'JS Journal', March 1978

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• Miss Sainsbury 1978 ?
  01

  Miss Sainsbury 1978 ?
  Who's head
  wears the crown.
  Find out on page four.
  Two clues: Lesley Gosden (right) was voted second
  and Julie Harber (left) came third. Below the nine
  finalists, from left to right: Denise...

• Baaa-gain prices
  02

  Baaa-gain prices
  NEW ZEALAND LAMB was given a
  special promotion in JS stores this
  month. For two weeks starting March 6,
  NZ lamb prices were down by as much as
  1 lpper pound.
  Although supplies of lamb from 'down
  under' were...

• Bigger market share
  02

  Bigger market share
  A DRAMATIC INCREASE in Sainsbury's
  share of the basic groceries market,
  as published by Audits Great Britain
  (AGB) this month, indicates the effectiveness
  of the Discount '78 operation.
  The figures show...

• Bretton trolley-back scheme
  02

  Bretton trolley-back scheme
  THE FIRST SUPERMARKET in the
  UK to introduce a trolley deposit scheme
  is Sainsbury's Bretton superstore. The
  high cost of collection and maintenance,
  estimated to be running at around
  £12,000...

• Contents Page
  02

  Pages 1-7
  General news
  Pages 8-15, 17, 24
  Feature
  Page 16
  Letters
  Pages 18-23
  People

• JS brews first cheaper cuppa
  02

  JS brews first cheaper cuppa
  BRANDED TEA PRICES were immediately
  reduced by JS on March 6,
  following the announcement by the blenders blenders
  the week before that their prices were
  coming down.
  The quick action by...

• SavaCentre means happy motoring
  02

  SavaCentre means happy motoring
  MOTORING FORTNIGHT had the customers
  rolling up at SavaCentre, Washington
  for bargain prices in petrol and car
  care products when the campaign started
  on February 27.
  Other garages were left...

• Well worth waiting for
  03

  Building difficulties delayed the opening of
  JS's new Uxbridge store for over a year—now it's
  open and according to customers it w a s . . .
  Well worth waiting for Manager Charles Hart helps an early customer with her...

• Crowning glory...
  04

  Crowning glory...
  THE SEARCH for Miss JS 1978 ended
  on February 25, when 18-year-old Julie
  Curtin, a student worker at Walsall
  branch, was voted the winner of this
  year's competition finals. Lesley Gosden,
  a secretary at...

• FIRE!
  05

  FIRE!
  THE SENTINEL PROGRAMME, the
  branch audio-visual training system, is to get
  a new addition this month. 'In case of fire' is a
  new programme of tapes and slides which will
  be used in branches to inform staff of...

• Metric fruit and veg
  05

  Metric fruit and veg
  FRUIT AND VEGETABLE wholesaling
  will be going metric in 1980. The
  government has been asked to prepare
  legislation to phase out imperial weights,
  with the objective that after June 30,
  1980, all...

• SAINSBURY'S DUTCH FRESH FOODS
  05

  SAINSBURY'S DUTCH FRESH FOODS
  DUTCH FOOD was given a special promotion in Sainsbury stores last
  month. The campaign began on February 20 and featured dairy and meat
  products from Holland.
  The idea was first tried out last year...

• Walking aids disco dancing!
  05

  Walking aids disco dancing!
  CAMBERLEY BRANCH'S long standing relationship with the Hillside Hostel, a home
  for the mentally handicapped, was given a boost last month with the proceeds from a
  charity walk.
  The walk from...

• Well bread flour
  05

  Well bread flour A RISING MARKET in home-made
  bread products has prompted the JS grocery
  buyers to introduce three own-label
  lines. Strong white bread flour at 30p,
  brown bread mix, and white bread mix
  both 28p, went into all...

• Forest Hill helps non-readers read the signs
  06

  Forest Hill helps non-readers read the signs
  BEING HELPFUL is something JS
  stores are famous for, but South
  London's Forest Hill branch has a new
  addition to their helpfulness range. By
  playing host to a group of...

• The best years of your life
  06

  The best years of your life
  PREPARATION COURSES for retirement
  have been introduced for JS staff
  who are in their last year with the company.
  The first experimental two-day
  course took place on February 27 and
  March 6 and...

• Own-label joins the top set
  07

  Own-label joins the top set
  DENTURE WEARING JS customers
  will have a smile on their faces when they
  hear the latest news from the health and
  beauty department—and own-label
  denture cleanser.
  The effervescent tablets went...

• There's no business like snow business
  07

  There's no business like snow business
  'WE'VE NEVER HAD IT SO BAD' said
  Basingstoke depot's transport manager
  David Hibbard on the morning after the
  West Country's heaviest snowfalls for 30
  years. Gale force winds whipped the...

• John's work is always on show
  08

  John's work is always on show
  Just the job
  For the next in our series
  of JS job profiles
  we take a trip to Uxbridge
  to watch a new store
  preparing to greet the public. DISPLAYING OUR WARES is a vital
  part of successful...

• Clean and fresh . . .
  09

  Clean and fresh . . .
  STAFF AT CHATHAM have reason to
  be proud of themselves. Following a visit
  to their store, Peter Hygate, secretary of
  the Medway Towns, St John Ambulance
  Training Centre, wrote to manager Colin
  Etheridge...

• Holidays in store
  09

  Holidays in store
  EASTER HOLIDAY arrangements
  have been announced by the company.
  Stores, with the exception of Victoria,
  will be open on both Good Friday and
  Tuesday, March 28.
  Shop staff who work on Good Friday
  will...

• Top marks
  09

  Top marks
  THE HORSHAM AWARD for top
  marks in the Royal Institute of Public
  Health and Hygiene diploma exams has
  gone to Barry Odon, meat manager at
  Burton branch. Last year he attended the
  advanced diploma course at a local...

• The risk business
  10

  The risk business
  Improving the odds is the job of JS's insurance department.
  Here we take a closer look at the risks and the people who get
  the strength of the insurance companies around us. IN BUSINESS there are two kinds of...

• The spring that waters an Empire
  12

  The spring that waters an Empire
  WHAT DID THE ROMANS COVET,
  Caractacus camp on and the Empire
  drink from? The answer lies to the South
  West of Shrewsbury in Shropshire—and
  is a mountain called the Long Mynd.
  Nestling under...

• A countryman's pursuit
  14

  A countryman's pursuit
  A FROSTY MORNING, a local meadow, and his ferrets, are
  the ingredients of a good day's sport for warehouseman Nick
  Weight. Every winter weekend Nick and his furry friends can be
  seen in the countryside...

• Your letters
  16

  Your letters
  Letters are welcome and should be
  addressed to the editor. Any more contenders?
  From: Guess Who? ex-manager, Buntingford
  depot
  Re your article 'Distribution—new men
  at the top' in the February JS Journal
  you...

• In a state of shock
  17

  In a state of shock
  Electricity is both friend and foe. It generates light,
  heat and power to make our lives easier. It can also
  kill or maim if we are not aware of the hidden as well
  as the obvious dangers.
  There are two...

• Golden moment at the Palace
  18

  Golden moment at the Palace
  BUCKINGHAM PALACE was the
  venue for tradesman William Dimond
  and course tutor Howard Bentley when
  they attended the presentation ceremony
  for the Duke of Edinburgh awards on
  February 22. William...

• Peter strengthens his family ties
  18

  Peter strengthens his family ties
  TEN PIN BOWLING started Coventry
  meat tradesman Peter Wale on his hobby.
  He designs ties.
  Last year Peter, who competes regularly
  in Coventry's 'Pioneer League', decided
  that his sporting...

• .. .and at play!
  19

  .. .and at play!
  TEENAGE GIRLS went on the rampage
  in Reading last month with a spray can of
  bright blue paint. Altogether five stores
  were affected in the town—Sainsbury's,
  Woolworth's, Tesco's, Heelas, and C & A,
  and...

• As seen on TV
  19

  As seen on TV
  DISCOUNT '78 has been given an extra
  boost in the last three weeks by an intensive
  burst of TV advertising. A 30-
  second commercial, featuring Michael
  Barratt and shoppers' reactions to the
  campaign, was shown...

• Girls at work...
  19

  Girls at work...
  WALTON ON THAMES branch played
  host to two youngsters last month who
  were taking part in Surrey County
  Council's work experience scheme.
  Two schoolgirls visited the store for a
  week to discover what a...

• Table tennis Marathon
  19

  Table tennis Marathon
  NEARLY ELEVEN HOURS play was
  required to decide the champions of this
  year's SSA table tennis tournament.
  Held in the basement of Rennie House
  on Sunday, 19 February, 60 players took
  part.
  The standard...

• Appointments
  20

  Appointments
  G Kenney, formerly deputy manager at
  Dudley branch, has been appointed manager
  of Halesowen.
  B Thake, formerly temporary manager
  of Worcester Central, has been appointed
  manager of Oxford branch.
  G Challis,...

• Long service
  20

  Long service
  Harry Stringer, relief manager of the
  Green Walk contract depot, celebrated
  40 years with JS on February 22.
  Mr Stringer joined the company in
  1938, working in the Blackfriars warehouse.
  During the war he saw...

• Obituary
  20

  Obituary
  Norah Fitzpatrick, meat preparation assistant
  at Wimbledon branch, died on
  January 17. Miss Fitzpatrick had worked
  at Wimbledon throughout her twelveyear
  career with the company.

• Retirements
  20

  Retirements
  John Wozny, a store serviceman at Wood
  Green branch, retired on February 25
  after 23 years with JS.
  Mr Wozny joined the company in 1955
  at Palmers Green, and worked in the
  Winchmore Hill and Wood Green
  manual...

• A matched pair
  21

  A matched pair THERE AREN'T MANY identical
  twins around. There are even fewer who
  work for JS, and still fewer who are both
  meat managers in South London branches
  and both celebrating 25 years with
  the company on the same...

• Tales of a traditionalist
  21

  Tales of a traditionalist
  A TALL, WELL-EDUCATED youth
  joined JS in February 1938, and 40 years
  later Edward Perou, warehouse manager
  at Purley branch, retired after a happy
  and successful career with the company.
  The job...

• Green-fingered engineer stays on the rails
  22

  Green-fingered engineer stays on the rails
  'I STARTED AS AN EGG BOY at 114
  Lewisham in 1934. The old shop was a
  real 'market' store and we used to have to
  shout our wares louder than any of the
  stallholders. One cold and...

• Master of all trades...
  23

  Master of all trades...
  'THINGS WERE GRIM in the early
  thirties, particularly in the building trade'
  recalls Bert DufTett. T was an apprentice
  bricklayer in 1933. As soon as I had
  served my time I found myself out of a
  job....

• On the large side
  24

  On the large side
  SUPPLYING hotels and restaurants at one time was
  an important side to JS trading. The hotel and
  restaurant department of Stamford Street branch
  (closed in 1972) had four delivery vans. They were
  painted dark...