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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Holly Williams

Sainsbury’s hikes earnings outlook after strong first half

Sainsbury’s has said it is set for annual earnings of more than £1 billion as the supermarket upped its outlook after a better-than-expected half-year performance.

The UK’s second largest grocer, which also owns the Argos chain, reported an underlying operating profit of £504 million for the 28 weeks to September 13, up slightly on last year’s £503 million and better than the group had forecast.

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