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Sainsbury’s regains favour with deals for the downturn

11.11.09
J Sainsbury looked set for a bumper Christmas today, as it shrugged off talk that it is losing market share and posted a sharp rise in sales and profits ... more

Experts got it wrong again and now we've lost faith

23.10.09
This was a wake-up call. And a nasty one at that.... more

Recession may be at end – but hold tight for rough ride ahead

20.10.09
Is the recession over? That question will finally be answered on Friday when gross domestic product figures for the third quarter are published... more

Greggs plans to double its rate of expansion

20.10.09
Ken McMeikan, chief executive of Greggs today ratcheted up expansion plans for the High Street baker as he said the recession was proving how much people wanted its fresh but good-value food ... more

Sainsbury's shares soar as bid talk grips City

15.10.09
Shares in Sainsbury's rocketed nearly 20% amid feverish speculation that a £8 billion takeover bid was winging its way from Middle East... more

Sainsbury’s chief sends a warning on the recovery

07.10.09
J Sainsbury chief executive Justin King today sounded a note of caution over the UK economy and warned that recovery from recession will be muted at best ... more

Sales grow at Sainsbury's

07.10.09
Sainsbury’s saw sales jump 5.4% in the three months to the start of October as shoppers continued to flock to the UK’s third-biggest grocer ... more

Newsreader 'unhappy' as BBC tells him to quit charity

04.08.09
BBC newsreader George Alagiah tells of his frustration at corporation bosses who have ordered him to step down as patron of a leading charity... more

Fury grows in the City at mounting bank charges

19.06.09
The City's grandest investment banks are risking a backlash from clients who are irritated by the £1.5 billion charged this year for simple share placings and rights issues... more

Sainsbury's is on the attack with £445m

17.06.09
J Sainsbury unveiled an aggressive expansion plan as the fight for supermarket supremacy moved up a gear... more

M&S promotes ‘most influential’ woman in bid to calm City nerves

19.05.09
Marks & Spencer move a step closer to appointing its first ever woman chief executive by promoting Kate Bostock and parting company with one of her chief rivals... more

Sainsbury’s chief in line for £5m bonus as profits rise 11%

13.05.09
Sainsbury's chief executive Justin King is in line for a near £5 million bonus this year as reward for his turnaround of the supermarket group... more

Sainsbury’s chief turns ‘cook for a fiver’ into £5 million bonus

13.05.09
Sainsbury's chief executive Justin King is in line for a £5 million bonus this year after promising to feed customers for a fiver ... more

Sainsbury's fears as Hampton looks to quit to focus on RBS

06.04.09
Sainsbury's chairman Sir Philip Hampton has told the supermarkets chain he has to quit in order to devote more time to cleaning up Royal Bank of Scotland... more

Sainsbury chief’s cheap veg pledge

25.03.09
The cost of fruit and veg will tumble in the next few months, Sainsbury's chief executive Justin King claimed... more

Sainsbury’s bags sales leap of 6.2%

25.03.09
Like-for-like sales in the 11 weeks to 21 March grew 6.2% as customers from all income brackets flocked to the stores... more

Sainsbury boss: Fruit cost to fall

25.03.09
The cost of fruit and vegetables will tumble in the next few months, Sainsbury's chief executive Justin King said... more

Feeling sick at Citigroup over hedge losses

19.01.09
Citigroup's Corporate Special Opportunities hedge fund is returning only three cents on the dollar to investors — underscoring the depths of the difficulties at the alternative investment unit once headed by the bank’s current chief executive, Vikram Pandit... more

Halfway to 2012: secure the legacy

16.01.09
We ARE halfway there: today is the mid-point between London winning the bid to host the Olympics in July 2005 and the start of the Games themselves in July 2012... more

Sainsbury's chief: I'll get Olympics right for spectators

16.01.09
Sainsbury chief executive Justin King signalled a change of focus in Olympic planning as he was confirmed as the Mayor's new appointment to the board of 2012 organising committee... more

Sainsbury’s raises hopes of bonuses in sales leap

08.01.09
Retail: Sainsbury is toasting its best ever Christmas, pledging to create thousands of new jobs and offering hope for 120,000 existing staff that they will still get a bonus this year... more

Rate cuts will not work, says top boss

08.01.09
One of Britain's top high street bosses today warned that interest rate cuts are failing to drag the UK out of recession... more

1.5 per cent - lowest interest rate in history

08.01.09
The Bank of England made history by slashing interest rates to an all-time low of 1.5 per cent... more

Upbeat Sainsbury lifts profits to £272m

12.11.08
Retail: J Sainsbury delivered a confident set of results, claiming to be blooming despite the credit crunch and taking custom from rivals such as Waitrose and Marks & Spencer... more

John Lewis sales crash but mood is more upbeat at Sainsbury

17.10.08
Sales at John Lewis fell off a cliff as the financial-markets crisis put shoppers off spending cash... more

Supermarket bosses: Yes, it's tough on High St - but inflation is not that bad

15.05.08
ANALYSIS Despite the headlines, we are probably some way from a free-for-all erupting at the local Waitrose... more

Sainsbury staff share £47m as profits soar

14.05.08
Sainsbury's staff are to share a £47million bonus pot as the supermarket giant celebrates a near 30% leap in annual profits - the culmination of a three-year turnaround plan led by chief executive Justin King... more

Sainsbury's in non-food drive

25.04.08
Sainsbury's to launch new brand of homewares, as it tries to catch up arch-rivals Tesco and Asda... more

Sainsbury sales leap deals blow to Tesco

26.03.08
J Sainsbury ups the pressure on arch-rival Tesco with another strong set of sales figures... more

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