Sainsbury's: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Sainsbury's (LSE: SBRY) is a publicly listed company headquartered in London, United Kingdom that owns 3 consumer brands across 2 categories, and has 1 recorded transaction.[1]
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.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- J Sainsbury plc
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1869
- Tickers
- LSE: SBRY
- Wikidata
- Q152096
- Website
- www.about.sainsburys.co.uk
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
Sainsbury's in numbers
- Sainsbury's owns 3 consumer brands tracked here across 2 top-level categories; the largest is home, garden & diy with 2 brands.[1]
Everything Sainsbury's owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
Regulatory history
| Case | Regulator | Decision | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| J Sainsbury PLC / Asda Group Ltd merger inquiry | cma | blocked | 25 April 2019 |
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Frequently asked questions
What brands does Sainsbury's own?
Sainsbury's owns 3 consumer brands tracked here, including Argos, Sainsbury's and Tu.
Is Sainsbury's a British company?
Yes. Sainsbury's is headquartered in London, United Kingdom and was founded in 1869.
Who owns Sainsbury's?
Sainsbury's is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as SBRY on the LSE.
Sources (2) & 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 8 September 2026.
- [2] J Sainsbury PLC / Asda Group Ltd merger inquiry — Competition and Markets Authority, Regulator decision, published 25 April 2019; retrieved 8 September 2026.
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