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Sainsbury’s Exploring Sale of Its $1.8 Billion Mortgage Business
- Sale is a major strategy switch after Tesco sold its bank unit
- Grocer could struggle to offload loss-making unit: Telegraph
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Sainsbury is talking with advisers about a sale of its mortgage book, the Telegraph reports, as the supermarket chain looks for ways to shore up finances after its bid to buy Walmart Inc.’s Asda was blocked.
The supermarket chain’s mortgage business, which amounted to about 1.4 billion pounds ($1.8 billion) at the end of February, could fetch 1.3 billion pounds if it finds a buyer, the newspaper said. The company is preparing a new strategy to present to investors and analysts on Sept. 25, the Telegraph reported. Sainsbury couldn’t be reached for comment outside of normal working hours.