Sainsbury’s donates one million meals through Coronation Food Project
Sainsbury’s is donating one million fresh meals to support families in need this winter to mark the launch of a new partnership with FareShare, the UK’s biggest charity tackling food waste to support...
View ArticleDecember to see £13bn in grocery sales for first time, Kantar says
Take-home grocery sales are expected to surpass £13bn for the first time ever this December, according to marketing data and analytics company Kantar. It comes as its latest figures found that sales...
View ArticleSainsbury’s invests £200m to raise wages by 9%
Sainsbury’s will be investing £200m to increase colleague pay to £12 per hour – £13.15 in London – from March. The move is the biggest investment made by the retailer into staff pay and will benefit...
View ArticleBrits spend record £4.8bn on groceries during Christmas
Sales at the UK supermarkets reached a record breaking £4.8bn during the week ending 23rd December 2023, according to the latest data from NIQ. This is a +4.3% uplift in sales compared with Christmas...
View ArticlePaula Nickolds to leave Sainsbury’s to become CEO of The White Company
Sainsbury’s has revealed its General Merchandise Commercial director, Paula Nickolds, is set to leave the business to become CEO of The White Company. Over the past three years, Sainsbury’s said...
View ArticleSainsbury’s boss to unveil new cost saving targets
Sainsbury’s boss Simon Roberts is reportedly set to unveil the next phase of its strategy next week which is thought to include a new set of cost saving targets, according to Reuters. The outlet...
View ArticleJan supermarket sales remain buoyant
Total Till sales at UK supermarkets experienced continued growth (+6.6%) in the last four weeks ending 27 January 2024, according to new data released today by NIQ. The firm said the increase is...
View ArticleSainsbury’s to axe 1,500 roles amid cost-cutting programme
Sainsbury’s has announced that it will reduce the number of roles across the business by approximately 1,500 as part of its ‘Save and Invest to Win’ programme. The news comes as the supermarket has...
View ArticleSainsbury’s CEO apologises as tech issues hit online deliveries
Sainsbury’s CEO Simon Roberts has apologised to the supermarket’s customers after a software glitch impacted contactless payments, leaving thousands without their food orders. The grocer said that a...
View ArticleSupermarket sales jump 3.3% as inflation continues to fall
Overall take-home grocery sales rose by 3.3% over the four weeks to 14 April as grocery price inflation also continued to fall to 3.2%, according to the latest data from Kantar. Kantar said the decline...
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