Sainsbury’s reported a 2.1% fall in sales at stores open for at least a year, but said that sales volumes rose by 1.5% to 2.0% in the first quarter.
Prices have fallen by about 2% to 2.5%.
The retailer’s chief executive, Mike Coupe, noted encouraging signs and said volumes had increased over the last two quarters, footfall had also increased and that the number of items per basket was stabilising.
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