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1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 †
Retail statistics
Number of outlets at financial year-end
Sainsbury’s Supermarkets –
over 40,000 sq ft sales area 7 8 12 12 12 14 16 21 26 29
25,000 – 40,000 sq ft sales area 109 128 147 165 181 194 211 223 229 233
15,000 – 25,000 sq ft sales area 106 102 98 99 99 98 87 87 93 98
under 15,000 sq ft sales area 69 61 56 52 49 49 49 47 43 45
Sainsbury’s Supermarkets 291 299 313 328 341 355 363 378 391 405‡
Savacentre 8 9 9 9 10 10 12 12 13 13
Homebase 55 61 64 70 76 83 310 297 298 288
Shaw’s 66 70 73 79 87 87 96 115 121 127
Total number of stores 420 439 459 486 514 535 781 802 823 833
Sales area (000 sq ft)
Sainsbury’s Supermarkets 6,434 6,951 7,632 8,303 8,827 9,338 9,767 10,387 10,860 11,425‡
Savacentre
Homebase (approx. 80%
665 798 798 798 864 864 1,034 1,034 1,119 1,119
covered sales area) 2,107 2,317 2,406 2,609 2,810 3,082 11,632 11,246 ▲
11,201 10,851
Shaw’s 1,928 2,107 2,229 2,448 2,740 2,762 3,137 3,822 4,119 4,410
Group total 11,134 12,173 13,065 14,158 15,241 16,046 25,570 § 26,489 ▲
27,299 27,805
Net increase on previous year:
Sainsbury’s Supermarkets 7.9% 8.0% 9.8% 8.8% 6.3% 5.8% 4.6% 6.3% 4.6% 5.2%
Group 10.4% 9.3% 7.3% 8.4% 7.6% 5.3% 59.1% 3.6% 3.1% 1.9%
New Sainsbury’s Supermarkets openings 22 20 21 23 23 20 10 18 19 20‡
Sainsbury’s Supermarkets’ sales intensity
(including VAT)**
Per square foot (£ per week)
Share of national trade in
predominantly food stores and
pharmaceutical, medical, cosmetic
17.26 18.17 18.51 18.84 18.60 18.53 18.59 18.69 18.87 18.61
and toilet goods outlets*** 10.5% 11.1% 11.4% 12.1% 12.1% 12.3% 12.2% 12.3% 12.5% 12.3%
▲ Restated to exclude concession areas.
** Excluding petrol.
*** Based on Central Statistical Office/Office for National Statistics (Re-based during 1999) and Sainsbury’s Supermarkets and Savacentre sales, excluding petrol.
§ Excluding Texas – Group total = 17,408,000 sq ft. Net increase 1,362,000 sq ft; increase of 8.5 per cent.
† Number of outlets and sales area are as at 3 April 1999.
‡ Including two Sainsbury’s Local stores with a total sales area of 6,000 sq ft.
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