Editing Sainsbury's (section)

=== Sainsbury's Bank ===
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In 1997, Sainsbury's Bank was established – a joint venture between J Sainsbury plc and the [[Bank of Scotland]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/11330965/Sainsburys-Bank-systems-failure-leaves-shoppers-unable-to-use-credit-cards.html |title=Sainsbury's Bank systems failure leaves shoppers unable to use credit cards |date=7 January 2015 |access-date=22 May 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701144350/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/11330965/Sainsburys-Bank-systems-failure-leaves-shoppers-unable-to-use-credit-cards.html |archive-date=1 July 2016 }}</ref> later a part of the [[Lloyds Banking Group]]. Services offered include car, life, home, pet and travel insurance as well as health cover, loans, credit cards, savings accounts and [[individual savings account]]s. On 8 May 2013, Sainsbury's announced it would buy the 50% share in the business owned by Lloyds Banking Group.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/may/08/sainsburys-bank-stake-lloyds|title=Sainsbury's takes full control of bank|date=8 May 2013|website=The Guardian|access-date=2 October 2020|archive-date=19 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719015246/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/may/08/sainsburys-bank-stake-lloyds|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2024, Sainsbury's announced the sale of its personal loans, credit cards and savings business to [[NatWest]], which completed on 1 May 2025.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.sky.com/story/sainsburys-sells-banking-arm-to-natwest-13155858|title=Sainsbury's sells banking arm to NatWest|date=20 June 2024|newspaper=Sky News|access-date=23 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Transfer Scheme {{!}} Sainsbury’s Bank |url=https://www.sainsburysbank.co.uk/transfer-scheme |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250501122504/https://www.sainsburysbank.co.uk/transfer-scheme |archive-date=1 May 2025 |access-date=1 May 2025 |website=www.sainsburysbank.co.uk }}</ref>