Bells Stores
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Bells Stores Ltd was a chain of 54 convenience stores North East England
. It was owned and run by the Bell family until February 2004, when it was acquired by Sainsbury's, the UK's third largest supermarket chain. Stores were initially refurbished to trade as 'Sainsbury's at Bells', but in May 2007 it was announced that the stores would be re-branded Sainsbury's Local
by March 2008.
North East England
North East England is one of the nine official regions of England. It covers Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear, and Teesside . The only cities in the region are Durham, Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland...
. It was owned and run by the Bell family until February 2004, when it was acquired by Sainsbury's, the UK's third largest supermarket chain. Stores were initially refurbished to trade as 'Sainsbury's at Bells', but in May 2007 it was announced that the stores would be re-branded Sainsbury's Local
Sainsbury's Local
Sainsbury’s Convenience Stores Ltd is a chain of 343 convenience stores operated by the UK's third largest supermarket chain Sainsbury's. Sainsbury's Local stores have different branding and fascia to the company's supermarkets.-History:In 1998, Sainsbury’s piloted its first Local store in...
by March 2008.