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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.
Habitat (a trading name of Argos Limited) is a brand of household furnishings in the United Kingdom and the main homewares brand within the Sainsbury's group.. Founded in 1964 by Sir Terence Conran, it merged with a number of other retailers in the 1980s to create Storehouse plc, before the latter sold Habitat to the Ikano Group, owned by the Kamprad family, in 1992.
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.
Simon John Roberts (born 26 January 1971) is a British businessman, and the chief executive officer (CEO) of Sainsbury's since 1 June 2020, having previously been retail operations director. He is a former managing director of Boots UK .
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.
Supermarket Direct was a pioneering online grocer, providing a home grocery shopping and delivery service in London from October 1995. [1] The company sold Sainsbury's-provided groceries until it was bought by Somerfield and integrated into the Somerfield Direct home shopping service.
Nectar is a loyalty card scheme in the United Kingdom run by Nectar 360 Limited, [2] [1] company wholly owned by Sainsbury's. The scheme is the largest in the United Kingdom, and comprises a number of partner companies including Sainsbury's, Esso, Argos and British Airways. It launched in 2002 with initially four partner companies, and by 2010 ...
The site was formerly occupied by the headquarters of Sainsbury's supermarket, demolished in 2003. [25] Bankside Hotel, a 6-storey glass-walled hotel along Rennie Street, part of the One Blackfriars development, completed in 2018. [26] Side street: Rennie Street