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Strong festive sales for Sainsbury’s Local

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Sainsbury’s convenience stores turned in a record-breaking performance over the Christmas and New Year period, the supermarket giant said today. Convenience outlets had seen particularly strong growth in fresh categories “as customers shopped with us for last minute-purchases and essentials on Christmas Eve, Boxing Day…

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