This is the moment an anti-masker was kicked out of Sainsbury’s for refusing to wear a face covering or show proof of a medical exemption. Footage shows the unnamed shopper arguing with Kent Police officers and claiming they could not ask her to show proof of her ‘disability’. She asked the two officers ‘are you … Read more
Sainsbury’s today reinstated bouncers outside supermarkets to tackle shoppers not wearing a mask as police said they lacked the manpower to enforce the rules. The chain sent an email to all customers saying guards would ‘challenge’ maskless customers or people shopping in groups. It joins Morrisons, who has also reintroduced security at the doors and vowed … Read more
Supermarket websites have been feeling the strain as customers race to book delivery slots after England was plunged into its third national lockdown. The Sainsbury’s app was under such high demand that the retailer had to temporarily limit access, while there were nearly 15,000 people queuing on the Ocado website and others were reporting problems … Read more
Supermarket websites have been feeling the strain as customers race to book delivery slots after England was plunged into its third national lockdown. The Sainsbury’s app crashed while there were nearly 15,000 people queuing on the Ocado website and others were reporting problems paying on the Tesco app. It follows chaos before the first lockdown … Read more
Tony Hetherington is Financial Mail on Sunday’s ace investigator, fighting readers corners, revealing the truth that lies behind closed doors and winning victories for those who have been left out-of-pocket. Find out how to contact him below. M.D. writes: Over years, I accumulated more than 6,000 Nectar points, only to see 6,000 of them suddenly … Read more
Sainsbury’s will double the number of seasonal workers this Christmas to 12,000 to help cope with 750,000 online orders a week It comes after Sainsbury’s announced its plan to cut 3,500 jobs last month Sainsbury’s has already doubled its online groceries capacity this year The supermarket plans to have created 6,000 permanent new roles by … Read more
Sainsbury’s this morning confirmed it will hand back around £440 million saved from the Government’s business rates holiday – after Tesco and Morrisons agreed to do the same yesterday. The supermarket giant follows the lead of two of its rivals who said they would respectively return £585 million and £274 million. Sainsbury’s said last month it received … Read more
M&S Food’s Christmas advert was the most-loved festive TV spot, analysis reveals. The British retailer continued a long-running theme of extreme close-ups of food with luxurious narration, this year provided by The Crown star Olivia Colman for a fee to be donated to her preferred charitable causes. And it struck a chord with viewers, findings … Read more
British banks on block as bidders circle: TSB, Sainsbury’s Bank and Co-op Bank lined up as takeover targets By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:02 GMT, 17 November 2020 | Updated: 23:26 GMT, 17 November 2020 Three British banks could soon be changing hands as a wave of dealmaking sweeps across the sector. … Read more
‘Exploited’ workers at Indian factories supplying Tesco, Sainsbury’s, M&S and Ralph Lauren say they don’t get toilet breaks and are being made to sleep on factory floors BBC investigation uncovers poor conditions for staff supplying UK high street Worker claims she works 22-hour days sleeping between 3am and 5am on floor Another said: ‘We don’t … Read more