Sainsbury's Bank was formed 16 years as a joint venture between Sainsbury's and Bank of Scotland.
Tesco and Sainsbury's want to build the stores - Tesco at Cheddar Football Club, Draycott Road, and Sainsbury's on land at Steart Farm, Wedmore Road.
In response to Mr Clarke's remarks, Sainsbury's said all its fresh chicken had been British for a decade and it had started using British chicken in frozen chicken ready meals.
Derwent Holdings, challenged the original planning permission after Trafford Council rejected Derwent's application for a Sainsbury's store at White City.
What is clear is that Britain's Competition Commission will not want Sainsbury's or Asda to win Safeway without significant store disposals, to prevent a duopoly with Tesco, the clear market leader.
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The UK's top two supermarkets, Tesco and Sainsbury's, both say they are an integral part of their retailing strategy and insist they remain committed to them.
Tesco's Christmas figures will be out on Thursday while Sainsbury's will update the markets on Wednesday.
Morrisons is the UK's fourth largest supermarket chain, behind Tesco, Sainsbury's and Asda.
Asda, backed by Wal-Mart's cash and global expertise, is gaining ground on Sainsbury's.
Sir Terry, like Sir Peter, comes from modest origins in Merseyside, but whereas the quiet, lean Sir Terry still collects visitors personally from the lobby of Tesco's shabby headquarters in Cheshunt, the charismatic, rotund Sir Peter directs Sainsbury's fortunes from a glass-and-steel office block in central London and seems most at home at the Royal Opera House, where he is a director.
Yet its range of ciders is in big demand, with Sheppy's Cider now being sold nationally at Waitrose supermarkets, and in the south west at Sainsbury's and Asda, in addition to mail and internet order and from its own farm shop.
Mr Parkinson's comments come as BBC research reveals the number of planning approvals by Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's and Morrisons in the past two years.
Sainsbury's, like John Lewis, was cautious about how well it would continue to perform this year.
Sainsbury's has struggled against its main supermarket rivals Tesco and Asda in recent years.
Sainsbury's has been named as title sponsor of three major British Athletics events this summer.
The Sainsbury's Summer Series includes two Birmingham meetings and one at the Olympic Park in London.
Sainsbury's has posted a fall in pre-tax profits despite rising sales, as conditions remain "challenging".
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Very few residents expressed support for the approved plan, while about 150 backed the rejected Sainsbury's.
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But that may say more about Sainsbury's difficulties in overcoming its problems than Asda's successes.
"This is a disastrous result for Sainsbury's, " an analyst at Schroder Salomon Smith Barney said.
Sainsbury's said the proposed project would create up to 400 new permanent and part-time jobs.
The application by Sainsbury's would also enable the heliport to be relocated to St Erth.
Sainsbury's saw a 90% fall in their usage, the Co-op reported 86% and Morrisons 60%.
Sainsbury's also saw strong growth in its smaller convenience store business, which grew by 20%.
Sainsbury's told the BBC that when VAT was excluded its sales were up 0.9%.
Or at least that is what Justin King, chief executive of Sainsbury's, tells me.
Plans for a Sainsbury's supermarket at Bristol Rovers' Memorial Stadium have been backed by the council.
At about the same time, cheap and cheerful Tesco usurped Sainsbury's position as Britain's top supermarket.
Supermarket chain Sainsbury's has already expressed an interest in building on the old market site.
During the 14 weeks, Sainsbury's opened six new supermarkets and 19 new convenience stores.
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