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Annual report and financial statements 2009

On this site you will find the Annual Report and Financial Statements 2009. By providing information online we are reducing the amount of paper printed and distributed and last year the majority of our shareholders chose to receive information online helping us to save 26 tonnes of paper.

There is also an illustrated review of the 2008/09 year online at
www.j-sainsbury.co.uk/illustratedreview rather than in print.

Chairman's statement

This is another good set of results for Sainsbury’s with continuing growth in sales and tight cost control leading to further improvements in profit. Underlying profit before tax for the year was up 11.3 per cent to £543 million with...

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Operating review

Our business is growing because we have responded quickly and effectively to a rapidly changing environment. Total sales for the year were up 5.7 per cent...

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Financial review

Sainsbury’s has made good progress in the challenging economic environment, reflecting the ongoing development of its offer and increasingly universal appeal, and continuing to...

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