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9 unusual facts about Sainsbury’s


Baron Sainsbury

There have been three peers with the surname "Sainsbury"; all are from the Sainsbury family, namesake of the supermarket chain Sainsbury's.

He was the first member of the Sainsbury family to be raised to the peerage, and chose the territorial designation of Drury Lane in his title, as Sainsbury's first shop was opened there in 1869.

Bobby Lockwood

Other credits include EastEnders, The Bill, playing Jamie Oliver's nephew in television adverts for Sainsbury's supermarkets and voice-over work for Weapons of War game.

Caron Keating

Keating was the face of Sainsbury's Reward Card from 1996 to 1999 and also appeared in a TV commercial for So Good soya drink in 1999.

Edgar Pearce

The bombings targeted branches of Barclays Bank after he had a dispute with the bank and later Sainsbury's supermarkets, in the hope of obtaining money from each company.

Edmund Rice College

To raise funds for the 2009 trip to Zambia, pupils volunteered to visit supermarkets, such as Tesco and Sainsbury's, in order to receive donations from packing customers shopping bags.

Gay Meadow

Shrewsbury had been considering relocation since 1986, when plans were drawn up for a new stadium to the north of the town, with Sainsbury's being lined up to build a supermarket on the site of the old stadium.

Jasmine Thompson

In September 2013 released a cover of Chaka Khan's "Ain't Nobody", the song featured in an advert for supermarket chain Sainsbury's for their by Sainsbury's range.

Onka's Big Moka

The album reached #4 on the UK charts, and a song from the album, "Dancing in the Moonlight", a cover of the King Harvest song, was featured in a television commercial for supermarket chain Sainsbury's.


Alan Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury

He became a director of the Company, then known as J. Sainsbury Ltd., in 1933 and became joint managing director of Sainsbury's with his brother Robert Sainsbury in 1938 after his father, John Benjamin Sainsbury (the eldest son of Sainsbury's founder John James Sainsbury), had a minor heart attack.

Alex Willcock

The Nest worked with a diverse range of major clients including Selfridges, British Airways, MFI Retail, Sainsbury’s, Cadbury plc, W H Smith and Currys as well as smaller companies such as The Eden Project, Neal’s Yard Remedies and Miller Harris.

Amber Sainsbury

After making 30 Days of Night with Josh Hartnett in 2007, Sainsbury left acting to set up the African based arts charity Dramatic Need of which she is a trustee.

Balmer Lawn

The hotel has hosted many famous guests throughout history including King George V, Russian Royalty, J.J. Sainsbury, Winston Churchill and U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Beauchamp College

It received sponsorship of over £122,000 from The Garfield Weston Foundation, Lloyds Bank, Alliance & Leicester, Midland Bank, Psion, and Sainsbury's.

Bruntwood

Customers in Bruntwood's retail space include Marks and Spencer, Tesco, Krispy Kreme, WHSmith, Paddy Power, Sainsbury's, Starbucks, Spar as well as a number of independent retailers throughout the portfolio including in Afflecks.

Cameron Toll

When the centre originally opened it had just thirty five shop units as well as two major retail outlets – the SavaCentre hypermarket, a joint venture between British Home Stores and Sainsbury's, and a smaller Safeway (UK) supermarket.

Greengates

Eastwards between Harrogate Road and New Line in Greengates Retail Park is a Sainsbury's, Homebase, Matalan, Blockbuster, Costa, and KFC.

Jo Self

Her works appear in collections including those of Arthur Andersen, London, John Brown Publishing, Schroder Investment Management, Accenture, J Sainsbury plc, Westdeutsche Landesbank, London, and the Dowager Duchess of Devonshire.

John Sainsbury

John Benjamin Sainsbury (1871–1956), eldest son of John James Sainsbury and Sainsbury's chairman 1928-1956

John Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover (born 1927), great-grandson of John James Sainsbury and Sainsbury's chairman 1969-1992

John James Sainsbury (1844–1928), co-founder of the major UK supermarket chain Sainsbury's

Moortown, Leeds

However it is mainly a shopping centre, with a large Sainsbury's, a Homebase, a Blockbuster, a Chinese Restaurant, a KeySmith's.

New England Quarter

This is a group of companies and interested parties which together have the overall responsibility for the scheme, including Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd, J. Sainsbury Developments Ltd and Quintain Estates and Development (QED).

Nocton Dairies controversy

Supermarket chains Sainsbury, Tesco, Waitrose and Marks & Spencer, as well as online food retailer Ocado, all indicated they did not intend to buy milk from 'super-dairies', while Morrisons and American-owned Asda seemed to support them.

O2 Centre

Shopping facilities include a Sainsbury's, Waterstones, Optique 20/20, Habitat, Paperchase, Oliver Bonas, BoConcept, Tiger stores and several kiosks offering snacks or services (like an eyebrow bar).

Paul Raffield

Paul played Dickie Sainsbury in the West End revival of Michael Frayn's Donkeys' Years.

Scunthorpe Co-operative Junior Choir

The choir has taken part in the Sainsbury's "Choir of the Year" competition on a number of occasions.

St John's, Smith Square

The organ, built by Johannes Klais of Bonn, was named "The Sainsbury Organ" in recognition of the generosity of the Sainsbury family who made a highly significant contribution to the appeal.

The Choir: Sing While You Work

Sainsbury's - using staff from a store in Walthamstow, the Waltham Point distribution centre, and the Store Support Centre in London.

The one million masterpiece

Celebrity contributors include Peaches Geldof, electric violinist Linzi Stoppard, playwright Tom Stoppard, doctor and health commentator Miriam Stoppard, Frankie Goes to Hollywood frontman and artist Holly Johnson, cult comedy icon Karl Pilkington, businessman and socialite Sebastien Sainsbury and Supremes band member Susaye Greene.

Whirl-Mart

An event consists of a group of supposed shoppers who congregate at a large superstore (usually a Wal-Mart, Toys "R" Us, Asda, or Sainsbury's) and slowly push empty shopping carts silently through store aisles.

Witton Albion F.C.

The sale of the club's Central Ground to Sainsbury's allowed the club to move to a much more modern stadium, although it was over a mile away in nearby Wincham.


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