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Image of group visiting 9/11 London Road, Croydon branch while it was open as decimal currency training shop

The Decimal Shop was an existing branch that was replanned to provide opportunities for staff training, enable organised visits from groups of customers and serve as a "dress rehearsal" for Sainsbury's plans and arrangements for the UK's change to decimal currency on 15 February 1971. The Decimal...

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Ref. No: SA/BRA/5/9/8/4/5
Date: [Feb 1970]
Level: Item
Extent: 1 item
Access: Open

The Decimal Shop was an existing branch that was replanned to provide opportunities for staff training, enable organised visits from groups of customers and serve as a "dress rehearsal" for Sainsbury's plans and arrangements for the UK's change to decimal currency on 15 February 1971. The Decimal Shop was opened on 10 February 1970 and was the first of its kind in the UK. A caption in 'JS Journal' March 1970, p.6, indicates that this image shows members of the Sanderstead Wines Club, the first group to visit.The image shows a checkout with a staff member and a visitor.

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Image of group visiting 9/11 London Road, Croydon branch while it was open as decimal currency training shop

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