Sainsbury's has announced it will cut 3,000 jobs as it shuts down its remaining cafés and closes its patisserie and pizza counters. The supermarket says the move will "simplify the business", adding that most Sainsbury's shoppers "do not use the cafés regularly".

The grocer said the layoffs are part of a simplification of its central divisions and management structures, and include a 20% reduction of senior management roles.

British supermarket group Sainsbury's said on Thursday it was proposing to reduce its headcount by over 3,000 roles as it seeks savings to counter a "particularly challenging cost environment".

Britain’s retailers face having to cut more jobs, drive harder bargains with labor unions and stagger pay increases to absorb the shock tax rises in the government’s revenue-raising budget that kick in this year.

Sainsbury’s to axe 3,000 jobs as it warns of cost pressures - The cuts include a 20% reduction in senior management staff, which is understood to be linked to recent tax increases in the Budget.

The strategy aims to expand its core food ranges to a broader customer base while streamlining management and central divisions to enhance the performance of the Sainsbury’s and

J Sainsbury Plc will cut 3,000 staff and close its remaining cafes, as Britain’s second-largest supermarket chain steps up a cost-saving drive after the government announced higher taxes on businesses.