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The UK's blue-chip benchmark back in positive territory as manufacturing sector holds up
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The UK's blue-chip benchmark back in positive territory as manufacturing sector holds up
Sainsbury's saw its profits rise by 23 per cent in its first half and has maintained its full-year outlook, despite lingering uncertainty over supply chain disruption.
Morrisons marked the occasion with a photograph of its chief executive David Potts and former Tesco boss Terry Leahy - who as an adviser to CD&R and orchestrated the deal.
The former Tesco chief exec (pictured) is tipped to become chairman of Morrisons after shareholders rubber-stamped its £7bn takeover.
British supermarket group Morrisons says shareholders approve the US private equity group takeover.