Table of content
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Contents Page
01
Page 2-3
General News
Page 4-5
New on the shelves (Cover Picture)
Page 6-7
Report on AGM
Page 8-9
Two new stores
Page 10-11
Profit Sharing Scheme
Page 12-13
Parking prettily
Page 14-15
Energy Matters
Page 16-19
Where it's at
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Looking North
02
Looking North
JS EXPANSION PLANS NORTH
have taken a further step forward, this
time in the supply area.
Palethorpes Limited, of Market
Drayton, Shropshire, whose main
activities are the production of meat
pies, sausages and... -
Minister tours labs
02
Minister tours labs
MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE
Peter Walker visited JS at Blackfriars on
July 1. He was taken on a tour of the
laboratories before having a working
lunch with chairman Sir John Sainsbury
and directors Cecil... -
Olympic triumph
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Olympic triumph
GOLD AND SILVER MEDALS were
brought back to Poole branch by
swimmer Tony Stickland from the
Disabled Olympics despite the fact that
he missed his best events.
Readers may remember that Tony
was featured in... -
Whisky galore!
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Whisky galore!
COMMUNICATION merged with
intoxication recently when chairman Sir
John Sainsbury was presented with a
gallon of whisky by the Observer
newspaper, for the excellence of JS
annual report to shareholders and... -
An act of providence!
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An act of providence!
AN APT POSTAL ADDRESS augured
well for a successful opening of a new
branch at Providence Place,
Maidenhead in Berkshire on July 1.
Customers were so anxious to shop in
the new store that it took a lot... -
A bit of all white
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A bit of all white
'IT'S THE WHITE that catches the eye'
as the old saying goes and it's certainly
appropriate in the case of JS's new and
very adaptable range of ovenproof
cookware.
The high fired earthenware range has a... -
Pudding on the style!
04
Pudding on the style!
'PUDDINGS AND DESSERTS' and
Cooking for Two are the latest titles to
be added to JS's series of hardback
recipe books. They are still at an
incredible 99p each and contain 100
tested recipes.
Just... -
Pan handlers strike gold
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Pan handlers strike gold
FREE PAN HOLDERS are giving a
boost to the sale of JS*s already very
successful bakeware range, This is the
first time the company has done anything
like this and the bakeware range
has proved to be... -
Tins are what they used to be
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Tins are what they used to be
TO MISQUOTE a bit of current graffiti,
nostalgia is what it used to be as far as
JS's latest range of tinware is concerned.
Based on advertising material in the
twenties and thirties the tins are... -
Investment pays off
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Investment pays off
AN INCREASE OF THIRTY PER
CENT to the present sales area by
March 1983. This is one of the development
plans chairman Sir John Sainsbury
told shareholders about at the
company's annual general meeting,... -
Centre of attraction
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Centre of attraction
Top: A view down the arched colonnade linking the Sainsbury Centre to the main
shopping street, which will shortly be lined by a number oj sub-let shops. Above: A
chill, drizzly morning didn 't keep the... -
Fair shares for all
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Fair shares
for all
This month JS's profit
sharing scheme pays out for
the first time. Such schemes
are complicated by
government legislation, stock
market regulations and by the
individual company's own
business... -
A cure for parking disease!
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Concrete grass, snakes and ladders
and striped awnings are just three of the prizewinning ideas
to emerge from JS's search for...
A cure for parking disease! BRIGHT GREEN with flashing lights is
how Nick Bailey sees JS... -
ENERGY MATTERS 80
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ENERGY
MATTE
In January this year the Journal reported
on JS's energy conservation plans for the
year—Energy Matters 80. At a press
conference held on July 9 the most
innovative and ambitious part of the
company's... -
A £407 an hour splash out by Arnold
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A £407 an hour splash out by Arnold
IN JUST ONE HOUR the fantastic
sum of £407 was raised during a sponsored
swim organised by Arnold branch.
The store holds a charity fund raising
effort every year. Previously they... -
How does this grab you?
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How does this grab you?
A RECONNAISSANCE MISSION
certainly paid off for a 'grub grabber' at
Bexhill branch recently. As the winner
of a competition run by his local
newspaper and a regular JS customer,
Leslie Stopp, was... -
One of those days
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One of those days
PASSION FRUIT—limited availability.
Supply will improve by weekend.'
This item, lifted from a recent
produce bulletin, was sent
annonymously to the Journal with the
comment: 'Doesn't it always!' -
Tamworth hits the headlines
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Tamworth hits the headlines
T COULDN'T BELIEVE IT' says
manager of Tamworth branch Graham
Liniey, when the Queen stopped to talk
to him, during her visit to the town to
open the Ankerside Shopping Centre.
Excited as he was... -
A right Royal collection
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A right Royal collection
Joan's childhood interest in the Royal Family has grown into an impressive collection
of cuttings and photographs. (Right: The Queen Mum's letter to the branch.) A ROYAL BIRTHDAY is a special
occasion... -
Gym 'll fix it at HQ
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Gym 'll fix it
atHQ
FITNESS FANATICS have a dream
come true, the decision has been made
to go ahead with the Blackfriars
gymnasium/sauna project.
A fully equipped gymnasium is to be
set up in the present billiard room... -
Smith, Smith and Smith at Worle
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Smith, Smith and Smith at Worle
ACTING NATURALLY was the order
of the day at Worle branch when a
Thames TV unit came to film a regular
customer shopping.
The filming will become a part of a
documentary series comparing the... -
A welcome revival!
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A welcome revival!
RESUSCI ANNE was the guest of honour
at a recent JS gathering. She didn't
say a word, was 'revived' twice and had
to be helped to her feet to have her
picture taken!
If you haven't guessed already,... -
Eileen's top dog
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Eileen's top dog
A SHAGGY DOG STORY ended recently
when Forest Hill branch proudly
donated £74.50 to Dr Barnardo's.
Eileen Thomas, a part time supermarket
assistant at JS for the past nine
years, heard recently that Dr... -
Highest rung of the safety ladder
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Highest rung of the safety ladder
ONE OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS
safety qualifications in the world has
been gained by deputy manager of
branch engineering Dave Bowen.
Dave and 25 other newly qualified
safety professionals were... -
Appointments
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Appointments
S Whyte, formerly manager of
Chippenham, has been appointed
manager of Cannon Park.
J Hammond, formerly manager of
Dorking, has been appointed manager
of Chippenham.
A James, formerly manager of
Redhill, has... -
Long service
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Long service
Frank Shipp, assistant area personnel
manager at Romford Area office,
celebrated 40 years' service in July.
Frank began his career as an office
junior in the staff department at
Blackfriars and remained at... -
Obituary
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Obituary
Derrick Brownhill, head of food
technology, died on June 18, at the age
of 57, after a long illness.
Derrick joined the company in 1961
as a confectionary technician in the
laboratory at Blackfriars and then... -
Retirements
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Retirements
Gwen Brown, housekeeper at
Cheltenham, retires this month after 12
years service with JS.
She joined the company as a daily domestic when the branch opened in
1968.
Ann Flack, a part-time supermarket
assistant... -
A most happy fellow
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A most happy fellow
A LUCKY MAN is how Les 'Nobby'
Bone considers himself both at home
and at work. When he concluded 47
years service in June and retired as customer
serviceman at Farnham branch,
he took with him many fond... -
Hands of time
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Hands of time
'I'M ENJOYING A LIFE of leisure
now—or at least that's what they say'
grins Henry 'Jamie' Jamieson. 'But I've
got the house to keep clean, the
decorating to do, the meals to cook and
all that sort of... -
Straight down the middle
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Straight down the middle
'I HATED IT' says Ted Spriggs of his
first few weeks at JS. 'But I got to like it
in the end. I had been used to an outdoor
life and a certain amount of freedom,
so working behind a counter and
the... -
Trike cyclists!
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Archives
Trike cyclists! WHEN SAINSBURY's went selfservice
in the 1950's they stopped home
deliveries, much to the regret of many
customers. For over 50 years teams of
delivery boys had pedalled around the
suburbs on...
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