Nectar points from Sainsbury’s shopping can be turned into Avios

Sainsbury’s shoppers can soon swap Nectar points for Avios air miles… but the rate is less generous than with previous Tesco scheme New tie-up means 400 Nectar points can be converted into 250 Avios points  This works out at a conversion rate of 0.625 Avios per point This is less generous than the 2.4 Avios … Read more

Moment police eject woman from Sainsbury’s who refuses to wear a mask

A woman filmed herself being kicked out of Sainsbury’s for refusing to wear a face covering or provide proof of a medical exemption – as four people were fined for driving 50 miles to ‘look at the snow’ before crashing. Footage filmed at the supermarket shows the unnamed shopper arguing with two officers and claiming … Read more

Sainsbury’s joins Morrisons as they reinstate bouncers outside supermarkets

Sainsbury’s today joined Morrisons in reinstating bouncers outside supermarkets to enforce mask wearing as police said they lacked the manpower to enforce the rules.  Morrisons said it would ban shoppers who refused to wear a mask without a medical reason, while Sainsbury’s said guards would ‘challenge’ flouters.  Britain’s policing minister Kit Malthouse said police would … Read more

Sainsbury’s gets a £60m boost thanks to bumper Christmas sales

Sainsbury’s gets a £60m boost thanks to bumper Christmas sales as shares hit their highest level for nearly two years By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:19 GMT, 7 January 2021 | Updated: 22:39 GMT, 7 January 2021 Sainsbury’s shares hit the highest level for nearly two years yesterday after it said roaring … Read more

Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Ocado sites struggle under panic-buying strain

Supermarket websites have been feeling the strain as customers race to book delivery slots after England was plunged into its third national lockdown. The Sainsbury’s app was under such high demand that the retailer had to temporarily limit access, while there were nearly 15,000 people queuing on the Ocado website and others were reporting problems … Read more

Online grocery shopping: Sainsbury’s app crashes while Tesco and Ocado sites struggle

Supermarket websites have been feeling the strain as customers race to book delivery slots after England was plunged into its third national lockdown. The Sainsbury’s app crashed while there were nearly 15,000 people queuing on the Ocado website and others were reporting problems paying on the Tesco app.    It follows chaos before the first lockdown … Read more

Why won’t Sainsbury’s say who stole my Nectar points?

Tony Hetherington is Financial Mail on Sunday’s ace investigator, fighting readers corners, revealing the truth that lies behind closed doors and winning victories for those who have been left out-of-pocket. Find out how to contact him below. M.D. writes: Over years, I accumulated more than 6,000 Nectar points, only to see 6,000 of them suddenly … Read more

Shocking moment enraged motorist mows down police officer while trying to flee Sainsbury’s car park

Shocking footage shows the moment an enraged motorist mowed down a police officer as he tried to flee a Sainsbury’s car park in an attack which ‘bore some similarities,’ to the death of PC Andrew Harper.  Damien Price, 30, has been jailed for more than six years after launching an attack which started when he reversed … Read more

Sainsbury’s will hand back up to £440 million saved from Covid business rates holiday

Sainsbury’s this morning confirmed it will hand back around £440 million saved from the Government’s business rates holiday – after Tesco and Morrisons agreed to do the same yesterday. The supermarket giant follows the lead of two of its rivals who said they would respectively return £585 million and £274 million. Sainsbury’s said last month it received … Read more

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