'JS Journal', Christmas 1979

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• Bromley beano
  02

  Bromley beano
  Dulwich was the venue of
  one of the first Christmas celebrations. Bromley
  branch disco was attended by about 250 staff and friends who danced
  provided by the Sound Infusion djs. Drawing the raffle for the evening...

• St Annes—'greatly impressed'
  02

  St Annes—'greatly impressed'
  'GREATLY IMPRESSED by such a
  marvellous scheme' was the first
  comment written by a member of the
  public in the visitors' book at the St
  Annes exhibition held November
  13-17.
  Sainsbury's public...

• Super stores
  02

  Super stores
  SAINSBURY'S NEWEST supermarket
  in Staffordshire opened at
  Broad Street, Stafford, at 9.30 am on
  Tuesday, December 4.
  The new store, with a 13,000 square
  feet (1,250 square metres) sales area, is
  our third...

• Fresh freezing
  03

  Fresh freezing
  A NEW FULL COLOUR freezer
  magazine was launched in November
  to replace that month's issue of the
  normal monthly broadsheet price list.
  The general reception at the freezer
  centres and the stores it was issued...

• New oil strike
  03

  New oil strike
  FOR MOTORISTS, to complement the
  five litre bottle that has sold exceedingly
  well, JS are launching this month a one
  litre can of own-label motor oil, very
  competitively priced at 59p.
  This high quality SAE...

• Tempting tinware
  03

  Tempting tinware
  THE NEW TRADEMARK and
  packaging design for houseware has now
  been adapted for the popular non-stick
  bakeware lines. These own-label lines
  co-ordinate with the designs on the packaging
  of the JS own-label...

• Xmas ideas and inspirations
  04

  CHRISTMAS QUAFFING will certainly
  be smoothed along this year with
  the aid of the new JS Blended whisky,
  which is an ideal base for mixes and
  extremely good value at £4.18.
  JS Blended will augment the existing
  'Finest Old...

• . . . and for her
  05

  . . . and for her
  FOR LADIES who want the ideal accessories
  to their JS Natur cosmetics,
  items from the new skin care range will
  make great Christmas tree presents.
  Prices are very competitive as the face
  creams cost about...

• For him . . .
  05

  For him . . .
  TALISMAN IS THE NAME of the latest,
  exclusive up-market range of men's
  toiletries launched by JS following the
  success of Natur. It is Sainsbury's first
  attempt to break into this field, competing
  with such...

• Winton wonder
  06

  Winton wonder
  'ITS GOING VERY WELL, much faster
  than we thought it would,' said Joe
  Barnes, retail division director, shortly
  after opening the new Winton branch at
  9.30 am on November 27. The mad
  rush to get into the store...

• Duke of Edinburgh awards
  07

  Duke of Edinburgh awards
  A TWIN CELEBRATION took place on November 19 when
  Joy and Ann Scudamore visited Buckingham Palace to collect
  their gold medals.
  Joy is a skilled supermarket assistant at East Ham branch
  but in her...

• Teaching-in
  07

  CONTAMINATION and off-flavours
  are obviously hazards to be avoided,
  whatever the expense, by every grocery
  retailing firm. JS is of course wise to this
  fact and knows that efficient staff education
  can be the biggest possible...

• Festive fun pages......
  08

  A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW
  YEAR to all our readers. As an added Xmas
  bonus this year the Journal has put together a compecouple
  of pages of fun to while away those lazy post festive feasting afternoons. Admire the first...

• Prize Competition
  08

  SPOT THE DIFFERENCE
  Can you identify and note down 12 differences in the drawings below? For the rest of our prize
  competition see page 9. BEMAD
  DISCO
  Hidden somewhere here is the name
  of a JS branch—can you identify...

• Depot's delight
  10

  Depot's delight
  IT'S A FAMILY CONCERN when
  puppies are born at the home of
  Charlton warehouseman, Mark Vickers.
  The two latest additions to the household
  arrived early in November. Now
  the cavalcade of pedigree Cavalier...

• Winter Waterlooville
  11

  Winter Waterlooville
  A NEW CREW and good weather all
  helped to ensure the successful opening
  of Waterlooville freezer centre on
  November 29.
  The shop was opened by district
  manager Derek McCord and manager
  Derek Flahey, and...

• Your letters
  12

  Your letters
  Letters are welcome and should be
  addressed to the editor. Option questions
  From: David Young, branch development
  financial control.
  I would like to pose several questions
  relating to the JS Share Purchase...

• People and their pics
  13

  People and their pics
  T NEVER DREAMED that I would
  win' said Sue Purcell-Manser from
  Hitchin branch who gained £50 by entering
  the Journal's photographic
  competition.
  As we announced in the last issue Sue
  achieved first...

• Pearly charity
  14

  Pearly charity
  THE PEARLY KING AND QUEEN
  of Yarmouth, both JS employees in the
  local branch, recently raised £2,500 on
  behalf of Brentwoods' Open Arms
  charity.
  Bob Arrowsmith, a warehouseman,
  and his wife Pat, a part-time...

• Refugees at Ashford
  14

  Refugees at Ashford
  LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT is probably
  the best way to describe the reaction of a
  group of Vietnamese refugees getting
  their first taste of food shopping in
  England at JS's Ashford branch.
  Their faces were...

• Big Basingstoke sound
  15

  Big Basingstoke
  THE DEBUT of the Ron Young dance
  orchestra held at Basingstoke depot last
  month was a sell-out and concluded in a
  standing ovation.
  Ron is a driver at the depot and he
  began to put the big band sound...

• Birthday bonus
  15

  Birthday bonus
  DUNSTABLE BRANCH recently
  received a birthday card. It said 'happy
  anniversary' and congratulated the
  manager and staff on a successful and
  enjoyable year since the branch opened
  last November. The card also...

• Cricket league
  15

  Cricket league
  HAMPSHIRE CRICKET LEAGUE
  has accepted Basingstoke depot's application
  to join them. Some years ago
  when the league was first formed the
  depot cricket team was invited to join the
  north Hants division but they...

• Present problem
  15

  Present problem
  GIFT VOUCHERS have become increasingly
  popular as convenient presents
  during recent years.
  Sales of JS gift vouchers (in denominations
  of £1, £2 and £5) are steady
  throughout the year but sales go...

• Resisting the squash
  15

  Resisting the squash
  THE SAINSBURY SQUASH team
  during November proved their capabilities
  again by winning the second
  round match in the Austin Reed
  Championship.
  In competition with about 800 teams
  representing firms from...

• Seasonal treasures
  16

  Archives
  Seasonal treasures One of the annual JS highlights was the Christmas open show.
  Most branches had a gate that could be hung, and locked, in
  the doorway, and in the month or so before Christmas it was
  usual to dresss...