Sainsbury's news and analysis
Sainsbury’s is the second-largest supermarket chain in the UK, with a network of supermarkets, Sainsbury's Local convenience stores, and an integrated online offering. It operates the Nectar loyalty programme and has focused on pricing initiatives like Nectar Prices and Aldi Pirce Match. The Grocer covers Sainsbury’s with news, analysis, insight and opinion, including market share updates, strategic developments, and leadership changes.
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NewsLidl latest supermarket exploring top-up payments for poorest customers
Aldi, Asda, Sainsbury’s and Tesco have already said they would be open to topping up Healthy Start vouchers
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NewsSainsbury’s retail chief and Amazon Fresh director join Retail Trust board
Tracey Clements and Matt Birch will join other retail leaders on the charity’s board of trustees, including Holland & Barrett CEO Anthony Houghton
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NewsSainsbury’s issues apology to shopper over facial recognition mix-up
The shopper said he was confronted by staff and escorted out of the store
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NewsValue ranges in double-digit decline as Morrisons, Tesco and Sainsbury’s slash products
Morrisons, Tesco and Sainsbury’s have cut their budget own label ranges by up to 15.6%, removing some of the cheapest options from shelves as retailers focus on mid-tier products and alternative value mechanics
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Range PreviewBattle of the Valentine’s Day supermarket dine-in deals
Retailers roll out their annual dine-in deals while attempting to hold prices steady in a market still under pressure from inflation and loyalty pricing
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Range PreviewSainsbury’s targets protein and appetite control with new own-label ranges
Sainsbury’s looks to ride the GLP-1 NPD wave with its latest push into high-protein and portion-controlled meals
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NewsSainsbury’s gives Chop Chop rapid delivery app the chop
“Chop Chop is dead. Long live Chop Chop!”
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Comment & OpinionHealthy Start 2.0: Retailers are ready, but is the government?
Supermarkets, understandably, want assurances that they will not be left to deal with families humiliated at the till because their vouchers don’t work
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NewsSupermarkets in talks to offer financial top-ups to poorest families
Retailers told MPs they were in ‘active conversations’ about supermarkets offering families up to £2 a week to boost the government’s schemes
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s Crayford crowned king in battle of the UK’s biggest stores
Strong availability, helpful staff and an ‘easy to navigate’ layout took Sainsbury’s to the win
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s Crayford’s Marc Fogden on managing Britain’s best big supermarket
‘A flagship shop like this can have a big impact on the business and how we perform really does determine how well the business performs’
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NewsDefra in talks with food industry to drive new urban regeneration projects
The government has held talks with the food industry to discuss how it can help regenerate run-down urban centres to support healthier and more sustainable food
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NewsSainsbury’s unveils above-inflation 5% pay rise for colleagues
Hourly pay will rise to £13.23 per hour nationally and to £14.54 per hour in London from March
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NewsUK’s leading supermarkets ‘way behind’ European rivals on sustainability goals
The Superlist Environment Europe report, by sustainability think tank Questionmark, ranks the actions of 27 major supermarkets to compare progress on environmental and sustainable diet goals
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NewsData: Lidl Plus is UK’s fourth most popular loyalty scheme
New research shows Lidl Plus is fourth most popular loyalty scheme, with women more likely then men to bother with loyalty memberships
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NewsSainsbury’s expands facial recognition tech after ‘seismic’ fall in theft
The facial recognition technology is being extended to an additional five stores in London
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ProfilesNectar360 MD Amir Rasekh on EDM, loyalty and ghormeh sabzi
‘I really value flexible working environments, and we are lucky to have this at my workplace’
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NewsTesco and M&S shareholders react to Christmas results
Christmas sales at Tesco and M&S were received differently on the stock market on Thursday – and not as you might have expected, given the news they delivered
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NewsSainsbury’s ‘observing’ impact of GLP-1 drugs but defends offer
Rival grocers Morrisons, M&S, Co-op and Iceland have all been quick to roll out specific ‘GLP-1 friendly’ ranges this year
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NewsSainsbury’s gains market share in bumper Christmas
Sainsbury’s won over more shoppers this festive period, winning market share for its sixth consecutive Christmas