J Sainsbury

History:

Incorporated as a private company in 1922, J. Sainsbury was originally founded as a single shop in 1869 by John James Sainsbury in Holborn, London. Sainsbury's was the first to launch supermarkets with a large non-food range in the UK under the name of “Sainsbury's SavaCentre" in 1975.

Activities:

A typical Sainsbury's store stocks several lines of products, nearly half of which are “own-label goods” which falls under the categories such as

Be Good To Yourself (Health foods)

Free From (Products aimed at customers prone to Dairy related allergy)

Sainsbury's Organic (Pesticide free agro products). A joint effort of J Sainsbury plc. and the Bank of Scotland , Sainsbury's Bank, was established in 1997. The bank , along with regular banking features also has dedicated sections dealing in car, life, home, pet and travel insurance as well as health cover, loans, credit cards, savings accounts and ISAs.

Performance:

The Annual Sales of the company in 2006 was $27,938.1 millions, and Net Income (2006) was $100.9 millions. Innovest Strategic Value Advisors have come out with the ‘Global 100’ list of most sustainable corporations, in which Sainsbury's feature as the only British Retailer.

Assets & Infrastructure:

The Sainsbury's Supermarkets chain comprise of 480 supermarkets in the UK. Sainsbury’s also operates about 290 convenience stores under the Sainsbury's Local, Bells and Jacksons labels.

Organization:

• Justin King is the company CEO.
• Sainsbury's had 153,300 employees in 2006.

Address:

33 Holborn, London, EC1N 2HT
Phone: 44-20-7695-6000
Website: www.j-sainsbury.co.uk