'JS Journal', December 1982

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• Happy Christmas
  01

  Happy Christmas
  1welcome this opportunity
  to express my very
  best wishes for a Happy
  Christmas to all who work
  for JS.
  Now, for the first time,
  there are over 50,000 of
  us and I hope every one of
  this great number is...

• Christmas holidays
  02

  Christmas holidays
  WITH THE RAPID approach of
  Christmas, one of the busiest times in the
  JS year, it's important that everyone
  should be clear about the holiday
  arrangements.
  JS branches will be closed to shoppers
  on Friday...

• Contents Page
  02

  Page 1
  Chairman's Xmas message
  Page 2
  News
  Page 3
  Birthday dinner
  Page 4-7
  Branch openings- Huddersfield, Lordshill
  Page 8
  Photo competition results
  Page 9-11
  How it's made—Stilton
  Page 12-13
  Images for today
  Page...

• Paintings appeal
  02

  Paintings appeal
  JS RECENTLY HELPED an appeal
  launched to keep two Gainsborough
  paintings in Suffolk.
  The paintings—A cart crossing a
  country ford' and 'Cottage door with a
  girl and pigs'—could have fetched more
  than...

• The Spartan taste tops
  02

  The Spartan taste tops
  BRITAIN'S MOST EDIBLE Apple
  Contest held at this year's Marden Fruit
  Show selected the red apple Spartan as its
  winner.
  Spartan is a relative newcomer in a
  field that includes such competition as...

• Top ladies
  02

  Top ladies
  A SUCCESSFUL SEASON for JS Farms
  entries in shows nationwide, was rounded
  off in great style at the Autumn Perth
  Aberdeen-Angus Show on October 25.
  The Sainsbury's herd from Kinermony
  Farm in Banffshire...

• Birthday dinner
  03

  A host of famous JS faces, both
  past and present, attended a dinner
  at the Dorchester Hotel held by the
  board of directors in honour of
  Mr Alan's (Lord Sainsbury) 80th
  birthday.
  1. Lord Sainsbury with directors (I to r) Tbm...

• Branch opening—Huddersfield
  04

  HUDDERSFIELD BRANCH became
  JS's fourth store opening in Yorkshire on
  October 26.
  The store has a sales area of 18,492 sq
  ft and will be appreciated as much for its
  convenient town centre situation as for
  its architectural...

• Homebase opening—Lordshill
  06

  'IT IS FAIR TO SAY, that the giant
  Lordshill District Centre, a Mecca for
  local shoppers, now begins and ends with
  SainsburyV commented -a local paper
  following the opening of the new
  Homebase store on Tuesday, October...

• Photographic Competition Results
  08

  AFTER LONG deliberations, Christopher
  Angeloglou, picture editor of the
  Sunday Times and the judge of this year's
  JS Journal/SSA Photographic Competition,
  finally selected the top interpretations
  of the two categories....

• How it's made—Stilton
  09

  CHRISTMAS wouldn't be the same without a spread of rich foods, fruit and
  cheeses, to grace the family dining table.
  This year, as usual, JS aims to provide the widest choice of fare to cater for
  every taste. One of the most...

• Images for today
  12

  Neon lights
  Ray Smith
  Cathay
  Laurence Preece Big activity no. 2
  John Clark Getting away from it all
  Martin Handford A CHRISTMAS TREAT for Journal readers—a
  preview of the eight winning entries from the
  first Sainsbury's...

• BHS results
  14

  BHS results
  BHS published better figures for their half
  year to the middle of September. Group
  profits before taxation ran out at £10.8
  million representing a 38 per cent increase
  over the first half of last year, although...

• Cider or wine?
  14

  Cider or wine?
  THE ALCHEMISTS in the drinks trade have
  been at it again. The latest potion is
  described as a medium dry apple-based
  wine incorporating fermented grape juice,
  with a light, fruity flavour.
  Made by the Taunton...

• Computer power
  14

  Computer power
  BRITAIN'S FIRST home shopping-bytelevision
  scheme is to start in the new year.
  Two thousand five hundred homes in the
  west midlands will be linked by Prestel viewdata
  to about 25 local shops, mail order
  firms...

• No love
  14

  No love
  THE WAR of words has started between
  Linfood and the company it is trying to
  acquire—Fitch Lovell. The opening stages
  of the battle were described in last month's
  JSJ.
  Now the defence has started with the...

• This little . . .
  14

  This little . . .
  THE ADVERTISING Standards Authority
  recently received a complaint concerning a
  JS advertisement that appeared in the
  Sunday Times supplement.
  The subject of complaint was the English
  pork ad 'One Previous...

• Extra time
  15

  Extra time
  THE VEXED question of trading hours has
  surfaced again. At the first day of the new
  session of Parliament a Home Office
  Minister made it clear that the Government
  would not oppose a Private Member's Bill to
  update...

• Interim results
  15

  Interim results
  JS ANNOUNCED major sales and profit
  growth when the half year results were
  published on November 3.
  Pre-tax profits for the 28 weeks to
  September 11 rose by 18.7 per cent to
  £50.4 million. The market had...

• M&S results
  15

  M&S results
  MARKS & SPENCER'S results for the half
  year to October 2 were not up to the standard
  of some of the more sparkling performances
  seen in recent years and in consequence
  the share price fell 8p to 199p.
  Sales of St...

• Basted turkey
  16

  Basted turkey
  ENJOY A 'hassle free' Christmas with
  Sainsbury's own-label new Basted Turkey
  now available at 60 branches in the
  Basingstoke area.
  Just follow the simple instructions on
  the label and the result is a beautiful...

• Christmas reading
  16

  Christmas reading
  WHAT DO a Parisian Blonde, a
  Rattlesnake and One Exciting Night have
  in common? Together with over 100
  other recipes for both alcoholic and
  non-alcoholic cocktails, they make up
  the new Sainsbury's Book of...

• Better batter
  17

  Better batter
  SAINSBURY'S BATTER MIX and
  Crumble Mix have appeared on branch
  shelves in two new attractively designed
  packets in toning shades of brown.
  They are both available at 17p (4% oz)
  and 24p (8 oz) respectively at...

• Cheeseboard
  17

  Cheeseboard
  ENJOY PLEASANT dreams of Christmas
  with a selection of speciality cheeses in
  store this month.
  Following the success of last year's
  Cheeseboard offer, the redesigned
  product now features a new chopping
  board...

• Hansel & Gretel
  17

  Hansel &Gretel
  A UNIQUE and imaginative extension to
  JS's own-label seasonal cake range will be
  a welcome treat for children.
  After a successful trial last year an
  improved Gingerbread House design is
  to be introduced into...

• New wines
  17

  New wines
  CHRISTMAS QUAFFING, that ever
  popular pastime, will be enhanced this
  year by two of the latest additions to JS's
  own-label wines.
  Riidesheimer Rosengarten (£2.35),
  Nahe Qualitatswein, a full bodied wine
  with a...

• Quick cuisine
  17

  Quick cuisine
  WHEN YOUR FAVOURITE television
  programme is due on in five minutes and
  you haven't got time to prepare a meal
  Sainsbury's will now make it for you!
  Ready Meals have come to solve your
  problem!
  There are three...

• Karen's hobby horse
  18

  Karen's hobby horse
  HORSE LOVER Karen Alden, a
  supermarket assistant at Magdalen Street
  branch, Norwich, added another rosette
  to her collection at the Royal Norfolk
  Show this year.
  Karen, with her family's Donv,...

• Lunchtime movietime
  19

  Lunchtime movietime
  WHY DO WE work? Is it because we
  cannot survive without the cash or is it
  for the love of the job? This and many
  other topical subjects will be dealt with in
  a series of short films being shown in...

• Proof of the pudding
  19

  Proof of the
  pudding
  'A LIGHT TEXTURED pudding full of
  flavour, with excellent storing qualities' is
  how Derek Field, head chef at Stamford
  House, describes his own Christmas
  pudding made solely from JS...

• Small is beautiful
  19

  Small is beautiful
  A MONDAY OPENING with a difference
  occurred in London on November 8
  when the smallest shop owned by the
  company became larger!
  The Blackfriars staff shop, in Stamford
  House, moved location—by a matter...

• Striking play
  20

  Striking play
  EAGLES AND BIRDIES were the main
  topic of conversation during the Phillipson
  Open Golf Tournament which took place
  on October 6 at Windmill Golf Club in
  Bletchley.
  Twenty-three participants took part
  in this...

• Sunday treat
  20

  Sunday treat
  GUESTS FOR DINNER is the title of a
  four-part series of booklets sponsored by
  JS and given free in the Mail on Sunday
  during October and November.
  The booklets contain a useful range of
  recipe suggestions, from...

• Surprise in-store
  20

  Surprise in-store
  CENTENARIAN, Leslie Seegar's birthday
  wish came true on October 29 when
  management and staff at Chingford
  branch invited him to celebrate his 100
  years amidst all the hustle and bustle of
  his favourite...

• Upstream theatre
  20

  Upstream theatre
  THEATRE FANS at head office might be
  interested to know of the existence of the
  very active Upstream Theatre Club in
  the Cut (just opposite the Young Vic)
  which celebrates its fifth anniversary this
  year.
  A...

• All in a good cause
  21

  THE HEAVENS opened while a team of
  29 strong from Farnborough tackled a
  sponsored exercise round the Royal
  Engineers' assault course at Minley.
  Despite torrential rain and one or two
  casualties a grand total of £1,000...

• Past, present and future
  21

  Past, present and future
  VIVID IMAGINATIONS have been
  running riot at Ashford branch preparing
  a float for the 1982 local carnival which
  this year took place on September 11.
  Ashford carnival has been happening
  now for a...

• Amazing Grace
  22

  Amazing Grace
  LOOKING BACK OVER the last 42
  years at JS, Grace Springthorpe summed
  up her life with the company very
  appropriately, 'I have always been in the
  middle of all the hustle and bustle and
  loved it, and now...

• APPOINTMENTS
  22

  APPOINTMENTS
  R Austin, formerly deputy manager of
  King's Lynn, has been appointed manager
  of Stratford.
  E Davies, formerly manager of
  Barkingside, has been appointed
  manager of Hornchurch.
  K Haywood, formerly manager...

• Feedback
  22

  Letters are welcome
  and should be
  addressed to the editor
  Free range?
  From: Ian Young, provisions manager,
  Lewisham.
  I have just finished watching an episode
  of BBC programme 40 minutes entitled
  Rabbits Don't Cry. I was...

• LONG SERVICE
  22

  LONG SERVICE
  Joe Haythorn, foreman plumber,
  company engineers, at Blackfriars, has
  completed 40 years' service with JS.
  Derek McCord, district manager,
  Woking area, has completed 40 years'
  service with JS.
  He began his...

• OBITUARY
  23

  OBITUARY
  Joan Legg, part-time supermarket assistant
  at Corby, died suddenly on September
  26, aged 53, after a short illness.
  She had been with the company for
  nearly three years.
  Olive Mason, supermarket assistant...

• RETIREMENTS
  23

  RETIREMENTS
  Florrie Curtis, senior supermarket
  assistant at Stockwell, has retired after 20
  years' service at JS.
  She joined the company at Lambeth
  Walk manual shop and ten years later
  moved to Stockwell. The first seven...

• Archives Quiz
  24

  This year for your Christmas
  entertainment is a quiz on
  company connections. All you
  have to do is guess correctly
  the connections between the
  "two apparently unconnected
  names, places or items.
  Answers please to the...

• In the bag
  24

  In the bag
  THESE TWO PAPER bags have a real
  flavour of the festive season about them.
  Dating from the 1930s they advocate the
  use of Sainsbury's fruit for making
  Christmas puddings. Both are printed in
  sepia on white, and in...