The softening is likely to have been caused by weaker demand following the increase in stamp duty at the start of April.

The UK’s second largest supermarket said total sales, excluding fuel, rose by 4.9% in the 16 weeks to June 21.

Sainsbury's was lifted by warm weather and market share growth during its first quarter as sales beat expectations.

Sainsbury's Tu Clothing sales grew 8% year on year in the first quarter ended 21 June, boosted by an early summer and ...

J Sainsbury backed its guidance for fiscal 2026 after posting an increase in sales for its first quarter driven by a better ...

Supermarket Sainsbury’s has notched a jump in sales as it cheered its highest market share for almost a decade.