Sainsbury’s shoppers rushing to buy clearance sale items at branch scanning from just 10p
SAINSBURY’S shoppers are rushing to buy clearance sale items and prices start from just 10p.
The supermarket has dropped prices in one of its branches with stationery, crockery and candles up for grabs.
One shopper spotted the deals in their local Nottingham store, posting pictures of them on the Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK Facebook page.
A paper bottle bag has been slashed from £1 to 10p and eight packs of paper cups are on sale for 75p down from £1.50.
Rainbow-coloured plastic bowls have been cut from £2 down to £1 and cake candles from £1.50 to 72p.
Customers can also get blue ink pens for just 10p instead of £1 and A5 notebooks for 30p instead of £3.
The clearance sale hasn’t been launched on the Sainsbury’s website and we have asked the retailer if it’s been launched more widely and will update this story when we have heard back.
However, based on customer reports, the clearance sale isn’t running at the Great Homer Street branch in Liverpool.
ALL CHANGE AT SAINSBURY’S
Last week, Sainsbury’s said it would axe 3,000 roles from its head office as part of a management team overhaul.
The supermarket chain said the move will see about 20% of senior management roles cut.
The cuts come despite Sainsbury’s experiencing its “biggest ever” Christmas trading period.
The retailer said profit for the full-year would likely be between £1.01billion and £1.06billion.
Earlier this month, it also said it would give tens of thousands of workers a 5% pay rise by August.
Hourly-paid staff will see their salaries hiked from £12 to £12.60 outside London and £13.15 to £13.85 outside the capital.
But the supermarket is also looking to cut costs by £1 billion-a-year, letting 1,500 staff go in 2024, mostly from a contact centre in Cheshire.
The company said in late 2024 that tax increases from the October Budget will see it hit with an extra £140 million in costs, warning that the changes will also lead to higher inflation.
The Government is set to hike employer National Insurance Contributions from 13.8% to 15% from April.
The threshold at which bosses will have to pay tax on workers’ pay is also being lowered from £9,100 to £5,000.
Meanwhile, the national minimum wage is also to be hiked, piling further pressure on employers.
Sainsbury’s also announced last week it will close its remaining 61 in-store cafes, subject to consultation, by spring.
Full list of Sainsbury's cafes closing
- 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
The retailer said the cafes were decreasingly popular among loyal customers.
It is likely to fill the areas with restaurants run by franchises like Starbucks and Gourmet Burger Kitchen.
Meanwhile, Sainsbury’s said it wants to get rid of all remaining patisserie, bakery, rotisserie and pizza counters at its larger shops.
The most popular items currently being sold from these counters will be moved to shelves or hot cabinets elsewhere in stores.
It means shoppers will still be able to get hold of bakery items like Hovis bread and Mr Kipling cakes, while self-service bread slicing machines will be introduced to stores.
How to bag a bargain
SUN Savers Editor Lana Clements explains how to find a cut-price item and bag a bargain…
Sign up to loyalty schemes of the brands that you regularly shop with.
Big names regularly offer discounts or special lower prices for members, among other perks.
Sales are when you can pick up a real steal.
Retailers usually have periodic promotions that tie into payday at the end of the month or Bank Holiday weekends, so keep a lookout and shop when these deals are on.
Sign up to mailing lists and you’ll also be first to know of special offers. It can be worth following retailers on social media too.
When buying online, always do a search for money off codes or vouchers that you can use vouchercodes.co.uk and myvouchercodes.co.uk are just two sites that round up promotions by retailer.
Scanner apps are useful to have on your phone. Trolley.co.uk app has a scanner that you can use to compare prices on branded items when out shopping.
Bargain hunters can also use B&M’s scanner in the app to find discounts in-store before staff have marked them out.
And always check if you can get cashback before paying which in effect means you’ll get some of your money back or a discount on the item.
A Sainsbury’s insider said the freed-up counter spaces will be replaced with areas selling gluten-free and dairy-free products.
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