Recent events
Recent events tied to this brand in public sources.
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2020
Sainsbury’s enters Saudi Arabian and Bahraini retail markets
Sainsbury’s entered the Saudi Arabian and Bahraini retail markets for the first time with 500 own-brand product lines sold through Tamimi Markets’ stores and website.
2020
Nectar360 and CitrusAd partner on retail media platform
Sainsbury’s Nectar360 began working with retail media technology company CitrusAd to launch a platform for targeted sponsored product and banner advertising, with reporting and analytics across the supermarket group’s website.
2020
Sainsbury’s opens its first Fresh Food Market-style store
Sainsbury’s opened its first Fresh Food Market-style store in Hempstead Valley, Kent, with a market-inspired presentation of fruit and vegetables and other updated store sections. The refit is a pilot that Sainsbury’s said would help it review customer and staff interactions before further changes across its stores.
2020
Sainsbury’s says it plans to cut around 3,500 jobs
Sainsbury’s said it plans to cut around 3,500 jobs as part of plans to permanently close all its meat, fish and deli counters and some Argos stores.
2020
Sainsbury's to match fuel price cuts on Thursday
Sainsbury's was reported to have matched Asda's 2p-per-litre petrol and 3p-per-litre diesel reductions, with its cuts due to take effect on Thursday.
2020
Sainsbury’s Bank enhances Nectar Credit Card rewards offer
Sainsbury’s Bank enhanced its Nectar Credit Card offer: customers could collect 10,000 Nectar points, worth £50, after spending over £400 at Sainsbury’s, Tu Clothing or Argos in the first two months after opening the account. The offer also enabled customers to collect up to three Nectar points per £1 at those retailers when using the card and Nectar card.
2020
Sainsbury’s opens On the Go store in Leicester Square
Sainsbury’s opened an On the Go convenience store in London’s Leicester Square on 13 August 2020.
2020
Sainsbury’s Local opens Wootton store
Sainsbury’s opened a new Local store on Folkes Road in Wootton. The store was officially opened on Saturday, June 27, 2020.
2020
Sainsbury's recalls vegan product over possible plastic pieces
Sainsbury's urged customers to return a vegan product after concerns emerged that packs may contain pieces of white plastic.
2020
Sainsbury’s expands Chop Chop delivery to UK cities
Sainsbury’s began expanding its Chop Chop one-hour grocery delivery service to Brighton and Bristol, with Manchester and Reading to follow. The rollout was undertaken with courier firm Stuart.
2020
Sainsbury’s and Ecover trial in-store refills
Sainsbury’s and Ecover are trialling in-store refill points for selected Ecover washing-up liquid and laundry detergent products at Sainsbury’s Harringay superstore in north London. A possible rollout to 19 more stores depends on customer feedback.
2020
Far East Development and Sainsbury’s partner on Whitechapel redevelopment
Far East Development announced a partnership with Sainsbury’s to redevelop Sainsbury’s Whitechapel store site in east London into a mixed-use project including a flagship supermarket, housing, local retail space and public space. The project was described as being at an early stage.
2020
Sainsbury’s pledges £1bn for net-zero emissions target
Sainsbury’s pledged to invest £1bn towards achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2040. Its stated focus includes reducing carbon emissions, food waste, plastic packaging and water usage.
2020
J Sainsbury appoints Simon Roberts as CEO
J Sainsbury announced on January 22, 2020, that it had appointed Simon Roberts as chief executive officer, effective June 1, succeeding Mike Coupe.
2019
Asda and Sainsbury’s announce fuel price cuts
Asda and Sainsbury’s announced their second fuel price cut in three weeks.
2019
Kings Elite launches microwaveable pork crackle
Snack company Kings Elite launched a microwaveable pork crackle product into Sainsburys. The article describes it as the UK's first microwaveable Pork Crackle product.
2019
Argos opens relocated King's Lynn store
Argos opened a new town centre store in King's Lynn inside a Sainsbury's supermarket, relocating from its former site on Baxter's Plain.
2019
Sainsbury's unveils Christmas advert
Sainsbury's unveiled a Christmas advert set in Victorian London on Drury Lane, featuring the story of chimney sweep Nicholas.
2019
Sainsbury’s and Argos announce national sunflower lanyard scheme rollout
Sainsbury’s announced that its sunflower lanyard scheme for customers with hidden disabilities would expand from 29 branches to Sainsbury’s and Argos stores nationwide. Customers can collect a complimentary lanyard to discreetly signal that they may need additional support.
2015
Snack Food Poco Loco UK recalls own-label meal kits over undeclared almond
Snack Food Poco Loco UK announced recalls of Morrisons, Sainsbury’s and Tesco own-label meal kits because they contained undeclared almond. The products contained paprika from a batch found to be contaminated with almond protein.