Who owns Tu?
Tu is owned by Sainsbury's (the United Kingdom, LSE: SBRY).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: J Sainsbury plc Annual Report 2025, 30 April 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- J Sainsbury plc reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, London
- Origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Founded
- 2004
- Category
- Apparel, footwear & accessories › Fashion apparel › Casual & denim
- Parent ticker
- LSE: SBRY
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Tu
Tu is Sainsbury's clothing brand and one of the larger British clothing sellers by volume, sold inside supermarkets rather than through its own shops. It competes directly with George at Asda. Supermarket clothing works because the customer is already in the shop, which removes the cost of attracting them that a standalone chain has to carry.
Ownership timeline of Tu
- Current owner Sainsbury's [1] reported
Where Tu sits in Sainsbury's
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Sainsbury's brand portfolio (3) →
Other brands owned by Sainsbury's
Sainsbury's controls 3 brands on Brandtree.
- Argos (1972)
- Sainsbury's (1869)
Other brands in casual & denim, and who owns them
The 133 brands in casual & denim on Brandtree belong to 59 owners. The largest is Azzas 2154, with 8.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Fábula | Azzas 2154 | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Carter's | Carter's | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Duck Head | Oxford Industries | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Cortefiel | Tendam | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| & Other Stories | H&M Group | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| Bershka | Inditex | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| GU | Fast Retailing | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| BSX | Giordano | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
About the owner: Sainsbury's
Sainsbury's is a publicly listed company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, founded in 1869. Brandtree records 3 brands under its control, and it is listed as LSE: SBRY.
Sainsbury's opened in 1869 and was the largest British grocer for most of the twentieth century before being overtaken by Tesco. Its attempt to merge with Asda in 2018 would have created the largest supermarket group in the country and was blocked outright.
🇬🇧 Tu and other British brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 552 brands that began in the United Kingdom. 291 of them (53%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Tu is not one of them.
- ASOS Design — ASOS 🇬🇧
- Alexander McQueen — Kering 🇫🇷
- Autograph — Marks & Spencer 🇬🇧
- Bravissimo — Wacoal 🇯🇵
- Burberry — Burberry 🇬🇧
- COS — H&M Group 🇸🇪
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Tu?
The parent company of Tu is Sainsbury's, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is Tu British?
Yes. Tu originated in the United Kingdom in 2004 and its owner, Sainsbury's, is also headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is Tu still owned by Sainsbury's?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Tu is still owned by Sainsbury's. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] J Sainsbury plc Annual Report 2025 — J Sainsbury plc, Annual report, published 30 April 2025; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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