Sainsbury’s: Supermarket giant achieves highest market share for almost a decade.

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

Transcript

00:00Hello, I'm Greg Wright of the Yorkshire Post.

00:04The supermarket Sainsbury's has delivered a jump in sales,

00:07as it delivered its highest market share for almost a decade.

00:12The UK's second largest supermarket said total sales, excluding fuel,

00:16rose by 4.9% in the 16 weeks to June 21st.

00:21Grocery sales lifted by 5% in the group's first quarter,

00:26with growth of 4.2% for general merchandise and clothing,

00:31while the Argos business saw sales rebound by 4.4%.

00:35My name's Greg Wright. I'm the Deputy Business Editor of the Yorkshire Post.