Sainsbury's reports rise in sales

Supermarket giant Sainsbury's has reported an increase in half-year sales, saying it is continuing to perform strongly despite "challenging" trading conditions.

For the six months to October 2, the supermarket's like-for-like sales excluding fuel increased by 2 per cent. For the most recent three months, its sales under the same measure rose 2.9 per cent.

Sainsbury's says its online sales are also still rising strongly and that total sales were up 7 per cent for the half-year, and by 6.6 per cent for the second quarter.

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