All Sainsbury's articles – Page 94
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OpinionComment: The big four grocers continue the fight for survival
Last week, Morrisons announced a £176 million loss for the year to the end of February and issued its second profit warning in three months.
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OpinionComment: The myths and reality of public versus private ownership
Shareholders can often be the thorn in the side of a visionary retail chief executive, but private ownership is not always the better option.
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NewsNick Bubb’s verdict: Morrisons - from dividends to discounters
Morrisons’ beleaguered management is focused on one D, the discounters, but shareholders are focused on another - the dividend.
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NewsRetail Week Live: Sainsbury's wants to eliminate 'depressing' checkouts
Sainsbury’s director of space and formats Kevin Barrett says he wants to eliminate the ‘depressing’ payment experience and replace it with mobile.
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NewsPressure on big four grocers intensify as Aldi and Waitrose steal share
The pressure on the big four grocers has intensified as Waitrose and Aldi notch up record market share figures yet again.
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NewsSainsbury's staff to share £8m Sharesave windfall
Sainsbury’s staff will share an £8m pot of money after two Sharesave schemes matured.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Poundland, Tesco, Morrisons, Amazon and Sainsbury's
Retail news round-up on March 10, 2014: Poundland to float with £750m valuation, Tesco finance boss McIlwee set to exit, Morrisons to sell off property, Amazon to develop computer games and Sainsbury’s staff take home £8m windfall.
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NewsCo-op prioritises like-for-like growth as it seeks to double store estate
The Co-operative Food is to focus ruthlessly on like-for-like growth and store openings, putting market share on the back burner as a performance metric.
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NewsSainsbury's finance boss says discounters could double market share by 2020
Sainsbury’s finance director John Rogers has raised the prospect of discount retailers such as Aldi and Lidl doubling their market share by 2020.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The rise of the hybrid retail store
As Argos pilots its new generation of digital stores, Mark Faithfull looks at the rise of a hybrid format and the implications for distribution and online fulfilment.
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NewsJon Rudoe promoted to Sainsbury's digital and technology director
Sainsbury’s online director Jon Rudoe has been promoted to digital and technology director, joining the retailer’s operating board and taking overall responsibility for the business’ technological development.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Supermarkets expand convenience store formats
As Sainsbury’s small store portfolio overtakes its supermarkets for the first time and Tesco, the Co-op and Morrisons aggressively expand their convenience portfolio, the hunt for small space is intensifying.
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OpinionComment: Property - a silver bullet for Britain’s supermarket giants?
It’s no secret that all of the UK’s big supermarkets sit on large property portfolios.
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AnalysisAnalysis: New ways to use Facebook's evolving platform
Facebook’s evolution over the past 10 years has been significant – even in the past year, the platform has experienced some huge changes and retailers have had to change the way they use the network.
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NewsPlanning rules stunt store expansion in 2013
The number of stores operated by multiple retailers edged up 0.71% to 102,095 last year after planning constraints stunted growth.
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NewsAsda sales growth slows as retail terrain transforms
Asda boss Andy Clarke is “under no illusions” that seismic changes in the food retail sector are permanent after the grocer’s sales edged down over Christmas but held up over the year.
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OpinionComment: There's nothing cut-price about Poundland's ambitions
Poundland has pushed the button on its IPO. The single-price retailer has bolstered its board and could achieve a valuation of up to £700m.
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NewsSainsbury’s invests in marketing as sales rise
Sainsbury’s spent £4.1m in marketing last month as the retailer was the only one of the big four grocers to increase market share.
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AnalysisVideo: Sainsbury's Active Kids campaign
The latest iteration of Sainsbury’s ongoing ‘Active Kids’ campaign is a push to get children eating and cooking healthier meals through their schools with the help of the grocer’s voucher scheme.
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NewsRetailers act to bring help to flood-hit areas as wet weather continues
Retailers have pulled out all the stops to battle flooding in England including a £400,000 donation from Asda as both stores and local communities are hit by the wet weather.