Press releases, 1996

Press release about Sainsbury's "January Savers" promotion. A list of offers is included.

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Press release about Sainsbury's "January Savers" promotion. A three week national television advertising campaign launched on 1 January 1996 will advertise the promotion plus national and regional...

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Press release promoting the Sainsbury's Cookshop range.

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Press release announcing expansion of the Sainsbury's Cookshop range. A photograph is attached of a heart shaped dish.

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Press release announcing that Sainsbury's will not be selling unleaded four star petrol: Lead Replacement Gasoline (LRG). The reasons for this are tests which showed it could damage engines. A...

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Press release announcing changes to the responsibilities of the top management team (Tom Vyner, Dino Adriano, David Quarmby, and Kevin McCarten are mentioned on the press release).

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Press release announcing the launch of Novon 2000 Concentrated Liquid (alongside the previously introduced Novon washing powder)

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Press release announcing the extension of Sainsbury's Partnership in Produce initiative to root vegetable, potato and salad suppliers. This was to be announced at the British Growers Look Ahead...

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Press release promoting a new product - Sainsbury's Trim Bar, a low fat chocolate bar.

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Press release promoting a new product range - Sainsbury's Select Diet (pet foods)

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Press release announcing the winner of the J Sainsbury Award for the highest mark achieved in the Master of Wine Dissertation for 1995 - Michael Palij.

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Press release announcing that Sainsbury's The Magazine has become the UK's most popular women's monthly magazine.

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Press release announcing Sainsbury's sponsorship of the Special Olympics.

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Press release promoting Pancake Day/Shrove Tuesday offers.

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Press release announcing that Sainsbury's are now selling flowers over the internet with a new Interflora service.

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Press release announcing that tins of tomato puree made from genetically modified tomatoes are on sale at 100 supermarkets. [Sainsbury's later in 1999 phased out genetically modified ("GM") foods].

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Press release announcing that a new store in Coleraine will almost certainly be Sainsbury's first retail outlet in Northern Ireland.

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Press release announcing that Sainsbury's will be stocking the first Welsh branded milk, Lilwen in all its Welsh stores.

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Tommy's Campaign press release announcing a fundraising initiative "Going Potty for Tommy Week"at Sainsbury's and Savacentre stores from 17 to 24 February.

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Press release announcing that Sainsbury's is selling a special leap year birthday cake 'Hoppy Birthday' designed by Jane Asher for those born on 29 February.

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Press release about the launch of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) trademark.

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Press release announcing a new programme of Regional Arts Sponsorships. Wingfield Arts in East Anglia and Phoenix Dance Company in Yorkshire are the first two recipients.

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Press release regarding the introduction of workflow technology to speed up product development.

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