Sainsbury’s shoppers rushing to buy clearance sale items at branch scanning from just 10p

SAINSBURY’S shoppers are rushing to buy clearance sale items and prices start from just 10p.

The supermarket has dropped prices in one of its branches with stationery, crockery and candles up for grabs.

One shopper spotted the deals in their local Nottingham store, posting pictures of them on the Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK Facebook page.

A paper bottle bag has been slashed from £1 to 10p and eight packs of paper cups are on sale for 75p down from £1.50.

Rainbow-coloured plastic bowls have been cut from £2 down to £1 and cake candles from £1.50 to 72p.

Customers can also get blue ink pens for just 10p instead of £1 and A5 notebooks for 30p instead of £3.

The clearance sale hasn’t been launched on the Sainsbury’s website.

However, Sainsbury’s said selected stores across the UK had dropped prices to clear excess Christmas stock.

The retailer added discounts on offer would vary by product and were subject to availability.

ALL CHANGE AT SAINSBURY’S

Last week, Sainsbury’s said it would axe 3,000 roles from its head office as part of a management team overhaul.

The supermarket chain said the move will see about 20% of senior management roles cut.

The cuts come despite Sainsbury’s experiencing its “biggest ever” Christmas trading period.

The retailer said profit for the full-year would likely be between £1.01billion and £1.06billion.

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Earlier this month, it also said it would give tens of thousands of workers a 5% pay rise by August.

Hourly-paid staff will see their salaries hiked from £12 to £12.60 outside London and £13.15 to £13.85 outside the capital.

But the supermarket is also looking to cut costs by £1 billion-a-year, letting 1,500 staff go in 2024, mostly from a contact centre in Cheshire.

The company said in late 2024 that tax increases from the October Budget will see it hit with an extra £140 million in costs, warning that the changes will also lead to higher inflation.

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The Government is set to hike employer National Insurance Contributions from 13.8% to 15% from April.

The threshold at which bosses will have to pay tax on workers’ pay is also being lowered from £9,100 to £5,000.

Meanwhile, the national minimum wage is also to be hiked, piling further pressure on employers.

Sainsbury’s also announced last week it will close its remaining 61 in-store cafes, subject to consultation, by spring.

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The retailer said the cafes were decreasingly popular among loyal customers.

It is likely to fill the areas with restaurants run by franchises like Starbucks and Gourmet Burger Kitchen.

Meanwhile, Sainsbury’s said it wants to get rid of all remaining patisserie, bakery, rotisserie and pizza counters at its larger shops.

The most popular items currently being sold from these counters will be moved to shelves or hot cabinets elsewhere in stores.

It means shoppers will still be able to get hold of bakery items like Hovis bread and Mr Kipling cakes, while self-service bread slicing machines will be introduced to stores.

A Sainsbury’s insider said the freed-up counter spaces will be replaced with areas selling gluten-free and dairy-free products.