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"Sainsbury's and Retail Developments"

[1975-1980]

SA/BRA/1/2/1

"Sainsbury's and Retail Developments"

"Policy for the inner cities" booklet

1983

Relates to the development of Sainsbury's stores in inner city areas. Includes photographs of inner city stores.

SA/BRA/1/2/2

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"Policy for the inner cities" booklet

"'Off Centre' and 'Edge of Town' for supermarkets?" booklet

1984

"A Policy Satement 1984" explaining why Sainsbury's is opening stores outside of the traditional town centre sites. Includes photographs of example sites.

SA/BRA/1/2/3

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"'Off Centre' and 'Edge of Town' for supermarkets?" booklet

"An Architectural Design Statement" booklet

1993

Statement of Sainsbury's architectural design objectives.

SA/BRA/1/2/4

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"An Architectural Design Statement" booklet

"Right Store, Right Place: Supermarkets & Food Shopping" booklet

1994

Statement relating to Sainsbury's developments within disused urban areas and areas of special local or regional interest.

SA/BRA/1/2/5

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"Right Store, Right Place: Supermarkets & Food Shopping" booklet

"Quality by design: supermarkets and food shopping" booklet

[1994-1995]

Statement of Sainsbury's commitment to high standards in design, construction and engineering of Sainsbury's buildings. Includes photographs.

SA/BRA/1/2/6

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"Quality by design: supermarkets and food shopping" booklet

"Sainsbury's & Town Planning" leaflet

Jun 1996

Statement about Sainsbury's development within town centres. Includes photographs.

SA/BRA/1/2/7

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"Sainsbury's & Town Planning" leaflet

"Supermarket Development" booklet

[1991-1995]

Statement of Sainsbury's commitment to high standards in design, construction, engineering and landscaping of Sainsbury's buildings. Includes photographs.

SA/BRA/1/2/8

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"Supermarket Development" booklet

"Quality Landscapes for Retail Developments" booklet

[1980-1990]

Statement regarding the landscaping of modern store developments

SA/BRA/1/2/9

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"Quality Landscapes for Retail Developments" booklet

"Sainsbury's Supermarket Development: People, Places and Planning" booklet

[c. 1985-1990]

Statement explaining how new kinds of shopping development can maintain and extend Sainsbury's traditional values. Explains how sites are selected and the development consultation process involved....

SA/BRA/1/2/10

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"Sainsbury's Supermarket Development: People, Places and Planning" booklet

"Retailing and Renewal" booklet

1988

Statement about development of Sainsbury's stores on derelict or run down sites. Includes photographs of stores.

SA/BRA/1/2/11

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"Retailing and Renewal" booklet

"Town Centre Management: What's it all about?" booklet

Jul 1996

Booklet aimed at store managers encouraging them to assume responsibility for the company's commitment to town centre management by developing projects and initiatives with leaders in the...

SA/BRA/1/2/12

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"Town Centre Management: What's it all about?" booklet

"Working in partnership for the good of Britain's towns: Sainsbury's vision for Town Centre Management" booklet

Sep 1996

Statement of Sainsbury's commitment to town centre management with examples in practice.

SA/BRA/1/2/13

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"Working in partnership for the good of Britain's towns: Sainsbury's vision for Town Centre Management" booklet

"Striving for the best in the built environment: Sainsbury's and Town Planning" booklet

Jun 1997

Statement of Sainsbury's commitment to town centre development.

SA/BRA/1/2/14

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"Striving for the best in the built environment: Sainsbury's and Town Planning" booklet

"Investment in our future" booklet

Jun 1998

Statement about Sainsbury investment in town centres, flexible development, design and people.

SA/BRA/1/2/15

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"Investment in our future" booklet

"sizing up our stores" booklets

Oct 2000

Guides to Sainsbury's range of store formats including the three new smaller store concepts of the local, central and community stores.

SA/BRA/1/2/16

"sizing up our stores" booklets

"Balancing the issues of town centre management" booklets

[c. 1990s]

Pack of three guide books to making a practical contribution to town centre management. Sponsored by Boots, Marks and Spencer, Sainsbury's, Sears plc, and WH Smiths.

SA/BRA/1/2/17

"Balancing the issues of town centre management" booklets

"New life for smaller towns - a handbook for action"

1999

Handbook and case studies of town centre management. Researched, written and produced by URBED with sponsorship from Sainsbury's.

SA/BRA/1/2/18

"New life for smaller towns - a handbook for action"

"Local Attitudes to Central Advice: A survey of the response of planning authorities to Government Policy Guidance" booklet

1989

Produced for Sainsbury's by Insight Social Research.

SA/BRA/1/2/19

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"Local Attitudes to Central Advice: A survey of the response of planning authorities to Government Policy Guidance" booklet

"'Food Retailing and the Environment': A paper given by Sir John Sainsbury to the Oxford Preservation Trust. July 1981" booklet

Jul 1981

Paper given by Sir John Sainsbury (later Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover) on the siting of supermarkets at the Annual General Meeting of the Oxford Presevation Trust. The paper aimed "to show the...

SA/BRA/1/2/20

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"'Food Retailing and the Environment': A paper given by Sir John Sainsbury to the Oxford Preservation Trust. July 1981" booklet

"not what you think..." "Partners for better towns" booklet

May 1999

Statement about Sainsbury's three new smaller store concepts (local, central and community), support for Government's drive for new transport initiatives and concern for the environment.

SA/BRA/1/2/21

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"not what you think..." "Partners for better towns" booklet

"Partners for better towns" information pack

Apr 1999

Information pack giving case studies of where Sainsbury's has given support and advice to local authorities managing town centres. Case studies relate to developments in Middlesbrough, Coleraine,...

SA/BRA/1/2/22

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"Partners for better towns" information pack

Sainsbury's Central guide

[c. 1998]

Guide to Sainsbury's Central stores. Includes background to the development of the Central format and division of products into 'zones', and details of the Buchanan Galleries (236-240 Buchanan...

SA/BRA/1/2/23

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Sainsbury's Central guide

"JSD: J Sainsbury Developments: Delivering Quality Buildings" leaflet

[c. 1998]

Leaflet introducing members of the JSD team and a list of the completed schemes that JSD have been involved in, including leisure and shopping developments.

SA/BRA/1/2/24

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"JSD: J Sainsbury Developments: Delivering Quality Buildings" leaflet

"looking forward" Sainsbury's Property Company booklet

[c. 2000]

Booklet introducing Sainsbury's Property Company's new focus on the development of housing, offices and leisure facilities. At rear enclosures include case studies of developments at Selly Oak, Nine...

SA/BRA/1/2/25

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"looking forward" Sainsbury's Property Company booklet

British Property Federation booklet

[c. 1990s]

Includes article about Sainsbury's, retailing and renewing with case study examples on Fossbank, York and Savacentre, Merton. See pp. 22-23 & p33. The British Property Federation is a consortium of...

SA/BRA/1/2/26

British Property Federation booklet

Sainsbury's Architecture: Quality, Consideration & Craftsmanship" booklet

[1996]

Booklet outlining Sainsbury's policy on architecture. Includes case studies of recently designed stores in Plymouth, Horsham, Edinburgh (Craigleith) and Banbury. There is a list at the back of design...

SA/BRA/1/2/27

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Sainsbury's Architecture: Quality, Consideration & Craftsmanship" booklet

"J Sainsbury Developments Ltd" booklet

[1990s]

Booklet regarding JSD developments and retail parks.

SA/BRA/1/2/28

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"J Sainsbury Developments Ltd" booklet

Sainsbury's Architecture file

1996

Includes a speech and notes regarding Sainsbury's architecture. The speech was probably given at the opening of the Clapham store.

SA/BRA/1/2/29

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Sainsbury's Architecture file

Images for Off Centre and Edge of Town for Supermarkets

[c. 1984]

Photographs taken for use in the Sainsbury's booklet "Off Centre and Edge of Town for Supermarkets" (SA/BRA/1/2/3). Some additional images not used in the booklet are also included. page 4: Chester...

SA/BRA/1/2/30

Images for Off Centre and Edge of Town for Supermarkets