Sainsbury’s top man steps down just as the panic-buying revenues roll in

Not everything Mike Coupe did went well, but he, like his retail rivals, has had to tackle historic challengesMike Coupe is preparing to deliver Sainsbury’s annual results on Thursday, his last presentation to investors as head of Britain’s second biggest supermarket chain. After almost six years at the top, the 59-year-old is retiring on 31 May, and will hand over to Simon Roberts, the group’s retail and operations director.You wonder how Roberts might be feeling about that. F