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Sainsbury's – solid but uninspiring

Andy Howard MW
Andy Howard MW
Friday 3 November 2017
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Andrew Howard MW continues his series on the principal UK retailers' current wine ranges. See his earlier articles on Tesco, Marks & Spencer, Lidl, the Co-op and Morrisons.

Sainsbury’s autumn wine press tasting was held on Tuesday 17 October – an unfortunate choice perhaps as it coincided with the announcement that the company was shedding 2,000 jobs in a further attempt to reduce costs (by £500 million within three years is the aim) in the fight for recovery within the UK grocery market. There was no mention of this during the tasting (not surprisingly)...