Company Earnings Update 2 minutesRegister for Free AccessSainsbury (LSE: SBRY) 3Q17 Update: Modest Growth Beats Expectations Coresight Research January 12, 2017 Executive Summary Sainsbury’s, the UK’s second-largest grocery retailer, posted comps of 0.1% for 3Q17, marginally ahead of expectations of (0.8)%. Total sales were up 0.8%, excluding fuel and the impact of pharmacy disposals. Argos, which Sainsbury’s acquired in 2016, saw comps of 4.0% and total sales growth of 4.1%. Please Login to read the full report. Not a member? Register for a free user account. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: April 2023 US Retail Sales: Growth Slows Further as Momentum Weakens Across the BoardWeekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2023, Week 47: US Store Closures Jump by Three-QuartersAugust 2023 UK Retail Sales: Surprising Discretionary Resilience Even as Grocery Volume Declines ContinueWeekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2024, Week 19: Apparel Retailer rue21 To Close All Stores