'JS Journal', February 1982

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• Great Gravy Competition
  01

  GREAT GRAVY COMPETITION
  SPONSORED BY SAINSBURY'S AND THE SUNDAY MAGAZINE Left to right: Peter Powell, Willy McPherson, the lucky winner Debbie Freeman, Wendy Godfrey and Mary Stavin. 'BRITAIN'S GREATEST Gravy Maker'
  has been...

• Contents Pageaction
  02

  Page 1
  Great Gravy Competition—results
  Page 2-3
  News
  Page 3
  Property
  Page 4-5
  Branch Managers' Conference 1982— report from Birmingham
  Page 6-7
  Branch opening—JS opens simultaneously with Bentalls at Tonbridge
  Page 8-9
  New...

• Scanning data
  02

  Scanning data
  IN HIS CAPACITY as chairman of the
  Article Number Association, Jeremy
  Grindle, JS's departmental director
  responsible for branch services, recently
  signed a contract with market research
  group A C Nielsen to...

• Unemployment action
  02

  Unemployment action
  IT WAS RECENTLY announced that Sir
  John Sainsbury had been appointed a
  member of the Confederation of British
  Industry's new Steering Group on
  Unemployment, which will be making
  recommendations for action...

• £1,000 draw
  03

  £1,000 draw
  DON'T FORGET-the half-yearly SSA
  £1,000 lucky draw will again take place
  on June 1, but your name won't be
  included unless you have been a member
  of the staff association for three
  consecutive months!
  So be...

• DIY scene
  03

  DIY scene
  scene
  A CLOSER LOOK at the DIY scene was
  taken at the Executive Club at Blackfriars
  on January 18.
  The guest speaker was Amand Van
  Roy, general manager of the home
  improvements division of GBTNNO-BM,
  SA (Brico),...

• Insurance schemes
  03

  Insurance schemes
  schemes
  DID YOU KNOW that if you work at JS
  you can obtain discounts from insurance
  premiums under two insurance schemes
  operated by the company?
  The first scheme is run by the Royal
  Insurance Group who...

• Property
  03

  FOLLOWING THE rejection last June
  by Lewisham Council of a proposal to
  build a Homebase store at Southend
  Pond, Catford, JS have now asked six
  architects to submit competitive designs
  for the 4.5 acre site.
  The competitors...

• BRANCH MANAGERS' CONFERENCE
  04

  BRANCH MANAGERS CONFERENCE 1982 Day one begins for the first delegates The chairman
  reconvenes the conference on day two Marketing questions are put to the panel of experts THE 1982 BRANCH MANAGERS'
  conference was held on...

• Branch opening—Tonbridge
  06

  JS'S NEW DEVELOPMENT in Tonbridge,
  the Angel Centre, opened on
  January 28.
  The store not only made terrific
  impact on the town because it is twice as
  big as its predecessor but because the
  new Sainsbury's is built adjoining,...

• Entrance with Enhance
  08

  Entrance with Enhance
  ENHANCE is the first brand name for an
  own-label shampoo range to emerge
  from the toiletries department, It applies
  to a new co-ordinated range of
  shampoos and conditioners to cater for
  every type of...

• Super suds
  08

  Super suds
  MORE PLATES per penny can be
  cleaned with the new JS washing up
  liquid that has been launched to compete
  with popular brand names.
  JS Super Concentrated Washing Up
  Liquid is formulated with a higher active
  level...

• The taste of Europe
  08

  The taste of Europe
  TWO NEW German wines, Wehlener
  Munzlay and Johannisberger Erntebringer,
  have been added to die range of
  over 90 JS own-label wines.
  Wehlener Munzlay (Qualitatswein
  bestimmer Anbaugebiete) is available...

• Car parking report
  09

  A POLICY STATEMENT on car parking
  for supermarkets was published by JS this
  month.
  The statement explains how car parks
  can, and should, complement their
  surroundings and gives practical
  recommendations covering all aspects...

• Mince marvels
  09

  Mince marvels
  MARVELLOUS MEALS WITH MINCE
  is Josceline Dimbleby's sixth and latest
  cookbook in the successful JS series.
  Fully illustrated, it costs only 75p and is
  available at checkouts.
  Minced meat is both economical...

• Soft centres by the bagful
  09

  Soft centres by the bagful
  ECLAIRS are the latest JS line in bagged
  sweets. Introduced to complement the
  already extensive range of own-label
  confectionery, they will become one of
  the 48 different lines currently on...

• Spring offers with J
  09

  Spring offers with J
  THE J RANGE has been expanded and
  modified for Spring 1982. Two new
  colour-ways have been introduced into
  the triple eyeshadow range and another
  two to the cream eyeshadows. There are
  three new lipsticks...

• Fairweather fishing
  10

  TROUT FISHING may initially be a
  little expensive but John Pearn, assistant
  buyer in the pork products department,
  like other fly-fishermen, certainly
  appreciates its pleasures.
  John's skills have been remarked upon
  in the...

• All is fair in love
  11

  All is fair in love
  THE STORK is being kept busy by
  Coldhams Lane branch!
  Not deterred by Kempston branch,
  who recently topped their record for
  numbers of female staff getting married
  JS Journal December '81), Coldhams
  Lane...

• Companywide cancer campaign
  11

  Companywide cancer campaign
  A COMPANYWIDE effort was launched
  on January 1 to raise money in aid of the
  500-Group Cancer Research Campaign.
  The group has been formed by businessmen
  to encourage industry and commerce
  to raise...

• Early morning deliveries
  11

  Early morning deliveries
  CONNECTIONS WITH SAINSBURY'S
  are recurrent for some families!
  Peggy Stacey is an ex-employee of JS
  and her husband works at Basingstoke
  depot.
  Her daughter, who also used to work
  for the company,...

• Great Britain goes home
  12

  Great Britain goes home
  THE RITZ HOTEL gained a new attraction
  during the magazine In Britain's
  50th anniversary celebrations held
  recently. It was the giant cake made for
  publishers of the magazine, the British
  Tourist...

• Hotelympia honour
  12

  Hotelympia honour
  HOTELYMP1A '82, the hotel and
  catering exhibition held at Olympia
  during January, brought a reserve bronze
  medal to Fred Clay, canteen cook at
  Basingstoke depot, for his competition
  entry.
  Fred entered a...

• Miss JS finalists
  12

  Miss JS finalists
  ALL THE CONTESTANTS have now
  been chosen for the final of the Miss JS
  1982 competition.
  This ever popular event is to be held
  during the annual SSA dinner at the West
  Centre Hotel on February 20....

• SSA holiday offers
  12

  SSA holiday offers
  WITH CHRISTMAS and New year
  celebrations now behind us, most people
  are now probably beginning to think
  about their summer holidays!
  Well, before making up your mind it
  would be worthwhile taking a look at...

• Cue Buntlngford
  13

  Cue Buntlngford
  FOR THE THIRD year running the SSA
  at Buntingford depot recently organised
  a pool tournament.
  This increasingly popular event
  attracted 35 entries. Although the competition
  started in mid-August 1981,...

• Great grub grabs
  13

  Great grub grabs
  SPRINTING SHOPPERS were spotted in
  many JS stores over Christmas. They were
  grabbing their festive fill as prizewinners
  of draws and raffles held in aid of various
  charities.
  At Great Yarmouth two minutes...

• Retirements with distinction
  13

  Retirements with distinction
  Eric Webster, section leader of poultry
  supply control at head office, has retired
  after 45 years with the company.
  He began his career with JS in the sales
  office. After further training with...

• Appointments
  14

  Appointments
  R Allen, formerly deputy manager of
  North Cheam, has been appointed
  manager of Stock well.
  G Becker, formerly manager of
  Balham, has been appointed manager of
  Dartford.
  T Brown, formerly manager of
  Hastings,...

• Long service
  14

  Long service
  George Howard, manager at Kingston,
  has completed 40 years' service with the
  company.
  He joined JS at Tolworth and was
  appointed assistant manager at Kingston
  in 1954. George became spare manager
  at Putney in...

• Retirements
  14

  Retirements
  Lydia Addleton, part-time supermarket
  assistant at Bell Green, has retired after
  12 years with the company.
  She was due to retire in December of
  this year but owing to health problems
  retired early. Being a...

• Feedback
  15

  Letters are welcome
  and should be
  addressed to the editor More appraisals
  From: Tom Delaney, officer manager,
  Streatham
  I was indeed surprised to learn from Tony
  Clarke that appraisals were more
  concerned with the...

• Obituary
  15

  Continued from page 14
  Obituary
  Albert Garwood, branch/depot order
  checker at Blackfriars, died on December
  15, aged 60.
  He began working for the company in
  1948.
  David Hodgson, assistant manager at
  Leeds, aged 24, was...

• Changing faces
  16

  Changing faces
  DO ANY OF YOU on the second floor of
  Rennie House recognise your offices?
  Yes, this was the sausage making
  department of the factory shortly after it
  opened in 1936.
  In the photograph, which was made
  from a...

• New archivist
  16

  New archivist
  A BRAND NEW ITEM appeared this
  month in the JS archives. On February 1,
  25 year-old Bridget Williams took over the
  post of company archivist following the
  departure for pastures new of Harriet
  Geddes who has...