UK: Deflation could hit Sainsbury's margins - analyst
By just-food.com | 16 January 2009
The threat of falling food inflation in the UK - and possible deflation later in 2009 - could hit profits at Sainsbury's, the country's third-largest grocer, a leading retail analyst has warned.
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The threat of falling food inflation in the UK - and possible deflation later in 2009 - could hit profits at Sainsbury's, the country's third-largest grocer, a leading retail analyst has warned.
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