Sainsbury’s is to cut 500 head office jobs while another 650 jobs are at risk as the supermarket closes one of its online grocery packing centres. Sainsbury’s said that its remaining office space would be adapted to create “collaborative workspaces” which would encourage greater flexibility when they reopen. From this month, supermarket sales are expected to begin falling compared with last year when sales surged as families prepared for the first lockdown. The changes come after Asda announced plans to shut two of its online warehouses and reduce head office roles, putting about 5,000 jobs at risk. The cuts are being made despite Sainsbury’s upgrading profit expectations by £60m in January after surging sales of champagne, steaks and other luxury food drove stronger than expected sales over Christmas and new year.

Source: The Guardian March 03, 2021 18:56 UTC