Joanna Lumley delighted fellow pensioners when they spotted her waiting in the OAP queue outside Sainsbury’s in Battersea, London on Friday. The Absolutely Fabulous star, 74, was stocking up on supplies during the coronavirus lockdown and thrilled her fellow shoppers when they noticed her in the queue. Joanna was happy to oblige her fans with … Read more
Sainsbury’s defers £160m dividend as profits remain flat despite pre-lockdown sales rush By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 30 April 2020 | Updated: 22:25 BST, 30 April 2020 Sainsbury’s has deferred a £160million dividend and cancelled bonuses despite its supermarkets being ‘busier than Christmas’ in the week before lockdown. Bosses said … Read more
Sainsbury’s predicts loss of more than £500m profits this year as it reports 2% drop in quarterly profits of £586m By Martin Robinson, Chief Reporter For Mailonline Published: 07:28 BST, 30 April 2020 | Updated: 07:55 BST, 30 April 2020 Sainsbury’s today warned the coronavirus crisis will cost them £500million over the coming year as … Read more
Will Sainsbury’s bail out its own bank? Analysts warn bank is likely to lose money Sainsbury’s could be forced to ‘inject capital’ into Sainsbury’s Bank But supermarket is set to announce strong sales figures for the past two months By Ben Harrington For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:21 BST, 25 April 2020 | Updated: … Read more
Sainsbury’s slips over the crucial Christmas spell as it’s dragged down by falling toy sales at Argos Sainsbury’s retail sales fell 0.7 per cent in the 15 weeks to 4 January Toy and gaming sales were ‘significantly’ lower at Argos Retailer warned trading is set to remain ‘highly competitive and promotional’ By This Is Money … Read more
Sainsbury’s is first supermarket to lift rationing measures by stopping three-item limit on thousands of products – except pasta, UHT milk, antibacterial gel and some tinned and frozen foods Sainsbury’s lifts three-item limit on thousands of shopping items Limits stay in place for items such as pasta, tinned goods and antibac products Asda and Tesco … Read more
Sainsbury’s bans couples from shopping together in store in latest measure by supermarkets to cut queues and improve social distancing during coronavirus lockdown Staff will ask groups of more than one adult to choose who goes inside to shop It follows similar moves introduced at rival chains Tesco, Aldi and Waitrose Parents with children who … Read more
Sainsbury’s brings back its one-hour bike delivery service Chop Chop to get groceries to customers from its closed convenience stores amid coronavirus lockdown Chop Chop was halted while shops refilled after a stockpiling frenzy last month But the service will be relaunched for Londoners within 1.8 miles of Blackfriars It is also expected to be … Read more
Supermarket chaos as Boris Johnson orders Britons to stay OUT of stores – but all the home delivery slots are taken for WEEKS Tesco and Asda delivery slots unavailable until April as websites go down Ocado and Sainsbury’s are not taking deliveries from newly registered accounts It comes as Boris Johnson encouraged the country to … Read more
A pensioner pictured standing in a supermarket aisle stripped bare by panic buyers is 79-year-old retired seaman Anthony Glynn who was gallantly out buying for his desperate elder neighbours, MailOnline can reveal. Mr Glynn had decided to defy government advice telling people over 70 with underlying health issues like him to remain in their homes … Read more