Organisation: J Sainsbury

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

business

Sterling hovers near six-month highs after election news

The pound lost steam but continued to hover near six-month highs as investors took an optimistic view of Prime Minister Theresa May's plans for a general election in June.

business

Belfast group confirms purchase of soft drinks company

world

Britain’s coalition cuts its own pay by 5%

business

Private equity firms cool on Sainsbury's interest in UK

business

Cadbury verdict to spark legal battle

farming

UK took 29% more beef from Brazil in first quarter

DUNGANNON MEATS have not ruled out further job losses among more than 1,000 employed at its plants in the UK and Ireland, after losing an order to supply 40% of the packaged beef requirements of the J Sainsbury supermarket chain in the UK.

Thu, 28 Oct, 2004

Sainsbury results disappoint shareholders

Supermarket chain J Sainsbury said third quarter UK sales growth rose just 0.1% as it invested in new computer systems and distribution centres.

Mon, 12 Jan, 2004

Footsie suffers another uncertain day

London’s FTSE 100 Index continued its uncertain streak today as investors stayed on the sidelines ahead of firmer signals on the economy.

Wed, 19 Nov, 2003

Report due on Safeway sale

A competition watchdog today handed the findings of an investigation into all five potential bidders of UK supermarket chain Safeway to the British government for approval.

Fri, 14 Mar, 2003

Morrison's urges shareholders to back bid

British supermarket group Morrison’s, which sparked a bidding war for rival Safeway, today “strongly urged” shareholders in both companies to back its £2.4bn (€3.6bn) offer.

Fri, 31 Jan, 2003

Tesco's edge behind Irish grocery rivals

BRITAIN and Ireland's largest supermarket group, Tesco, continues to set the pace in the UK and is understood to be neck and neck with Musgraves in the Irish market.

Wed, 15 Jan, 2003

Retails stocks take a hammering

Retail stocks took a battering on the London market today as investors’ nerves showed through ahead of a batch of crucial trading updates next week.

Fri, 03 Jan, 2003

City's short session produced little action

TRADING on the London market fizzled out on Christmas Eve as the City packed up for the festive break.

Fri, 27 Dec, 2002

FTSE fizzles out before Christmas break

Trading on the London market fizzled out today as the City packed up for the festive break.

Tue, 24 Dec, 2002

London closes positively but fails to break 4,200

The FTSE-100 Index closed in positive territory yesterday, but failed to break through the key 4,200 level.

Fri, 29 Nov, 2002

Market dithers as rates hopes fade

The FTSE 100 Index is down 15.9 points to 4080.6 as hopes of a rate cut fade after the publication of details of the Bank of England's interest rate decision.

Wed, 20 Nov, 2002

Footsie edges past 4,100 level

The FTSE 100 index is up 13.7 points at 4110.2. despite a subdued close on Wall Street last night.

Wed, 20 Nov, 2002

London slack despite Wall Street surge

A surge on Wall Street last night failed to inspire trading across the London market this morning.

Tue, 22 Oct, 2002

Subdued FTSE ends day in the red

A subdued session on the London market came to a close today with blue-chip shares easing into the red.

Mon, 14 Oct, 2002

Thin trade causes FTSE drop

The FTSE 100 Index is off 11.7 points at 3941.7 as political concerns weakened trading and kept volumes thin.

Mon, 14 Oct, 2002

Footsie hovers at opening level

The FTSE 100 Index is up just 6.5 points at 4035.1, settling back after a volatile morning which saw it both gain and lose 40 points.

Wed, 04 Sep, 2002

Shell tops 'environmentally responsible company' list

Shell has been named as the most "environmentally responsible" company in an environmental monitoring group's survey.

Wed, 21 Feb, 2001