Sainsbury’s

Deciding to go vegan for Lent did not arise from going puppy eyed over puppies (disclaimer – I really do not like animals), but from my shameless procrastination of trawling through the depths of Wikipedia for hours whilst pretending to be on Google Scholar in Hallward. Apparently, sacrificing animal...

Yes, I know what you’re thinking, if the Christmas advert isn’t heart-wrenchingly John Lewis, you aren’t interested right? I’m calling you out on that and saying that the Sainsbury’s advert is THE highlight of the Christmas period. Put your tinsel-wrapped pitchforks down and hear me out. “The curtains pull...

As a student on a budget, most of us can attest to the fact that the weekly food shopping proves to be a bigger mental battle than our degrees. The questions remain: walk the extra ten minutes to get to Lidl or walk to the Tesco metro around the...

2015 has been a great year for festive adverts, companies have really put a lot of thought, and in some cases money, into them. We’re going to take a look at some of the highlights of this year and take a look at which one showed the spirit of...

Last year, retail giant Sainsbury’s retold the touching true story of enemy soldiers during World War One, who met in no-man’s land to share food and play football, as a reminder to us that ‘Christmas is for sharing’. Continuing with this theme, Sainsbury’s have returned this Christmas, with a...