The new-look Netto will take the form of a joint venture combining Dansk Supermarked’s excellence in systems, infrastructure and low-cost operations with Sainsbury’s UK grocery, product sourcing and property expertise.
The trial will consist of 15 Netto stores to be opened by the end of 2015, with the first opening their doors in the north of England later this year. If the trial proves successful, the next stage of the joint venture will see the new format rolled out across the country.
Each partner’s initial investment in the joint venture will be £12.5m, and given startup costs, each partner expects to incur a post-tax loss in the region of £5-10m up to 31 March 2015.
Per Bank, CEO of Netto’s parent company Dansk Supermarked, said: “It’s great to be bringing a new twist to the rapidly growing UK discount sector. We’ll offer market-leading value to customers with the freshness and innovation that customers rightly associate with Denmark.
“The discounter experience, operating model and systems of the Dansk Supermarked group, combined with Sainsbury’s UK market insight, property expertise and logistics excellence will help deliver a discounter format we think UK customers will love.”
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