So the deal seems half done, nothing as yet to confirm the latter, we can only watch this space.
Wesfarmers, those guys who started off sorting fleeces, well now their into Hardwear, expect everything to go dark green and red.
www.brandsoftheworld.com/logo/bunnings-warehouse
Sainsbury's won't bring Conran back to consult, as he supplies John Lewis, but Matthew Hilton may be a good bench mark, Ozzy, Leonhard Pheifer has worked with Heal's, Habitat France and John Lewis, and he's based in Old Street, so if their serious they will need a creative helms-person to make it a success.
Poly Dickens, (you've probably read her Granfathers work,) could continue as Creative Director of Habitat, Sophie Conran could fashion a gentle contemporary established feel Sainbury's might look for, continuing the family connection, who knows, it's not yet in the bag.
I've predicted the Peugeot design award winner a few times, el Ultimato Gritto, (anyone who ate at Cafe lemon will remember the red aluminium lamps adopted by Mathmos,) Claire O'hea & Inflate, so having spent 5 minutes looking may not be the same as walking around 100% Design, (when you can gain a sense of a persons work,) but worth a stab.
Business News:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-35340384
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1181aab0-b3b3-11e5-8358-9a82b43f6b2f.html...
https://www.marketingweek.com/2016/01/05/how-sainsburys-bid-for-hom...
Image: Leonard Pfeifer mini bar for Habitat France attached.