Complex sentence: It was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index but it was acquired by Wm Morrison Supermarkets in March 2004: most of its 479 stores were rebranded as Morrisons, with some being sold off.
Split into simpler sentences: It was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index until it was acquired by Wm Morrison Supermarkets in March 2004. Most of its 479 stores were rebranded as Morrisons, with others being sold off.