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Brent Clean Food award
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THE SECOND Brent Clean Food award
presented to Sainsbury's (JSJ June 1983)
went to Kingsbury branch on June 14.
PeterLongstaff,branch manager(right)
received the award from Graham Purvis,
chairman of the Liaison group... -
Contents Page
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Page 2-3
News
Page 4
Property
Page 5-6
Charity bonanza
Page 6-8
Business news—Paying for our goods in the future
Page 9
An easier life for disabled shoppers
Page 10-11
A silver jubilee for Haverhill Meat Products
Page 12-13
New... -
GEORGE RUSBROOK
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GEORGE RUSBROOK joined the
company on June 13 as security adviser.
He was previously deputy assistant
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Images in motion
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Images in motion
ART has taken to the road with the help
of JS.
The Images for Today art competition,
organised and sponsored by Sainsbury's
last year, has led this summer
to an exciting exhibition touring a
number of... -
Political moves
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Political moves
FOLLOWING Timothy Sainsbury's
appointment as assistant government
whip it has been necessary for him to
resign as a non-executive director.
For many years Mr Timothy was the
director responsible for JS's... -
Business game results
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Business game results
THE FINAL decisions had all been made
and the financial accounts published for
25 imaginary companies by June 16.
It was on this date that the Executive
Club's cut throat business game (JSJ
April '83)... -
Sainsbury's AGM 1983
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Sainsbury's AGM 1983
SAINSBURY'S Annual General Meeting
for shareholders was held on July 6.
Chairman, Sir John Sainsbury, spoke
to shareholders of the company's performance
in its ten years since going
public. He looked at... -
Property
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PROPERTY
YORK is to have a second Sainsbury's
store. The company is at present seeking
a suitable site to develop a supermarket
for the western side of the city.
Earlier plans dealt with a site in Acomb
but this has been... -
'The Whisper'
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WHAT THESE girls are really discussing
is anybody's guess. Even Sir Hugh
Casson, Royal Academy President, cannot
fathom their secret, try as he might.
But someone whispered in our ear that
the girls shall continue their... -
Bright news for sunshine fund
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Bright news for sunshine fund
OUR PICTURE is full of sunshine and
there's a good reason why. It was taken at
a happy occasion in Woking branch
when Ron Yeates and Kay Gray presented
a £1,000 cheque to Elizabeth... -
Charity for children
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BILL ALLEN and Vi Tennant (below)
took a second trip this year to the Bone
Marrow Unit at Westminster Children's
Hospital.
With them went a cheque for £1,000.
Professor Jack Hobbs, director of the
team, was delighted: 'To... -
Donations and jubilations
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Donations and jubilations
YOUR GENEROSITY has resulted in
three exciting donations to charity.
Four SSA committee members found
themselves recently with £3,000 to hand
over to some very rewarding cases
thanks to JS... -
Paying tomorrow
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Paying tomorrow
THE PROPHESIES of a cashless society
have been around for quite some time now.
At first it was thought tliat cash would be
replaced by cheques and other sorts of
paper money'; then it was suggested... -
Protective custody
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Protective custody
THE SSA BOASTS 100 per cent pet
ownership amongst its members. In
fact every individual owns a cat. Unusual?
Stranger still, the cat is a Siberian Tiger
and its proud owners also have a... -
Checking out Tesco results
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Checking out Tesco iresults
THE RESULTS of Checkout '82 are now
apparent. Turnover for the year to February
26,1983 was just over 14 per cent ahead at
£2,404 million. Of this sales increase, some
five per cent was due to... -
Pushing ahead
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Pushing ahead
Over the past few years Welfare Authorities have endeavoured to make society more
understanding towards the problems facing disabled people and have especially
encouraged the improvement of facilities and help... -
Twenty-five Tendersweet years
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Twenty-five Tendersweet years
Twenty-five years ago in Haverhill, Suffolk, Sainsbury's first packets of sliced, weighed and labelled Tendersweet bacon appeared at the end of a small production line employing 12 people. Customers... -
Dog's dinner
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Dog's dinner
DON'T GIVE Lassie and Rover a dog's
life. Give them Sainsbury's Supermeat,
new Biscuit Assortment and Dog Chocs.
You'll keep them healthy and happy.
Sainsbury's Supermeat, offering your
dog an additional choice... -
Heaven scent
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Heaven scent
WAFT CONFIDENTLY through the day
with Sainsbury's new 'J' Body Spray
Perfumed Deodorant now available in
111 branches.
A completely new concept in the 'J'
range, the body spray has a light, soft,
feminine,... -
It's nutty
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It's nutty
IF YOU CAN'T FACE breakfast here is a
new JS own-label cereal that could make
you change your mind.
Crunch Oat Cereal with Bran and
Apple is a must for those who wave the
wholefood banner. It's made from... -
Salud!
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Salud!
TAKE A GUIDED tour round the
Iberian Peninsula with Sainsbury's three
new red Spanish Wines (Denominacion
de Origen): Sainsbury's Vallformosa
1975, Valdepeiias Vina Albali 1978 and
Jumiila 1978.
Sainsbury's... -
Bag 'em
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Bag 'em
TEMPTATION is looming with the
recent introduction of Sainsbury's
bumper bag of crisps.
Ready Salted, Cheese and Onion and
Salt and Vinegar are the three popular
flavours available in the nine pack bag... -
Dream cake
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Dream cake
SEDUCTIVE, delectable, frivolous and
altogether wickedly attractive is the only
apt description of Sainsbury's new freezer
food. Lemon Cream Torte, now available
at all freezer centres and 55 branches.
This light... -
Foiled afresh
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Foiled afresh
WRAP IT all up with Sainsbury's new
wrapping foil now on sale in 161 stores.
Made from finer gauge foil, it is not
recommended for roasting. Nevertheless,
because it is cheaper to produce than JS's
standard... -
Nova cola
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Nova cola
QUENCH your summer thirst with
Sainsbury's new own-label Decaffeinated
Cola, the first of its kind in Britain.
For those who want to avoid caffeine
this new option is a super fizzy alternative
and is now available... -
Summer delights
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Summer delights
KEEP AS COOL as a cucumber this
summer with seasonal recipes available
in 'The Sainsbury Book of Ices and Cold
Desserts' and 'The Sainsbury Book of
Suppers and Snacks', two new additions
to the hardback... -
The big freeze
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The big freeze
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Crawley confetti
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Crawley confetti
WEDDING BELLS were ringing loud
and clear in St Richard's Church, Crawley
on Saturday June 25 for a Sainsbury's
wedding.
Denise Young, a supermarket assistant
and Paul Wilkinson, a senior tradesman
at... -
Insurance due?
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Insurance due?
As a membeir of JS you
can pay less
THE COMPANY has arranged discount
for JS staff and veterans on two schemes:
1. Royal Insurance Group, one of the
largest insurers in the country and
established in most... -
Lion's share
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Lion's share
THIS IS no ordinary shopping trip as you
might guess by the official attendance as
Nuneaton branch's Barbara Eaton checks
out Julie Massey's lion-sized load.
Julie is the fiancee of Geoffrey Dowell,
local man... -
News in brief—a round-up activities companywide
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FRANK GILES of Croydon branch
bowled his heart out on the green at the
Griffin grcuind on Family Day.-
With skilfully executed movements—
slightly crouched body and synchronised
swinging of the arm, Frank mowed down
the... -
One chilling makes £2,000
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One chilling makes £2,000
SEVEN YEARS of hard walking has
meant that Vi Shilling, leading departmental
assistant at Orpington branch,
has raised a total of £2,000 in sponsorship
money for the Orpington Christian... -
Second serve
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Second serve
CUSTOMERS AT Wigston branch near
Leicester have recently been concerned
about their eyesight. Double vision seems
to be the problem.
When investigated by branch staff the
affliction was traced back to... -
Marathon efforts all round
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Roy Burfoot is number 73 and Alec Walkernumber 554.
Marathon efforts all round ARE YOU ON THE RUN? If so join
ranks with Basingstoke depot, Wellingborough
and Nine Elms, who have
recently been running and walking... -
No-litter Bitterne
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Left to right: John Marks; former Southampton Mayor, Barbara Barfoot;
Margaret Oakey (joint winner) and Brenda Purdie.
No-litter Bitterne BITTERNE BRANCH is a little bit
proud of itself since winning the Tidy
Trader of the... -
Photographic Competition
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HURRY, HURRY, if you want to enter
the 1983 JS Journal/SSA photographic
competition. The closing date is only two
months away.
So far we have received a handful of
entries but are now awaiting the big
onslaught. Summer... -
Ron blows his own trumpet
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Ron blows his own trumpet
'MUSIC HATH charms to soothe a
savage breast,' and in civilised Britain
there are probably more savage breasts
heaving along summer roads in sticky
vehicles than anywhere else you'd care... -
LONG SERVICE
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LONG SERVICE
Dave May, leading departmental
assistant at Hastings, has completed 25
years' service with JS.
He joined the company at Tonbridge
as a porter and 11 years later moved to
Avebury in charge of van checking.... -
RETIREMENTS
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RETIREMENTS
Stan Hart, customer service assistant at
Worthing, has retired after 31 years'
service with JS.
He joined the company at Leatherhead as a porter and in 1968 moved to
Warwick Street, working in the same
capacity.... -
When opportunity knocked
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When opportunity knocked
LOOKING BACK over the last 45 years
at JS, Roy Shepperd, meat manager at
Basingstoke depot, summed up his life
with the company: 'It was rather like the
TV programme "Opportunity Knocks".
All my... -
Feedback
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FEEDBACK
Letters are welcome
and should be
addressed to the editor
Strike me!
From: E Pritchard and K Aussamand,
customers at Telford branch.
I would like to thank Zigurds Busevics,
deputy manager at Telford branch for... -
HOMEBASE APPOINTMENTS
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HOMEBASE APPOINTMENTS
D Bast-Boverhoff, formerly deputy
manager of Basingstoke, has been
appointed manager of Lordshill.
W Simms, formerly deputy manager of
Croydon, has been appointed acting
manager at Croydon.
M Tucker,... -
OBITUARY
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OBITUARY
Fred Eagle, section manager in depot
stocks, Streatham, died suddenly on June
8, aged 58.
He had been with the company since
1961.
Doris Mclntyre, a part-time seamstress
at Buntingford depot, died on February
9,... -
The OX that finally came home
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The OX that finally came home
THE OPENING of the new Wakefield
House called to mind a recent gift to the
Archives from a Bury St Edmunds
customer. Her letter read: 'When my
mother died sixteen years ago, I inherited
one of...
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