date:Jun 13, 2013
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Sainsbury's online grocery sales rose 16 percent in the 12 weeks to June 8, its fiscal first quarter, while convenience store sales increased 20 percent.
Those channels drove a 0.8 percent rise in the firm's sales at stores open over a year, excluding fuel.
That was a 34th consecutive quarter of underlying sales growth. Analyst forecasts had ranged from growth of 0.6 to 2 percent.
National retail sales data for May are due on June 20, with industry surveys giving a mixed pictur