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Sainsbury's, Greenwich, also known as the Sainsbury's Millenium Store, was a Sainsbury's supermarket building at 55 Bugsby's Way, Greenwich Peninsula, London. Opening in 1999 as Sainsbury's flagship store, the building design incorporated environmentally conscious features and gained critical acclaim, being shortlisted for the 2000 Stirling Prize. It was billed as "the first Green supermarket in the world".

In 2014, after an application for listed status failed, planning permission to demolish the store was approved by Greenwich London Borough Council with Sainsbury's moving to a new site in Charlton. Demolition began in 2016, and an IKEA store was built on the site.

Opening and history
Sainsbury's Greenwich was opened in September 1999 by Jamie Oliver.

In 2010, Jacob Zuma visited the store during his state visit to the UK. Zuma had requested a tour, and was accompanied by Justin King (Sainsbury's CEO) and Hilary Benn (the Environment Secretary).

Closure and demolition
In December 2013, Paul Hinkin, one of the store's architects, started a petition against the building's demolition, claiming that it represented "an act of vandalism". The petition gained support from hundreds of people including George Ferguson and Angela Brady. In February 2014, The Twentieth Century Society submitted an application to English Heritage for Sainsbury's Greenwich to be grade II* listed. This would have made it both the first listed supermarket in the UK and the youngest building to ever be listed. Catherine Croft, the Society's director, said that demolition would be "a tragic waste of energy and resources" and result in the loss of "the most innovative retail store to have been built in the UK in the last 50 years".

https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/listing-bid-made-in-desperate-attempt-to-stop-sainsburys-demolition

The store's last day open was on 24 June 2015, closing for the final time at 6pm.