Tag: Sainsbury’s

Sainsbury’s opens its most energy-efficient supermarket ever

Stuart Mitchell

Sainsbury’s has launched a new flagship supermarket in Hook, Hampshire, which is projected to use only half the energy of a similar-sized Sainsbury’s store and 25% less electricity than its other most energy-efficient supermarkets. Combining innovations in construction and engineering to arrive at the design of the new 25,000 sq. ft. supermarket, Sainsbury’s is building on and bringing together an array of energy-saving features that can now be found in other stores across its estate. A store that is Better for the planet: Sainsbury’s Hook will operate using 100% renewable…

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Sainsbury’s launches first store with fully electric delivery fleet

Stuart Mitchell

Sainsbury’s has announced that its Nine Elms London superstore is now delivering to customers using a fully electric fleet. The new electric vans mean customers’ grocery shopping will be delivered with zero emissions. The Nine Elms delivery fleet is made up of 12 vans, with both the vehicle and fridge units now powered by electricity, so they will not emit carbon emissions or dust, dirt, soot, or smoke into the air. This means that the 145,000 households in Sainsbury’s Nine Elms delivery area can receive groceries from vehicles that are…

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Sainsbury’s goes trayless on whole chickens, saving over 10 million pieces of plastic a year

Stuart Mitchell

Sainsbury’s has announced that its by Sainsbury’s whole chicken range is now trayless, after the retailer removed single-use plastic trays from its packaging. Using a minimum of 50% less plastic, the change is estimated to save 140 tonnes of plastic annually. The trayless products are available in all stores across the UK and online, helping to reduce the amount of single-use plastic customers have to dispose of at home. The change affects five products in total, including all by Sainsbury’s whole chickens ranging from extra small to extra-large sizes. The…

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Sainsbury’s switches laundry detergent from plastic to cardboard while reducing carbon emissions

Stuart Mitchell

Sainsbury’s has announced the launch of its new laundry liquid detergent packaging in all stores and online this week, designed to help customers reduce plastic at home. The new packaging will help to save around 22 tonnes of plastic annually. The change is across all own-brand 750ml laundry detergents*, replacing sleeved plastic bottle packaging with cardboard cartons. The products are available across Sainsbury’s tropical super concentrated, bio super concentrated, non-bio super concentrated, colour super concentrated and lavender super concentrated lines. Customers can conveniently recycle the packaging at kerbside or deposit…

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Sainsbury’s donates 10 million meals through Neighbourly

Stuart Mitchell

Sainsbury’s has announced it has reached a significant milestone with Neighbourly, having donated its 10 millionth meal to those facing food insecurity in 18 months. Sainsbury’s has worked with Neighbourly since 2021 to connect all its stores with local charity partners, helping to manage surplus food donations. Through the partnership, both ambient and fresh groceries can be donated to a store’s connected charity, helping Sainsbury’s to redistribute food to those facing food poverty in local communities. The partnership with Neighbourly has prevented 4,500 tonnes of food from going to waste,…

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