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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Convenience shops |
| Founded | 1891 |
| Founder | William Jackson |
| Defunct | 2008 |
| Fate | Converted into Sainsbury's at Jacksons thenSainsbury's Local shops |
| Headquarters | 40 Derringham Street,Hull |
Area served | Yorkshire andNorth Midlands |
Key people | Angus Oughtred (Managing director) |
| Parent | J Sainsbury plc |
Jacksons Stores Ltd, named after the founder William Jackson, was a British chain of 114convenience shops inYorkshire and theNorth Midlands that was founded in 1891 by theHull-basedWilliam Jackson & Sons Ltd and sold toSainsbury's in 2004, an acquisition which doubled that company's share of the convenience shop market.[1] After the takeover by Sainsbury's, many Jacksons Stores were initially refurbished to trade under theSainsbury's at Jacksons brand. This brand was phased out and replaced with theSainsbury's Local brand by March 2008.
Shortly before the Sainsbury's acquisition the chain was voted Britain's best independent retail chain.[2]
Sainsbury's acquisition of Jacksons Stores was part of a wider strategy to expand into the convenience sector. The deal was not subject to a competition inquiry due to the precedent of Tesco'sT&S Stores acquisition; TheOffice of Fair Trading took the view that the convenience sector was distinct from the supermarket sector.[3]
