Sainsbury's doing a 'great job' - Justin King

Sainsbury's has reported a rise in sales in the face of a "challenging market", led by its smaller convenience stores and online operation.

Its like-for-like sales excluding fuel - which pulls out the impact of new store openings - rose 1.4% in the three months to 9 June from a year earlier.

Chief executive Justin King said his company had done a "great job of getting the right product in front of our customers when they want to buy it".