SBRY · story · 22 October
Sainsbury's · 4 headlines from 4 outlets, on 22 October 2026.
Sainsbury's is removing its SmartShop service from convenience stores, affecting over 800 stores.
The story's tone is the average of its headlines' own scores. Each score rates how good or bad the news was for the company, from −10 (clearly bad) to +10 (clearly good). 0 is neutral, and anything beyond ±6 is strong and rare. It rates the coverage, not the share price.
Average tone of each outlet's headlines in this story, −10 to +10. Impact = headlines × strength of tone.
Talking Retail is the largest at −1.7, ahead of The Grocer (−1.7). The Sun is the lowest at −2.8.
Source: MarketFrame news analysis
| outlet | Average tone |
|---|---|
| The Sun | −2.8 |
| Birmingham Live | −2.5 |
| Talking Retail | −1.7 |
| The Grocer | −1.7 |
| Outlet | Headlines | Average tone |
|---|---|---|
| The Sun | 1 | −2.8 |
| Birmingham Live | 1 | −2.5 |
| Talking Retail | 1 | −1.7 |
| The Grocer | 1 | −1.7 |
One or two headlines is not a lean: read these as how this story was told, not as a verdict on the outlet.
| Tone | What the article reported, and why it scored that way |
|---|---|
| −2.8 | Popular skip-queue service removed in 800 stores. |
| −2.5 | Queue-skipping service axed at over 800 stores. |
| −1.7 | SmartShop service withdrawn from convenience stores. |
| −1.7 | SmartShop retired from convenience stores. |
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