Sainsbury’s departing singing executive will have hoped for better

After five quarters of falling sales and five years at the helm, it’s time for Mike Coupe to say goodbye“There is never a good time to move on,” said Mike Coupe, but he’s wrong. Now is an ideal moment for him to leave Sainsbury’s.The failed bid for Asda was so juddering for the company that it wasn’t even mentioned in the soapy farewell messages. Reinvigoration tends to be easier under a new boss and, since Coupe has had almost six years at the helm, retiring