Former Sainsbury's CEO King: 'Ask questions of people from whom you don't want to hear the answer'

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Former Sainsbury's CEO King: 'Ask questions of people from whom you don't want to hear the answer'

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Falling profits, a disastrous IT transformation strategy, disenfranchised staff and disgruntled customers were the norm when Justin King (pictured) took over as CEO of UK supermarket giant Sainsbury's...

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