It was Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe who drew national attention to the Yorkshire town of Keighley, citing it as place where he could see the ferocious competition in UK food retail at a glance.
If he stood in his own store car park, he said, an Asda, an Aldi and an Iceland all jostled for attention against the green backdrop of the Pennine hills.
“They are not going to keep two stores here,” said Ian Roberts, a retired factory worker shopping at the Keighley Sainsbury’s just across from a big Asda, after news broke this weekend that the two would merge.
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