Image of Open University television crew filming customer and child in 6 Lymington Avenue, Wood Green branch

Observations of Christmas sales pg 2; New liveries for JS lorries (includes pictures) pg 2; Opening of a new branch at Cwmbran (includes pictures) pg 3; Opening of a new branch at Broadfield, Crawley (includes pictures) pg 4; Sainsbury's gift tokens pg 4; Comparison of Tesco and JS trading results 1976/1977 pg 5; Introduction of a new state pension scheme pg 6; Appointment of Nigel Matthews as company secretary (includes picture) pg 6; Haverhill Meat Products diversifying by supplying maws for preparation into Chinese food pg 6; Picture of the Duchess of Norfolk opening the Horsham branch pg 6; Picture of Langney branch staff who stayed open for disabled customers pg 7; JS advertising in the 'Anglo-Dutch Shopper' newspaper pg 7; Work of JS counsellors (includes pictures) pg 8; Former JS canteen in Colombo Street, Blackfriars has been turned into the Elephant Shop by Blackfriars Settlement (includes pictures) pgs 9-10; Biography of Gerrard Poole (Gerrard Allun) as ballet dancer and actor in musicals (includes pictures) pg 14; The use of television cameras to record interviews and improve techniques (includes picture) pg 15; Open University filming Wood Green branch for a programme on child education (includes picture) pg 15; Introduction of Kalle Infotec 6000 (early fax machine) at Blackfriars [head office] and depots at Buntingford, Charlton and Basingstoke (includes pictures) pg 16; Armed robbery from Swiss Cottage branch pg 17; Retirement of Sandy Martin as manager of JS's farm at Inverquhomery (includes picture) pg 19; Biography of James Boswell (former editor of the JS Journal), Sally Boswell and Brian Shuel (includes pictures) pg 23.