date:Jun 12, 2014
British supermarket chain Sainsbury's recorded falling sales in its fiscal first quarter.
It is the second quarter of falling sales for the grocery retailer.
For its first fiscal quarter to 7 June, overall sales rose 1% while like-for-like sales fell by 1.1%.
Total sales, including fuel, dropped 0.3% and like-for-like sales fell by 2.4%.
General merchandise and clothing categories are continuing to grow strongly, reported the retailer.
Clothing reported double-digit growth in like-for-like