Sainsbury

UK grocery chain

Sainsbury is a major British supermarket chain, one of the largest retailers in the United Kingdom.

Founded in 1869, it became synonymous with everyday grocery shopping for generations of Britons: I'm just popping into Sainsbury's.

The possessive form Sainsbury's is standard in casual speech.

British-retail

Tesco

British supermarket chain

  • AsdaBritish supermarket chain
  • MorrisonsBritish supermarket chain
  • AldiGerman discount grocer

Lidl · UK · British · chain · competitor · grocer · retailer

historical

Victorian

Of a prim era

  • 1869Nineteenth-century date
  • founderOne who begins something
  • familyRelated people together

dynasty · heritage · legacy · provisions · grocer · London · establishment · centenary · archives

supermarket

grocery

Food retail shop

  • trolleyWheeled cart or railcar
  • checkoutPayment completion process
  • aisleCorridor between seating sections

Argos · shopping · superstore · convenience · groceries · orange · branding · till · delivery · self-service

corporate

PLC

Industrial automation computer

profit · board · stock · dividend · acquisition · merger · strategy · expansion · employment

philanthropy

trust

Confidence in another

charity · benefactor · endowment · patron · giving · cultural · museum

Categories
Opposites
retail scale/format

Sainsburycorner shop

Small local retail outlet

village shop · mom-and-pop store · market stall · local shop · newsagent

uk supermarket market position

SainsburyAldi

German discount grocer

Lidl · Iceland · Marks & Spencer

retail ownership model

SainsburyJohn Lewis

cooperative · mutual

Family

Sainsbury's

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G