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REFRESH PAGE FOR UPDATES 12.30pm: Czech raises Sainsbury’s stake Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky, owner of Sparta Prague Football Club, has raised his stake in Sainsbury’s from just over 3% to 9.99% through his Vesa investment group. He acquired the shares from the supermarket group’s long term investor the Qatar Investment …
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