TSB, Sainsbury’s Bank and Co-op on the block as bidders circle

British banks on block as bidders circle: TSB, Sainsbury’s Bank and Co-op Bank lined up as takeover targets By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:02 GMT, 17 November 2020 | Updated: 23:26 GMT, 17 November 2020 Three British banks could soon be changing hands as a wave of dealmaking sweeps across the sector. … Read more

‘Exploited’ workers at Indian factories are supplying Tesco, Sainsbury’s, M&S and Ralph Lauren

‘Exploited’ workers at Indian factories supplying Tesco, Sainsbury’s, M&S and Ralph Lauren say they don’t get toilet breaks and are being made to sleep on factory floors BBC investigation uncovers poor conditions for staff supplying UK high street   Worker claims she works 22-hour days sleeping between 3am and 5am on floor  Another said: ‘We don’t … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Police and Sainsbury’s shopper row over her not wearing a mask

Police body-cam footage shows a woman shopper angrily ranting at officers after being threatened with arrest for refusing to wear a mask in Sainsbury’s. The female customer was asked to put on a face covering by police when she entered the supermarket branch in Oldbury, West Midlands. She instead launched into an astonishing foul-mouthed rant … Read more

Sainsbury’s axing 3,500 jobs with all deli counters to close

Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s is axing 3,500 jobs as it shuts all its deli, fish and meat counters and closes swathes of standalone Argos stores. The supermarket, which is the second biggest in the country behind Tesco, sank to a £137million loss in the six months to 19 September, which it blamed on closures and ‘market … Read more

Did someone say LOCKDOWN? Panic-buyers form train of trolleys outside Sainsbury’s and Costco

Did someone say LOCKDOWN? Panic-buyers form train of trolleys outside Sainsbury’s and Costco – as Morrisons shoppers face waiting until DECEMBER for home delivery in London Panic buyers descended on shops today to try and stock up their supplies Sainsbury’s and Costco seemed to have had the most eager customers It came after Boris Johnson … Read more

Sainsbury’s tipped to restart dividend payments

Sainsbury’s tipped to restart dividend despite row over it receiving huge tax break and a second national lockdown By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 31 October 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 31 October 2020 Sainsbury’s is tipped to restart dividend payments this week despite a row over it receiving a huge … Read more

Sainsbury’s is trialling ‘rapid’ delivery service on Uber Eats

Sainsbury’s in 25 minutes or less! Supermarket is trialling ‘rapid’ delivery service on Uber Eats with more than 1,000 products available Sainsbury’s has partnered with Uber Eats to offer a rapid delivery service  Customers ordering from app will have groceries delivered within 25 minutes  It is initially launching in Camden, north London and will be … Read more

Aldi and Sainsburys become the FIRST UK supermarkets to sell pink prosecco

Pink Prosecco will arrive on the shelves of UK supermarkets from next week after a change in Italian law allowed the sparkling wine to be made with Pinot Noir grapes for the first time. Both Sainsbury’s and Aldi will stock their own brand’s of Prosecco rosé from next week while PINK Prosecco, one of the … Read more

Laurence Fox says he is boycotting Sainsbury’s for ‘promoting racial segregation and discrimination’

Laurence Fox has accused Sainsbury’s of ‘promoting racial segregation and discrimination’ and said he will be boycotting the supermarket chain after they promoted Black History Month. The actor, who recently announced he was launching his own political party to ‘reclaim British values, denounced the supermarket on Twitter. He said: ‘Dear Sainsbury’s ‘I won’t be shopping … Read more

Sainsbury’s to add delivery slots as orders double in six months

Sainsbury’s set to add delivery slots as orders double in just six months By Neil Craven, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 26 September 2020 | Updated: 22:08 BST, 26 September 2020 Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s is extending delivery times in a move that will mean it has almost doubled capacity for online grocery orders … Read more