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J Sainsbury plc
Public
Traded as LSE: SBRY
Industry Retailing
Founded 1869
Holborn, London, United Kingdom
Headquarters 33 Holborn, London, EC1N 2HT, United Kingdom
Number of locations
 1,106 (16 March 2013)
Key people
 David Tyler
(Chairman)
Justin King
(Chief Executive)
Products Convenience/forecourt store, hypermarket/supercenter/superstore, supermarket
Revenue £22.294 billion (2012)
Operating income
 £874 million (2012)
£598 million (2012)
Owner Judith Portrait (3.92%)
Lord Sainsbury (4.99%)
Sainsbury family (15%)
Qatar Investment (25.999%)
Number of employees
 152,000 (2012)
Subsidiaries Sainsbury's Bank Plc
Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd.
Sainsbury's Convenience Stores Ltd.

Sainsbury's is a supermarket chain based in the United Kingdom. Sainsbury's originally sold only food, but it now sells other things like mobile phones, DVDs, videos, clothing and books. Sainsbury's is the third biggest supermarket in the UK (behind Tesco and Asda). The clothing range at Sainsbury's has changed a lot over the years. It started off with, Jeff & Co, then another range was brought in, after that Adams Kids. Now it's called TU.

In 2008 150,000 people worked in Sainsbury's.

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  • Drurylan

    Sainsbury's first shop in Drury Lane c. 1919

  • Sainsbury's Bradford on Avon

    Sainsbury's in Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire

  • Sainsbury's supermarket, Greenwich

    The Sainsbury's supermarket building in Greenwich, which was nominated for the Stirling Prize in 2000 and has since been demolished

  • J Sainsbury HQ 1

    J Sainsbury HQ in Holborn photographed in 2005; the surrounding area has since changed dramatically

  • Sainsbury's on the Headrow

    Sainsbury's in the former Allders branch on The Headrow in Leeds city centre

  • Sainsbury'sCropped

    Interior of Sainsbury's Gloucester Quays shop

  • Bournemouth , Winton - Sainsbury's Local - geograph.org.uk - 1289750

    Sainsbury's Local in Winton, Bournemouth

  • Distribution centre (J Sainsbury's)

    Sainsbury's distribution centre in Waltham Point

  • Hubbard's Foodstore Mushy Peas

    One of Sainsbury's tertiary brands "Hubbard's Foodstore", which replaced the Basics range.

  • Sainsbury's potatoes at Low Hall, Chingford, London

    The Taste the Difference premium range.

  • Active Kids

    A Sainsbury's Active Kids banner outside a school. Tokens are collected at supermarkets and are redeemed for sports equipment.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Sainsbury's para niños

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