'JS Journal', November 1981

Table of content

• Buy British Buy Best
  02

  Buy British Buy Best
  THE THEME of the National Grocers'
  Benevolent Fund charity luncheon, held
  on November 6 at the Hilton Hotel, was
  the Best of British. The luncheon, which
  was sponsored by JS—the first time that...

• Contents Page
  02

  Page 2-3
  News
  Page 3
  Property
  Page 4-6
  Branch openings—two new stores at Walthamstow and Harlow
  Page 7-10
  New products
  Page 11
  Business Enterprise Award
  Page 12-13
  Interim results—Sainsbury's half-year results hit the...

• Homebase appointment
  03

  Homebase appointment
  DINO ADRIANO has been made general
  manager and a director of Homebase.
  The appointment took effect last month.
  Dino, who is 38, has been with JS
  for 17 years. He joined as a trainee
  accountant and moved...

• Property
  03

  PROPERTY
  FOLLOWING THE ENORMOUS
  success of the new store at Moortown,
  Leeds, more jobs for local people have
  been created. Already employing 201 people (16 management, 70 full-time and
  115 part-time) an additional 12 staff...

• Royal visitor
  03

  Royal visitor
  IN HIS CAPACITY as president of the
  Friends of Covent Garden, an organisation
  of which Sir John Sainsbury is
  chairman, the Prince of Wales recently
  visited Stamford House.
  As on previous occasions, the visit...

• Walthamstow
  04

  NICE WEATHER FOR DUCKS greeted
  the opening of JS's biggest store in
  London —the new supermarket at
  Walthamstow—on October 20.
  Despite the downpour, and a queue
  naturally stunted by the bad weather,
  support for the new...

• Harlow
  05

  Roy Griffiths welcomes Doris Brasier Happy crowds during opening morning JS'S NEW HARLOW store in Essex,
  opened its doors to a chilly but bright
  morning and a queue of eager customers
  on October 27.
  The opening ceremony was...

• Beers for Christmas
  07

  Beers for Christmas
  A NEW ADDITION to JS's range of
  beers this Christmas is Yorkshire Bitter. It
  has been added to give bitter fans an even
  greater choice. From a traditional
  northern brewery, it has a good head to it
  and...

• Cherries
  07

  Cherries
  CHRISTMAS COCKTAILS won't be the
  same if they're missing that little extra—a
  cherry.
  So complete your home drinks supplies
  with a jar of the new JS Cocktail Cherries
  with maraschino flavouring, costing...

• Eaten with relish
  07

  Eaten with relish
  SOUR SWEET CUCUMBERS are a new
  and exciting own-label product.
  Prepared in Holland, these are a
  special variety of cucumber which have
  been preserved in a sour sweet vinegar
  containing dill and mustard...

• Little extras
  07

  Little extras
  FESTIVE MEALS can be enhanced by
  seasonally coloured table accessories.
  Red and green luxury paper napkins have
  been launched for a second Christmas
  season in a specially redesigned package,
  named...

• Pickled
  07

  Pickled
  PICKLED ONIONS in clear vinegar are
  the latest addition to the JS own-label
  pickled onion range. A 439g (15Vioz) jar
  is priced 48p.
  Already established are pickled onions
  in malt vinegar and sweet pickled onions.

• Charity cards
  08

  SPREAD A LITTLE yuletide cheer by
  sending your friends and relatives a card
  from a range of attractive charity
  Christmas cards which offer excellent
  value for money.
  These cards have been developed
  jointly by JS and...

• Fresh mint flavour
  08

  Fresh mint flavour
  FRESH MINT, as opposed to dried, is the
  base ingredient, which gives a fuller
  flavour to JS's new own-label Fresh
  Garden Mint in vinegar.
  The sauce comes in concentrated
  form, so extra vinegar and sugar...

• JS steel appeal
  08

  JS steel appeal
  MIND YOUR FINGERS with the new
  range of JS own-label kitchen knives. At
  very competitive prices these knives
  complement the existing wide range of JS
  houseware.
  The knives have stainless steel blades
  for...

• Skin care flair
  08

  Skin care flair
  SKIN CARE is a new range of own-label products including a
  cleanser, freshener, moisturiser and enriched night cream.
  Suitable for all skin types, these products provide the basis for a
  beauty routine to look...

• Electric news
  09

  Electric news
  TURN ON and tune in with a new range
  of JS batteries. Comprising the six most
  popular sizes the range is competitively
  priced from the Standard R14 (SP2) at
  39p to the Super R20 (HP2) at 49p each.
  A special...

• Fuller tomato taste
  09

  Fuller tomato taste
  TASTE THE REAL tomatoes in the new
  JS Italian Tomato Ketchup. Whereas
  most ketchups are produced from paste,
  fresh tomatoes have gone into making
  this product, giving a better flavour.
  The product is...

• J range plus
  09

  J range plus
  KIT YOURSELF OUT for Christmas
  with a JS Beauty Box. These compact
  boxes contain new eye shadow shades to
  complement those already established in
  the J range and come complete with
  sponge-tipped applicators and...

• Baby specials
  10

  Baby specials
  A REDESIGNED LABEL has given a
  new look to the own-label range of JS
  baby care products, which also has some
  new additions.
  Zinc and Castor Oil Cream with
  lanolin (55p for a I50g pot) will treat
  nappy rash and...

• Ideal gifts
  10

  Ideal gifts
  A TASTE OF HONEY from a Sainsbury's
  gift box could add a touch of sweetness to
  the festive season and make a welcome
  present.
  For honey lovers a selection of three
  varieties—Pure, Clear and...

• Ole olives
  10

  Ole olives
  OLIVES are always a popular party
  munch and JS have now introduced a
  range of products using specially selected
  best quality Spanish Manzanilla green
  olives in brine.
  Three types are available—green olives
  with...

• Saucy
  10

  Saucy
  CRANBERRY SAUCE is a perfect
  accompaniment to your Christmas dinner
  so this year why not try the new JS
  own-label variety.
  Made with cranberries, glucose, syrup
  and sugar a 185g (6.53oz) jar is priced at
  31p.
  Fresh...

• Business Enterprise Award to JS
  11

  Business Enterprise Award to JS
  SAINSBURY'S HAVE WON this year's
  Business Enterprise Award. Competition
  forgotten, the chairmen of Britain's two
  best known High Street chains—Marks
  & Spencers and...

• INTERIM RESULTS
  12

  FIREWORKS FROM SAINSBURY'S
  illuminated the City on November 4
  with the announcement of sparkling
  half-year results.
  Whilst other retailers have been
  reporting poor or merely average
  performances JS produced a...

• Training lift off
  14

  Training lift off
  THE NEW CASHIER training programme
  is now operational in all JS
  supermarkets with electronic cash registers.
  This programme (reported in the
  October issue) has been designed especially
  for, and is unique...

• Conquer the Kongur
  15

  Conquer the Kongur
  Proof that JS food has a head for heights A SAINSBURY'S diet proved its worth
  during the successful British Mount
  Kongur expedition to China.
  On July 12, after an earlier unsuccessful
  attempt, a British...

• Great gravy gourmets
  15

  Great gravy gourmets
  PETER POWELL, a Radio One DJ who
  is also famous for his love of perfect
  gravy to accompany the Sunday roast,
  was invited recently to Stamford House
  to demonstrate his cooking skills.
  His hints on the art...

• Food Retailing and the Environment
  16

  Food Retailing and the Environment
  FOR THE INTEREST of local authorities
  and those concerned with food shopping,
  JS have published a booklet entitled
  Food Retailing and the Environment.
  In July of this year the chairman gave...

• 'O'-levels in JS?
  16

  'O'-levels in JS?
  SCHOOLCHILDREN from Poynton
  County High School in Cheshire chose
  to study JS s Macclesfield branch as part
  of their 'O' level in British Industrial
  Society. The exam required them to
  submit a 750 word...

• SavaCentre news
  16

  SavaCentre news
  LAST YEAR Hempstead SavaCentre
  received a letter from John Jarvis,
  teacher at Gravesend School for boys,
  asking for help to raise funds for a visit by
  himself and six students to the Nile Valley
  in...

• Holiday dates
  17

  Holiday dates
  WITH THE RAPID approach of
  Christmas, one of the busiest and most
  hectic times in the JS year, it's important
  that everyone should be clear about the
  holiday arrangements,
  JS branches will be closed to...

• Icing on the cake
  17

  Icing on the cake
  A CAKE with a difference was the
  unusual request put to Barry Pankhurst,
  bakery specialist, Romford area.
  The British Tourist Board asked if a
  Sainsbury baker could make them a huge
  cake in the shape of the...

• St John's top award
  17

  St John's top award
  THE HIGHEST HONOUR in the St
  John Order has been awarded to Peggy
  Hamilton, senior clerk at Shirley. At a
  ceremony in London last month Peggy
  was invested as a Serving Sister.
  Peggy has been a member of...

• CREAM OF THE CROP
  18

  CREAM OF THE CROP
  THE TOP PRIZEWINNERS of the
  1981 JS Journal/SSA photographic
  competition (as announced in the
  October issue) were invited to Blackfriars
  recently to receive their cash
  awards.
  First prizewinner Leigh...

• Building on memories
  20

  Building on memories
  FOR PRACTICAL REASONS-such as
  size, wear and tear or the simple fact that
  nobody thought of it, many items familiar
  to us all will pass out of everyday use and
  into obsolescence without record. A...

• Cruising into retirement
  21

  Cruising
  BOB GARRETT, reception manager at
  Sutton, has retired after 44 years' service
  with JS.
  Hailing from Lowestoft, Bob joined the
  company in September 1937. 'It's only a
  small town and there was little work' he
  said....

• Appointments
  22

  Appointments
  In addition to the senior management
  appointments listed last month, Charles
  Stevens, previously senior manager of
  grocery III, has been moved to the bakery
  buying department to take over responsibility
  for...

• Long service
  22

  Long service
  Frank Gold, return sales manager at
  Blackfriars, has completed 40 years'
  service with JS.
  He joined the company in the factory
  at Blackfriars where he was appointed
  administration manager in 1972. He...

• Obituaries
  22

  Obituaries
  Denys 'Dennie' Carter, office manager at
  Bracknell, died on October 29 after a
  long illness.
  Dennie was 44 years old and had been
  working at Bracknell since she joined the
  company as a cashier in 1969.
  Her...

• Retirements
  22

  Retirements
  Norman Wilson, manager at Sutton
  Coldfield, has retired after 32 years'
  service with JS.
  He joined the company at Luton as a
  'runner' in 1935. After a period in the
  RAF he rejoined JS in 1949 at Streatham.
  He...

• Feedback
  23

  Letters are welcome
  and should be
  addressed to the editor Appraisal appraisal
  From: Tom Delaney, office manager,
  Streatham
  Appraisal time again. How quickly it
  comes around and how slowly the results,
  if any, become...

• Hat-trick
  24

  Hat-trick
  Above: A Sainsbuty saleswoman in 1915 in winged cap. Below: The mystery item
  Miss C Meredith at Chingford branch in 1956,
  her hair caught up in a filmy muslin cap WHEN J B DUNNELL donated an item
  of her old JS...