Sainsbury's facts for kids
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Traded as | LSE: SBRY |
Industry | Retailing |
Founded | 1869 Holborn, London, United Kingdom |
Headquarters | 33 Holborn, London, EC1N 2HT, United Kingdom |
Number of locations
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1,106 (16 March 2013) |
Key people
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David Tyler (Chairman) Justin King (Chief Executive) |
Products | Convenience/forecourt store, hypermarket/supercenter/superstore, supermarket |
Revenue | £22.294 billion (2012) |
Operating income
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£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
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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.
Images for kids
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Sainsbury's in Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire
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The Sainsbury's supermarket building in Greenwich, which was nominated for the Stirling Prize in 2000 and has since been demolished
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J Sainsbury HQ in Holborn photographed in 2005; the surrounding area has since changed dramatically
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Sainsbury's in the former Allders branch on The Headrow in Leeds city centre
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Sainsbury's Local in Winton, Bournemouth
See also
In Spanish: Sainsbury's para niños
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