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Sainsburys opened their first self-service branch in Croydon in 1950. [8] By 1951, the Co-op had 604 self-service stores. [ 7 ] In the same year, Express Dairies opened Britain's first supermarket under the Premier Supermarket brand in Streatham , South London , [ 9 ] while the first Fine Fare was opened as a single supermarket later that year ...
Bought by Sainsbury's in 2004, branded as Sainsbury's at Bells before being converted to Sainsbury's Local [36] Small chain of 54 convenience shops in the North East England: Botterils Convenience Shops: c.1950s Bought by Scotmid in 2010. [37] Small chain of 51 convenience shops in Scotland: Central Shops 2013 Conviviality Retail in 2017 Circle K
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.
Argos branch in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. The company was founded by Richard Tompkins who had previously established Green Shield Stamps in the United Kingdom. He came up with the idea that people could purchase goods from his "Green Shield Gift House" with cash rather than savings stamps.
Jacksons Stores had 114 shops in the Yorkshire area and the North Midlands, and just before the Sainsbury's acquisition, was voted the UK's best independent convenience shop chain. The acquisition doubled Sainsbury's market share in the convenience shop sector to 2%. The shops were initially refurbished to trade as ‘Sainsbury’s at Jacksons ...
Castlepoint is a shopping centre in Strouden Park, Bournemouth, Dorset, in the United Kingdom, occupying a 41-acre (17 ha) site containing around 40 shops, including major retailers such as Marks & Spencer, New Look, H&M, Asda, Sainsbury's, and B&Q. It is situated 3 miles (4.8 km) north-east from the centre of town, off Castle Lane West on the ...
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The Sainsbury's store opened in October 1998, while the rest of the centre opened in 1999. [1] The Quays was constructed on the site of the old coal yards which served the Albert Basin. An old warehouse, which was part of these yards was incorporated into the centre and is now used as office and retail space.