Sainsbury’s to cut 3,000 jobs as it shuts hot food counters and cafes

Supermarket chain to cut head office roles by a fifth amid rising labour costs

Business live – latest updates

Sainsbury’s is to cut 3,000 jobs in the UK through the closure of its hot food counters and cafes and by reducing senior management roles by a fifth, amid rising labour costs.

Simon Roberts, the chief executive of the supermarket group, said he was making the job cuts as part of its already announced efforts to slash £1bn from costs as the business was “facing into a particularly challenging cost environment”.

Continue reading…

About Author