Company Earnings UpdateSainsbury’s (LSE: SBRY) 1H19 Results: Further Tepid Retail Sales Growth; Exceptional Costs Hit Bottom Line Coresight Research November 9, 2018 Executive Summary In 1H19, Sainsbury’s reported further modest growth in comparable sales, with comps up 0.6%. Total retail sales were up just 1.2%. Revenues and adjusted pretax profit came in ahead of expectations. The company has delivered its target of £160 million in EBITDA synergies from its Argos acquisition nine months ahead of plan. Please Login to read the full report. Not a member? To access this content for free, register for a free account. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Consumer Sentiment—The Big Surprise in a Week of Shocks; Plus, Apparel Shopping in Focus: US Consumer Survey InsightsData and Tech for Development—Tapping into the Consumer’s Head: Insights Presented at Retail Property Symposium 2025New Technologies to Drive Retailer-Supplier Collaboration: Insights Presented at NACDS Annual Meeting 2025March 2025 US Retail Sales: Retail Sales Rebound Amid Tariff Concerns