Sainsbury’s has said that it will convert one of its stores to the Netto format as part of a partnership which will see a rollout of the discount chain in the UK.

Although Netto is to operate as a stand-alone retailer, Sainsbury’s said that it would convert at least one of its stores, in a location to be disclosed at a later date, to Netto.

On top of this, a Netto store will be co-located with a Sainsbury’s at Heaton Park, Manchester and another in Moortown, Leeds

Mike Coupe, the new chief executive of Sainsbury’s said that Netto will expand “as well as, not instead of” traditional Sainsbury’s stores and that it was a “very different format appealing to a different customer at a different time”.