convenience stores founder les bell chairman headquarters holborn london uk area served north east england parent j sainsbury plc website www.bells stores.co.uk bells stores ltd was a chain of 54 convenience stores 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 . stores were initially refurbished to trade as sainsbury s at bells but in may 2007 it was announced that the stores would be re branded sainsbury s local by march 2008 . see also edit companies portal jacksons stores references edit j sainsbury plc bells stores acquisition announcement external links edit j sainsbury plc v t e j sainsbury plc key people john james sainsbury and mary ann sainsbury john benjamin sainsbury alan sainsbury baron sainsbury david sainsbury baron sainsbury of turville john sainsbury baron sainsbury of preston candover robert sainsbury tim sainsbury sainsbury family peter davis justin king david tyler retail operations sainsbury s sainsbury s local sainsbury s online services mobile by sainsbury s sainsbury s bank sainsbury s pharmacy customer programmes nectar loyalty card sainsbury s active kids products classic cola former formats sainsbury s calais wine store sainsbury s central sainsbury s freezer centres sainsbury s savacentre former subsidiaries bell s stores homebase jacksons stores shaw s supermarkets star market texas homecare v t e former supermarkets of the united kingdom investor owned chains bejam botterills burton supermarkets carrefour cartier s superfoods cater brothers circle k crazy prices david greig downsway supermarkets elmo fine fare freshxpress gateway gt smith haldanes hillards hintons international stores key markets lipton s local plus mac fisheries mainstop netto premier supermarkets presto safeway sainsbury s freezer centres sainsbury s savacentre somerfield stewarts ugo victor value william low co operative societies crs croydon anglia regional highburton ilkeston leeds london lothian borders & angus midlands moulton norco raunds penrith rochdale pioneers royal arsenal sheffield south suburban st. cuthbert s united v t e convenience stores v t e major convenience stores in africa kenya national oil morocco mini brahim south africa sasol spar zimbabwe spar express v t e major convenience stores in asia east 759 store 7 eleven circle k circle k sunkus cu daily yamazaki familymart gs25 hi life lawson ministop ok mart parknshop express poplar spar storyway vango with me southeast 108 shop 7 eleven all day alfamart b s mart choices co.op food cheers circle k fairprice xpress fresh mart jiffy lawson lawson 108 familymart indomaret mini big c ministop mesra shop & go star mart tesco lotus express tops daily vango south spar west circle k spar former ampm buy the way bp connect daily stop on the run v t e major convenience stores in europe northern 7 eleven bargain booze best one bp connect budgens centra the co operative food costcutter david sands deli de luca happy shopper jones convenience stores kwik save little waitrose londis ireland londis united kingdom mace narvesen nisa on the run one stop pressbyr n r kioski mccoll s sainsbury s local scotmid spar tesco express southern couche tard mac s on the run opencor provi soir spar eastern billa cba groszek ma pka express spar abka western albert heijn carrefour city delhaize franprix march plus monoprix on the run petit casino spar former jacksons stores local plus mills morrisons m local somerfield ugo v t e major convenience stores in north america canada 7 eleven circle k cst brands couche tard irving mac s convenience stores needs convenience on the run pioneer provi soir quickie convenience stores honduras circle k mexico 7 eleven circle k oxxo super city tiendas extra united states 7 eleven a plus abc stores albertsons allsup s ampm casey s general stores cenex chevron circle k convenient food mart cst brands cumberland farms dairy barn dari mart exxon famima gate petroleum getgo getty go mart high s dairy store holiday jr. food mart jr. food stores kum & go kwik fill red apple country fair kwik trip kwik star kroger convenience stores kwik shop loaf n jug quik stop smith s express tom thumb turkey hill lawson love s travel stops & country stores mapco express minit mart mobil mart on the go on the run the pantry pdq food stores pilot flying j pilot food mart plaid pantry quality dairy company quick chek quiktrip racetrac raceway road ranger roady s truck stops royal farms rutter s sheetz speedway stewart s shops stripes convenience stores stuckey s superamerica tedeschi food shops thorntons inc. tom s convenience store town pump travelcenters of america united dairy farmers wawa food markets weigel s former becker s bp connect town & country food stores uni mart utotem white hen pantry wilco v t e major convenience stores in oceania australia 7 eleven bp connect newslink nightowl convenience stores spar express new zealand bp connect night n day woolworths gull list of convenience stores retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title bells stores & oldid 715579299 categories supermarkets of the united kingdomsainsbury s navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 16 april 2016 at 18 24 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a 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