Supermarket giant Sainsbury’ is set to unleash a wave of job cuts in latest overhaul of its stores and head office
Sainsbury’s has announced plans to close all its remaining in-store cafes as part of a wider shake-up resulting in more than 3,000 job losses.
The proposals also include closing all remaining hot food, pizza and patisserie counters in its supermarkets nationwide. The products will instead be moved to aisles. The chain claimed this would create space to offer “more fresh food ranges in more stores”.
As part of the shake-up., its remaining 61 Sainsbury’s Cafés. Sainsbury’s claimed that most shoppers didn’t use them regularly and that coffee shops run by outside firms – including Starbucks – in its stores were proving more popular.
As well as in-store, Sainsbury’s also announced a head office reorganisation., with a number of appointments at senior levels.
The proposals are expected to result in more than 3,000 job losses across Sainsbury’s as a whole. The retailer said it was is talking to staff affected about what the changes mean for them and looking at ways some might be redeployed in the business. It is also providing a package to those affected which, it insists, exceeds statutory requirements while offering opportunities to receive tailored guidance for their future career options.
Simon Roberts, Sainsbury’s chief executive, said: “We launched our Next Level Strategy almost a year ago and are totally focused on making good food joyful, accessible and affordable for everyone, every day. As a result, we’re seeing real momentum across our business, with a best-ever value position, leading quality and increasing market share. As we accelerate into year two and beyond of our strategy, we are facing into a particularly challenging cost environment which means we have had to make tough choices about where we can afford to invest and where we need to do things differently to make our business more efficient and effective.
“The decisions we are announcing today are essential to ensure we continue to drive forward our momentum but have also meant some difficult choices impacting our dedicated colleagues in a number of parts of our business. We’ll be doing everything we can to support anyone impacted by today’s announcements.”
The Sainsbury’s Cafés proposed to closure are:
- Fosse Park
- Pontypridd
- Rustington
- Scarborough
- Penzance
- Denton
- Wrexham
- Longwater
- Ely
- Pontllanfraith
- Emersons Green
- Nantwich
- Pinhoe Road
- Pepper Hill – Northfleet
- Marshall Lake
- Rhyl
- Lincoln
- Bridgemead
- Larkfield
- Whitchurch Bargates
- Sedlescombe Road
- Barnstaple
- Dewsbury
- Kings Lynn Hardwick
- Truro
- Warren Heath
- Godalming
- Hereford
- Chichester
- Bognor Regis
- Newport
- Talbot Heath
- Rugby
- Cannock
- Leek
- Winterstoke Road
- Hazel Grove
- Morecambe
- Darlington
- Monks Cross
- Marsh Mills
- Springfield
- Durham
- Bamber Bridge
- Weedon Road
- Hempstead Valley
- Hedge End
- Bury St Edmunds
- Thanet Westwood Cross
- Stanway
- Castle Point
- Isle of Wight
- Keighley
- Swadlincote
- Leicester North
- Wakefield Marsh Way
- Torquay
- Waterlooville
- Macclesfield
- Harrogate
- Cheadle
