Quality, safety and profit

In 1992, Sainsbury's achieved the distinction of becoming the largest retailer in the UK. Sainsbury's is also the largest food retailer in the UK, with well over 300 stores trading under the J. Sainsbury name and another nine hypermarkets trading under the Savacentre name. The sales of the company as a group demonstrated significant growth in the last seven years rising from just under £3 billion in 1984, to over £8 billion in 1991. Group sales for the year ending March 1992 were £9.2 billion.