Sainsbury's
Also known as J Sainsbury plc, Sainsburys
J Sainsbury plc, trading as '''Sainsbury's''', is a British supermarket and the second-largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom.
Key facts
- Company.name
- J Sainsbury plc
- Company.logo
- Sainsbury's Logo.svg
- Company.logo_caption
- Logo used since 1999
- Company.trade_name
- Sainsbury's
- Company.type
- Public
- Company.industry
- Retailing
- Company.founded
- in Holborn, London, England
- Company.founder
- John James Sainsbury
- Company.location
- London, England
- Company.area_served
- United Kingdom
- Company.key_people
- Martin Scicluna (chairman)Simon Roberts (CEO)
- Company.products
- Hypermarket/big-box store, supermarket, convenience store, forecourt shop
Article
60 sectionsContents
- History
- Origin and growth (1869–1955)
- Self-service and heyday (1956–1991)
- Decline (1992–1998)
- Brand relaunch (1999–2003)
- 'Making Sainsbury's Great Again' (2004–2006)
- Takeover bids (2007)
- Administrative changes
- Developing business (2009–2016)
- Multi-channel retailer and restructuring (2016–present)
- Leaders
- Shops
- Supermarkets
- Sainsbury's Fuel
- Sainsbury's Café
- Sainsbury's Local Stores
- Sainsbury's Online
- Distribution
- Subsidiaries
- Sainsbury's Bank
- Sainsbury's Energy
- Argos
- Habitat
- Former formats and ventures
- Sainsbury's Freezer Centres
- Sainsbury's SavaCentre
- Sainsbury's Calais Wine Shop
- Sainsbury's Market
- Fresh Kitchen
- Mobile by Sainsbury's
- Sainsbury's Compare and Save
- Sainsbury's Pharmacy
- Sainsbury's Entertainment
- Sainsbury's Welcome Break Partnership
- Sainsbury's Euro Garages Partnership
- Sainsbury's Club Store
- Product ranges
- Marketing and branding
- Shop fascias
- Nectar loyalty card
- Sainsbury's Active Kids
- Brand match
- Brand ambassadors
- Slogans
- Street name
- Staffing
- Employee relations
- Controversy
- Animal welfare
- VAT avoidance scheme
- Kenyan worker conditions
- Dairy price fixing
- Fairtrade tea
- Receipt scanning
- Archive
- Ownership
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
J Sainsbury plc, trading as '''Sainsbury's''', is a British supermarket and the second-largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom.
Founded in 1869 by John James Sainsbury with a shop on Drury Lane in London, the company was the largest UK retailer of groceries for most of the 20th century. In 1995, Tesco became the market leader when it overtook Sainsbury's, which has since been ranked second or third: it was overtaken by Asda from 2003 to 2014, and again for one month in 2019. In 2018, a planned merger with Asda was blocked by the Competition and Markets Authority over concerns of increased prices for consumers.
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