Sainsbury (j) Share Discussion Threads

[poikka] 31/3/2020 10:03

Alliance "Lidl's 18% year-on-year rise was the largest of the lot. Lidl sales came in at GBP1.76 billion, nudging its market share up to 6.1% from 5.6% in the year prior.

Compatriot Aldi haf an 11% sales rise to GBP2.38 billion and its market share climbed to 8.2% from 8.0% in the year prior.

Among the "Big Four", J Sainsbury PLC booked the largest sales growth, rising 7.4% to GBP4.42 billion but its market share was stagnant at 15.3%.

Tesco PLC's market share fell to 26.8% from 27.3% despite sales rising 5.5% to GBP7.76 billion.

Walmart Inc's Asda had a 4.9% annual sales rise to GBP4.36 billion, but its market share slipped to 15.0% from 15.4%.

At Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC, sales rose 4.6% year-on-year to GBP2.89, with market share down at 10.0% from 10.3%.

Of the London listed firms, online-only grocer Ocado PLC had the largest sales rise, up 13% to GBP432 million, and its market share edged up to 1.5% from 1.4%.

Iceland sales rose 12% to GBP632 million with market share up to 2.2% from 2.1% and at Waitrose, sales climbed 7.5% to GBP1.45 billion. The John Lewis Partnership's unit's share of the market was unchanged at 5.0%.

Finally, the Co-operative Group's grocery unit had a 9.4% sales hike to GBP1.80 billion and its market share climbed to 6.2% from 6.1%."

Kantar added: "Prices have been rising since the 12 weeks to January 1, 2017, following a period of grocery price deflation which ran for 30 consecutive periods from September 2014 to December 2016. Prices are rising fastest in markets such as sausages, oral analgesics and fresh bacon rashers."

Grocery inflation for the 12-week period was 0.9%.

McKevitt added: "We expect restrictions on movement and relatively full grocery cupboards will mean the incredibly high levels of shopping trips made in March will drop off over the coming weeks. Regular trips to smaller local stores are likely to continue, as people avoid travelling and queues at stores with one-in-one-out policies in place. Sales of long life and non-perishable items will slow as households work their way through stocks and consumers will focus on replenishing their supply of fresh foods."

"While much-reported panic buying has been concentrated to a relatively low number of individuals so far, we anticipate that this too will subside as consumers gain confidence in the retailers' abilities to maintain grocery supplies and keep stock on the shelves."

[spob] 26/3/2020 11:05

This is what Halfords is doing to protect its employees



Halfords Stores

CUSTOMER AND COLLEAGUE SAFETY NOTICE

We are currently open for business across a broad number of stores to support our communities in providing essential products and services. To protect our colleagues and customers we respectively ask that you observe the following guidelines:

Key Changes:

Customers for now will not be allowed into our stores, we will have a desk within our store entrances to transact and hand over products.

We will no longer be accepting cash payments for the foreseeable future- please have your card payment ready.

We are suspending some of our non-essential fitting services that take place inside the vehicle so we can prioritise vital car servicing to keep key workers moving.

Assisted sales including bike purchase, collections and repairs can only be carried out via a booked appointment.

Please maintain social distances of 2 metres at all times.

Please where possible use Home Delivery our Click & Collect service so we can have the product ready for you.


Obviously, we have also asked colleagues in the most vulnerable groups to stay at home and can confirm we will only continue to operate this service while we believe it is safe to do so for our colleagues and communities.

Our aim is to keep the key workers and businesses that are important to the COVID-19 response moving. Our teams play a critical role in keeping Britain’s vehicles on the road and safe to drive. Halfords is much more than a network of stores and garages. We provide fleet services to the British Transport Police, Border Control Agencies, the AA and several utilities providers including British Gas, SSE and EON. We’re also helping the key workers of Britain, the growing volunteer network and those of us making essential journeys, stay on the road with MOTs and vital motoring services.

If you have any further queries please go to our contact us page where our live chat agents will be available to help.

[whiskeyinthejar] 25/3/2020 22:33

Kantar says "accidental stockpilers" driving supermarket shelf shortages

“Ultimately we need to look at the empirical evidence and it tells us that temporary shortages are being caused by people adding just a few extra items and shopping more often – behaviour that consumers wouldn’t necessarily think of as stockpiling.

“People will also be eating in more as a result of social distancing and increased working from home. Consumers spend more than £4 billion each month on food and drink out of the home, a significant proportion of which will now be channelled through the supermarkets.”

“It’s not just how much people are buying but what. We’re seeing customers shop beyond their normal, regular product choice, putting pressure on supplies of items that aren’t usually bought as often. Purchasing typically made over a couple of weeks or longer is being concentrated into a few days."

[spob] 25/3/2020 11:52

bit hard to stockpile when the shelves are empty most of the day

[poikka] 24/3/2020 19:46

"Indeed, Lidl, Morrisons, Aldi, Iceland and Sainsbury's have all installed protective screens for staff, while Waitrose has ordered screens and visors for its workers.

You'll see staff wearing gloves and plenty of hand-sanitisers near tills and other areas."

[tim 3] 24/3/2020 18:58

Interesting.

.@Kantar research has found only a small number of people are engaging in what might traditionally be thought of as stockpiling. Meanwhile, many consumers are adding a few extra products each time they visit a store.

[jenniferzz] 24/3/2020 16:37

Waitrose

Introducing a marshal at the door limiting numbers inside
1 in and 1 out
Plexi glass on tills

That's a good start, get a grip SBRY for the good of all.

[tim 3] 24/3/2020 16:31

The next move will be temporarily closing some stores, we have about half a dozen in the city centre here and focusing labour and stock in larger shops/online imo.

[whiskeyinthejar] 24/3/2020 13:54

Yes I think so. Fat and irritated with kids/husband/wife etc. Unfortunately, staying at home is going to be bad for our wellbeing, especially as weeks go on. People will need booze, fast food and treats. And something to anaesthetise the kids.

[tim 3] 24/3/2020 13:37

So they'll basically get fat lol!

Seriously there is some truth in that people cant eat/drink out so treats have to come from the supermarket.

[whiskeyinthejar] 24/3/2020 13:35

I think people will eat and drink more because they are stuck at home. The baked beans were just in case they couldn't get to the shops, and as novelty wears off, the panic for toilet paper will shift to comfort food like ice cream. They'll shop less often, but buy more because they are bored and aren't eating out.

[poikka] 24/3/2020 10:40

Agree with that, Tim. What they gained in sales, they'll soon lose - except for ready meals and booze, but will those sales be enough to offset the increased costs?

I'm holding, but once this virus thingy is out of the way, I'll be watching for signs of inflation; if I get a sniff of that, I'll pile in - along with commodities and utilities and health.

[tim 3] 24/3/2020 10:11

Sales could drop off now as with the lockdown many stores that are in busy commuter areas or city centres see massive drop in customers.Also people realising shelves are being replenished may start using excess they bought in the last few weeks.

[poikka] 23/3/2020 17:53

Ok, thanks, Tim. Sounds promising.

Not too fussed myself, just hate going to the supermarkets and facing the evidence of greed, bad enough on the roads these days with little respect shown for others.

[tim 3] 23/3/2020 16:29

Hi PoikkaNo am based in Sheffield.Last week went in several stores and the story was the devastation.Today been in 2 stores and both the same real signs of rebuilding and not only that but that frantic panic we had last week has gone.Loads of space in the carpark.

[poikka] 23/3/2020 14:36

Hey Tim, any chance it might have been Hedge End? Going to have to face a trip before much longer - out of frozen fish and nearly out of other frozen meat; ok for fresh veg from local shop. Wine was nearly all gone last week - don't ask.

[poikka] 23/3/2020 14:33

Getting back to the sp, whilst I'm tempted to buy on the basis that loadsa stuff' being sold, plus just recently the likelihood of a run on beer, there might come a time when restrictions could be placed on supermarkets' practices that impact profitability; so I'm holding back for a while.

Add to that, the fact that after the dust has settled, folk won't need to buy as much because they're up to their greedy eyes in stuff, and we'll get a fall in revenue to counter the present increase. Plus the cost of extra staff and overtime.

[poikka] 23/3/2020 13:58

Jenni - you either failed to read what I wrote re masks and gloves, or you're just naturally argumentative.

I do agree that hand sanitisers would be a good idea, at least, at the entrance to stores.

As for the rest, I don't recall saying that I was unsympathetic towards the plight of supermarket staff, and indeed you might have noticed that I offered a solution to the plight of shelf stackers who come into more contact with the public than checkout staff.

But hey, there's an easy solution for me to avoid your nonsense.

[jenniferzz] 23/3/2020 12:52

Poikka

Kind of you to tell us what to do !

You go work in Sainsburys without a mask, gloves, no distancing, no number control, no plexi glass, no customer hygiene control and deal with an average of 60,000 customers in the confined space of the store day in and day out, unattractive working conditions, dangerous to their health, their family, unattractive pay. STAY AT HOME ! oh no they can't they are keeping us all fed and alive. Nice and snug at home are you ??

Problem/compromise solution :

1 customer in per household
1 in 1 out
Gloves provided by the store and worn by the customer
Numbers limited
2 m spacing in and outside the store
Gloves, masks and plexiglass (cashiers) for the staff
Sanitiser at the entrance for customers on entering

[tim 3] 23/3/2020 12:07

Some good news for a change just been in a very large Sainsburys outlet near us and shelves were much better stocked only shortages were toilet rolls bread pasta and canned veg and frozen other than that looked almost as I would expect loads of fresh food and produce.

Spoke to a manager I know in there and he said things were getting back to normal.

This same store was absolutely devastated last week.

[poikka] 23/3/2020 11:02

21.3 - Daily confirmed UK cases = 1035
22.3 - ditto 665

21.3 - Deaths increased by 56
22.3 - ditto 48

Of course, numbers fluctuate, and shouldn't read too much into it, but any less bad news is good to hear these days. The true numbers are far higher, of course.

[poikka] 23/3/2020 10:59

An N95 respirator mask protects against some 95% of airborne droplets.

A surgical mask does not protect against small airborne droplets and is loose fitting.

Add to that the negative effect by giving folk a false sense of security, and you have the answer.

Stop panicking, and stop looking abroad for the answers; the UK is doing as well as it possibly can.

[poikka] 23/3/2020 08:30

Spob - Why has Primark shut down

Why has John Lewis shut down"

They don't sell food.

Not an expert, but I do believe that there are masks and masks, and the more basic ones could well have a negative impact on the fight against the virus by giving folk a false sense of security.

Sainsbury's staff wear gloves.

One possible way of protecting staff could be 2-hourly 15 min shelf stocking time when no one's allowed in - or summat like that?

[spob] 23/3/2020 07:50

" Masks are ineffective at containing it anyway "


that's probably what Sainsbury will say

if they care about their staff, like they do in other countries they will provide all staff with disposable masks and gloves


This is a HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS AIRBOURNE RESPIRATORY VIRUS

and masks definitely do help to stop this virus being spread from person to person

they wear them in hospitals for a reason


people don't realise just how highly contagious this virus is

and how easily this virus is transferred from person to person


they need to wake up and look at what is happening in Italy


Why has Primark shut down

Why has John Lewis shut down

Why has McDonalds shut down