Company overview

J Sainsbury plc was founded in 1869 and today operates a total of 872 stores comprising 537 supermarkets and 335 convenience stores.

It jointly owns Sainsbury’s Bank with Lloyds Banking Group and has two property joint ventures with Land Securities Group PLC and The British Land Company PLC.

The Sainsbury’s brand is built upon a heritage of providing customers with healthy, safe, fresh and tasty food. Quality and fair prices go hand-in-hand with a responsible approach to business. Sainsbury’s stores have a particular emphasis on fresh food and we strive to innovate continuously and improve products in line with our customer needs.

We now serve over 19 million customers a week and have a market share of over 16 per cent. Our large stores offer around 30,000 products and we offer complementary non-food products and services in many of our stores. An internet-based home delivery shopping service is also available to nearly 90 per cent of UK households. We employ 150,000 colleagues.