Sainsbury’s and Morrisons ‘held talks this year’ on multibillion-pound merger
First reported 5 Oct, 13:03 UTCUpdated 23h ago3 sources
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Deal would have created a supermarket with a market share of 23.6%, still well behind Tesco’s 27.8% Sainsbury’s held merger talks with rival Morrisons this year to discuss a multibillion-pound deal that would have been the biggest shake-up for UK supermarkets in decades, according to reports. The two companies held…
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Deal would have created a supermarket with a market share of 23.6%, still well behind Tesco’s 27.8% Sainsbury’s held merger talks with rival Morrisons this year to discuss a multibillion-pound deal that would have been the biggest shake-up for UK supermarkets in decades, according to reports. The two companies held…
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A combined Sainsbury's and Morrisons would hold a 23.8% share of the market, according to recent data.
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- Sainsbury's 'held talks with rival Morrisons' over bombshell move (opens Daily Express in a new tab)
A combined Sainsbury's and Morrisons would hold a 23.8% share of the market, according to recent data.
- Sainsbury’s and Morrisons ‘held talks this year’ on multibillion-pound merger (opens The Guardian in a new tab)
Deal would have created a supermarket with a market share of 23.6%, still well behind Tesco’s 27.8% Sainsbury’s held merger talks with rival Morrisons this year to discuss a multibillion-pound deal that would have been the biggest shake-up for UK supermarkets in decades, according to reports. The two companies held…
- Sainsbury's 'held mega supermarket merger talks with Morrisons in bid to rival Tesco' (opens The Mirror in a new tab)
Rival grocers Sainsbury's and Morrisons reportedly discussed a mega merger that would have seen the pair close in on supermarket industry giant Tesco



