Sainsbury's (SBRY): news on Thursday 1 October 2026

The 23 stories

Each headline's own score, strongest first. Links go to the publisher.

• −8.3 Tesco and Sainsbury slip as price war squeezes food inflation Proactive Investors UK
  Shares slip as price war squeezes food inflation.
• −7.5 Sainsbury's shoppers warned 'stop using' as multiple products recalled over 'chemical risk' Daily Record
  Multiple products recalled over chemical risk.
• −6.7 Sainsburys and Argos recall bags over excessive phthalate levels Environment Journal
  Product recall over excessive phthalate levels.
• +5.0 How a £400,000 plan and Sainsbury’s helped revive Shirley Precinct Daily Echo
  Sainsbury's credited with helping revive a local precinct.
• +5.0 Sainsbury’s H1 Earnings Preview: Shore Capital says Full-Year Forecasts “Well Underpinned” AskTraders
  Analyst says full-year forecasts well underpinned ahead of results.
• +4.2 Bromsgrove’s new Sainsbury’s set for its big opening The Bromsgrove Standard
  New store opening shows expansion.
• +4.2 Opening date revealed for new Sainsbury's cafe after major revamp Isle of Wight County Press
  Revamped cafe reopening at a store.
• +4.2 Sainsbury’s is launching its first-ever Apple Crumble Sandwich and it’s only £1.85 – here’s what’s inside Good Housekeeping
  New product launch.
• +4.2 Sexual wellness brand So Divine is going on sale in Sainsbury’s supermarkets Retail Times
  New brand range going on sale in stores.
• +3.3 Brand new cafe opens doors at popular supermarket in Hedge End Daily Echo
  New cafe opening at a store; modest positive.
• −3.3 Customer notice on Jeremy Clarkson's beer at three UK supermarkets oxfordmail.co.uk
  Customer notice on beer sold at supermarkets.
• +2.5 Sainsbury's shoppers save on 'excellent wine' with Nectar multibuy deal AOL.co.uk
  Nectar wine deal; routine promotion.
• +2.5 Family night dinner is sorted thanks to 25% off Taste the Difference range (aff) Milton Keynes Citizen
  Promotion on Taste the Difference range.
• +2.5 Planning Christmas already? Sainsbury's has 25% off wine to help you stock up early NationalWorld
  Wine promotion; routine marketing.
• −1.7 Man denies attempting to rob over £500 of goods from Sainsbury's The Bury Times
  Alleged shoplifting at a store; minor incident.
• +1.7 Argos shoppers snap up 'fantastic' kettle for £3 instead of £19 with clever deal Manchester Evening News
  Argos is a Sainsbury's brand; routine deal story.
• +1.7 Argos 'clever' £30 end table 'perfectly sized' for a laptop and coffee Liverpool Echo
  Argos product feature; routine.
• +1.7 Argos' 'great little heater' reduced from £100 to £50 to help save on energy bills Manchester Evening News
  Argos heater discount; routine deal story.
• −1.7 Prolific thief told not to enter Tesco and Sainsbury’s after latest shoplifting spree Isle of Wight County Press
  Shoplifting case involving the store; minor.
• +1.7 Argos' £20 rechargeable lamp drops to £4 with deal Belfast Live
  Argos lamp deal; routine.
• +1.7 Argos shoppers snap up clearance £41 ceramic heater that's 'easy on the electricity bills' Liverpool Echo
  Argos heater clearance; routine.
• +1.7 Parents race to grab Bluey Play-Doh collab playset for £1 instead of £17 Manchester Evening News
  Argos toy deal; routine.
• −1.7 'Manosphere' influencer who starred in Louis Theroux documentary is fined £4,500 after asking Polish Sainsbury's worker if she 'likes English wood' Daily Mail
  Harassment of staff member; company a named setting.