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Line 36: \| subsid = {{Plainlist\| * [[Sainsbury's Bank]] * [[Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd]]. * [[Sainsbury's Local]] }} Line 43: '''J Sainsbury plc''', trading as '''Sainsbury's''', is a British supermarket and the second-largest chain of [[supermarket]]s in the United Kingdom.<ref name="kant">{{cite news \|date=29 December 2019 \|title=Kantar data December 2019 \|work=Kantar \|url=https://www.kantarworldpanel.com/en/grocery-market-share/great-britain/snapshot/12.06.22/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=24 January 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220704124059/https://www.kantarworldpanel.com/en/grocery-market-share/great-britain/snapshot/12.06.22 \|archive-date=4 July 2022}}</ref> Founded in 1869 by [[John James Sainsbury]] with a shop in [[Drury Lane]], London, the company was the largest UK retailer of [[groceries]] for most of the 20th century. In 1995, [[Tesco]] became the market leader when it overtook Sainsbury's, which has since been ranked second or third: it was overtaken by [[Asda]] from 2003 to 2014, and again for one month in 2019.<ref name="RUDDICK">{{cite news\|title=Sainsbury's overtakes Asda for first time in a decade\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/10571062/Sainsburys-overtakes-Asda-for-first-time-in-a-decade.html \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/10571062/Sainsburys-overtakes-Asda-for-first-time-in-a-decade.html \|archive-date=12 January 2022 \|url-access=subscription \|url-status=live\|access-date=15 January 2014\|newspaper=Independent\|date=15 January 2014\|first=Graham\|last=Ruddick }}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name=third>{{cite news\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/apr/02/sainsburys-asda-uk-supermarket-aldi-lidl\|title=Sainsbury's falls behind Asda to become UK's third biggest supermarket chain\|date=2 April 2019\|work=The Guardian\|access-date=8 April 2019\|archive-date=31 March 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200331090640/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/apr/02/sainsburys-asda-uk-supermarket-aldi-lidl\|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, a planned merger with Asda was blocked by the [[Competition and Markets Authority]] over concerns of increased prices for consumers.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-48048596\|title=Sainsbury's-Asda merger blocked by regulator\|date=25 April 2019\|work=BBC News\|access-date=25 April 2019\|archive-date=26 February 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226233945/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-48048596\|url-status=live}}</ref> The holding company, J Sainsbury plc, is split into three divisions: Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd ([[Sainsbury's Local\|including convenience shops]]), [[Sainsbury's Bank]], and [[Argos (retailer)\|Argos]]. As of 2021, the largest overall shareholder is the [[sovereign wealth fund]] of [[Qatar]], the [[Qatar Investment Authority]], which holds around 15% of the company.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.about.sainsburys.co.uk/investors/major-shareholders\|title=Sainsburys – Major Shareholders\|publisher=Sainsbury's\|access-date=29 August 2021\|archive-date=10 January 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110235647/https://about.sainsburys.co.uk/investors/major-shareholders\|url-status=live}}</ref> It is listed on the [[London Stock Exchange]] and is a constituent of the [[FTSE 100 Index]]. Line 62: During the 1930s and 1940s, the company continued to refine its product offerings and maintain its leadership in terms of shop design, convenience, and cleanliness.<ref>{{cite web\|title=The Design Journal 1966\|publisher=Vads\|url=http://vads.ahds.ac.uk/diad/article.php?year=1966&title=211&article=d.211.34\|access-date=11 November 2008\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211232717/http://vads.ahds.ac.uk/diad/article.php?year=1966&title=211&article=d.211.34\|archive-date=11 December 2013}}</ref> The company acquired the Midlands-based Thoroughgood chain in 1936.<ref>{{cite web\|title=The Bantons and expansion into the Midlands\|publisher=Sainsbury Archive\|url=http://www.museumindocklands.org.uk/English/Collections/CollectionsOnline/SainsburyArchive/Themes/Places/Expansion/Bantonsandthemidlands.htm\|access-date=11 November 2008\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121123304/http://www.museumindocklands.org.uk/English/Collections/CollectionsOnline/SainsburyArchive/Themes/Places/Expansion/Bantonsandthemidlands.htm\|archive-date=21 November 2008}}</ref> The founder's grandsons [[Alan Sainsbury, ~~(later~~Baron ~~[[Lord~~Sainsbury\|Alan Sainsbury]] of(later ~~Drury~~Lord ~~Lane]]~~Sainsbury) and [[Sir Robert Sainsbury]] became joint managing directors in 1938, after their father, John Benjamin Sainsbury, had a minor heart attack.<ref name="The Third Generation">{{cite web\|title=The Third Generation\|publisher=Sainsbury Archive\|url=http://www.museumindocklands.org.uk/English/Collections/CollectionsOnline/SainsburyArchive/Themes/People/Sainsburys/Thirdgeneration.htm\|access-date=11 November 2008\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100110200930/http://www.museumindocklands.org.uk/English/Collections/CollectionsOnline/SainsburyArchive/Themes/People/Sainsburys/Thirdgeneration.htm\|archive-date=10 January 2010}}</ref> In the [[Second World War]], many of the men who worked for Sainsbury's were called to perform National Service and were replaced by women. The war was a difficult time for Sainsbury's, as most of its shops were trading in the London area and were bombed or damaged. Turnover fell to half the prewar level. Food was rationed, and one particular shop in [[East Grinstead]] was so badly damaged on Friday 9 July 1943 that it had to move to the local church, temporarily, while a new one was built. This shop was not completed until 1951.<ref>{{cite web\|title=East Grinstead Case Study\|publisher=Sainsbury Archive\|url=http://www.j-sainsbury.co.uk/museum/case_study.htm\|access-date=11 November 2008\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050307201513/http://www.j-sainsbury.co.uk/museum/case_study.htm\|archive-date=7 March 2005}}</ref> Line 220: \|- \| 1938–1956 \| [[~~Lord~~Alan Sainsbury, ofBaron ~~Drury Lane~~Sainsbury\|Alan Sainsbury]] (later Lord Sainsbury ~~of Drury Lane~~) and<br />[[Sir Robert Sainsbury\|Robert Sainsbury]] (later Sir Robert Sainsbury)<br />(Joint managing directors) \|- \| 1956–1969 Line 259: \|- \| 1956–1967 \| [[~~Lord~~Alan Sainsbury, ofBaron ~~Drury Lane~~Sainsbury\|Alan Sainsbury]] (later Lord Sainsbury ~~of Drury Lane~~) \|- \| 1967–1969 Line 618: == Ownership == Ownership in February 2023 was as follows: [[Qatar Investment Authority]] (QIA) shareholding stood at 14.3% of the shares.<ref name=":0">{{cite news \|date=1 February 2023 \|title=Costcutter owner Bestway raises Sainsbury's stake to 4.47% \|work=Reuters \|url=https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/costcutter-owner-bestway-raises-sainsburys-stake-447-2023-02-01/ \|access-date=23 February 2023}}</ref> Vesa Equity Investment, the vehicle of [[Czech Republic\|Czech]] billionaire [[Daniel Křetínský~~\|Daniel Kretinsky~~]]'s shareholding, stood at 10% of the shares.<ref name=":0" /> *[[Costcutter]] owner [[Bestway]] shareholding stood at 4.47% of the shares.<ref name=":0" /> == See also ==