Many of the press releases are available on the Internet Archive at: https://web.archive.org/web/20040625221552/http://www.j-sainsbury.co.uk/media/news_releases.cfm?year=2001&before=yes
Includes press releases for 2000.
22 December 2000 J Sainsbury plc (‘Sainsbury’s’) sells Homebase for £969 million and re-invests £31 million for an 18% equity stake
8 December 2000 Sainsbury's Announces Head Office Move and Redevelopment of Blackfriars Complex
6 December 2000 Sainsbury's cuts petrol prices
23 November 2000 Sainsbury's and Homeport find the solution to unattended home delivery
22 November 2000 Interim Results 2000/2001
22 November 2000 Sainsbury's expands in the US
22 November 2000 Carlton and Sainsbury's announce taste network joint venture
13 November 2000 Sainsbury's Signs IT Contract with Andersen Consulting
3 November 2000 Taste the Difference
20 October 2000 Sainsbury's and Oddbins unveil new direct-to-consumer wine venture
18 October 2000 Sainsbury's Supermarkets - Progress Report
18 October 2000 Sainsbury's revolutionises UK's mobile phone market
10 October 2000 Sainsbury's Initial Response to The Competition Commission Report
1 October 2000 Sainsbury's switches to Ecotricity for renewable energy
19 September 2000 Sainsbury's continues to work with British Farmers
14 September 2000 Sainsbury's Update: Petrol Crisis
11September 2000 Sainsbury's restructures to maximise value of its property portfolio
6 September 2000 World's first supermarket to specify higher organic standards
29 August 2000 Sainsbury's cuts price of petrol at all stations to 77.9p per litre in move to slow prices
23 August 2000 Sainsbury's examining strategic alternatives for Homebase
22 August 2000 Sainsbury's To Outsource IT and Payroll Functions
20 August 2000 Jeff Banks to design new clothing range for Sainsbury's
14 August 2000 Sainsbury's becomes first UK Supermarket to sell cars
1 August 2000 Sainsbury's crack egg problem
26 July 2000 First Quarter Trading Statement
25 July 2000 Sainsbury's Releases Further Value From Store Portfolio
11 July 2000 Sainsbury's planning £125 million housing and leisure facility alongside London store
28 June 2000 Sainsbury's and Shell to trial forecourt convenience stores
7 June 2000 Sainsbury's creates new team to handpick locally produced foods from all corners of the UK
31 May 2000 Preliminary Results 2000
23 May 2000 Sainsbury's create closer links with British farmers with launch of Partnership in Fresh Food
18 May 2000 Sainsbury's - First UK Food Retailer To Hold Global On line Reverse Auction
9 May 2000 Sainsbury's hold its first auction on GlobalNetXchange
13 April 2000 Minister Welcomes Sainsbury's EMAS Registration
13 April 2000 Fourth Quarter Trading Statement
12 April 2000 Supermarket rebrands its home-shopping service bringing 'Sainsbury's to You'
11 April 2000 Sainsbury's and Dairy Farmers Update 11.04.00
March 2000 Sainsbury's lands catch of the day with world's first sustainable seafood
"Sainsbury's To Cut Salt In It's Cereals By 23 Tonnes Per Year" press release, 5 Jan 2000
5 Jan 2000Press release announcing of a cut in salt to own-brand cereals.
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"A Virtual Extension to Sainsbury's Museum" press release, 12 Jan 2000
12 Jan 2000Press release announcing the extension to the Sainsbury's Virtual Museum website with a new Key Stage 1 gallery.
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"New Group Chief Executive and Senior Management Appointments Trading Statement for the 12 weeks ended 8 January 2000" press release, 14 Jan 2000
14 Jan 2000News release announcing the appointment of Sir Peter Davis as Group Chief Executive from 1 March 2000, and various other senior management changes. The release also includes the third quarter trading...
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"Be Good To Yourself in 2000!" press release, 20 Jan 2000
20 Jan 2000Printout of press release by archivist from Internet Archive copy of Sainsbury's website.
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"Sainsbury's has warned banks that it is opposed to customers being charged for withdrawing cash" press release, 26 Jan 2000
26 Jan 2000SA/PR/2/1/35/5
"Sainsbury's Supermarkets Limited response to The Competition Commission's Issues Statement" press release, 1 Feb 2000
1 Feb 2000SA/PR/2/1/35/6
"Surfers at Sainsbury's Virtual Museum Website Choose The WC As Their Favourite Page" press release, 4 Feb 2000
4 Feb 2000Press release about the Sainsbury's Virtual Museum website, visited around 5000 times a month with the WC page being the most popular.
SA/PR/2/1/35/7
"Sainsbury's Takes the Salt out of Salt & Vinegar Crisps" press release, 8 Feb 2000
8 Feb 2000Press release announcing a 12% reduction in salt used in Salt & Vinegar Crisps by milling finer grains to use less salt but retain a salty flavour.
SA/PR/2/1/35/8
"Sainsbury's Drops Price of Top 100 Chart CDs To Offer Cheapest Range On The High Street" press release, 16 Feb 2000
16 Feb 2000SA/PR/2/1/35/9
Sainsbury's Supermarkets Limited Statement on Competition Commission Inquiry press release, 22 Feb 2000
22 Feb 2000Printout of press release by archivist from Internet Archive copy of Sainsbury's website.
SA/PR/2/1/35/10
Sainsbury's to unlock stores' value in ... million sale and leaseback deal press release, 25 Feb 2000
25 Feb 2000Printout of press release by archivist from Internet Archive copy of Sainsbury's website.
SA/PR/2/1/35/11
"Millions of kids to benefit from Sainsbury's school scheme" press release, 25 Feb 2000
25 Feb 2000Printout of press release by archivist from Internet Archive copy of Sainsbury's website.
SA/PR/2/1/35/12
"Sainsbury's lands catch of the day with world's first sustainable seafood" press release, Mar 2000
Mar 2000Printout of press release by archivist from Internet Archive copy of Sainsbury's website.
SA/PR/2/1/35/13
"E-commerce appointments at J Sainsbury plc" press release, 15 Mar 2000
15 Mar 2000Press release announcing the appointments of Angela Megson as Director of E-Commerce for Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd and Patrick McHugh as Director of Group E-Commerce.
SA/PR/2/1/35/14
"Sainsbury's want Switch and Visa to increase the amount of cashback that they can give at tills as requests for cashback soar" press release, 17 Mar 2000
17 Mar 2000SA/PR/2/1/35/15
"Sainsbury's Launches Wellbeing Store" press release, 21 Mar 2000
21 Mar 2000Printout of press release by archivist from Internet Archive copy of Sainsbury's website.
SA/PR/2/1/35/16
Sainsbury's Leads Food Retailers in Environmental Performance press release, 22 Mar 2000
22 Mar 2000Printout of press release by archivist from Internet Archive copy of Sainsbury's website.
SA/PR/2/1/35/17
"J Sainsbury plc announces business-to-business e-commerce venture" press release, 23 Mar 2000
23 Mar 2000Press release announcing Sainsbury's membership of the GlobalNewXchange, a business-to-business online exchange for retailers.
SA/PR/2/1/35/18
"Sainsbury's and the milk market" press release, 24 Mar 2000
24 Mar 2000Printout of press release by archivist from Internet Archive copy of Sainsbury's website.
SA/PR/2/1/35/19
"Cyber chef cooks up an 'e-meal' " press release, 27 Mar 2000
27 Mar 2000Printout of press release by archivist from Internet Archive copy of Sainsbury's website.
SA/PR/2/1/35/20
"London Colney has it all!" press release, 27 Mar 2000
27 Mar 2000Printout of press release by archivist from Internet Archive copy of Sainsbury's website.
SA/PR/2/1/35/21
"Sainsbury's Supports National Fairtrade Fortnight 2000" press release, 29 Mar 2000
29 Mar 2000Printout of press release by archivist from Internet Archive copy of Sainsbury's website.
SA/PR/2/1/35/22
"Sainsbury's leads the way in food donation by creating unique Community Resources Manager Position" press release, 29 Mar 2000
29 Mar 2000Press release announcing the appointment of a Community Resources Manager to centrally co-ordinate food donation and recycling of equipment and furniture.
SA/PR/2/1/35/23
"Sainsbury's links with NFU to show commitment to British farming industry" press release, 30 Mar 2000
30 Mar 2000Press release announcing that Sainsbury's is the first UK food retailer to publicly support the National Farmers Union's British Farm Standard initiative (with a red tractor symbol).
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Asylum Seekers Statement press release, 30 Mar 2000
30 Mar 2000Printout of press release by archivist from Internet Archive copy of Sainsbury's website.
SA/PR/2/1/35/25
"Sainsbury's, Top of the Organic Food Market" press release, 5 Apr 2000
5 Apr 2000Press release announcing that the Taylor Nelson Survey on organic food has declared Sainsbury's as the leading food retailer in the UK.
SA/PR/2/1/35/26
"Sainsbury's and Dairy Farmers Update" press release, 11 Apr 2000
11 Apr 2000Printout of press release by archivist from Internet Archive copy of Sainsbury's website.
SA/PR/2/1/35/27
"Supermarket rebrands its home-shopping service bringing 'Sainsbury's to You'" press release, 12 Apr 2000
12 Apr 2000SA/PR/2/1/35/28
"J Sainsbury plc - Fourth Quarter Trading Statement" press release, 13 Apr 2000
13 Apr 2000News release announcing the Sainsbury's group's results.
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"Minister Welcomes Sainsbury's EMAS Registration" press release, 13 Apr 2000
13 Apr 2000Printout of press release by archivist from Internet Archive copy of Sainsbury's website.
SA/PR/2/1/35/30
"Sainsbury's hold its first auction on GlobalNetXchange" press release, 9 May 2000
9 May 2000Press release announcing Sainsbury's held its first auction on GlobalNetXchange in which it bought 1000 computers for its offices.
SA/PR/2/1/35/31
"Sainsbury's welcomes Safeway shoppers with give away worth up to £15 million" press release, 10 May 2000
10 May 2000Press release announcing that Safeway ABC (loyalty card) cardholders will be able to hand in their cards at Sainsbury's stores to receive 500 Reward Points. This followed Safeway's decision to cease...
SA/PR/2/1/35/32
"Sainsbury's - First UK Food Retailer To Hold Global On line Reverse Auction" press release, 18 May 2000
18 May 2000Press release announcing Sainsbury's will be having a reverse auction on GlobalNetXchange, a business-to-business online exchange for retailers and the first product to be bought will be Sainsbury's...
SA/PR/2/1/35/33
"NFU welcomes Sainsbury's partnership initiative" media release, 23 May 2000
23 May 2000Media release by the National Farmers' Union (NFU). See also Sainsbury's press release.
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"Sainsbury's create closer links with British farmers with launch of Partnership in Fresh Food" , 23 May 2000
23 May 2000See also National Farmers' Union press release.
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"J Sainsbury plc - Preliminary Results 1999/2000" , 31 May 2000
31 May 2000News release detailing Sainsbury's preliminary results.
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"Allan Cheesman returns to Sainsbury's as Director of Wine" press release, 7 Jun 2000
7 Jun 2000SA/PR/2/1/35/37
"Sainsbury's creates new team to handpick locally produced foods from all corners of the UK" press release, 7 Jun 2000
7 Jun 2000Press release announcing Sainsbury's new regional sourcing team to enable Sainsbury's to provide locally produced foods at its stores.
SA/PR/2/1/35/38
"The world's most energy efficient supermarket is to sell electricity to the national grid" press release, 7 Jun 2000
7 Jun 2000Press release announcing that the Greenwich Peninsula store is saving so much energy it is offering to sell excess electricity (produced by gas powered generators) to the National Grid.
SA/PR/2/1/35/39
"New logo to help customers buy British" press release, 12 Jun 2000
12 Jun 2000Press release announcing that National Farmers Union British Farm Standard logos will be included on Sainsbury's meat, poultry and produce from tomorrow.
SA/PR/2/1/35/40
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