How IT is used in Sainsbury's.
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... Report 2.1 Organisation Details and How IT is used 2.1.2 Features of Software 2.1.3 Roles of people involved 2.1.4 The hardware and the software the application requires 2.1.5 Background to the food industry 2.2 Employment changes / Job changes / Training 2.3 Legal Issues 2.4 Small Businesses 2.5 Conclusion 2.1 Organisation Details and How IT is used Sainsbury's was founded in 1869 by John James and Mary Ann Sainsbury. They opened their first small dairy shop at 173 Drury Lane, London. It was so successful that further branches were opened in other market streets in Stepney, Islington and Kentish Town. The firm has expanded gradually over a century and now cover most of the UK with 463 stores nationwide. Recently, the group has expanded in the USA, where it acquired the New England-based Shaw's Supermarkets Ltd in 1987 and diversified into banking, with the establishment in 1997 of Sainsbury's Bank. The Sainsbury group today is one of the world's leading retailers, playing a part in the lives of 15 million customers














