Sainsbury reports 10 percent rise in Q4 clothing sales

Clothing delivered over 10 percent growth during the fourth quarter at Sainsbury and the company launched its 22nd Gok Wan collection which the company said had its best ever February launch. Total retail sales for the quarter were up 1.2 percent excluding fuel and up 0.5 percent including fuel. Like-for-like retail sales increased 0.1 percent excluding fuel but were down 0.4 percent including fuel.