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SA/SC/JSJ/21/8 'JS Journal', December 1967, p.12. The first range of Sainsbury’s table wines included reds, whites and a rosé. They came from France, Spain, Germany and Yugoslavia. Labels for early own-brand bottles were fairly simple and featured an image of a ship, highlighting that the wine was produced abroad.
With typical caution, Sainsbury's did not actually use the word supermarket in its own communications until the late 1960s, even though it owned almost 100. Nonetheless, the company was at the forefront of new technology. In 1961, for example, Sainsbury's became Britain's first food retailer to computerize its distribution system.
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Sainsbury's first shop in Drury Lane c. 1919. Sainsbury's was established as a partnership in 1869, when John James Sainsbury and his wife Mary Ann opened a shop at 173 Drury Lane in Covent Garden, London. [8] Sainsbury started as a retailer of fresh foods and later expanded into packaged groceries such as tea and sugar.
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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.
Sep 29, 2023 · Sainsbury’s is one of the UK’s Big Four supermarkets, and it has an admirable range of wines. Here are just a few picks of the retailer’s top performers from this year’s Decanter World Wine Awards. With some 1,400 supermarkets and convenience stores, shoppers can expect plenty of choice from Sainsbury’s.
Feb 4, 2013 · According to Bird the own-label market in the UK is one of the world's most mature – which means the supermarkets have had plenty of time to discover exactly what consumers want. "The quality of ...
We opened the first self-service store in Croydon which revolutionsied the way we shop, with customers browsing aisles and picking their own products. From the 1970s Sainsbury's established itself as a truly national retailer. We’ve come a long way to become the business we are today.
