Sainsbury’s plots online fashion marketplace
It is also being pushed by another former John Lewis exec, Christine Kasoulis, who is the director of clothing, home and furniture at the company
Sainsbury’s is planning to launch an online fashion marketplace for high street fashion brands, according to reports from The Times.
The supermarket is pitching to fashion brands on selling products on this marketplace and in 60 of its stores.
Sources told The Times that the company had already approached Jigsaw, White Stuff and Yours Clothing.
Sainsbury’s is believed to be flexible over its terms and conditions and is thought to be offering brands a commission of less than 40%, which is what John Lewis offers.
The idea is being driven by former John Lewis MD Paula Nickolds, who leads Sainsbury’s non-food business.
It is also being pushed by another former John Lewis exec, Christine Kasoulis, who is the director of clothing, home and furniture at the company.
This news comes after Sainsbury’s also recently launched a fully electric delivery fleet in its Nine Elms store.
The delivery fleet is made up of 12 vans, with both the vehicle and fridge units powered by electricity.
The store makes over 2000 deliveries on average every week, covering approximately 1760 miles, so the new electric vans will help save 57 tonnes of carbon annually.
