Sainsbury is no longer in discussions with a real estate company LXi REIT to sell and lease back 18 of its branches.
The supermarket chain announced on September 21 that it was in talks to sell off a number of its stores in the South of England in a deal estimated to be worth around £500m.
LXi REIT said on Monday (September 26) that given current stock market volatility it would not proceed with the share issue that would have part-funded the transaction. Sainsbury's said the collapse of the deal would have no impact on its financial guidance.