Located on Wendene in Bowthorpe, the new supermarket, complete with petrol station, opened on October 10, with customers flocking in to take a nose around the store.
Welcoming customers on the day were manager Tom Parkins and meat manager J. Franklin.
More classic pictures of Sainsbury's supermarkets throughout the years can be found at: https://www.sainsburyarchive.org.uk/
The fresh fruit and vegetables department of the Bowthorpe branch of Sainsbury's with customers in 1979. (Image: The Sainsbury Archive, Museum of London Docklands)
The kitchenware, glassware and hardware section of Bowthorpe Sainsbury's in August 1979. (Image: The Sainsbury Archive, Museum of London Docklands)
The fresh fruit and vegetables department of Bowthorpe Sainsbury's in 1979. (Image: The Sainsbury Archive, Museum of London Docklands)
There was a wide selection of clingfilm, oven paper and baking foil available at Bowthorpe Sainsbury's in 1979. (Image: The Sainsbury Archive, Museum of London Docklands)
Checkouts bustle at Bowthorpe Sainsbury's in 1979. (Image: The Sainsbury Archive, Museum of London Docklands)
Customers queue for baked delights at Sainsbury's in Bowthorpe in 1979. (Image: The Sainsbury Archive, Museum of London Docklands)
A postcard of Bowthorpe Sainsbury's taken in 1980. (Image: The Sainsbury Archive, Museum of London Docklands)
Staff in the canteen at Bowthorpe Sainsbury's on opening day, October 10, 1978. (Image: The Sainsbury Archive, Museum of London Docklands)
The tills at Bowthorpe Sainsbury's in 1978. (Image: The Sainsbury Archive, Museum of London Docklands)
Manager Tom Parkins and meat manager J. Franklin in Bowthorpe, Norwich Sainsbury's on opening day, October 10, 1978. (Image: The Sainsbury Archive, Museum of London Docklands)
Customers entering Bowthorpe Sainsbury's on opening day, October 10, 1978. (Image: The Sainsbury Archive, Museum of London Docklands)
Sainsbury's petrol station in Bowthorpe on opening day, October 10, 1978. (Image: The Sainsbury Archive, Museum of London Docklands)
The clothing aisle of Sainsbury's in Bowthorpe in 1979. (Image: The Sainsbury Archive, Museum of London Docklands)
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