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The food retail market has been dominated by the 'big four' supermarkets – Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda and Morrisons – who made up over three quarters of sector market share in 2010. Tesco is the largest retailer in Great Britain, with a market share of 28.5% at the start of 2025. [a] [1] However, discounters Lidl and Aldi have grown rapidly. [2]
These were concentrated in West Wales, the North of England and Scotland, where Sainsbury's market share is low. [98] In May 2010, Sainsbury's confirmed a multimillion-pound deal with the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) to be the main sponsor of the 2012 Paralympic Games. Under the deal, Sainsbury's sold ...
Sainsbury’s outpaced the market at 4.2% sales growth, increasing its share from 15.7 to 15.9%, and Co-op returned to growth with sales rising by 0.8% for a 5.2% share.
Jacksons Stores had 114 shops in the Yorkshire area and the North Midlands, and just before the Sainsbury's acquisition, was voted the UK's best independent convenience shop chain. The acquisition doubled Sainsbury's market share in the convenience shop sector to 2%. The shops were initially refurbished to trade as ‘Sainsbury’s at Jacksons ...
A daily overview of the top business, market, and economic stories to watch in the UK, Europe, and abroad. Market report: Sainsbury's-Asda blocked, Barclays and UBS results, and RBS CEO quits Skip ...
LONDON -- Some of the biggest companies in the FTSE 100 run schemes where investors can take dividends in the form of new shares instead of cash. This is known as a Dividend Reinvestment Plan ...
Since Sainsbury's acquired Argos, more and more standalone stores have been moved into a nearby Sainsbury's store. On 25 September 2019, Sainsbury's announced that over 50 Argos stores would be closing or relocating in order to cut costs. Stores also began to feature digital computers as well as printed catalogues to save costs.
Britain's competition regulator on Thursday blocked Sainsbury's £7.3 billion takeover of Walmart owned Asda, saying it would have resulted in higher prices for shoppers.