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In January, the supermarket announced plans to cut more than 3,000 jobs and plans to shut its remaining in-store cafes as part of a major overhaul. The headcount reduction represents about two per-cent of the company’s current 148,000-strong workforce. Now, signs in the Hereford branch have confirmed that the cafe will be shut from Friday, April 11.
Hereford's Sainsbury's supermarket cafe is currently open from 8am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, and from 9.30am to 3pm on Sundays. The majority of Sainsbury’s shoppers do not use the cafes regularly, whereas in-store food halls and concessions have grown in popularity, the retailer said in its previous announcement.
ALSO READ: Simon Roberts, Sainsbury’s chief executive, said the supermarket was facing a “particularly challenging cost environment” as it moves forward with its company strategy. He said: “As we accelerate into year two and beyond of our strategy, we are facing into a particularly challenging cost environment which means we have had to make tough choices about where we can afford to invest and where we need to do things differently to make our business more efficient and effective. “The decisions we are announcing today are essential to ensure we continue to drive forward our momentum but have also meant some difficult choices impacting our dedicated colleagues in a number of parts of our business.
“We’ll be doing everything we can to support anyone impacted by today’s announcements.”.
