J Sainsbury plc, trading as Sainsbury's and listed as SBRY on the London Stock Exchange (LSE), is a renowned British supermarket.
Founded in 1869 by John James Sainsbury in Drury Lane, London, it started as a small dairy store and has since grown into the second-largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom.
Over the years, Sainsbury's has expanded its offerings beyond fresh foods to include packaged groceries such as tea and sugar. Today, it operates over 1,400 shops and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index on the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG).
The company's portfolio includes brands like Argos, Habitat, Nectar, and Tu. Sainsbury's is committed to sustainable shopping and has pledged to invest £1 billion over fifteen years towards becoming a Net Zero business by 2035.
Sainsbury share price launched on LSE in 1988 at 244p under the ticker SBRY.