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Presents for the future—now
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Presents for the future—now
CHRISTMAS IS COMING and this year
JS present hunters will have a wider choice
and better value than ever before. Over 80
branches will be stocking the JS Christmas
range, the bulk of which goes... -
Bread queue blues
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Bread queue blues
AMONGST many amusing tales
from the days of the 'great bread
shortage', came this plea for sanity
from Ken Roach, customer service
assistant at Basingstoke branch. Ken
was shocked into action after... -
Contents Page
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Pages 1-7
General news
Pages 8-15,24
Feature
Pages 16-17,20-23
People
Pages 18-19
Letters -
JS—no dough area!
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JS—no dough area!
BREAD DISAPPEARED from the
shops at the beginning of September as the
result of an industrial dispute between the
Bakers Union and the big three Federation
bakers—Rank Hovis McDougall,
Associated... -
Chance for a share of the action
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Chance for a share of the action
PLAYING THE STOCKMARKET
needn't be a risky business if you are one of
the 9000 members of staff who are eligible
to take up this year's offer to acquire JS
shares under the company's... -
Lord Sainsbury to open Haverhill
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Lord Sainsbury to open Haverhill
LORD SAINSBURY is to open JS's new
supermarket at Haverhill, Suffolk, on
October 11. Lord Sainsbury, better
known at JS as Mr Alan, lives in a village
less than ten miles from the new store.... -
Two depot staff branch out
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Two depot staff branch out
IT'S NOT UNUSUAL for branch staff to
move to depots and head office, but for the
first time two JS employees at Hoddesdon
depot have chosen to move into the sharp
end of the... -
New Cowley opens in the shop next door
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New Cowley opens in the shop next door
ONLY THE EARLYBIRDS were
around to see the opening of Cowley's
newest JS store, right next to the old one.
But this didn't worry manager Michael
Broomfield as he unlocked the doors... -
JD on LBC supermarket phone-in
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JD on LBC supermarket phone-in
CHAIRMAN JOHN SAINSBURY had
a 50 minute grilling on September 16 at the
hands of LBC's listeners. Taking part in a
phone-in programme on London's commercial
radio news station he had to
answer... -
Rugby's dogged determination wins through
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Rugby's dogged determination wins through
A SILVER LINING to every cloud has
become the motto of Rugby branch staff".
Their efforts in collecting silver paper have
helped an ex-employee in her attempts to
raise the cash for a... -
Coffee—grounds for instant remorse
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Coffee—grounds for instant remorse
THE LATEST MOVE to control the
price of coffee came into effect last week.
The voluntary agreement worked out
between retailers and the government
limits the shops' profit margin on... -
JS chairman talks food prices on BBC 1
nine o'clock news
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JS chairman talks food prices on BBC 1 nine o'clock news
'I DON'T think there's a slightest chance
that food will get off the headlines' JS
chairman John Sainsbury told BBC 1
viewers during the nine o'clock news
programme on... -
Rain swells dried fruit prices
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Rain swells dried fruit prices
CHRISTMAS ISN'T CHRISTMAS
without rich fruit cake and plum pudding.
But this year our traditional fare may not
be quite as popular with the housewife
since the cost of the main ingredient... -
Work on cold store hots up
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Work on cold store hots up
THE BIG FREEZE is spreading at
Buntingford depot. Work has started on a
"hew minus 5°F cold store and the conversion
of existing plant to create a new
28/30T store. Expenditure is expected to
be... -
Beans, means . . .
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Beans, means . . .
GOOD NEWS for lovers of real coffee. JS
blends of coffee beans and ground coffee
went down in price on September 19.
Careful buying on world markets enabled
a price cut of 28p per pound. The cost of... -
Dancing on the decks 'til dawn
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Dancing on the decks 'til dawn
BELOW DECKS ON HMS BELFAST the revels lingered on into the wee small hours to
the sound of 'Sweet Inspiration'; topsides, a romantic view of the Thames at Tower Bridge.
The Belfast's 'crew' on... -
Fight against vandals falls on deaf ears
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Fight against vandals
falls on
deafears
WHAT'S ALL THIS EAR? Native hunters
living around JS's new Lord's Hill
superstore in Southampton have been
claiming trophies from the hippo park
outside. The five hippos, a popular... -
JS sounds the all clear!
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JS sounds the all clear!
YOU CAN SEE WHERE YOU ARE
with these up-to-the-minute, stylish salt
and pepper mills. Made in high quality
clear acrylic plastic they will be on sale in
about 20 JS stores by the end of September
and... -
Palliative jubilee message
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Palliative jubilee message
SEEN written on a frozen food pallet at
Wood Green, the following commemorative
message:
'To mark the silver jubilee of 1977, the
distribution division has released a limited
edition of25 roll... -
Roy plays at trains for real
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Roy plays at trains for real
RUNNING A RAILWAY is a lot like
running a supermarket according to Roy
Watts. And he should know. During the
week he is deputy manager at Purley
branch. At weekends and on his days off
he is a... -
Getting to the top . . .
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Getting to the top . . .
THE BIRMINGHAM SKYLINE is
noted for its high concrete buildings
towering for a place on the horizon. The
Birmingham College of Food is not one of
the tallest but from her seventh floor
window JS... -
. . . hardwork but worth it
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. . . hardwork but worth it
CERTIFICATES OF ACHIEVEMENT
as hard won as jungle trophies line the
walls of JS counsellor Cynthia Gillett's
study at her home in Bexleyheath, Kent.
At 15 she left school unqualified, with no
idea... -
JS bakeware comes clean
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JS bakeware comes clean
From the top:
Sandwich pan
7in/178mm(59p)
Flan pan 8in/203mm (87p)
Sandwich pan 8in/203mm (66p)
4 cup yorkshire pudding tray (80p)
Round cake pan 7in/178mm (70p)
12 cup tart tray (87p)
Pie plate... -
Des is one of the top ten drivers of the year
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Des is one of the top ten drivers of the year
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 11 was a big
day for Buntingford driver Des Matthews
as he competed in the national finals of the
Lorry Driver of the Year competition in
Nuneaton. Driving a 15... -
Mark's heroic supersave
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Mark's heroic supersave
WEST BROMWICH ISN'T BY THE
SEA, but student employee Mark Warner
managed to pull off a remarkable lifesaving
feat this summer. Whilst on holiday
with his family in Tenby, West Wales,
17-year-old Mark... -
Oil-slickers!
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Oil-slickers!
OIL-RICH ARABS, those free-spending
connoisseurs of the British high life, almost
foiled SSA plans for an ultra-swish
Christmas celebration. Upper Court, a
40-room mansion in Surrey and the former
home of Lloyd... -
Richard's sights are set on success
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Richard's sights are set on success
AIMING FOR a successful career in JS is
22-year-old Richard Gardiner, the newest
PA at Blackfriars. Richard has been personal
assistant to director Joe Barnes for
just three months but he... -
Your letters
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Your letters
Letters are welcome and should be
addressed to the editor. Money isn't everything?
From: Henry Arrowsmith, J S veteran,
Bristol
Regarding the complaint from Mr Moloney
about his unfair pay scale (see... -
Polyester is everyone's choice
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Polyester is everyone's choice
LOTS OF YOU made the most of
this last chance to get your JS
overall design ideas published in
the Journal, and to win a £1 JSgift
token.
We have passed all your ideas on
to the retail... -
Sally Supermarket!
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Sally Supermarket!
ALL IN THE FAMILY? Watford
branch has its very own 'Miss Sainsbury'
in the shapely form of 17-year-old Sally
Sainsbury. Young Sally, pictured right,
is studying to become a medical secretary
and since... -
Appointments
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Appointments
Frank Gandy, formerly senior engineer,
clerk of works, Clapham has been appointed
acting maintenance manager at
SavaCentre, Washington.
P A White, formerly depot security
advisor, distribution division,... -
Long service
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Long service
Jim Brumwell, electrical supervisor, Woking
area office, celebrated 40 years with JS
on July 12.
Mr Brumwell started with JS at Running
Horses Yard and was responsible for
servicing a chaff-cutting machine. He... -
Obituary
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Obituary
Richard Brown,' reserve head butcher,
Surbiton, died on July 12. He had been
with the company for 41 years.
Starting with JS as a trainee Mr Brown
subsequently worked in various branches
including Hythe, Folkestone... -
Retirements
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Retirements
Vera Birchby joined JS to help out over the
Christmas trading period, i only intended
to stay about a month' she says. On
September 16 Vera retired after not one
month but 31 years with JS.
'My daughter had not... -
Bromley is something special to Vera
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Bromley is something special to Vera
THE CHEERFUL FACE of Vera Joyce
is rapidly becoming a familiar sight at JS's
Bromley branch. Every Friday she wheels
her trolley through the store doing her
weekly shopping.
But Mrs Joyce... -
Gareth joins the Journal newshounds
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Gareth joins the Journal newshounds
GARETH RENOWDEN joins the JS
Journal reporting team this month as an
assistant editor.
Gareth is 23. He was born in Cardiff but
spent his early childhood in the Outer and
Inner Hebrides. A... -
Romance in the air
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Romance in the air
MARRIAGES ARE MADE in heaven and in Bishop's Stortford branch it seems. Daphne
Knight and Alan Piper are the tenth couple to have met at the branch and eventually
married.
Alan is an assistant manager and... -
Doug's teacake is all part of the service at Ipswich
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Doug's teacake is all part of the service at Ipswich
- . . . . CUSTOMERS at JS's Ipswich branch
can pick up a recipe for Irish fruit cake
along with their shopping basket, if the
man on the door is Doug Lambert.
Doug has... -
Mary makes everything better
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Mary makes everything better
Manager Chris Phillips and first-aider Mary Dormer take a great pride in the letters they
receive from grateful customers. 'THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE
SAINSBURY'S' claims Mary Dormer,
first-aider at... -
Mysterious eternal triangle?
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Mysterious eternal triangle?
CAN YOU HELP to identify this latest JS
archives mystery? The triangular glass
dish was found by Mrs Buchanan of
Horsell and was sent in to the archives via
Woking branch. The dish is about... -
Plait-a-mat
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Plait-a-mat
DUST OFF your creative urges and make an unusual rug out of dusters. Yes dusters,
as sold at many large JS supermarkets. Maria Beeston did, and her rug, plus making
instructions, will soon be appearing in a number...
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