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75 new Sainsbury’s Local stores to be opened over the next three years

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As part of its ‘Next Level Sainsbury’s’ strategy, the retailer said it expects to open around 75 new Sainsbury’s Local convenience stores over the next three years and also have a significant space rebalancing opportunity to allocate more space to food on the move ranges.…

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