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Bells Stores Limited

Company type	Private
Industry	Convenience shops
Founder	Les Bell (Chairman)
Headquarters	Holborn, London, UK
Area served	North East England
Parent	J Sainsbury plc
Website	Official website

Bells Stores Ltd was a chain of 54 convenience shops in 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 second largest supermarket chain. Shops were initially refurbished to trade as 'Sainsbury's at Bells', but in May 2007 it was announced that the shops would be re-branded Sainsbury's Local by March 2008.

See also

• Jacksons Stores

References

1. "J Sainsbury plc announces acquisition of convenience store chain". J Sainsbury's. 18 February 2004. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011.
2. "Bells stores shock". gazettelive. 18 February 2004. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
3. "Sainsbury's buys out Bells Stores". The Northern Echo. 18 February 2004. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
4. "Bells name gets Sainsbury ring". Evening Standard. 29 April 2004. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
5. "It's a Sainsbury's with Bells on". The Grocer. 1 May 2004. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
6. Brown, Mike (18 January 2020). "Sainsbury's to close its two busy town centre 'Local' stores". gazettelive. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

External links

• Official website (Archive)
• J Sainsbury plc

• Supermarkets of the United Kingdom
• Sainsbury's