The firm, which also controls Argos, declined to exclude out job reductions under the strategy update for investors, as News disclosed earlier this month.
It includes giving food a bigger place in its supermarkets, taking up more room from apparel and other general products.
Sainsbury’s stated that as part of the plans, which sought to save £1 billion over three years in order to increase investment in the company, it was also aiming to deploy more automation.
Redeploying a large number of the 1,500 employees impacted by the adjustments was the company’s stated goal.
The positions will be filled in its general product fulfillment network, in-store bakery, store support center, and contact center operations.
Sainsbury’s reported that it had suggested to coworkers in its Widnes contact center—who run the Careline service—that they move to an established partner.
