date:Jan 15, 2014
J Sainsbury was the onlygrocer among Britain's big four to hold onto its market sharein the Christmas trading period, resisting pressure fromdiscounters and upmarket rivals, industry data showed onTuesday.
The big four, which includes market leader Tesco,Wal-Mart's Asda and Morrisons, are beingsqueezed between hard discounters Aldi and Lidland upmarket players Waitrose and Marks Spencer.
Market researcher Kantar Worldpanel said Sainsbury, battlingAsda to be the UK's second-biggest grocer, grew