Photograph by Sussex Commercial Photo Service Ltd, Hove (reference 132/712 ?).

Poster relating to the opening of Sainsbury's first self service store at Croydon. Includes text "It's come to Croydon! 'Q-Less Shopping' Quicker,...

Photograph features entrance to store with baskets, the self-service gondolas (shelves), and on the left counters for meat and other rationed goods....

Photograph showing customers in the aisle with products including condiments, pulses and a gondola-end (shelf-end) display of evaporated milk...

Photograph showing two older female customers in the canned meats, fish, soups and vegetables section. Products include salmon, Sunset and Glenry.....

A variety of items can be seen on sale such as: Hugo's Seville Orange Marmalade; Selsa Finest Self-Raising Flour and National Flour (Selsa was...

The photograph appears in JS Journal September 1950 (page 7) with the caption "One of the first customers "Checking out."". The picture also includes...

Leaflet promoting the store and encouraging potential customers to register there [for rationing]. It promotes the "scrupulously hygienic conditions...

Flyer promoting price of Citroze glucose drink at Sainsbury's Self-Service, "The best value in glucose drinks, according to 'WHICH?' the magazine of...

Two training manuals. Files have been separated into the following sections: bacon, cooked meats, cheese, dairy, eggs, poultry, grocery, cash...

Photographer: Alexander Low.

Newspaper advertisement for 9-11 London Road, Croydon store. Published in The Caterham Times, The Coulsdon & Purley Times, The Croydon Advertiser, The...

Newspaper advertisement for 9-11 London Road, Croydon store. Published in The Croydon Times, The Caterham Times, The Coulsdon Times (a note in the...

Newspaper advertisement for 9-11 London Road, Croydon store. Published in The Croydon Times, The Caterham Times, The Coulsdon & Purley Times.