Sainsbury move to N. Ireland

Sainsbury has confirmed its plans to move into Northern Ireland. The retailer has identified seven sites with an investment value of around œ100 million.

Six sites have been named at - Newtownbreda, Coleraine, Londonderry, Ballymena, Sprucefield and Tillysburn - another site in the south of the province has yet to be named.

The stores will have an average sales area of 3,036m2.