Sainsbury's
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| Type | Public |
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| Traded as | LSE: SBRY |
| Industry | Retailing |
| When it was created | 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) |
| Things made | Convenience/forecourt store, hypermarket/supercenter/superstore, supermarket |
| Money earned | £22.294 billion (2012)[1] |
| Operating income | £874 million (2012)[1] |
| Net income | £598 million (2012)[1] |
| Owner(s) | Judith Portrait (3.92%) Lord Sainsbury (4.99%) Sainsbury family (15%) Qatar Investment (25.999%) |
| Employees | 152,000 (2012)[1] |
| Subsidiaries | Sainsbury's Bank Plc Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd. Sainsbury's Convenience Stores Ltd. |
| Website | Corporate Website Consumer Website |
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.
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