Part 1

J Sainsbury, 1869
Sainsbury's was founded in 1869 by John James Sainsbury and his wife Mary Ann (née Staples), in London, England, and grew rapidly during the Victorian
era.

Part 2

1869
 1869, We opened our first store in Drury Lane. 1882 
 1882, We started to sell own-brand products
 1898, Our longest established supplier – Lloyd Maunder – started supplying us with
meat and poultry.
 1914, We started to recruit women to help with colleague shortages during the
First World War
 1916, We set up our training school in Blackfriars, ensuring our colleagues were
the best trained.
 1944, We halved labels on our cans, to save paper and help the war effort.
 1946, The first issue of our colleague magazine, the Journal, arrived in store.
 1950, Our self-service  stores opened, years before our competitors.
 1961, We became the first food retailer to computerise distribution.
 1969, Our own brand lines accounted for 50% of our turnover.
 1970, We introduced the  first bakeries, fresh fish counters, petrol stations and
coffee shops into our stores
 1975, Our first Savacentres opened, expanding our range to include non-food
products.
 1989, We introduced the first ever carrier bags made from recycled material.
 1991, To encourage our customers to reuse carrier bags, we launched our Penny
Back scheme for charity.
 1994, We were the first major supermarket in the UK to sell Fairtrade food.
 2004, We launched the TU fashion range in 160 stores.
 2005, We launched Try something new today, marking the end of a disappointing
period in our history, and a return to what our customers want.
 2007, Our first Make the Difference day encouraging carrier bag reuse, was a
massive success.
 2007, We were the first retailer to convert all our bananas to 100% Fairtrade.
 2008, We were the first retailer to launch our own brand 1% fat milk.
 2009, Sainsbury’s was the largest retailer to completely remove battery farmed
eggs from its shelves.

Part3
J Sainsbury plc consists of Sainsbury's – a chain of 537 supermarkets and 335 convenience stores – and
Sainsbury's Bank.

Sainsbury's Supermarkets is the UK's longest standing major food retailing chain, having opened its first store in 1869. The Sainsbury's brand is built upon a heritage of

providing customers with healthy, safe, fresh and tasty food. Quality and fair prices go hand-in-hand with a responsible approach to business. Sainsbury’s stores have a

particular emphasis on fresh food and we strive to innovate continuously and improve products in line with customer needs.

We now serve over 18.5 million customers a week and have a market share of around 16 per cent. Our large stores offer around 30,000 products and we offer

complementary non-food products and services in many of our stores. Our TU clothing range is in its fifth year and has 1 million transactions per week. An internet-based

home delivery shopping service is also available to nearly 90 per cent of UK households.

Part 4

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Our Business

Sainsbury's Supermarkets
Sainsbury's Supermarkets is the UK's longest standing major food retailing chain, having
opened its first store in 1869.
Sainsbury's Online
Our online food home delivery service delivers over 100,000 orders a week, and is available
to nearly 90 per cent of UK households.
Sainsbury's Property
We have a significant portfolio which includes 297 freehold and long leasehold properties,
and 43 properties within joint venture arrangements.
Sainsbury's Bank
Sainsbury's Bank, a joint venture with HBOS (part of Lloyds Banking Group), provides a
range of quality products including insurances, credit cards, savings and loans.
Treatment of overseas workers
In a 2006 report the British anti-poverty charity War on Want revealed how Kenyan workers
supplying Sainsbury's with cut flowers face appalling conditions and poverty wages.
Labelling produce
In a 2006 report War on Want brought to light that Sainsbury's and other top UK
supermarkets sold produce labelled 'Made in Israel' but actually produced in illegal
settlements in the West Bank and the Golan Heights.
 J Sainsbury plc

Type Public (LSE: SBRY)

Industry Retail (Grocery)

Founded 1869

Headquarters London, United Kingdom

Key people David Tyler, Chairman

Justin King, CEO

Products Supermarkets, banking

Revenue £18,911 million (2009)[1]

Operating income £673 million (2009)[1]

Net income £289 million (2009)[1]

Employees 148,500[2]

Subsidiaries Sainsbury's Bank

Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd.
Sainsbury's Convenience Stores
Ltd.

Featured awards
We are proud to be recognised as the global industry leader in the Dow Jones Sustainability
Index 2009/10.

We continue to be included in the FTSE4Good Index, in recognition of our management of

environmental, social and ethical issues.

For the 2nd year running we are Platinum members of the BITC CR Index for our
commitment to responsible retailing.

Recognition of our supermarket division's reduction of CO2 year on year.

 

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