Press releases, 2016

News article announcing that "Sainsbury’s is dropping the price of diesel to 99.9 pence per litre from tomorrow, 4th January 2016, across its 301 forecourts."

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News article announcing Sainsbury's financial performance for the Third Quarter. Includes related material: Third Quarter Corporate Responsibility Update, conference call transcript and audio webcast,...

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News article about the company's progress against its Sustainability Strategy with news highlights from the Quarter such as Lucy Bronze appointed an ambassador for Sainsbury’s Active Kids;...

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News article announcing the "Sainsbury’s Entertainment on Demand’s new-look music site" offering customers "more music choice than ever before, with over 20 million tracks and 2.5 million albums...

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News article announcing that Sainsbury’s is launching a 12-strong range of on-trend new prepped vegetable products with a list of products including "Courgette Spaghetti and Butternut Squash Noodles...

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News article announcing that "new research reveals that almost half of the UK population (45%) think their child is a fussy eater, with over 67% of parents attributing this to their unwillingness to...

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News article announcing prizes of up to £25 of Nectar points to be won with "Swipe and Win" coupons eligible to any Sainsbury’s customer spending "£10 or more in one transaction in Sainsbury’s...

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News article reporting on new research from YouGov that "reveals British families believe they only throw away 10 meals a month when in fact they waste more than four times that amount." Article also...

SA/PR/2/1/51/8

News article reporting on a Sainsbury's independent "Waste Less, Save More" study that "sifted through hours of Britain’s favourite soaps to identify the show whose characters waste the least food"...

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News article announcing that Sainsbury's is supporting its British farmers this winter "with an offer to purchase calf coats at cost price which helps to keep young herds warm and healthy throughout...

SA/PR/2/1/51/10

News article announcing that "London based fashion designer Bella Freud, has collaborated with Sainsbury’s to create two limited edition canvas shopper bags to raise money for Sport Relief."

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News article announcing that Sainsbury's is phasing out of multi-buy promotions across its grocery business by August 2016 to ensure that customers find "even better value at Sainsbury’s with lower...

SA/PR/2/1/51/12

News article reporting on the launching of the official Sport Relief merchandise, available exclusively from Sainsbury’s with "daredevil TV presenter Kirsty Gallacher" promoting Sport Relief "by...

SA/PR/2/1/51/13

News article announcing that "Sainsbury’s is celebrating after winning the ‘Leeds Pride Partner of the Year’ at the Owlies held at the Marriott Hotel in Leeds" with Jemma Kameen, Store Manager...

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News article announcing that "a recent increase in the sales of jeans suggests that the post-Christmas health kick has finally paid off for Britain’s women."

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News article announcing that "Britain’s fastest woman Dina Asher-Smith and Paralympic multi-medallist Libby Clegg have given 20 London schoolchildren a lesson in sprinting, as part of a new...

SA/PR/2/1/51/16

News article announcing that Radio presenter Dave Berry teamed up with TV favourite Laura Whitmore and Sainsbury’s to raise awareness of Sport Relief this year by posing for a photo recreating "an...

SA/PR/2/1/51/17

News article announcing Sainsbury's financial performance for the Quarter. Includes related material: Fourth Quarter Corporate Responsibility Update presentation and conference call transcript and...

SA/PR/2/1/51/18

News article about the company's progress against its Sustainability Strategy and responsibility plan with news highlights from the Quarter such as 11 new lines of pre-prepared vegetables including...

SA/PR/2/1/51/19

News article announcing the launch of a range of Sainsbury's Taste the Difference Coffee Pods, "to satisfy growing demand for quality coffee at home." Includes weblink to 'Taste the Difference' Coffee...

SA/PR/2/1/51/20

News article announcing that "Sainsbury’s will sell LPs for the first time since the 1980s" with the launch in store on 21st March. Includes price list of top artists albums being sold in vinyl and...

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News article announcing that Sainsbury's is planning to open three new Sainsbury's Local convenience stores and petrol stations, located on the sites of Parkham Service Station on New Road, Brixham,...

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News article announcing that "Comedian and actor David Walliams and actress Maddy Hill met Mike Coupe and Comic Relief CEO Kevin Cahill to mark Sainsbury’s raising £104 million in donations for...

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News article announcing that Brian Cassin will join the Board of J Sainsbury plc as a Non-Executive Director on 1st April 2016 as a member of the Audit Committee and the Nomination Committee and also...

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News article reporting that as the "UK set to throw away up to 3,000 tonnes of Easter egg packaging", Sainsbury's is today "appealing to customers to get #EggyAboutEggcess, as the supermarket launches...

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News article announcing Sainsbury's Double Up event with customers receiving Nectar points that could be worth twice as much between 30 March–5 April 2016.

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News article announcing that "British-grown Asparagus will be reaching selected Sainsbury’s stores from today", grown by Lichfield-based New Farm Produce Ltd.

SA/PR/2/1/51/27

News article announcing that as a further step in its pricing strategy, "Sainsbury’s is reinforcing its commitment to offer great products and services at fair prices by replacing its Brand Match...

SA/PR/2/1/51/28

News article announcing that as part of Sainsbury’s Waste less, Save more initiative, 35 towns from 22 counties came together at an event in Derby for the first time to pledge "to tackle food waste...

SA/PR/2/1/51/29

News article announcing that "Sainsbury’s is creating 150 new digital and technology jobs in Manchester over the next 18 months to expand its in-house digital and technology capability."

SA/PR/2/1/51/30

News article reporting on certain fruit and veg that "produce gases during ripening that can reduce the shelf-life of neighbours in the fruit bowl or veggie drawer, leading them to spoil quicker" and...

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News article announcing that Sainsbury’s, United Utilities, and Aggregate Industries become founding partners of the Living Grid, "a new energy ecosystem which aims to create 200MW of flexible power...

SA/PR/2/1/51/32

News article reporting that "England international footballers Daniel Sturridge and Lucy Bronze went head to head at a Sainsbury's store in Merseyside...to encourage families to make the most of their...

SA/PR/2/1/51/33

News article announcing that "100 new Click & Collect Groceries sites planned over next 12 months" as Sainsbury's "further builds its multi-channel offer to make shopping easier for customers."

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News article about progress on delivering Sainsbury's business strategy with Business Performance and Statutory reporting figures as well as video and transcript of interview with Mike Coupe, Chief...

SA/PR/2/1/51/35

News article announcing that "In partnership with the UK’s leading food waste recycler, ReFood, a number of Sainsbury’s supermarkets across the country are now powered by green gas" with Food...

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News article announcing that "Sainsbury’s has committed to source 100% British lamb this season by 1st July."

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News article reporting that as temperatures are "set to exceed 25⁰C in parts of the UK this weekend, Sainsbury’s expects BBQ and picnic staples to be at the top of the nation’s shopping lists,...

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News article reporting on Sainsbury's new apprenticeship scheme for software developers to encourage people with an enthusiasm for coding into the industry.

SA/PR/2/1/51/39

News article reporting that "busy Britons could save hundreds of pounds with a simple selfie…. of their fridge. According to research by Sainsbury’s, a quarter of households waste £235 worth of...

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