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{{short description|Former chain of convenience stores in North East England}}
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| name = Bells Stores Limited<!-- No apostrophe as per company listing and its own website -->
| name = Bells Stores Limited<!-- No apostrophe as per company listing and its own website -->
| logo = File:Bells Stores Logo.png
| type = Private
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| parent = [[Sainsbury's|J Sainsbury plc]]
| parent = [[Sainsbury's|J Sainsbury plc]]
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| homepage = {{oficial website|https://web.archive.org/web/20040225074323/http://www.bells-stores.co.uk/}}
| homepage = {{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20040225074323/http://www.bells-stores.co.uk/}}
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'''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]],<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 [[Sainsbury's Local]] 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 [[North East England]]. It was owned and run by the Bell family until February 2004, when it was acquired by [[Sainsbury's]],<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 [[Sainsbury's Local]] 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==

Latest revision as of 14:48, 12 June 2022

Bells Stores Limited
Company typePrivate
IndustrieConvenience shops
GründerLes Bell (Chairman)
HauptsitzHolborn, London, UK
Area served
North 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,[1][2][3] the UK's second largest supermarket chain. Shops were initially refurbished to trade as 'Sainsbury's at Bells',[4][5] but in May 2007 it was announced that the shops would be re-branded Sainsbury's Local by March 2008.[6]

See also

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References

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  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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