Sainsbury's news

Sainsbury's has begun offering discounted prices for Nectar card holders for the first time across a selection of products in-store and online. The move should help Sainsbury's reach out to price sensitive shoppers and also boost engagement with its recently relaunched loyalty scheme. Lower prices for limited time period The discounts will run from February 12th until March 3rd across a sel...

Sainsbury's has just reopened its Mansion House Local store in the City of London after a major refurbishment to create its first ‘On the Go' convenience store format that combines freshly made and prepared in-store food and drink with convenient ways to shop with Sainsbury’s and Argos. Using data and analytics Sainsbury’s has designed the 2,200 sq ft Local to match the needs of busy city work...

Sainsbury's has brought together its Nectar loyalty programme and insights agency i2C, according to reports in Marketing Week. The move paves the way for more personalised rewards for shoppers, as well as more insights for brands. Benefits for brands and customers The new agency promises to bring benefits for both Nectar's customers and brands. 19 million Nectar customers will benefit from ...

The UK’s Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA), Christine Tacon, has today (4 February 2020) launched her annual survey, inviting suppliers to share their experiences of trading relationships with major retailers and highlight any issues they are facing. The survey has played a vital role in helping the GCA to achieve progress for suppliers, demonstrating where retailers efforts have improved Code ...

The new year has brought in a flurry of new retail appointments from Sainsbury's, Asda, Morrisons, Waitrose and Crussh.  Key senior appointments Sainsbury's Mike Coupe is set to retire after six years in the role, to be replaced by Simon Roberts: read more about the news here  and a profile of Roberts here The John Lewis Partnership prepares for its Future Partnership structure...

Sainsbury's has committed to investing £1bn over 20 years towards becoming a Net Zero business across its own operations by 2040. The target is aligned to the highest ambitions of the Paris Climate Change Agreement to limit global warming to 1.5°C. The demanding deadline is a decade earlier than the government's own ambition. Ambitious target The new target will require a much faster rate o...

After six years as CEO of Sainsbury's, Mike Coupe will retire in May. Simon Roberts, currently retail and operations director, will take up the role from 1st June. Mike Coupe's legacy: a multi brand, multi channel business After fifteen years at Sainsbury's, including six in the top job, Mike Coupe announced his retirement. Sainsbury's Chairman Martin Scicluna described Coupe as "an exc...

Healthy food-to-go specialist Crussh is rolling out a range of ‘fit food’ to over 300 Sainsbury’s stores following a successful trial last year. The range comprises of salad pots and wraps, including some vegan products, and will boost healthy food-to-go options available to Sainsbury’s customers.  It was first trialled in 61 stores in May last year and will now appear in stores across the UK....

Sainsbury's has reported a slight increase in grocery sales for the festive quarter, lifted by strong growth online and volume growth from price investments on key lines. Q3 headline results: 15 weeks to Jan 4th Total sales growth: -0.7% Grocery: +0.4% General merchandise: -3.9% Clothing: +4.4% LFL growth: -0.7% ex fuel (-0.9% inc. fuel) Online grocery: +7.3% Success ...

Newly released GB market data from Kantar reveals only marginal growth for the crucial Christmas quarter. Sales in the 12 weeks to December 29th grew by just 0.2%, the slowest rate over Christmas since 2015 and down from 0.5% in the 12 weeks to December 1st. This suggests that trading was particularly disappointing for the four weeks to December 29th. The weak trend is mirrored by Nielsen whic...