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| Sainsbury's sales slip over the Christmas period | Sainsbury's sales slip over the Christmas period |
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| Sales at Sainsbury's fell slightly in the weeks around the Christmas period. | |
| The supermarket's like-for-like sales in the 15 weeks before 4 January were 0.7% lower than last year. | |
| While grocery sales actually increased by 0.4%, poor sales in the division that includes Argos, which is owned by Sainsbury's, weighed on the company's overall performance. | |
| The firm's boss, Mike Coupe, said sales of toys and games were worse than last year. | |
| Mr Coupe told the BBC that people were buying fewer toys and said there was no big gaming release in 2019 to boost sales. | |
| Nevertheless, he said the company had delivered a "real sense of momentum". | Nevertheless, he said the company had delivered a "real sense of momentum". |
| Clothing sales grew by 5%, which Mr Coupe said was helped by colder weather in the weeks before Christmas. | |
| "Womenswear was particularly popular, including a sell-out range of novelty Christmas jumpers," Sainsbury's said. | |
| Data released by two research firms, Nielsen and Kantar, on Tuesday suggested that Sainsbury's was the least worst performer among the so-called "big four" supermarkets over the all-important Christmas period. | Data released by two research firms, Nielsen and Kantar, on Tuesday suggested that Sainsbury's was the least worst performer among the so-called "big four" supermarkets over the all-important Christmas period. |
| Morrisons reported a 1.7% drop in like-for-like sales, excluding fuel, for the 22 weeks to 5 January. | Morrisons reported a 1.7% drop in like-for-like sales, excluding fuel, for the 22 weeks to 5 January. |
| The company said: "Throughout the period, trading conditions remained challenging and the customer uncertainty of the last year was sustained." | The company said: "Throughout the period, trading conditions remained challenging and the customer uncertainty of the last year was sustained." |