Shopping bags

Examples of paper bags given to customers hold products. See also Paper Carrier bags and other carriers and images of bags.

By 1989 carrier bags started to be made from recycled material, in 1991 a "penny back" scheme was launched giving 1p to charity for every reused bag....

These durable bags used heritage images from the Sainsbury's archive.

Colour and black and white photographs, slide transparencies and negatives of paper and plastic carrier bags.

Reusable tote bags, often called "bags for life". Shoppers bought these in-store and were encouraged to reuse them. Sainsbury's offered a Nectar...

Tote bags produced to raise money for Sainsbury's charitable partnerships.