Management: Meet national culture November 20, 2013 A new book argues that cultural values can make or break a corporate strategy AMERICA has long been seen as a graveyard for British retailers. In 2001, Marks & Spencer sold its Brooks Brothers US chain for a third of the price it paid for it. Sainsbury’s bailed out of its Shaw’s business in 2004. [...]
Internet firms warn of online sales tax risk July 21, 2013 A GROUP of leading online retailers has hit out against calls from some bricks and mortar retailers for a new online tax to level the playing field, condemning such a move as “nonsense” and a risk to jobs and growth of small businesses. In a letter sent to the chancellor George Osborne, the chief executives [...]
Paralympic win for Sainsbury’s as its sales rise October 9, 2012 J SAINSBURY’S sponsorship of the Paralympic Games and Brand Match campaign has helped the British supermarket steal market share from its three biggest rivals. New figures from industry experts Kantar Worldpanel showed that Sainsbury’s sales rose 5.6 per cent in the 12 weeks to 30 September, boosting its share of the UK grocery market to [...]
Paralympic win for Sainsbury’s as its sales rise October 9, 2012 J SAINSBURY’S sponsorship of the Paralympic Games and Brand Match campaign has helped the British supermarket steal market share from its three biggest rivals. New figures from industry experts Kantar Worldpanel showed that Sainsbury’s sales rose 5.6 per cent in the 12 weeks to 30 September, boosting its share of the UK grocery market to [...]
Sainsbury’s in credit push September 9, 2012 SAINSBURY’S Bank is offering extra Nectar points and cashback to entice customers to use its two new credit cards, it announced yesterday. Customers using the Nectar credit card will get five times the usual number of points when making purchases for the first three months. After the introductory period, that drops back to double the [...]
The real Willy Wonka is as experimental as ever September 10, 2013 Think you love chocolate the most? Elizabeth Fournier meets choc-God Paul A Young IT’S NOT hard to be passionate about chocolate, but Paul A Young takes it to a whole new level. Reviewers and customers alike may wax lyrical about his imaginative creations, which include Marmite brownies and Eccles cake truffles. Get him talking on [...]
Sainsbury’s teams up with Rovi to join internet movie market August 23, 2012 J SAINSBURY has become the latest player to enter the on-demand film streaming market, teaming up with US technology firm Rovi to launch an online rental service to rival Sky’s Now TV, Netflix and Lovefilm. The supermarket, which also started a music download service earlier in the year, says it will offer films on a [...]
Anna Ford to step down from Sainsbury’s board July 11, 2012 Former BBC newsreader Anna Ford is to step down as a non-executive director at Sainsbury’s after six years in the role, the supermarket said at its annual general meeting yesterday. Ford joined Sainsbury’s in 2006 and headed the retailer’s corporate social responsibility committee. She will step down in December.
More than half of UK consumer spend made in supermarkets February 19, 2013 SUPERMARKETS’ slice of consumer spending has dramatically increased during the last decade as consumers spend less on the high street. Around 58p in every pound spent in the retail sector goes to supermarkets such as Tesco and Sainsbury’s, up from 46p a decade ago, according to data from the Payments Council, the payments services watchdog. [...]
Morrisons buys six HMV shops February 26, 2013 SUPERMARKET firm Morrisons last night announced it had bought six former HMV shops in London and the south east which it will convert into convenience stores. Its purchase of the units comes in the same week it bought 49 Blockbuster stores for the same purpose. The Yorkshire-based grocery business, a late entrant into the corner shop market, [...]