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1. gallerieswashington.co.uk › retailers › sainsburysSainsbury's - Galleries Washington

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   Store Contact Number: 0191 541 4050. With more than 1,200 stores nationwide, Sainsbury’s is one of Britain’s best known, best loved supermarkets – the store that helps you ‘live well for less’. The shelves are stocked with groceries and home products to suit every budget, so whether you just need a pint of milk, food for all the ...

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3. www.sainsburyarchive.org.uk › story › storiesThe Story of Savacentre | Stories | Sainsbury Archive

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   The first to open would be at Washington, Tyne and Wear, close to the major conurbations of Newcastle and Gateshead, Sunderland and Durham. SA/SC/JSJ/30/5 'JS Journal', May 1976. The name chosen for the new company was ‘SavaCentre’ (in later years generally stylized as ‘Savacentre’).

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4. www.rainham-history.co.uk › articleslist › 7-historySavacentre/Hempstead Valley Shopping Centre 40th Anniversary

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   Oct 23, 2018 · Hempstead Valley was the second Savacentre (Washington Tyne & Wear opened in 1977). At the time of opening Savacentre was one of the largest out of town shopping centres in the South East. The original Picnic Parlour was the first Food Court in the UK.

5. gallerieswashington.co.uk › visit-us › opening-hoursOpening Hours - Galleries Washington

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   Shopping Centre Information. Address: Galleries Washington, Washington, ... Galleries Washington Washington Tyne & Wear NE38 7SD. Contact Us . 0191 416 7177 Email us.

6. gallerieswashington.co.uk › planning-your-visitPlanning Your Visit - Galleries Washington

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   The Centre’s core hours for the majority of stores are: Monday to Saturday: 9.00am to 5.30pm Sunday: 10.00am to 4.00pm. Individual store times vary. Please check with each retailers’ page here. Cafes and food outlets are open. Please check here. Entrances The Centre can be accessed from the following entrances/times: Monday to Saturday

7. www.flickr.com › photos › j-sainsbury1977: First Savacentre in Washington, Tyne and Wear | Flickr

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   1977: First Savacentre in Washington, Tyne and Wear. Sainsbury's 1,000th store opened today in Irvine, Ayrshire. From Sainsbury's first store in Drury Lane, opened in 1869, the retailer now has 576 supermarkets and 424 convenience stores across the UK, serving 22 million customers each week and employing around 150,000 colleagues.

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   What is a 'Bulksava' store in Beckton SavaCentre?

   • A new type of store called ‘ Bulksava ’ was opened next door to Beckton Savacentre, selling multiple packs and cases of goods. Although this was only open for a short time, it did lead to the introduction of numerous bulk packs within Savacentre stores.

   The Story of Savacentre | Stories | Sainsbury Archive

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   Where is the Washington SavaCentre located?

   • A head office was located in the village of Theale near Reading to allow easy access by car to future hypermarkets across the country. In 1981 this moved to nearby Wokingham. Washington opens The Washington Savacentre opened on 15 November 1977.

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   When did Washington SavaCentre open?

   • Washington opens The Washington Savacentre opened on 15 November 1977. It had a sales area of 6,500 square metres (70,000 square feet), half of which was devoted to textiles, electrical goods and hardware. There were parking spaces for 1300 cars (not 13,000, as Sainsbury’s staff magazine ‘JS Journal’ mistakenly reported the previous year!).

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   When did SavaCentre start trading?

   • Savacentre continued to trade profitably for the rest of the 1980s, and in February 1989 opened a store in Merton, southwest London. Just two weeks later came a major development: Sainsbury’s announced the acquisition of BHS’s 50 per cent holding in the company.

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9. www.liquisearch.com › sava_centre › historySava Centre - History - The First Stores Open - LiquiSearch

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   The First Stores Open. The first SavaCentre opened at The Galleries, Washington, Tyne and Wear, on 15 November 1977, with 70,000 sq ft (6,500 m2) of sales area, and the slogan "The store with more for less.". This store was extended by a further 10,000 sq ft (930 m2) to 80,000 sq ft (7,400 m2) in 1986. On 17 October 1978, the second SavaCentre ...