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: Retail 2024: 10 Trends in China RetailAnalyst Corner—Affiliate Advertising, with John Harmon: Another Channel for Brands and Retailers To Reach ConsumersRetail Around the World: Coresight Research Observations, February 2023Weinswig’s Weekly: Growing Signs of Economic Optimism