date:Jan 09, 2014
Christmas both in store and online but will not release figures until Feb. 20. No. 4 player Morrisons will update on Jan. 20.
The Co-operative group said on Wednesday that its total food sales over the 13 weeks to Jan. 4 were flat.
Sainsbury's strategy is focused on own-brand products and investing in online and local convenience store channels.
In its third quarter online grocery sales rose over 10 percent, while convenience sales were up nearly 18 percent.
Shares in Sainsbury's, up 11.2 pe