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| Singhsbury's renamed Morrisinghs after Sainsbury's 'legal row' | Singhsbury's renamed Morrisinghs after Sainsbury's 'legal row' |
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| A shopkeeper who claimed he was threatened with legal action after calling his shop Singhsbury's has changed its name to Morrisinghs. | A shopkeeper who claimed he was threatened with legal action after calling his shop Singhsbury's has changed its name to Morrisinghs. |
| Jel Singh Nagra's shop had no name for five years after he said Sainsbury's complained, The Northern Echo reported. | |
| He has now put up a new sign naming his store Morrisinghs, in a bid to put his village of West Allotment, North Tyneside, "on the map". | |
| A spokesman for Morrisons said the supermarket "did not mind". | A spokesman for Morrisons said the supermarket "did not mind". |
| "Mr Nagra and his customers obviously have good taste so we wish him well," he added. | "Mr Nagra and his customers obviously have good taste so we wish him well," he added. |
| Mr Nagra, who commutes 50 miles from Stockton to the shop in Benton Road, spent £350 on the new sign which he said was "a talking point". | Mr Nagra, who commutes 50 miles from Stockton to the shop in Benton Road, spent £350 on the new sign which he said was "a talking point". |
| "It is just a bit of banter and fun - it's not like we get passing trade - we are not stealing customers from supermarkets," he added. | "It is just a bit of banter and fun - it's not like we get passing trade - we are not stealing customers from supermarkets," he added. |
| "Originally when I was away on my honeymoon in 2012, I got a letter saying that Sainsbury's was threatening to take me to court. | "Originally when I was away on my honeymoon in 2012, I got a letter saying that Sainsbury's was threatening to take me to court. |
| "My family saw the letter and took the sign down because they were so worried. My customers kept saying I needed another sign so here it is and it's a bit cheeky." | "My family saw the letter and took the sign down because they were so worried. My customers kept saying I needed another sign so here it is and it's a bit cheeky." |
| The shop had already been called Singhsbury's for two years when Mr Nagra took it over from a family member in 2011. | The shop had already been called Singhsbury's for two years when Mr Nagra took it over from a family member in 2011. |
| Sainsbury's has been contacted for a comment. | Sainsbury's has been contacted for a comment. |