UK: ASDA RUMOURED TO BE OPENING NON-FOOD STORE

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Asda is rumoured to be planning to open a non-food hypermarket in competition with Kingfisher's Big W chain. The supermarket chain is thought to have asked consultancy Smyth Associates to look for 70,000 square feet sites and that it had already made offers on two Midlands sites. However, Asda denies the rumours and maintains that its only planned formats in 2000 were Asda Fresh and Supercentres, both of which would sell a mixture of food and non-food.

Grocery industry, Grocery stores, ASDA, Buildings and facilities

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UK: SAINSBURY'S CONSIDERS ELECTRONICS CONCESSION

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Sainsbury's may open Electronics Boutique (EB) concessions within its stores if sales of the electronic retailer's video games and software in the supermarkets are promising. EB products have already been tested in-store in eight outlets, including Savacentres. Another 25 stores will also receive deliveries before Christmas 1999. EB, which has 290 high street stores, also has 18 concessions in Debenhams stores. Sainsbury's, meanwhile, has concessions such as Early Learning Centres, Adams clothing, and two Meyer International outlets in its Greenwich and Dundee Homebase stores.

Computer Services, Computer Systems Design and Related Services, Organizational history, Computer and Data Processing Services, Computer services industry, Information technology services industry, Information technology services, Electronics Boutique Holdings Corp., Early Learning Centre Inc.

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UK: NEW OFF-LICENCE FOR SAINSBURY'S

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Sainsbury's is to close the Vins & Spiriteux outlet in the Auchan hypermarket replacing it with a new off-licence in a former discount store a few yards away. Sainsbury's new store will continue to be a joint venture with Auchan. The new 0ff-licence is to hold the entire range of Sainsbury's wine, beer, and spirit range. The group believes its new off-licence will allow it to compete against Tesco's drinks outlet, 37 cash and carries, 12 supermarkets and 3 hypermarkets for the custom of the day-trippers.

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