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| - Sainsbury's is the second largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom with a share of the UK supermarket sector of 17.7%. Founded in 1869 by John James Sainsbury with a shop in Drury Lane, London, the company became the largest grocery retailer in 1922, pioneered self-service retailing in the UK, and had its heyday during the 1980s. In 1995, Tesco overtook Sainsbury's to become the market leader, and ASDA became the second largest in 2003, demoting Sainsbury's into third place. In January 2014, Sainsbury's overtook Asda to become the second largest supermarket chain. The holding company, J Sainsbury plc, is split into three divisions, Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd, Sainsbury's Convenience Stores Ltd (Sainsbury's Local), and Sainsbury's Bank. The group's head office is in the Sainsbu
- In 2017, Kermit the Frog made a cameo appearance in Sainsbury's annual Christmas commercial. The commercial is made up of brief, black-and-white clips of members of the public, each singing a line of the ad's song, "Every Bit of Christmas". There are two celebrity cameos in the 1:49 ad: Kermit and Ricky Tomlinson, star of the British sitcom The Royle Family. Tomlinson's presence in the ad is a reference to the many Royle Family Christmas specials, and Kermit's is a reference to the beloved 1992 film The Muppet Christmas Carol.
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| - Sainsbury's is the second largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom with a share of the UK supermarket sector of 17.7%. Founded in 1869 by John James Sainsbury with a shop in Drury Lane, London, the company became the largest grocery retailer in 1922, pioneered self-service retailing in the UK, and had its heyday during the 1980s. In 1995, Tesco overtook Sainsbury's to become the market leader, and ASDA became the second largest in 2003, demoting Sainsbury's into third place. In January 2014, Sainsbury's overtook Asda to become the second largest supermarket chain. The holding company, J Sainsbury plc, is split into three divisions, Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd, Sainsbury's Convenience Stores Ltd (Sainsbury's Local), and Sainsbury's Bank. The group's head office is in the Sainsbury's Store Support Centre in Holborn Circus, City of London. The group also has interests in property. As of May 2011, the largest Sainsbury family shareholders are Lord Sainsbury of Turville with 4.99%, with Judith Portrait the trustee of various Sainsbury settlements and charitable trusts holding 3.92%. The largest overall shareholder is the sovereign wealth fund of Qatar, the Qatar Investment Authority, who hold 25.999% of the company. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. This article is a . You can help My English Wiki by expanding it.
- In 2017, Kermit the Frog made a cameo appearance in Sainsbury's annual Christmas commercial. The commercial is made up of brief, black-and-white clips of members of the public, each singing a line of the ad's song, "Every Bit of Christmas". There are two celebrity cameos in the 1:49 ad: Kermit and Ricky Tomlinson, star of the British sitcom The Royle Family. Tomlinson's presence in the ad is a reference to the many Royle Family Christmas specials, and Kermit's is a reference to the beloved 1992 film The Muppet Christmas Carol. Kermit sings the first three words in his verse: "Perfect festive movie / Every bit of this / Random family, who's he? / Every bit of this".
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