09 Oct 2000
| by Camilla Palmer
UK chemist chain Boots is denying reports it will merge with supermarket group Sainsbury’s....LONDON (Brand Republic) – UK chemist chain Boots is denying reports it will merge with supermarket group Sainsbury’s.
The story -- which comes at the same time as speculation that Boots is to close 250 ...
retailer worth 12bn.
Newspaper reports suggest the two companies had been keen for a merger. Sainsbury’s ...
10 Apr 2007
| by Darren Davidson
LONDON - The CVC-led private equity consortium attempting to buy Sainsbury's has increased its...The Sainsbury board has given its approval to the latest offer from the CVC-led consortium, but warned it was still not deliverable. The Sainsbury family, which owns approximately 18 ...
consortium has until April 13 to make a formal bid under a Takeover Panel ruling. Sainsbury s has ...
04 Feb 2003
| by Gordon MacMillan,
LONDON – Supermarket group J Sainsbury and Boots the Chemist have bitterly scrapped their health..., but Sainsbury's disputed this claim.
The joint venture deal was announced in October 2001 and at one stage led ...
at by Sainsbury chief executive, Sir Peter Davis.
In an interview at the time Sir Peter, a former member ...
; these will now revert back to Sainsbury's own format.
In a statement, Sir Peter said: "Sainsbury's has learned ...
01 Oct 2009
| by Darren Davidson
LONDON - Diageo has dropped its legal action against Sainsbury's over the supermarket's summertime...against Sainsbury's in August over Pitcher's, a gin-based drink to which lemonade and fruit can be added. Sainsbury's is to continue selling the Pitcher's brand, but will add its name to the label and change ...
single 70cl bottle on the Sainsbury's website. A joint statement released by the two companies said ...
06 May 2010
| by John Reynolds
LONDON - Seven Squared, the customer publisher which serves clients including Sainsbury's, has
23 Jul 1999
| by SIMON ELLERY
giant J Sainsbury, is reviewing its PR. The
business-to-business account is currently held by Grappa....Conran Design Group, which designs for retailers such as fashion
brand Diesel and supermarket giant J Sainsbury, is reviewing its PR. The
business-to-business account is currently held by Grappa.
...
25 Oct 2004
| by Daniel Farey-Jones,
a report that claimed Nectar partners, particularly Sainsbury's, were having doubts about...on to say that Sainsbury had announced a review of Nectar, "which accounts for half [of Sainsbury's] £40m ...
it was fully aware of the Sainsbury's review and was taking part in the process. It said the MoS article was a "weak story".
Rob Gierkink, LMUK CEO, said: "Sainsbury's initiated a strategic review of its business ...
29 Sep 2010
| by John Reynolds
benefit the utility company's customers with money-off offers at Sainsbury's and Homebase....The utility group has become the latest company to be part of the loyalty programme, joining the likes of Sainsbury's and American Express.
British Gas will replace EDF Energy next year, ending a seven-year association.
As part of the deal, British Gas will offer its customers several ways ...
12 May 2008
| by Darren Davidson
more than rival Sainsbury's, according to a valuation consultancy report....The report said that Tesco s top ranking was almost inevitable following sales of 32bn and its market leading share in the supermarket and convenience store markets. Intangible Business, the independent brand consultancy, commissioned the report, which ranked Sainsbury s at 4.9bn and Marks Spencer ...
10 Jun 2011
| by Jeremy King
, CEO, Channel 4; and Tom Hampson, Sainsbury's head of national advertising.
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