date:Oct 23, 2013
, which together with online represents the industry's two fastest growth categories.
Sainsbury's, Britain's No. 3 grocer, is currently opening convenience stores at a rate of one or two a week.
Half of MS's new Simply Food stores will be operated with the firm's franchise partners in locations like motorway services and hospitals, with the remaining being owned, high street and retail park stores.
MS also said it had agreed a new franchise partnership with Relay France to open 10 food stores