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Website. Corporate. Consumer. J Sainsbury plc, trading as Sainsbury's, is a British supermarket and the second-largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom, [2] with a 14.6% share of UK supermarket sales in September 2022. [3] Founded in 1869 by John James Sainsbury with a shop in Drury Lane, London, the company was the largest UK ...
Photograph showing standing: John Benjamin, Arthur, Frank, and Alfred Sainsbury; seated: Paul, John James, and George Sainsbury. Photograph by Wicksteed & Palmer, 109 Cheapside E.C. The photograph features in 'JS 100 The Story of Sainsbury's' page 12/13 and 'The Best Butter in the World: A History of Sainsbury's' by B. Williams page 59.
John Benjamin Sainsbury. Birth 8 Jan 1871 - St Giles, Middlesex, England. Death 28 May 1956 - Marylebone, London, England. Mother Mary Ann Staples. Father John James ...
1869-1899. It was 1869 when John James Sainsbury and his wife Mary Ann opened the first Sainsbury's store on London's Drury Lane. The business didn't take long to flourish, proving popular with locals due to the high quality yet affordable goods on offer. By 1881, three more stores were opened to help cater for the growing demand.
Nov 23, 2020 · John James Sainsbury (12 June 1844 – 1928) was the founder of the Sainsbury's supermarket chain. 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). [1]
In the same period, starting in 1899, Sainsbury's also began to develop "country" branches in provincial towns. From 1915 he ran the business in partnership with his eldest son, John Benjamin. By tradition John James Sainsbury's last day "in the office" was 27 November 1927, barely more than a month before his death.
Photographs and oil painting of John Benjamin Sainsbury (chairman of Sainsbury's 1928-1956) and his wife Mabel (née Van den Bergh). Pictures are also included of a trophy presented to Mabel Sainsbury
