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 Shop was opened on 10 February 1970 and was the first of its kind in the UK. 'JS Journal' March 1970, p.3, states that "From March 3 groups of housewives will be visiting the shop. They will see the film 'Quick Change' and after brief instruction will try decimal shopping for themselves." Image by London News Agency Photos Ltd., reference K 46286.