Sainsbury's

Sainsbury's is the biggest supermarket chain based in the United Kingdom. Sainsbury's originally sold only food, but it now sells other things like mobile phones, clothing, and books. Sainsbury's is the second largest supermarket in the UK (after Tesco). 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 is called TU. Sainsbury's sister store is called Argos.

Sainsbury's

Type	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)
Net income	£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.
Website	Corporate Website Consumer Website

A Sainsbury's supermarket

Sainsbury's Media

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  Sainsbury's first shop in Drury Lane c. 1919

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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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  Sainsbury's logo, introduced in 1999

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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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  Interior of Sainsbury's Gloucester Quays shop

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  Sainsbury's Local in Winton, Bournemouth

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  Sainsbury's distribution centre in Waltham Point

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  Brown sauce in the Sainsbury's core and Stamford Street ranges