'JS Journal', October 1983

Table of content

• Bob Wallis
  02

  Bob Wallis
  BOB WALLIS, JS's senior meat buyer,
  died on Sunday September 18 after a
  short illness. He was 58.
  His wealth of experience and his
  dedication to JS over more than 40 years
  were an inspiration to many in...

• Contents Page
  02

  Page 2-3
  News
  Page 4-5
  Branch opening—West Ealing
  Page 6-7
  Homebase opening —Kingston
  Page 8-9
  New products
  Page 10-11
  Just the job feature: The clerk of works
  Page 12
  Business news
  Page 13
  Property
  Page 14-17
  News in...

• MP views 'Best of British'
  02

  MP views
  'Best of British'
  THE Rt Hon Michael Jopling MP,
  Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and
  Food, accompanied by chairman, Sir
  John Sainsbury, visited Coldham's Lane
  supermarket, Haverhill Meat Products
  Limited and...

• Appointments
  03

  Allan Cheesman
  Appointments
  ALLAN CHEESMAN, previously head
  of the off-licence department, has been
  appointed departmental director—beer,
  wine and spirit departments.
  In recent years the off-licence business
  has expanded...

• JS invests in American food chain
  03

  JS invests in American food chain
  JS HAS AGREED with Shaw's, an
  American supermarket chain, located in
  New England, to acquire up to 25 per
  cent of its shares. JS will obtain at least 20
  per cent of the company—at a cost...

• Branch opening—West Ealing
  04

  NEW STORE for old. That's what the
  people of West Ealing were given on
  Tuesday, September 13.
  On the previous Saturday evening
  Sainsbury's Broadway branch, just round
  the corner from the new site on
  Melbourne Avenue, closed...

• Homebase opening—Kingston
  06

  HOMEBASE OPENINGS
  SINGLEMINDED CUSTOMERS knew
  exactly what they wanted from the new
  Kingston Homebase, Sainsbury's 11th
  home and garden centre, which opened at
  9,00 am on Monday September 12. Within
  half an hour one complete...

• Dishy dollops
  08

  Dishy dollops
  YOU CAN now have perfect plaice,
  sensational scampi and even fetching fish
  fingers with Sainsbury's latest meal
  accompaniment—Sauce Tartare made
  with french mayonnaise.
  In a handy 265g jar it is available in...

• Ice cream and chips!
  08

  Ice cream and chips! FOR A TASTE of the States say howdy to
  four cool guys.
  Sainsbury's American Style Dairy Ice
  Cream is a new way of finding yourself
  over the Atlantic without stepping out of
  the front door.
  Made with...

• Simple soup
  08

  Simple soup
  SOUP UP your snacks with Sainsbury's
  Chicken and Leek or Mushroom
  Soup-in-a-Cup, two new additional
  flavours now available in convenient and
  attractive twin packs.
  Instructions couldn't be simplerempty
  contents...

• Tasty tartlets
  08

  Tasty tartlets
  SATISFY A sweet tooth by biting into
  one of JS's new Chocolate Cream
  Tartlets.
  These irresistible biscuits have a light
  shortbread base, a deliciously rich
  chocolate cream filling and are topped by
  a coat of...

• Dream slice
  09

  Dream slice
  FOR A REALLY naughty way to celebrate
  a birthday, anniversary, new job or your
  budgie's coming of age, why not treat
  yourself to one of Sainsbury's new Dairy
  Cream Slices.
  Joining the patisserie range,...

• Flavour men
  09

  Flavour men
  IT'S NEVER too late to get into the
  yogurt habit!
  Chocolate flavoured Mr Uppity has
  recently joined ranks with the existing
  Mr Men yogurt range, now offering a
  choice of eight delicious flavours.
  A low fat...

• Lotta bottle
  09

  Lotta bottle
  NEEDING AN excuse for a dinner party?
  Sainsbury's can now provide you with not
  only one but four!
  Start the evening off by making hangovers
  a thing of the past, with JS's new
  Low Alcohol Lager.
  Brewed in...

• A DOWN TO EARTH JOB
  10

  JUST THE JOB
  The Journal puts
  on a hard hat to visit
  a Welsh store
  in the making and
  meets the JS man
  on site.
  ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ UT ON site the sun is bouncing
  off the white gravel. The river Usk is at
  high tide and flowing...

• Asda results
  12

  Asda results
  THE ASSOCIATED Dairies Group comfortably
  cruised past City expectations and
  produced pre-tax profits of £77 million for
  the year to April 30, 1983. This 27 per cent
  increase was fuelled mainly by a...

• Better butter?
  12

  Better butter?
  THE YELLOW fats war is beginning to heat
  up—or should it be melt? The Milk
  Marketing Board and Anchor are trying
  several innovations to combat the
  continuing popularity of margarine.
  The Dairy Crest...

• French connection
  12

  French connection
  SO YOU thought that retailers in Britain had
  problems? Consider the trials of poor
  French supermarketers trying to turn an
  honest centime or two.
  Edward Leclerc, once described as the
  Freddie Laker of...

• Go smash a Mr Man
  12

  Go smash a Mr Man
  NEWS FROM the ubiquitous Mr Men-the
  Roger Hargreaves characters which adorn
  JS own-label yogurt fsee page 9). Their latest
  venture is more surprising. Mr Happy, Mr
  Grumpy, Mr Bump and the rest, will...

• Swop
  12

  Swop
  THERE HAS been a surprising move
  between two JS competitors. Bejam and
  BHS have agreed to sell each other's
  products on a trial basis for a limited period.
  Bejam's frozen foods will be sold through
  two BHS stores in the...

• Property
  13

  OPENINGS planned for this month are:
  Bradford Greengates Supermarket and
  Homebase, 760 Harrogate Road, Bradford
  on Tuesday, October 11, at 9.30 am;
  Beckenham Supermarket, 181 High
  Street, Beckenham on Tuesday, October
  25, at...

• Share option scheme
  13

  Share option scheme
  FULL TIME and part time employees
  who have worked at JS for three
  consecutive years are once again being
  offered the chance to save for JS shares
  under the Savings-Related Share Option
  Scheme.
  Offers...

• Bunny girl
  14

  Bunny girl
  THIS LITTLE rabbit is definitely not for
  the pot.
  Hayley Sworn's mum Sally was
  costume designer, make up artist and sign
  writer for her furry daughter's fancy
  dress debut.
  And the bunny's daddy is a Robin!
  Robin...

• Giant fish on JS diet
  14

  Giant fish on JS diet
  THE ANGLING world was recently
  brought to a 'swimstill' following the
  landing of a massive 51 pound carp (no
  french fries thank you). It is the largest
  ever to be caught in Britain. Furthermore
  it was...

• Photographic Competition
  14

  THE SHUTTERS are down for entries in
  this year's photographic competition, the
  closing date was September 30!
  Torture yourselves not, results will appear in the November issue, once all
  entries have been judged by...

• Saying it with flowers
  14

  Saying it with flowers
  THE MARJORIE PROOPS Bouquet of
  the Week was awarded to Dartford
  branch on August 23 in recognition of
  their total dedication to the Sue Bedwell
  Appeal (JSJ August 1983), collecting
  funds for multiple...

• Conquering the quadrathon
  15

  Conquering the quadrathon
  SIXTH PLACE in the world's first
  Quadrathon, a race to beat all races, was
  the impressive result achieved by Steve
  Till, technical analyst, Blackfriars (JSJ
  July 1983), after a sensational...

• Raising more than the roof
  15

  Raising more than the roof
  SOLIHULL ROCKED around the clock
  on Saturday August 27, in aid of the
  Queen Elizabeth Ultrasonic Scalpel
  Appeal and raised £142.
  Martin Player and Jeff Keenan, both
  students at the branch...

• Ice cold in Ashford
  16

  Ice cold in Ashford
  ICE STATION Ashford was afloat and
  raring to go on Saturday, September 10,
  when for the second year running they
  entered the local carnival.
  Brightly clad in furs and garters, 12
  members of staff sat...

• Keep it in the family
  16

  Keep it in the family
  SAINSBURY'S has been the scene of yet
  another fortuitous meeting, this time
  between Gaynor Hilton, previously
  canteen assistant and Stephen Orr, chef,
  both at Basingstoke depot (right).
  September 3 was...

• A dog's best friend
  17

  Richard (left) and Robin (right) seek judgement from sniffer, John.
  A dog's best friend PAWS FOR thought for just a moment.
  Have you ever wondered how JS decides
  exactly what makes a first class tin of dog
  food? Doggy tests...

• Lunchtime film menu
  17

  Lunchtime film menu
  FOLLOWING last year's successful
  season of lunch time films (JSJ December
  1982) held in the conference centre,
  Rennie House, head office training
  department are planning a further series
  of six to run...

• Romford aids
  17

  Romford aids
  A CHEQUE for a staggering £62,523.31
  was recently handed over by Romford
  area office to the 500 Group Cancer
  Research Campaign following the
  companywide fund raising effort
  launched in January 1982.
  Staff...

• Subject to choice
  17

  Subject to choice
  DO YOU FANCY a BA Hons, BSc or
  even an MA? If so, Birkbeck College,
  University of London, is just the place for
  you. According to Gerry Lee, accounts
  clerk at Blackfriars, you can take One
  made to...

• APPOINTMENTS
  18

  APPOINTMENTS
  E C Byrne, formerly deputy manager of
  Lewisham, has been appointed manager
  of Balham.
  R S Davies, formerly manager of
  Wembley, has been appointed manager
  of Hornchurch.
  D Johnstone, formerly deputy
  manager of...

• Carefree days for Cookie
  18

  A CARRIAGE clock, a set of three
  suitcases, a picnic hamper and a barbecue
  put Jack Cook, provisions manager at
  Dorking, on the right track for a leisurely
  retirement after 46 years' service with JS.
  Often known as 'Cookie',...

• HOMEBASE APPOINTMENTS
  18

  HOMERASE
  APPOINTMENTS
  B Ward, formerly deputy manager at
  Nottingham, has been appointed store
  manager of Oldbury, for the opening.
  B Todd, formerly deputy manager of
  Leeds, has been appointed manager at
  Bradford, for the...

• RETIREMENTS
  18

  RETIREMENTS
  William McQuillan, training administration
  officer at Blackfriars, has retired after 43 years' service with JS.
  He began his career with the company
  in the poultry department and two years
  later moved to the...

• Correction
  19

  Correction
  APOLOGIES to Rosina Coe, supermarket
  assistant at Stevenage, who was
  mistakenly included in the retirements
  column in JSJ September.
  Rosina has not retired, but has
  completed 30 years' service.

• Feedback
  19

  Letters are welcome
  and should "be
  addressed to the editor
  Press-ing points
  From: Tony Gayfer, engineering
  adviser.
  Lewisham is my nearest JS branch and I
  was surprised to learn in May of proposals
  to build a branch hardly...

• LONG SERVICE
  19

  LONG SERVICE
  Maurice 'Bish' Bishop, manager at
  Chislehurst, has completed 25 years'
  service with JS.
  He began his career as a junior
  salesman at Morden and in 1962 was
  promoted to senior leading salesman,
  doing relief at...

• Women's work
  20

  ARCHIVES
  Women's work
  WOMEN AT Sainsbury's! Whatever
  next? It took a war to
  establish a feminine front in the
  foreign territory behind the
  counter at JS.
  In 1914, Britain was a channel away
  from trenches and shells but was...