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    1869-1899. It was 1869 when John James Sainsbury and his wife Mary Ann opened the first Sainsbury's store on London's Drury Lane. The business didn't take long to flourish, proving popular with locals due to the high quality yet affordable goods on offer. By 1881, three more stores were opened to help cater for the growing demand.

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      John James decided to add these grocery products to...

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  2. With stores all over the nation, each one has its own unique history. See our store history. Discover everything you need to know about Sainsbury's, including our brands, our approach to sustainability and why people are at the heart of our business.

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    Founded in 1869 by John James Sainsbury with a shop in Drury Lane, 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 in 2019.

  5. Company History: Supermarkets, hypermarkets, and other grocery outlets clustered tightly in the south of England form the nucleus of Britain's largest food and wine retailer: J Sainsbury plc, or Sainsbury's, as it is widely known. The company's expansion over a period of 125 years has been cautious but inexorable, accelerating in the latter ...

  6. Feb 2, 2007 · Sainsbury's was founded in 1869 by John James and Mary Ann Sainsbury. They opened their first small dairy shop at 173 Drury Lane in what was then one of the poorest parts of London. It quickly...

  7. A history of innovation. 1869. When John James and Mary Ann Sainsbury opened their first shop at 173 Drury Lane, London, few people could afford pure food, and the Sainsbury’s shop became one of the first places the average housewife could buy top quality butter, milk and eggs. SA/BRA/7/D/11/1/2 Image of 173 Drury Lane, London branch exterior ...

  8. Sainsbury Archive. The Sainsbury Archive is the online home for the heart of our heritage, representing the past, present and helping to shape the story of our future. It tells the Sainsbury's story, allowing users to engage and interact with digitised pieces of our history.

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