Sainsbury’s set to reveal sales rise as it sheds light on food inflation
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sainsbury’s is to shed light on the impact of food inflation on shoppers and the outlook for prices as it updates investors next week. Shore Capital’s Clive Black said: “To be clear, Sainsbury’s does not in aggregate benefit from inflation of the current magnitude as this deters customers from buying units and encourages trading down. Shareholders will also be keen to see whether the retailer’s profit outlook has improved due to easing cost inflation or if efforts to keep prices low and stop shoppers from turning to discounter rivals will eat even more into profitability than expected. Analysts at Shore and UBS have both predicted Sainsbury’s will reveal grocery sales growth of 9% which could provide reason for optimism amid the volatile economic backdrop.