Lidl joins Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Primark to shut shops for Queen’s funeral September 12, 2022 Top supermarkets and retailers including Lidl, Waitrose and Sainsbury’s are set to shut their UK stores on the day of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral. Major retailers B&Q and Primark will also close shops for the bank holiday to mark the Queen’s state-funeral next Monday. Some supermarkets are also working on plans to cut some of [...]
Sainsbury’s bets on style with plans for a new online fashion marketplace May 21, 2023 Sainsbury’s is reportedly planning to launch a new online marketplace for high street fashion brands in a move which will pile pressure on department stores like John Lewis. Looking to diversify its product range whilst capitalising on a strong web traffic presence – and vast distribution networks – Sainsbury’s is looking to stock a range [...]
Sainsbury’s in talks to sell 18 supermarket stores to LXi REIT for £500m September 21, 2022 Supermarket Sainsbury’s is in discussions to sell more than dozen stores to real investment trust LXi REIT for around £500m. The businesses confirmed talks about a sale and leaseback deal on Wednesday, after a report by Sky News earlier this week. LXi REIT hopes to fund the deal through a combination of new equity and [...]
LXi REIT’s £500m bid for Sainsbury’s stores collapses amid market volatility September 26, 2022 LXi REIT's proposed takeover of 18 Sainsbury's stores has collapsed after the group pulled out of a share issue.
Lloydspharmacy to axe outlets within Sainsbury’s supermarkets January 19, 2023 Lloydspharmacy has said it will pull out of its 237 pharmacy sites within Sainsbury’s supermarkets. The pharmacy chain said it has cut the services following a strategic review “in response to changing market conditions”. Lloydspharmacy added that it is “exploring options” for each branch individual and will confirm exact closure plans on a “branch-by-branch” basis [...]
Morrisons, Tesco and Sainsbury’s suspend sales of disposable barbecues amid heatwave August 12, 2022 Morrisons, Tesco and Sainsbury’s are among a slew of household names to halt sales of disposable barbecues owing to warm weather concerns. There have been warnings about potential fires due to high temperatures this summer, as large swathes of the country have been categorised as drought status. Morrisons said in a statement on Friday: “In [...]
Sainsbury’s investors back supermarket as it refuses living wage accreditation July 7, 2022 Sainsbury’s saw a minority of shareholders revolt over staff pay at its AGM on Thursday morning, with nearly 17 per cent backing a resolution for the supermarket to gain Living Wage accreditation. Some 16.7 per cent shareholders supported a resolution that urged the supermarket to become a Living Wage accredited employer. The resolution required 75 [...]
Sainsbury’s to save 17m food items from waste by removing best before dates August 30, 2022 Sainsbury’s plans to save 17 million food items a year from waste by removing ‘best before’ dates. The supermarket giant will take off the date from 276 of its own brand items and more than 100 fresh produce products, such as onions, tomatoes and fruits. More than 130 items will follow, including potatoes, with [...]
Currys, Asos and Sainsbury’s top retail stocks this Christmas December 23, 2022 For investors looking to give their portfolios a seasonal shake-up, CityA.M. takes a look at analysts’ selections of the retail stocks to keep a close eye on in the coming weeks. Analysts at Hargreaves Lansdown chose Currys, Asos and Sainsbury’s as the three retail stocks to watch this Christmas. It comes as retailers have been [...]
Sainsbury’s boss has grim warning for Brits: The pressure on your budgets will only intensify July 5, 2022 The CEO of Sainsbury’s warned this morning that rising pressure on household budgets “will only intensify over the remainder of the year” as he pledged to invest more money into improving value for shoppers. Simon Roberts, chief executive of the supermarket group, said it is working to reduce costs across its operations amid continued inflation. [...]