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Store Highlight: Coldhams Lane, Cambridge
Coldhams Lane, Cambridge was Sainsbury’s first ‘edge of town’ supermarket – a key milestone in store planning. It was also the first branch with its own petrol station. Go back to 1974 and see more here.
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Store Highlight: Telford
On 2nd October 1973 Sainsbury’s opened their new superstore in Telford with quite a few new interior and exterior features. Look back at some of them in true 1970s style.
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Store Highlight: Hammersmith Local
On 14th July 1998, Sainsbury’s opened its first Sainsbury’s Local store at 179-183 Fulham Palace Road, Hammersmith, London.
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Store Highlight: Rye Lane, Peckham
The closure of Rye Lane, Peckham branch in 1982 marked the end of Sainsbury’s counter service era. Learn more about how this historic shop survived long after the advent of the modern supermarket.
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Store Highlight: Guildford
On 16th November 1906, Sainsbury's opened its store at 148 Guildford High Street.
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Store Highlight: Croydon
Description of first suburban shop in Croydon and all the amazing innovations it went through over the years.
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Store Highlight: 173 Drury Lane
A description of what it was like to shop in Sainsbury's first branch and the changes it went through before closing its doors for the last time in 1958