Sainsbury’s renowned convenience offer has returned to Marble Arch with the opening of its newest store, Westminster Marble Arch Local. Catherine Mahony, CEO of Westminster Befriend a Family, joined the new store team to cut the ribbon and welcome the
Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, has officially opened the new £30m Sainsbury’s Thameside Distribution Centre in South East London, which is operated in partnership with Wincanton. The 250,000sq ft facility will support the rapid growth of the supermarket chain’s convenience
Sainsbury’s has secured its highest market share for a decade following 33 consecutive quarters of like-for-like sales growth. Announcing preliminary results for the 52 weeks to 16 March 2013, Sainsbury’s said it had outperformed the market, lifting its share to
Sainsbury’s Local represents 27% of the growth in the convenience market, according to research by Nielsen. Presenting at the IGD’s Convenience Retailing 2012 event, Sainsbury’s new convenience director, Simon Twigger, said the business was growing rapidly – it has opened
Sainsbury’s pre-tax profits jumped by nearly 13% to £827m in the year to 19 March 2011 on the back of strong growth in non-food and its convenience business, which has racked up £1bn in sales. Total sales rose 7% to
