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We want to hear from you:
Many photographs, documents and objects have been generously donated to the Sainsbury Archive by customers and former colleagues.
We would like to gather and record your experiences of working (and shopping!) at stores, offices and depots to add a personal touch to the records.
Share your memories -
Have a memory of an item in the catalogue, or a specific branch?
Connect your memories to the archive, start from an object or a store.
Explore the catalogue Find your store -
My mum used to work at Sainsbury's in Hammersmith from 2001 - 2004!
My mum used to work at Sainsbury's in Hammersmith from 2001 - 2004!
DeMarkay , Hammersmith, 14/03/2019
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"I was working at a store which had only been open for a year or so when...
"I was working at a store which had only been open for a year or so when...
Rebecca montford, 682 pinhoe road, 1994
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"I started in 1980 for a couple of evenings a week on replenishment. I was a...
"I started in 1980 for a couple of evenings a week on replenishment. I was a...
Anne, Gloucester 771, 1980 to the present day
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"I love Sainsbury's, I used to think that it was a shop where only posh people...
"I love Sainsbury's, I used to think that it was a shop where only posh people...
Val longstaff, Sainsbury's, rice lane, walton, liverpool L9, 24/1/2019
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"We had a great time in our store celebrating 140yrs of Sainsburys. We borrowed...
"We had a great time in our store celebrating 140yrs of Sainsburys. We borrowed...
Pat, Upton Wirral Merseyside , 2009
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"My mother used to shop in Sainsbury's in Coventry. It was a small store at that...
"My mother used to shop in Sainsbury's in Coventry. It was a small store at that...
Vivien Howes, Coventry, 1955
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"Sainsbury's colleague since 2013"Sedgefield (Salters Lane)
"Sainsbury's colleague since 2013"
ANGELA FOTHERGILL DOIDGE, Sedgefield, 12/01/2019
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"Shopped at Sava Center on the day it opened and still visit once a week use....
"Shopped at Sava Center on the day it opened and still visit once a week use....
jacqui shepherd, oldbury, 27/01/2018
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"I used to go to the shop in Morden, Surrey for my mother. I was 14. The...
"I used to go to the shop in Morden, Surrey for my mother. I was 14. The...
Margaret Green, Ely, cambs, 26.l.2019
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"Joined Sainsburys part time when the new store opened working whilst at...Cranleigh (Stockland Square)
"Joined Sainsburys part time when the new store opened working whilst at...
James Easton, Cranleigh, Stocklund Square, September 2004
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"Began my career in head office as a trainee which resulted in becoming a member...
"Began my career in head office as a trainee which resulted in becoming a member...
bill nicholls, Stamford street - Head office, September 1950
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"I started as a student a month after Barkingside opened , my store manager was...London: Barkingside (92/100 Tanners Lane)
"I started as a student a month after Barkingside opened , my store manager was...
Helena Ornstein, Barkingside, 1975-2009
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"I started for Sainsbury’s from leaving school. I had a fortnights training at...
"I started for Sainsbury’s from leaving school. I had a fortnights training at...
Jennifer strike, Northampton market square , 1955
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"This was my first job straight from school and it was a lovely place to work....
"This was my first job straight from school and it was a lovely place to work....
Josephine frances , St. Albans, 1974-1976
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"This is a picture of my Great Great Grandpa Bateman doing a Sainsbury's...
"This is a picture of my Great Great Grandpa Bateman doing a Sainsbury's...
Lizzy Mulcahy, Hadleigh, Suffolk, 1920's
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"I started on the Deli and ended in HR."
"I started on the Deli and ended in HR."
Sarah Jane, Halifax and Brighouse , 1997 to 2018
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"I joined Sainsbury’s in 1966, just out of school at the age of 15. I was put...
"I joined Sainsbury’s in 1966, just out of school at the age of 15. I was put...
Valerie Jaques , Rugby , 1966-1969 ,1978-2018
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"I was a senior designer under Peter Dixon and designed this packaging. The...
"I was a senior designer under Peter Dixon and designed this packaging. The...
Richard Williams, Design Studio. Stamford Street, 1975-1979 (Approx)
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"I designed this range of cat and dog foods. I drew the cats from my two black...
"I designed this range of cat and dog foods. I drew the cats from my two black...
Richard Williams, Stamford Street Design Studio, 1975-1979 (Approx)
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"I started as a trainee manager 16/08/1971 at the old Basildon town centre store...
"I started as a trainee manager 16/08/1971 at the old Basildon town centre store...
Terry Whiteaker, Eastern Region various stores, 1971-2004