Sainsbury's

Overview

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• TickerSBRY on London Stock Exchange¹
• Industryretail¹
• HeadquartersLondon¹
• Founded inLondon¹
• Websitewww.sainsburys.co.uk
• Legal formpublic limited company¹

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J Sainsbury plc, trading as Sainsbury's, is a British supermarket and the second-largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom.²

The story

Founded by John James Sainsbury in 1869, in London.¹

Leadership

Who has led Sainsbury's, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

• FounderJohn James Sainsbury¹
• Chief executive officerSimon Roberts Jun 1, 2020 to now¹
• Chief executive officerMike Coupe Jul 9, 2014 to May 31, 2020¹
• ChairMartin Scicluna Mar 10, 2019 to now¹
• ChairJustin King 2004 to 2014¹
• ChairPeter Davis 2000 to 2004¹

Products and brands

• hypermarket

Listed on Wikidata.¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

• J Sainsbury

Subsidiaries

• Argos
• Habitat
• Sainsbury's On the Go
• Smart Charge

Also owns

• Hygena
• Nectar loyalty card
• Sainsbury's Bank
• Sainsbury's Local
• Sainsbury's Online
• SavaCentre
• Schreiber Furniture

From Wikidata.¹

Acquisitions

1. 1995Acquired Texas Homecare¹

Timeline

1. Jun 1, 2020New chief executive Simon Roberts becomes CEO¹
2. Jul 9, 2014New chief executive Mike Coupe becomes CEO¹
3. 1869Founded Founded in London¹

Links

• Websitewww.sainsburys.co.uk¹
• X (Twitter)x.com/sainsburys¹
• Facebookwww.facebook.com/sainsburys¹
• Instagramwww.instagram.com/sainsburys¹
• YouTubewww.youtube.com/channel/UCgY-h0zGG5EOa3f_k22wMJg¹
• WikipediaSainsbury's
• WikidataQ152096