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J Sainsbury plc, trading as Sainsbury's, [a] is a British supermarket and the second-largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom.. 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.
The equity interest in Sainsbury's held by the family as of May 2011 is 15%. The family sold down their stake from 35% in 2005. The largest family shareholders are Lord Sainsbury of Turville with 4.99% and Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover, who controls just under 3% of the company, and benefits from 1.6% of the equity included in the above.
Sainsbury's Active Kids; Sainsbury's Bank; Sainsbury's Freezer Centres; Sainsbury's Local; Sainsbury's, Camden; Sainsbury's, Greenwich; SavaCentre; Schreiber Furniture; Shaw's and Star Market; Star Market
Sainsbury's Bank plc is a British bank wholly owned by Sainsbury's. The bank began trading on 19 February 1997 as a joint venture between Sainsbury's and Bank of Scotland. Sainsbury's took full ownership of the bank in January 2014. [2] The bank's head office is located in Edinburgh, Scotland, [3] and its registered office in London, England.
Sainsbury's, British business centred on supermarket chain, founded by the Sainsbury family; See also. Harry Arthur Saintsbury (1869–1939), English actor;
John James Sainsbury was born on 12 June 1844 at 5 Oakley Street, Lambeth, to John Sainsbury (baptised 1809, d. 1863), ornament and picture frame maker, and his wife Elizabeth Sarah, née Coombes (1817–1902).
John Benjamin Sainsbury (1871 – 23 May 1956) was the eldest son of John James Sainsbury, the founder of the Sainsbury's supermarket chain, and his wife, Mary Ann Sainsbury. Early and private life [ edit ]
Robert's older brother Alan John Sainsbury was Baron Sainsbury and the first in the family to receive a life peerage. Sainsbury was educated at Haileybury College (1919–1924) and read history at Pembroke College, Cambridge (1924–1927). [5] He later studied accountancy and became a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. [6]