J Sainsbury plc is the parent company of Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd, commonly known as Sainsbury's, a chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom. The group also has interests in property and banking. The group has an estate worth about £8.6 billion (March 2007). ^[1] Sainsbury or Sainsburys may refer to: J Sainsbury plc, a UK retailer. ... Download high resolution version (1280x264, 10 KB)Cleanup of Image:JSainsbury. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Source by Greyworld, in the new LSE building Paternoster Square. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Justin King (disambiguation). ... “Chief executive” redirects here. ... Philip Hampton is the chairman of J Sainsbury plc, which operates the chain of Sainsburys supermarkets in the United Kingdom. ... A Chairman is the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or other deliberative body. ... Packaged food aisles in a Fred Meyer store in Portland, Oregon A supermarket is a departmentalized self-service store offering a wide variety of food and household merchandise. ... Look up revenue in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For details of notes and coins, see British coinage and British banknotes. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT), also known as operating income and operating profit, is a term used to describe a companys earnings. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Net income is equal to the income that a firm has after subtracting costs and expenses from the total revenue. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about work. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A subsidiary, in business, is an entity that is controlled by another entity. ... Sainsburys Bank is a UK based bank operated by J Sainsbury plc and HBOS plc (Halifax Bank of Scotland), with 55% and 45% shares respectively. ... Look up slogan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Packaged food aisles in a Fred Meyer store in Portland, Oregon A supermarket is a departmentalized self-service store offering a wide variety of food and household merchandise. ... Estate is a term used in the common law. ...

For much of the 20th century Sainsbury's was the market leader in the UK supermarket sector, but in 1995 it lost its place as the UK's largest grocer to Tesco and in 2003 was pushed into third by ASDA. The company's fortunes have improved since the launch of a recovery programme by CEO Justin King in 2004. Despite predictions that Sainsbury's would regain second position and a narrowing of ASDA's lead in recent months, the latest figures released by Taylor Nelson Sofres show Asda's share as 16.6% compared to Sainsbury's at 16.22%. ^[2] For other uses, see Tesco (disambiguation). ... This article is about the supermarket chain. ... For other uses, see Justin King (disambiguation). ... TNS Worldpanel is a division of the United Kingdom based global market information group TNS, which analyses the British grocery sector. ...

History

Sainsbury's was established as a partnership in 1869 when John James Sainsbury and his wife Mary Ann opened a store at 173 Drury Lane in Holborn, London. In 1922 J Sainsbury was incorporated as a private company. The first self-service branch opened in Croydon in 1950. In 1973 the company was floated as J Sainsbury plc in what was at the time the largest ever flotation on the London Stock Exchange; the company rewarded the smaller bids for shares in order to create as many shareholders as possible. Today the family retains at least 14% of the shares. John James Sainsbury (1844-1928) founded the Sainsburys supermarket chain, now the largest part of J Sainsbury plc From one store in Holborn, London, opened at 173 Drury Lane in 1869, he built a chain of supermarkets which numbered 128 when he died. ... Holborn (pronounced ho-bun or ho-burn) is a place in London, named after a tributary to the river Fleet that flowed through the area, the Hole-bourne (the stream in the hollow). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see Croydon (disambiguation). ...

In 1975, Sainsbury's launched the "Sainsbury's SavaCentre" hypermarket format as a joint venture with Bhs. This was the first attempt to launch supermarkets with a large non-food range in the UK. Savacentre became a wholly owned Sainsbury's subsidiary in 1989. As the hypermarket format became more mainstream, with rivals such as ASDA and Tesco launching ever-larger stores, it was decided that a separate brand was no longer needed and the stores were converted to the regular Sainsbury's superstore format in 1999. This is in direct contrast to rival firms Tesco and ASDA, which have been rapidly expanding their Tesco Extra and ASDA Wal-Mart Supercentre hypermarket formats in recent years. For other uses of the abbreviation, see BHS Bhs (also trading as British Home Stores and formerly BHS and BhS) is a stalwart department store of the British High Street, selling clothing and household items (such as bedlinen, cutlery, crockery and lighting). ...

Sainsbury's founded the Homebase DIY chain in 1979. Homebase was tripled in size in 1995 with the acquisition of the rival Texas Homecare from the Ladbroke Group plc. Sainsbury's sold the Homebase chain in December 2000 in a twofold deal worth £969 million. Sales of the chain of stores to venture capitalist Schroder Ventures generated £750 million and sale of 28 development sites, which had been earmarked for future Homebase stores, were sold for £219 million to rival B&Q's parent company, Kingfisher plc. At the time, the chain had 13% of the UK market, behind B&Q and Focus Do It All. For other uses, see Homebase (disambiguation). ... Texas Homecare, founded in 1972, was a DIY chain acquired by J Sainsbury plc in 1995 from Ladbrokes to treble the size of its Sainsburys Homebase subsidiary. ... Schroders plc is a British investment management company with its headquarters in the City of London. ... Kingfisher plc is a UK-based international retailer, which has owned a wide variety of retail chains in its history but is now focused on the DIY business. ... B&Q is a British retailer of DIY and home improvement tools and supplies. ... Focus is a UK chain of DIY stores. ...

The last counter service branch closed in 1982. In November 1983 Sainsbury's purchased 21% of Shaw's Supermarkets, the second largest grocery group in the north-east United States. In June of 1987, Sainsbury's acquired a controlling interest. Despite good performance by Shaw's, Sainsbury's sold the group on 30 April 2004. Shaws, along with sister store, Star Market, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based Supervalu. ... is the 120th day of the year (121st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1992 the long-time CEO John Sainsbury retired and was replaced by his cousin, David Sainsbury. In 2004 The Times quoted a former executive and others who view this event as the start of the company's downturn due to management failures of David Sainsbury and his successors, Dino Adriano and Peter Davis. Mistakes cited include David Sainsbury's famous dismissal of Tesco's loyalty card, the reluctance to move into non-food retailing, the indecision between Sainsbury's quality/price position, "the sometimes brutal treatment of suppliers" which led to suppliers favouring Tesco over Sainsbury's and the unsuccessful John Cleese advertising campaign.^[3] The Right Honourable John Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover, KG (b. ... David John Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Turville (born 24 October 1940) is a British businessman, politician and life peer for the Labour Party. ... For the Mayor of Melbourne 1856–57, see Peter Davis (Mayor of Melbourne), for the husband of Helen Clark see Peter Davis (New Zealand). ... “Cleese” redirects here. ...

Sainsbury's expanded its operation into Scotland with a store in Darnley opening in January 1992, (the SavaCentre at Cameron Toll in Edinburgh had opened in 1984). In June 1995 Sainsbury's announced its intention to move into the Northern Ireland market, until that point dominated by local companies.^[4] Between December 1996 and December 1998 the company opened seven stores. Two others at Sprucefield, Lisburn and Holywood Exchange, Belfast would not open until 2003 due to protracted legal challenges. Sainsbury's move into Northern Ireland was undertaken in a very different way from that of Tesco. While Sainsbury's outlets were all new developments, Tesco (apart from one Tesco Metro) instead purchased existing chains from Associated British Foods (see Tesco Ireland). This article is about the country. ... Darnley is an area in south-west Glasgow, Scotland located on the A727 just west of Arden. ... Cameron Toll is a suburb located to the south of Edinburgh, Scotland. ... Shopping Centre located on the outskirts of Lisburn (Northern Ireland). ... Holywood Exchange Shopping Centre, seen across the northern end of the runway at Belfast City Airport. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Tesco Ireland Limited is a supermarket company in the Republic of Ireland. ...

Old Sainsbury's logo used from the 1960s to 1999

Current Sainsbury's logo

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In June 1999 Sainsbury's unveiled its new corporate identity, which compromised the current logo created by 20/20 design (right), new corporate colours of "living orange" and blue, Interstate as the company's general use font, the M&C Saatchi strapline "Making life taste better" and new staff uniforms.^[5][6] The strapline was dropped in May 2005 and replaced in September of that year by "Try something new today." While the Interstate font was used almost exclusively for many years, the company introduced another informal font in 2005 which is used in a wide range of advertising and literature. It has been suggested that Corporate Visual Identity Management be merged into this article or section. ... Interstate is a neo-grotesque sans-serif typeface designed by Tobias Frere-Jones in the period 1993–1999, and licensed by Font Bureau. ... M&C Saatchi is an advertising agency, with several offices around the world. ...

In 1999 Sainsbury's acquired an 80.1% share of Egyptian Distribution Group SAE, a retailer in Egypt with 100 stores and 2,000 employees. However poor profitability led to the sale of this share in 2001.^[7] On 8 October 1999 the CEO Dino Adriano lost control of the core UK supermarket business, instead assuming responsibility for the rest of the group. David Bremner became head of the UK supermarkets. This was "derided" by the city^[8] and described as a "fudge".^[9] On 14 January 2000 Sainsbury's reversed this decision by announcing the replacement of Adriano by Sir Peter Davis effective from March.^[9] is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ...

2000-2004: Peter Davis

Davis' appointment was well received by investors and analysts.^[10] In his first two years he raised profits above targets, however by 2004 the group had suffered a decline in performance relative to its competitors and was demoted to third in the UK grocery market. Davis also oversaw an almost £3 billion upgrade of stores, distribution and IT equipment, but his successor would later reveal that much of this investment was wasted and he failed in his key goal - improving availability. Part of this investment saw the construction of four fully automated depots, which at £100 million each cost four times more than standard depots.^[11]

In 2001 Sainsbury's moved into its current headquarters at Holborn, London. Sainsbury's previously occupied Stamford House and 12 other buildings around Southwark. The building was designed by architectural firm Foster and Partners and had been developed on the former Mirror Group site for Andersen Consulting (now Accenture), however Sainsbury's acquired the 25 year lease when Accenture pulled out. Stamford House redirects here. ... For other places with the same name, see Southwark (disambiguation). ... 30 St Mary Axe, one of Londons most popular new buildings, towers above its neighbours. ... Trinity Mirror is a large United Kingdom newspaper and magazine publisher. ... Accenture (NYSE: ACN, ISIN: BMG1150G1116) is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. ...

Sainsbury's is a founding member of the Nectar loyalty card scheme, which was launched in late 2002 in conjunction with Debenhams, Barclaycard and BP. The Nectar scheme replaced the Sainsbury's Reward Card; accrued points were transferred over. The loyalty scheme is run by a 3rd party company - Loyalty Management UK or LMUK as often abbreviated, collating information on behalf of the partner sponsors. The Nectar loyalty card is a loyalty card scheme in the United Kingdom issued by a partnership of suppliers including the supermarket chain Sainsburys, the credit card American Express, the department store chain Debenhams and the petrol distributors BP. It was launched in the autumn of 2002, and now... Debenhams plc (LSE: DEB) is a retailer with a chain of department stores based in the United Kingdom. ... Barclaycard logo Barclaycard is a global credit provider (credit cards and loans) owned by Barclays plc in the UK. The Barclaycard was the first credit card introduced in the UK, coming into service in 1966. ... This article is about the energy corporation. ...

In 2003 Wm Morrison Supermarkets made an offer for the Safeway group, prompting a bidding war between the major supermarkets. The Trade and Industry Secretary, Patricia Hewitt, referred the various bids to the Competition Commission which reported its findings on 26 September. The Commission found that all bids, with the exception of Morrison's, would "operate against the public interest". As part of the approval Morrison's was to dispose of 53 of the combined group's stores. In May 2004 Sainsbury's announced that it would acquire 14 of these stores, 13 Safeway stores and 1 Morrison's outlet located primarily in the Midlands and the North of England. The first of these new stores opened in August 2004. Morrisons is a chain of supermarkets in the UK. It is operated by the company Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc. ... A Safeway supermarket in Camberwell, South East London, in 2003 Safeway was a chain of 479 supermarkets and convenience stores in the UK that is now part of Wm Morrison Supermarkets. ... The President of the Board of Trade the title of a cabinet position in the United Kingdom government. ... Patricia Hope Hewitt (born 2 December 1948) is a British politician. ... The Competition Commission is an independent body responsible for investigating mergers, market shares and conditions and the regulation of UK companies. ... is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

At the end of March 2004 Davis was promoted to chairman and was replaced as CEO by Justin King. In June 2004 Davis was forced to quit in the face of an impending shareholder revolt over his salary and bonuses. Investors were angered by a bonus share award of over £2m despite poor company performance. On 19 July 2004 Davis' replacement, Philip Hampton, was appointed as chairman. Hampton has previously worked for British Steel, British Gas, BT and Lloyds TSB. A Chairman is the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or other deliberative body. ... For other uses, see Justin King (disambiguation). ... is the 200th day of the year (201st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... British Steel is a large British steel producer, privatised in 1988 under the Thatcher government. ... Centrica plc (LSE: CNA) is a large multinational company, based in the UK but also with interests in North America and Europe. ... BT Group plc (which trades as just BT, and is commonly known by its former name, British Telecom) is the privatised former British state telecommunications operator. ... Lloyds TSB Group plc is a group of financial services companies, based in the United Kingdom, which was created in 1995 following the merger of the TSB Group and the Lloyds Bank Group. ...

2004 onwards: Justin King

J Sainsbury HQ in Holborn Circus

Justin King joined Sainsbury's from Marks and Spencer plc where he was a director with responsibility for its food division and Kings Super Markets, Inc. subsidiary in the United States.^[12] King was also previously a managing director at Asda with responsibility for hypermarkets.^[12] Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1191 KB) J Sainsbury HQ in Holborn Circus. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1191 KB) J Sainsbury HQ in Holborn Circus. ... Holborn (pronounced ho-bun or ho-burn) is a place in London, named after a tributary to the river Fleet that flowed through the area, the Hole-bourne (the stream in the hollow). ... Marks and Spencer plc (known also as M&S and sometimes colloquially as Marks and Sparks) is the largest retailer in the United Kingdom by sales. ... This article is about the supermarket chain. ...

King ordered a direct mail campaign to 1 million Sainsbury's customers as part of his 6 month business review asking them what they wanted from the company and where the company could improve. This reaffirmed the commentary of retail analysts - the group was not ensuring that shelves are fully stocked, this due to the failure of the IT systems introduced by Peter Davis. On 19 October 2004 King unveiled the results of the business review and his plans to revive the company's fortunes. This was generally well received by both the stock market and the media. Immediate plans included laying off 750 headquarters staff and the recruitment of around 3,000 shop-floor staff to improve the quality of service and the firm's main problem: stock availability. Another significant announcement was the halving of the dividend to increase funds available for price cuts and quality. For the Mayor of Melbourne 1856–57, see Peter Davis (Mayor of Melbourne), for the husband of Helen Clark see Peter Davis (New Zealand). ... is the 292nd day of the year (293rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that ex-dividend date be merged into this article or section. ...

King hired Lawrence Christensen as supply chain director in 2004. Previously he was an expert in logistics at Safeway. Immediate supply chain improvements included the reactivation of two distribution centres. In 2006 Christensen commented on the four automated depots introduced by Davis, saying "not a single day went by without one, if not all of them, breaking down... The systems were flawed. They have to stop for four hours every day for maintenance. But because they were constantly breaking down you would be playing catch up. It was a vicious circle."^[11] Christensen said a fundamental mistake was to build four such depots at once, rather than building one which could be thoroughly tested before progressing with the others.^[13] In 2007 Sainsbury's announced a further £12 million investment in its depots to keep pace with sales growth and the removal of the failed automated systems from its depots.^[14]

Sainsbury's sold its American subsidiary, Shaw's, to Albertsons in 2004.^[15] Also in 2004 Sainsbury's expanded its share of the convenience store market through acquisitions. Bell's Stores, a 54 store chain based in north-east England was acquired in February 2004.^[16] Jackson's Stores, a chain of 114 stores based in Yorkshire and the North Midlands, was purchased in August 2004.^[17] JB Beaumont, a chain of 6 stores in the East Midlands was acquired in November 2004.^[18] SL Shaw Ltd, which owned six stores was acquired on 28 April 2005 for £6 million.^[19] On 29 September 2004, Sainsbury's established Sainsbury's Convenience Stores Ltd. to manage its Sainsbury's Local stores and the Bells and Jacksons chains. The latter two are to be rebranded as Sainsbury's Local by 2009. Shaws, along with sister store, Star Market, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based Supervalu. ... A typical Albertsons store. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Jacksons Stores is a British chain of 114 convenience stores in Yorkshire and the North Midlands owned by J Sainsbury plc. ... is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Since the launch of King's recovery programme, the company has reported nine consecutive quarters of sales growth, most recently in March 2007.^[14] Early sales increases were credited to solving problems with the company's distribution system.^[20] More recent sales improvements have been put down to price cuts and the company's focus on fresh and healthy food. ^[21]

On October 4th 2007 Sainsbury's announced plans to relocate their Store Support Centre from Holborn to Kings Cross in 2011. The new office will be part of a new complex to allow for both cost savings and energy efficiency. These savings will be made through the use of efficient building materials and design, a combined heat and power energy centre and the use of renewable energy sources.^[22]

According to the latest Taylor Nelson Sofres rankings published in March 2007, Sainsbury's market share was 16.37% compared to Tesco's 31.35%, ASDA's 16.83% and Morrison's 11.08%.^[2] TNS Worldpanel is a division of the United Kingdom based global market information group TNS, which analyses the British grocery sector. ...

Takeover bid: one

On 2 February 2007, after months of speculation about a private equity bid, CVC Capital Partners, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) and Blackstone Group announced that they were considering a bid for Sainsbury's.^[23] The consortium grew to include Goldman Sachs and Texas Pacific Group. On 6 March 2007, with a formal bid yet to be tabled, the Takeover Panel issued a bid deadline of 13 April.^[24] is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... CVC Capital Partners is a European private equity firm. ... Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (commonly referred to as KKR) is a New York City-based private equity firm that focuses primarily on late stage leveraged buyouts. ... Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE: BX) is a prominent private equity and investment management firm founded in 1985 by Peter G. Peterson and Stephen A. Schwarzman. ... The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ... The Texas Pacific Group (commonly referred as TPG) is a private equity investment firm founded by David Bonderman, James Coulter and William Price in 1993. ... is the 103rd day of the year (104th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

On 4 April KKR left the consortium to focus on its bid for Alliance Boots.^[25] On 5 April the consortium submitted an "indicative offer" of 562p a share to the company's board. After discussions between Sir Philip Hampton and the two largest Sainsbury family shareholders (Lord Sainsbury and Lord (John) Sainsbury) the offer was rejected.^[25] On 9 April the indicative offer was raised to 582p a share, however this too was rejected. This meant the consortium could not satisfy its own preconditions for a bid, most importanly 75% shareholder support; the combined Sainsbury family holding at the time was 18%. On 11 April the CVC-led consortium abandoned its offer, stating "it became clear the consortium would be unable to make a proposal that would result in a successful offer."^[26] is the 94th day of the year (95th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Alliance Boots LTD is a British based pharmaceuticals company, operating as a high street retailer, pharmacist and pharmaceuticals wholesaler. ... is the 95th day of the year (96th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... David John Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Turville (born 24 October 1940) is a British businessman, politician and life peer for the Labour Party. ... The Right Honourable John Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover, KG (b. ... is the 101st day of the year (102nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

On 25 April Delta Two, a Qatari investment company, bought a 14% stake in Sainsbury's causing its share price to rise 7.17%. Three's interest in Sainsbury's is thought to centre on its property portfolio. They increased their stake to 25% in June 2007. ^[27] is the 115th day of the year (116th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Post takeover bid

On 16 May 2007 Sainsbury's announced underlying profits for the year ending on 24 March (before pension and interest charge benefits) rose by 42.3% to £380 million. Revenue rose 6.9% to £18.52 billion. King announced the company was ahead of its target to raise revenue by £2.5 billion by 2008 and that a new three year £3.5 billion sales target was being adopted.^[28] 66% of these sales are to come from grocery and 33% from nonfood (e.g clothing and entertainment). Other plans include the refurbishment or extension of half of the company's stores.^[28] is the 136th day of the year (137th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 83rd day of the year (84th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Takeover bid: two

In April 2007 Delta Two, the investment fund backed by the Qatar Investment Authority, purchased 17.6% of Sainsbury's shares. In June 2007 this was increased to 25%.^[29] On 18 July BBC News reported that Delta Two had tabled a conditional bid proposal.^[30] On 5 November 2007 it was announced Delta Two had abandoned its takeover bid due to the "deterioration of credit markets" and concerns about funding the company's pension scheme.^[31] Following the withdrawl of the interest of the QIA, shares in Sainsbury's dropped around 20% (115p) to 440p on the day of this announcement (November 5th 2007). The subprime mortgage financial crisis, which has yet to be resolved, is the sharp rise in foreclosures in the subprime mortgage market that began in the United States in 2006 and became a global financial crisis in July 2007. ...

Financial performance

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3. "One off operating costs" of £152 million incurred. This includes £63 million to terminate the IT outsourcing contract with Accenture.
4. £168 million before exceptional costs (cost of "turnaround" plan and write off of excess merchandise etc.)

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Store formats

Sainsbury's Holywood Exchange, the company's eighth Northern Irish store.

Sainsbury's checkouts

Sainsbury's in Canley, Coventry, England

The supermarket chain operates three main store formats; regular Sainsbury's stores, Sainsbury's Local (convenience stores) and Sainsbury's Central (smaller supermarkets in urban locations) stores (Savacentre used to be the larger Sainsbury's supermarkets but was phased out). At the end of its 2005/06 financial year Sainsbury's store portfolio was as follows. ^[32] Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 343 pixel Image in higher resolution (2044 × 876 pixel, file size: 101 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Sainsburys Holywood... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 343 pixel Image in higher resolution (2044 × 876 pixel, file size: 101 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Sainsburys Holywood... Holywood Exchange Shopping Centre, seen across the northern end of the runway at Belfast City Airport. ... Download high resolution version (1296x972, 315 KB)Supermarket check out, London January 2005 Author: Velela. ... Download high resolution version (1296x972, 315 KB)Supermarket check out, London January 2005 Author: Velela. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2592 × 1944 pixel, file size: 738 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Photo taken by me on 17 April 2007 of Sainsburys superstore in Canley, Coventry, England. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2592 × 1944 pixel, file size: 738 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Photo taken by me on 17 April 2007 of Sainsburys superstore in Canley, Coventry, England. ...

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Convenience stores

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As well as its own Local and Central stores Sainsbury's has expanded through acquisition of existing chains (Bell's Stores, Jackson's Stores, JB Beaumont, and SL Shaw Ltd). Sainsbury's initially retained the strong Bells and Jacksons brands. For example, refurbished stores were called Sainsbury's at Bells or Sainsbury's at Jacksons. These were effectively Sainsbury's Local stores with a revised facia, retaining some features of the former local chain. Unrefurbished stores retained the original brand and logo, but still offered Sainsbury's own brand products, pricing and some point of sale, without accepting Nectar cards. The old websites were also retained with some Sainsbury's branding. This was an experimental format and on 4 May 2007 it was announced that all stores would be rebranded as Sainsbury's Local[1], with the management teams of the smaller stores integrated into Sainsbury's own teams. Jacksons Stores is a British chain of 114 convenience stores in Yorkshire and the North Midlands owned by J Sainsbury plc. ...

Online service

Sainsbury's operates an internet shopping service branded as "Sainsbury's Grocery Online". To use this service customers choose their grocery items online. Pickers then collect the required items which are delivered to customers from a local store by van. This is available to about 75% of the UK population. The service is run from larger stores which carry the full product range.

Prior to September 2007, and in common with other UK supermarkets with an online shopping and delivery service such as Tesco or Ocado, Sainsbury's Online delivery staff would carry items direct to customers' kitchens. However, from September 2007, delivery staff have been instructed to hand over goods at the front door and to not enter customers' houses. This is reportedly due to Sainsbury's no longer having insurance which covers their staff when entering people's homes. For other uses, see Tesco (disambiguation). ... Ocado Logo Ocado is an internet based grocery retailer in the United Kingdom. ...

Product ranges

A large store typically stocks around 50,000 lines of which around 50% are "own-label" goods. These own-brand lines include:

• Basics: an economy range of around 500 lines, mainly food but also including other areas including toiletries and stationery. The Basics range uses minimal packaging with simple orange and white designs, to keep the price as low as possible. Equivalent to Tesco's Value , ASDA's Smart price and Morrison's Bettabuy
• Taste the Difference: around 1100 premium food lines, including many processed foods (such as ready meals and premium bakery lines. Similar to ASDA's Extra Special, Tesco Finest and Morrison's The Best.
• Different by Design: a smaller range of premium non-food lines, including flowers which were previously branded "Orlando Hamilton".
• Kids: these lines are for children. In 2006 these lines replaced the Blue Parrot Café range.
• Be Good To Yourself: products with reduced calorific and/or fat content.
• Free From: around 150 product lines.^{[citation needed]} These products are suitable for those allergic to dairy products. (The majority of these are dairy and gluten/wheat free)
• Sainsbury's Organic (SO Organic): Around 500 lines of food / drink which is not derived from food stuffs treated with fertiliser or pesticides.
• Fair Trade: Over 100 fair trade products. ^[33] - All bananas sold at Sainsbury's are now fair trade. The own-brand tea and coffee is being converted to Fairtrade over the next three years. ^[34]
• Super Naturals^TM: A range of ready meals with healthy ingredients.

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Advertising

Since 2000 Jamie Oliver has been the public face of Sainsbury's, appearing on television and radio advertisements and in-store promotional material. The deal earns him an estimated £1.2 million every year. In the first two years these advertisements are estimated to have given Sainsbury's an extra £1 billion of sales or £200 million gross profit. ^[35] This article is about the TV chef. ...

Sainsbury's currently uses the "Try something new today" slogan which was launched in an effort to make consumers venture into purchasing more varied goods. Over the years, Sainsbury's has used many slogans:

• "Quality perfect, Prices Lower" The slogan used on the shopfront of the Islington store in 1882.
• "Sainsbury's For Quality, Sainsbury's For Value"- Used in 1918 above the Drury Lane store.
• "Good Food Costs Less At Sainsbury's" — Used from the 1960s to the 1990s. Described by BBC News as "probably the best-known advertising slogan in retailing." ^[36]
• "Sainsbury's - Everyone's Favourite Ingredient" — Used in a series of TV commercials in the 1990s which featured celebrities cooking Sainsbury's food.
• "Fresh food, fresh ideas"-used in 1998
• "Value to shout about" — A 1998/1999 campaign fronted by John Cleese which was widely claimed to have been a major mistake. Sainsbury's said it actually depressed sales. However, the company had been losing sales for years because of the rise of rival Tesco. ^[37]
• "Making Life Taste Better" Introduced 1999 and used until May 2005
• "Try something new today" Introduced in September 2005. Replaced on carrier bags, till receipts and all other corporate branding from this point.

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Sainsbury's Bank

Main article: Sainsbury's Bank

In 1997 Sainsbury's Bank was established - a joint venture between J Sainsbury plc. and the Bank of Scotland (now HBOS). Sainsburys Bank is a UK based bank operated by J Sainsbury plc and HBOS plc (Halifax Bank of Scotland), with 55% and 45% shares respectively. ... -1... Group headquarters on The Mound, Edinburgh HBOS Office at Trinity Road, Halifax HBOS plc (LSE: HBOS) is a banking and insurance group in the United Kingdom, the holding company for Halifax plc and the Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland. ...

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Sainsbury family

Today there is little family involvement in the company. David Sainsbury's retirement as chairman in 1998 brought to an end 129 years of management of the group by the Sainsbury family. As a government minister since 1998, his shares were held in a blind trust until 2007. David John Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Turville (born 24 October 1940) is a British businessman, politician, and life peer for the Labour Party. ... A Blind trust is a trust in which the executors or those who have been given power of attorney have full discretion over the assets, and the trust beneficiaries have no knowledge of the holdings of the trust. ...

The Sunday Times reported in September 2006 that "The Sainsbury family continues to [sell] shares in the £6.2 billion retailer... and for the first time their combined holding has fallen below 20%."^[38] The Qatari royal family of the Gulf Kingdom are now the largest stakeholders with a 25.007% share in the company.^[39] The Sunday Times is a Sunday broadsheet newspaper distributed in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, published by Times Newspapers Ltd, a subsidiary of News International which is in turn owned by News Corporation. ...

As of January 2007, the reportable interests of the Sainsbury family represent some 13.9% of J Sainsbury's share capital. All the shares above are held by family lawyer and trustee Miss Judith Portrait.^[40] This follows Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover's decision to split his 3.89% holding in Sainsbury's between other members of his family.^[41] John Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover is a businessman and politician. ...

The statement by Lord (John) Sainsbury in December 2006 suggests that the family may not have sold as many shares as previously thought. The other theory could be that the most senior members of the family, with previous stakes of over 3% (the reportable stock exchange shareholding threshold), could have simply transferred some of their shares to their children (who previously held few shares), rather than having sold shares onto the open market. However, some shares which have been sold were definitely sold to the open market (according to Miss Judith Portrait).

This fall from around 35% increases the possibility of any takeover attempt succeeding. However a hostile bid for the company may encounter difficulties, without the full support of the Sainsbury family. The halving of the generous dividend yield in recent years, may have been a significant factor regarding the family's decision to reduce their shareholdings.

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