Letter to customers to accompany price list
Apr 1910Blank letter template to customer from J. Sainsbury to accompany price list. The letter encourages the customer to consider buying other items not on their usual list. Black type on white paper with...
SA/MARK/ADV/1/1/1/1/1/6/1/33
Shaw's and Brockton Public Markets photographs
1911-1999Consists of colour and black and white photographs of interiors and exteriors, product displays, products, customers and staff of Shaw's stores and Brockton Public Markets.
SA/SUB/SHAW/1/46
Letter regarding customer ordering
19 Mar 1914Letter from member of branch staff regarding the practice of inexperienced juniors being sent out to wait upon customer orders. The author felt that the higher standard of customer service which a...
SA/BRA/5/1/2
Image of 74 George Street, Luton branch on opening day
1926Photograph showing the crowds gathered outside the Sainsbury's Luton branch at 74 George Street on its opening day. The photograph was used in a full page newspaper advertisement published on 4...
SA/BRA/7/L/22/1/1
Photograph of store interior with customers, c.1940
c. 1940SA/BRA/7/UNK/1/4
Photograph of store interior with customers, c.1940
c. 1940SA/BRA/7/UNK/1/5
Photograph of store interior with customers, c.1940
c. 1940SA/BRA/7/UNK/1/6
Photograph of store interior c.1940 (customer being served at counter)
c. 1940SA/BRA/7/UNK/1/7
Photograph of customer with ration book being served with eggs
[1940-1953]This photograph is featured in 'The Best Butter in the World' page 112.
SA/WAR/2/IMA/1/8
Photograph of customer being served at counter, with coupons being cut from her ration book
[1940-1954]SA/WAR/2/IMA/1/9
Notice to staff regarding serving of relatives and friends
30 Oct 1945Notice stating that staff should not serve or attend to relatives or friends to avoid embarrassment in the event of any mistakes being made.
SA/BRA/5/1/5
Newspaper advertisement proofs relating to return of staff from National Service, c.1946
c. 1946Two proofs of newspaper advertisement which refers to the return of male staff from National Service to the Sainsbury shops and features the slogans "There's a welcome from BOTH sides of the...
SA/MARK/ADV/1/1/1/1/1/29
Images of checkouts
1950s-1980sColour slide transparencies, negatives of manual and computerised checkouts. (Mainly manual checkouts) Includes disabled access checkouts.
SA/BRA/4/3/5/5
Images of customers
1950s-1990sBlack and white and colour photographs, slide transparencies and negatives of customers in stores.
SA/BRA/5/11
Image of 9/11 London Road, Croydon branch interior: two women customers
[1950]Photograph showing two older female customers in the canned meats, fish, soups and vegetables section. Products include salmon, Sunset and Glenry.. pilchards, Ako Crabmeat, M of F [Ministry of Food]...
SA/BRA/7/C/41/1/14
Image of the interior of 260 Clapham Road, Stockwell branch
[1950s]Includes displays of canned food, sauces, preserves and fresh meat counter
SA/BRA/7/S/25/1/5
Image of the interior of 260 Clapham Road, Stockwell branch
[1950s]SA/BRA/7/S/25/1/6
Image of the interior of 260 Clapham Road, Stockwell branch
[1950s]SA/BRA/7/S/25/1/7
Image of the interior of 260 Clapham Road, Stockwell branch
[1950s]SA/BRA/7/S/25/1/8
Image of interior of 79 Angel Lane, Stratford branch with staff and customers
c.1950sSA/BRA/7/S/28/1/4