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{{short description|Former chain of convenience stores in North East England}}
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'''Bells Stores Ltd''' was a chain of 54 convenience shops in ]. It was owned and run by the Bell family until February 2004, when it was acquired by ],<ref>{{cite web |title=J Sainsbury plc announces acquisition of convenience store chain |url=http://www.j-sainsbury.com/index.asp?PageID=424&subsection=&Year=2004&NewsID=388 |website=J Sainsbury's |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713071820/http://www.j-sainsbury.com/index.asp?PageID=424&subsection=&Year=2004&NewsID=388 |archivedate=13 July 2013 |date=February 18, 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Bells stores shock |url=https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/local-news/bells-stores-shock-3834949 |website=gazettelive |accessdate=11 May 2020 |date=18 February 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sainsbury's buys out Bells Stores |url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/7000087.sainsburys-buys-bells-stores/ |website=The Northern Echo |accessdate=11 May 2020 |language=en |date=18 February 2004}}</ref> the UK's second largest supermarket chain. Shops were initially refurbished to trade as 'Sainsbury's at Bells'<ref>{{cite web |title=Bells name gets Sainsbury ring |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/bells-name-gets-sainsbury-ring-6962567.html |website=Evening Standard |accessdate=11 May 2020 |language=en |date=29 April 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=It’s a Sainsbury’s with Bells on |url=https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/companies/its-a-sainsburys-with-bells-on/93423.article |website=The Grocer |accessdate=11 May 2020 |language=en |date=1 May 2004}}</ref>, but in May 2007 it was announced that the shops would be re-branded ] by March 2008.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Brown |first1=Mike |title=Sainsbury's to close its two busy town centre 'Local' stores |url=https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/sainsburys-close-two-busy-town-17586048 |website=gazettelive |accessdate=11 May 2020 |date=18 January 2020}}</ref>{{Better source}} '''Bells Stores Ltd''' was a chain of 54 convenience shops in ]. It was owned and run by the Bell family until February 2004, when it was acquired by ],<ref>{{cite web |title=J Sainsbury plc announces acquisition of convenience store chain |url=http://www.j-sainsbury.com/index.asp?PageID=424&subsection=&Year=2004&NewsID=388 |website=J Sainsbury's |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713071820/http://www.j-sainsbury.com/index.asp?PageID=424&subsection=&Year=2004&NewsID=388 |archivedate=13 July 2011 |date=18 February 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Bells stores shock |url=https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/local-news/bells-stores-shock-3834949 |website=gazettelive |accessdate=11 May 2020 |date=18 February 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sainsbury's buys out Bells Stores |url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/7000087.sainsburys-buys-bells-stores/ |website=The Northern Echo |accessdate=11 May 2020 |language=en |date=18 February 2004}}</ref> the UK's second largest supermarket chain. Shops were initially refurbished to trade as 'Sainsbury's at Bells',<ref>{{cite web |title=Bells name gets Sainsbury ring |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/bells-name-gets-sainsbury-ring-6962567.html |website=Evening Standard |accessdate=11 May 2020 |language=en |date=29 April 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=It’s a Sainsbury’s with Bells on |url=https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/companies/its-a-sainsburys-with-bells-on/93423.article |website=The Grocer |accessdate=11 May 2020 |language=en |date=1 May 2004}}</ref> but in May 2007 it was announced that the shops would be re-branded ] by March 2008.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Brown |first1=Mike |title=Sainsbury's to close its two busy town centre 'Local' stores |url=https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/sainsburys-close-two-busy-town-17586048 |website=gazettelive |accessdate=11 May 2020 |date=18 January 2020}}</ref>


==See also== ==See also==
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==External links== ==External links==
*{{official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20040225074323/http://www.bells-stores.co.uk/}} (Archive)
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Latest revision as of 14:48, 12 June 2022

Former chain of convenience stores in North East England
Bells Stores Limited
Company typePrivate
IndustryConvenience shops
FounderLes Bell (Chairman)
HeadquartersHolborn, London, UK
Area servedNorth East England
ParentJ Sainsbury plc
WebsiteOfficial 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

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.

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