All Sainsbury's articles – Page 96
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AnalysisIn the news: Incoming Sainsbury's boss Mike Coupe profiled
Incoming Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe will take over from Justin King in July. Retail Week takes a look at the physics graduate’s career so far and what makes him tick.
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NewsSainsbury's boss Justin King to step down and Mike Coupe to take over
Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King is to step down and group commercial director Mike Coupe is to take over.
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OpinionComment: Activist investor interest in grocers' property is unwelcome distraction
You’d think the property boom days were well and truly back judging by the hopes of activist investors to force a supermarket property restructuring.
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NewsSainsbury’s and Morrisons could be rendered unviable by property proposals, analyst warns
Grocers including Sainsbury’s and Morrisons could become unviable if they opt to spin off their property portfolios, a senior retail analyst has warned.
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NewsSainsbury's drops Twitter customer a line with fishy puns
Sainsbury’s delivered a masterclass in comedy customer service this month.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Winners and losers in the Christmas league table
Christmas was, as ever, a different experience for each retailer with performances across the industry varying widely.
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OpinionComment: Will there be appetite for a McColl’s float?
Now that the retail sector temperature can be measured in the wake of the bulk of the January trading statements, a variety of privately held retailers are considering whether to float.
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AnalysisInfographic: The evolution of high street retailers' logos
As the UK high street’s retail scene continues to change rapidly, Retail Week takes a look at how retailers’ logos have evolved.
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NewsSainsbury's gains market share during worst Christmas for supermarkets in seven years
Sainsbury’s was the only big four food retailer to gain market share during the worst Christmas for grocery retailers in seven years.
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OpinionComment: Horse meat controversy made us all up our game
It’s hard to believe that a year has now passed since the Irish Food Standards Authority found horse meat in some frozen beefburgers.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What went wrong for grocers at Christmas?
Many of the challenges facing the grocers were magnified over the Christmas trading period. Alex Lawson looks at why big names suffered and who managed to win sales.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Debenhams, Sainsbury's and Harvey Nichols
Retail news round-up on January 16, 2014: Mike Ashley plans celebrity-endorsed sportswear ranges at Debenhams, Sainsbury’s in talks to replace £1bn credit line and former Harvey Nichols fashion director Paula Reed takes role at Mytheresa.com
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OpinionComment: Christmas clarified the issues facing grocers
The polarised nature of retail’s Christmas sales performance is the story of the 2013 festive season. And nowhere is that more apparent than in grocery.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Sainsbury's, Asda and Scottish retail sales
Retail news round-up on January 15, 2014: Sainsbury’s sales beat Asda for the first time in a decade, Scottish retail sales down.
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NewsSainsbury's hits out at Tesco in new TV campaign
Sainsbury’s is to kick off a TV campaign tonight to promote its relaunched Basics range alongside its ethical credentials in ads which hit out at Tesco on the anniversary of the horse meat scandal.
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NewsAldi wins discount Christmas as Morrisons sales decline
Aldi and Lidl achieved meteoric sales growth over Christmas at the expense of Morrisons, the only one of the big four grocers to experience slowing sales.
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OpinionComment: Justin King needs to take the discounters seriously
Sainsbury’s boss Justin King said the retailer’s quality outstrips that of the discounters this week, but he is not taking them seriously enough.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Retail’s ambassador for women in the boardroom
What is needed to increase the number of women in senior retail positions? Matthew Valentine speaks to New Look’s head of
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AnalysisCampaign of the Week: Sainsbury's provides timely inspiration for shoppers on a budget
Sainsbury’s is aiming to appeal to cash-strapped consumers with a new campaign that provides ideas on how to make the grocery shop go further in the frugal month of January.
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NewsCold Christmas for retail as sales growth stalls
Retailers’ hopes for a winning Christmas have been dashed after food suffered its worst performance for five years and non-food was saved by online.