (FY2023) as the grocer hailed record market share gains and volume growth, with food performing particularly well. Sainsbury’s statutory group sales excluding VAT and including fuel increased by 3.8% year on year to £32.7bn in FY2023, driven by a strong food performance.
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NewsSainsbury’s sales and profit rise driven by grocery market share gains
Sainsbury’s has posted growth in half-year sales and profit as the food business goes from “strength to strength”
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NewsSainsbury’s becomes first supermarket to match Aldi prices in c-stores
Sainsbury’s has become the first supermarket in the UK to price-match discounter Aldi across its convenience store estate.
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NewsSainsbury’s sells Argos credit card business as it focuses on core grocery offering
Sainsbury’s has sold its Argos credit card arm for £720m, as part of its continued strategy of focusing on its core retail offering.
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VideoSainsbury’s goes big with new Christmas ad featuring iconic BFG
Grocery chain Sainsbury’s has kicked off its Christmas campaign with its television ad featuring iconic literary character the Big Friendly Giant (BFG).
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Retail Navigator AnalysisSainsbury’s (Strategy)
Sainsbury’s is trialling hybrid self-checkouts, which require customers to scan their own shopping and also feature conveyor belts for them to place their items on, as well as areas for packing their shopping. In-store product-locating touchscreens are also being tested.
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Innovation of the WeekSainsbury’s is testing hybrid self-checkouts and digital screens in store
Innovation of the Week is a series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our team.
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NewsSainsbury’s has launched an overhaul of its ‘Local’ c-store estate
Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s is set to kick off a ‘major overhaul’ of its Local c-store estate.
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AnalysisRevealed: The UK’s top grocery innovators and what’s key to their success
As the most competitive retail sector in the UK, nothing comes easy for the grocers, making innovation and transformation an essential part of supermarket strategies as they fight for share of wallet.
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NewsSainsbury’s to hire 20,000 seasonal workers as it ramps up to Christmas
Grocery giant Sainsbury’s has opened applications for seasonal staff, who will be employed for up to three months over the coming crucial Christmas period.
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NewsSainsbury’s boss has called for the Budget to boost consumer confidence
Sainsbury’s chief executive Simon Roberts has called on the government to use the coming Budget to boost increasingly gloomy consumer confidence.
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DataRanking: The most sustainable retailers according to shoppers
New data collected by Lumina Intelligence exclusively for Retail Week shows customers believe Marks & Spencer and Tesco are the most sustainable retailers.
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NewsSupermarket convenience stores are found to charge ‘up to a fifth’ more than bigger branches
Supermarket convenience stores have been revealed to cost shoppers up to 21% more than if they were to shop at larger branches, according to a study by Which?
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Opinion‘As Asda flounders and Aldi’s sales slow, the battle for this year’s Christmas table will dictate grocery success’
The seasonal showdown in grocery may be particularly interesting this year at the value end of the market where Aldi, Lidl and Asda will slug it out amid shifting dynamics, says George MacDonald
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NewsSainsbury’s plans to ‘revolutionise’ its commercial systems with a new tech partnership
Grocer Sainsbury’s has unveiled a technology partnership designed to “revolutionise” its commercial systems.
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NewsSainsbury’s snaps up a raft of Homebase stores in a deal valued at £130m
Grocer Sainsbury’s is buying a raft of stores from DIY specialist Homebase as it seeks to extend its presence and “offer more food choice to more customers”.
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Innovation of the WeekInnovation 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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AnalysisPrice, 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 WeekSainsbury’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.