1 week Ago By Sam Walker
SAINSBURY'S is set to make a major change to all its stores - and it will leave shoppers furious. One of the UK's biggest supermarkets is axing patisserie, rotisserie and pizza counters in all of its branches and shutting 61 in-store cafes. The back wall in stores will instead be replaced by free-from products.
The retailer has also confirmed it will be majorly overhauling its head office, with 3,000 jobs at risk. Simon Roberts, Sainsbury’s chief executive, said the supermarket was having to close sections due to a "challenging cost environment". He added: "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.
Read more on Retail "We’ll be doing everything we can to support anyone impacted by today’s announcements." Sainsbury's said most of its loyal customers did not use cafes regularly and its cafes and food halls were becoming more popular. This is the full list of cafes which will be closing: Fosse Park Pontypridd Rustington Scarborough Penzance Denton Wrexham Longwater Ely Pontllanfraith Emersons Green Nantwich Pinhoe Road Pepper Hill - Northfleet Marshall Lake Rhyl Lincoln Bridgemead Larkfield Whitchurch Bargates Sedlescombe Road Barnstaple Dewsbury Kings Lynn Hardwick Truro Warren Heath Godalming Hereford Chichester Bognor Regis Newport Talbot Heath Rugby Cannock Leek Winterstoke Road Hazel Grove Morecambe Darlington Monks Cross Marsh Mills Springfield Durham Bamber Bridge Weedon Road Hempstead Valley Hedge End Bury St Edmunds Thanet Westwood Cross Stanway Castle Point Isle of Wight Keighley Swadlincote Leicester North Wakefield Marsh Way Torquay Waterlooville Macclesfield Harrogate Cheadle Most read in Money Sainsbury's today also confirmed it will bring more of its core food ranges to more supermarkets while "simplifying" its management structures.
The retailer has said it wants to create more space to offer its fresh food ranges in stores..
