Head Office functions

Glass ink pot

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Pen nibs engraved with 'J.Sainsbury Blackfriars London'. With note from donor Mr H Winterbottom, Hygiene Foreman, Buntingford.

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2 Pen nibs engraved with 'J.Sainsbury Blackfriars London' also 4 brass paper fasteners donated by C Croft

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Branch by branch figures for the number of customers through the door for the period 1968/9 and total numbers of customers for the period 1969 - 1972. Also includes loose papers listing customer...

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List of branches and branch by branch summary of tenure (freehold or leasehold). Term of lease, level and frequency of rent payments and landlord details are given for leasehold branches.

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Plan developed to ensure business continuity following the millennium. Produced by Business Continuity Planning Group.

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Overview of facilities management support arrangements including procedures for checking, reporting and communicating any problems.

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Pre-decimal adding machine

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Pre-decimal adding machine

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Black bakelite dial telephone with handset in cradle above dial. Switch at front and screwed on white metal plate below inscribed with options, e.g. 'EXTN. TO EXCH.'. Brown cord at back of telephone...

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Includes rubber branch name stamps, price stamp, stapler and bodgers.

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Information relating to branches of Sainsbury's supermarkets, Texas and Savacentres including dates of opening; refurbishment; closure; site assessment; facilities and other branch details. Box also...

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Papers and copy documents relating to the acquisition of: Planray Limited; Pardevelopment Limited; WH Penfold and Sons Limited; Dermicter Limited; Walmont Properties Company Limited.

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Computer cards used for storing customer information.

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Sainsbury's internal telephone directories providing names, job titles and extension numbers for staff based at head office and further numbers for other premises e.g. branches. Also includes a...

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Cards detailing in store offers produced by Retail Communications (Sainsbury's department). The information appears to be aimed at store managers.

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Two sets of handheld copper alloy balance scales. 1/ with two weights in a wooden box labelled 'TEA ONLY'. 2/ with one weight in a wooden box labelled 'COFFEE ONLY'.

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Wooden container used for holding tickets with 4 compartments

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Blue chemists bottle bearing label on the front 'Burgoyne, Burbridges and Co. Ltd, Export Druggists, East Ham London' and on reverse 'Gum, Opii Pulv P.B with assistants signature.

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Call/desk bell

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Glass ink pot

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Metal desktop pencil sharpener

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Correspondence, mainly from John Benjamin Sainsbury to Mr Younger, area supervisor regarding complaints about staff; pricing; staff allocation and suitability; bacon sales and lists of maximum length...

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The volume appears to be a sales and purchase ledger pertaining to Frank Sainsbury's farm at Blunt's Hall, Little Wratting, Haverhill. It records the accounts of debtors to the business (sales) and...

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Price lists for customers and staff. Includes literature on Del Monte products and the company that produced them, Calpack

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Original and photocopied leaflets, special offer cards and flyers featuring Sainsbury's price lists and special offers. Includes two copies of a 1929 price list leaflet for provisions poultry and...

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Computer print out. Comprehensive list of products. Gives: department commodity number; description of product; description of product as it appeared on receipt and unit price. NB not all products...

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Leaflets advertising prices for J.Sainsbury's groceries; provisions; meat and game. Also leaflet advertising opening of new branch at 2-4 High Street, Ealing with coupons and pricing instructions...

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In-store pricing material.

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Leaflets advertising prices for J.Sainsbury's groceries; provisions; meat and game and seasonal products. Also In-store pricing material and pricing instructions from head office to branches.

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A6 ring binders containing price lists, and loose price lists for those binders, 1970 - 1971. Staff were sent updates of the price lists which could be inserted into the A6 ring binders. Some of...

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Wooden handle with raised rubber inscription on stamp face. Inscriptions on rubber stamp faces are inverted and include branch number, branch name and branch address e.g. '768 8/13 KINGSWAY PRECINCT,...

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Booklets, leaflets and posters advertising prices of food sold at J Sainsbury e.g. 'Good food for Christmas', 'Good food', a list of prices for customers published fortnightly, three copies of a 1929...

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