Sentences with phrase «giant sainsbury»

Supermarket giant Sainsbury's has launched the first UK trial of e-bikes for grocery deliveries, with a fleet of five electric cargo bikes hitting the streets of London this week.

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LONDON — Sainsbury's, the UK's second - biggest supermarket, has reached a deal with Walmart to merge with Asda, the discount UK supermarket owned by the US retail giant.

Sainsbury's will pay Walmart # 2.9 billion ($ 3.9 billion) in cash and give the retail giant 42 % of shares of the combined business under the terms of the deal, valuing Asda at $ 10 billion (# 7.3 billion).

The merger deal between J Sainsbury and Walmart's Asda is an attempt to protect against the rise of e-commerce giant Amazon, an investment manager told CNBC.

I was being particular fussy and knew i didn't want there to be a front platform part, like many of the wedges have these days (they make me look like a giant and i tower over everyone and feel stupidly big) I wanted an everyday pair and these Sainsbury's ones do the trick perfectly.

The appointment will be a boost to the firm, which missed out on a place on Sainsbury's list of preferred advisers when the supermarket giant finalised its first - ever formal roster of legal advisers earlier this year.

Slaughter and May, Linklaters and Gibson Dunn & Crutcher are all advising on the proposed merger of supermarket giants Asda and Sainsbury's, a deal that is set to reshape the UK's grocery industry.

Sainsbury's has finalised its first - ever formal roster of legal advisers, with the supermarket giant gifting mandates to a panel of 11 firms.