Table of content
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Contents Page
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News
Page 4-5
Branch managers' conference
Page 6-9
Branch openings -Sheffield, Kimberley
Page 10-11
New products
Page 12-13
Recruiting from the ranks—how JS students can become JS managers
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How it's made... -
Egg heads produce star packaging
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Egg heads produce star packaging
THE SILVER STAR award for 1983 (transit
section) was presented to JS by the Institute of
Packaging for a one-piece transit/display egg case
developed jointly between JS and UK Corrugated
Ltd,... -
New store openings
02
New store openings
OPENINGS to put in your diary
for the month of March are:
Thorley supermarket, 1 Thorley
Centre, Villiers Sur Marne
Avenue, Bishops Stortford, Herts
on Tuesday March 6 at 9.30 am.
Tottenham supermarket,... -
Property
02
PROPERTY
PLANNING permission has been
granted for a 45,000 sq ft superstore
to be built at Altrincham.
Development will begin in June
of this year with completion in
July 1985. Over 200 jobs are likely
to be created.
The... -
Second business game announced
02
Second business game announced
A CASE OF JS Champagne is
again the prize offered in the
Executive Club business game
competition which will be run
over the spring.
Club chairman, company secretary
Nigel Matthews said:... -
Talking business
02
Talking business
SIR ADRIAN CADBURY, chairman
of Cadbury Schweppes pic,
was the guest speaker at the JS
Executive Club on February 6 in
the conference centre.
In his capacity as chairman of
one of Britain's leading... -
Trees for Hornsea
02
Trees for Hornsea
MONEY from a Sainsbury family trust—the
Monument trust —will soon be growing in Hornsea.
A £150 cheque was presented to Hornsea's
Mayor, councillor Barbara Jefferson in January.
The money will be used... -
New titles announced
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New titles announced
THE CHAIRMAN, Sir John Sainsbury, has
announced that, with effect from March 26,
each area general manager will be known by
the new title, area director, and will be
appointed a departmental director of... -
Senior appointment
03
Senior appointment
FOLLOWING the appointment of Bob
Cooper as departmental director, bakery and
delicatessen, John Ralston, currently deputy
head, grocery iii, is promoted to the post of
head of grocery iii, reporting to... -
Branch managers' conference
04
Building on success. This was the
theme of the 1984 branch managers'
conference held on January
30 and 31 at the Metropole Hotel.
Birmingham. The theme was
appropriate, reflecting not only
the success of the company but... -
Branch opening—Sheffield
06
DEEP AND CRISP AND EVEN. That's how
the snow lay round about on January 24 in
Archer Road, Sheffield, for the opening of
Sainsbury's largest northern store.
Not that the snow kept customers away.
Wellington-shod shoppers... -
Branch opening—Kimberley
08
IT WAS A classic opening for neo-classical
Kimberley on February 7.
The distinctively attractive new store,
reminiscent of a Greek temple, certainly
attracted droves of devotees. JS architects say
the design was inspired by... -
A whole lot of goodness
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A whole lot of goodness
A WHOLESOME product is
Wholewheat Spaghetti in a big
new size from JS.
A rich source of fibre, this goes
well with any sauce of your
choice, such as Bolognaise or
Neopolitan.
Essential to any diet,... -
Cherries and berries
10
Cherries and berries
TWO LITTLE gems in jars have
found their way onto the shelves
this month.
Morello Cherry Conserve from
JS, has become the sixth product
in the range. Made from only
pure ingredients, this contains... -
Drink yourself healthy
10
Drink yourself healthy
HAS THE winter made you
weary, the snow made you
soporific and the frost left you
flat? Then bounce into spring
with Lemon and Honey Health
Drink, new from JS. •
Packed with vitamin C, this
drink... -
Enhancing the hair range
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Enhancing the hair range
WASH THOSE winter blues right
out of your hair with two new
shampoos and conditioners, just introduced by JS.
Containing natural products,
Henna and Camomile Shampoos
and Conditioners, are... -
Give it pep
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Give it pep
CAUGHT IN a can is the new
Pepper Salad in tomato sauce,
from JS.
Filled with red, green and
yellow peppers and onions, these
tasty contents are perfectly
complemented by a spicy tomato
sauce.
Use with salad,... -
Springing new sponges
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Springing new sponges
ROLL AROUND in style with
Sainsbury's new Luxury Swiss
Roll with hazelnut and buttercream
filling.
The third Swiss roll in the
range, this costs 59p and is
available from 147 branches.
Strawberry Cup... -
Finer frying
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Finer frying
POUR OIL onto a troubled
frying pan and you could end up
with a sensational saute. That is if
you use one of the oils from JS in
a new bumper three litre size—
Blended Vegetable Oil and Corn
Oil.
Both are... -
Pass the pasties
11
Pass the pasties
YOU WILL simply puff with
pleasure with the two new pasties
from JS.
Sainsbury's Beef and Onion
Pasty in puff pastry comes all the
way from Cornwall. As well as
being full of ooh and arr, they are
packed... -
Pour Portuguese
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Pour Portuguese
WINE OF the month for March
is the 1974 Vintage Portuguese
Dao. A smooth red wine, this is
perfect with meals or on its own.
Sainsbury's Dao costs £2.29
(70 cl) and is available from 170
branches. -
The makings of a manager
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Calling all students . . . Where are the managers of tomorrow?
It's a question top management asks frequently. The
opportunities at JS for finding a demanding and satisfying
career abound. For the right people there await... -
In a tight spot!
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Take a couple of ounces of
nylon yarn, put a twist in it,
knit the resulting springy
thread into a large tube and
sew it up at one end. Put the
open ends of two tubes together,
execute an ingenious
snip here and a deft... -
Half year at Hillards
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Half year at Hillards
HILLARDS-the supermarket
chain based in Cleckheaton, West
Yorkshire—announced their halfyear
results in late January. Sales
for the period to November 12
1983 moved up by 17 per cent to
£117... -
Halfpenny dropped
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Halfpenny dropped
SO FAREWELL little halfpenny!
The midget coin is at last to
disappear—this move is unlikely
to cause much grief amongst the
populace. The coin is now worth
less in real terms than the farthing
and the... -
Inscrutable Schweppes
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Inscrutable Schweppes
TRYING TO get your goods into
Japan can be almost as frustrating
as trying to get payment for your
sales to Nigeria.
But at the second attempt
Cadbury Schweppes seem to have
cracked this particular... -
King size offer from Queensway
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King size offer from Queensway
A TAKEOVER bid for a retail
company has brought out an
anomaly in company law. Harris
Queensway, the well-known
carpet and furniture retailers, have
launched a bid for Stylo, who are
best... -
Pottery is all at sea
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Pottery is all at sea
THE WELL-KNOWN supplier of
much JS tableware, Hornsea
Potteries, went into receivership
recently.
The company employed 550
people at its factories at Hornsea
in East Yorkshire, and at Lancaster.
These... -
The price of a drink
16
IN THE JANUARY issue we
reported that International Distillers
and Vintners were cross with
Fine Fare for selling Smirnoff
below cost, and Asda had incurred
the wrath of Rowntree Mackintosh
for the same reason. Well,... -
Beckenham floats funds
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Beckenham floats funds
MAKING WAVES recently were
four water babes from Beckenham
branch.
Jenny Baughan (checkout
supervisor), Pat Smith (deli preparation
assistant), Wendy Streeter
(office clerk) and Doug Bishop
(grocery... -
Blanc de Boots
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Blanc de Boots
BOOTS is to sell wine for the first
time.
The company applied to Birmingham
city's licensing bench to
sell a range of table wines, after a
million pound refit at its store in
New Street.
The licence has been... -
Food mountain
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Food mountain
MOUNTAINEERS Stephen Barry
(centre) and Stephen Miles (right)
were spotted at Bath branch on
January 27. They were stacking
up for a three month ascent of
Cho Oyu —a mountain in Nepal
Tibet whose peak is... -
Seals and supermarkets
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Seals and supermarkets
A SAVE THE SEALS' campaign
has been launched nationwide by
the International Fund for Animal
Welfare.
The campaign's objective is for
the public to boycott six supermarkets,
JS included, which... -
Small appetites at Co-op
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Small appetites at Co-op
THEPROBLEMofwhattodowith
your small stores is one which
faces most of the large supermarket
operators these days. The
Co-ops are no exception. But
unlike JS, Tesco or Asda who can
shut down a small... -
DIN raising
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DIN raising
IT TOOK Northampton branch
only six months to raise £1,000
for the Deaf in Need Appeal
(DIN) last year.
Women's sponsored assault
courses, a garden party, discos
and many other lucrative activities
were... -
Gold keep
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Gold keep
HEAD OFFICE security is trying
to find someone to give a wedding
ring to. No, it's not an early outbreak
of spring fever for leap
year. They have an inscribed
wedding ring found in Stamford
House in the spring of... -
Landlord's round
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Landlord's round
LOCAL Farnham charities did
rather well out of a three minute
grub grab round Sainsbury's on
January 24.
The dash was the prize
awarded to a local elderly
resident after entering the
Farnham Lions... -
The Griffin Caravan and Camping club
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The Griffin Caravan and Camping club, Basingstoke depot, also
did their bit for charity in January. During the annual dinner
and dance, on January 21, a raffle was held in aid of the
Patients Fund of the fork Prewirt hospital,... -
Leading Light in design
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Leading Light in design
GRAHAM LIGHT, weekend
student at Lexden branch, has a
new vice. And instead of setting
him on the path to ruin. Graham's
vice has made him a winner in the
annual Schools Design Prize competition
for... -
Peter's pounds
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Peter's pounds
A TOTAL of £1,069.91
(just to prove that every
penny counts) was
raised during 1983 by
Peter Ball, meat manager
at Bognor branch,
for the Guide Dogs for
the Blind Association.
On December 14, a
cheque for... -
Calling all kids
20
THE CHILDREN below aren't
the only ones with wild imaginations
and artistic talents. We know
one or two bright young thingsentrants
in the SSA/IS lournal
Children's Competition. And this
is the last month in which a child... -
Dramatic Leeds
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Dramatic Leeds
LEEDS LEADS in the pantomime
world since their performance of
Cinderella on January 30/31.
Children from neighbouring
estates were entertained by
branch staff and obviously
enjoyed it—the local school... -
High flying recipes for pancakes
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High flying recipes for pancakes
GIVE YOUR pancakes a new
lease of life this Shrove Tuesday
and experiment with a few
exciting recipes created exclusively
for JS Journal readers by
Wendy Godfrey, JS senior... -
The subject is Sainsbury's
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The subject is Sainsbury's
THE LATEST craze in schools is
not marbles, skipping or even
scented rubbers. It's Sainsbury's!
JS mania is sweeping the
country with both the company's
shops and carrier bags... -
Caption Competition
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Caption Competition
Now it's your turn to guess what is going on here. Caption the
photo by putting words into the characters' mouths. Send your entry to
the JS Journal, ground floor, Stamford House, Stamford Street.
London... -
THE CAMERA NEVER LIES
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THE CAMERA NEVER LIES
Our roving Journal reporter has been busy lately
speeding around the photograph cupboard—therein
lies a tale or two. A few unmarked pictures came
to hand and the team sat around straining all powers
of... -
An identity crisis for some?
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An identity crisis for some? These three long servers were photographed at
the 40 year luncheon and they were wrongly captioned. They are, in fact,
L to R: William Langridge, provisions manager, East Grinstead;... -
Appointments
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Appointments
John Brackett, formerly deputy
manager of Walthamstow, has
been appointed manager of
Kingsland Road.
Zigurds Busevics, formerly
deputy manager of Telford, has
been appointed manager of
Dudley.
Gordon... -
Feedback
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FEEDBACK
[Letters are welcome
and should be
addressed to the
editor
Store of
suggestions
From: Ivor Marcus, customer
service assistant, Woodhall Farm.
In November 1982 I wrote to
'Feedback' on the subject of
broken... -
Love message
22
Last month saw many a heart a
fluttering as Valentine's Day spread
its magic spell.
And love was obviously blooming
at JS too. One keen eyed reader
spotted this love message in the
Daily Express.
Now who do we know with... -
Obituary
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Obituary
Fred Bullen, driver at Buntingford
depot, died suddenly on
December 30, aged 59.
He had been with the company
for 22 years.
Janet Couzens, skilled evening
display assistant at Chippenham,
died after a long illness... -
Retirements
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Retirements
William Lucas, deputy meat
manager at Harold Hill, has
retired after 28 years' service with
JS.
He has worked in several
branches including Swiss Cottage,
Romford and Brentwood.
Alf Miles, truck shop... -
Spot the driver
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"I've seen that face somewhere before!"
Spot the driver Letter from: Edward Sprigg,
veteran.
I submit my entry for the spot
the difference competition, I also enclose a cutting from a
1976 JS Journal which shows I
can claim... -
Pie-cing it together
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ARCHIVES
Pie-cing
it together
ONE OF the most exciting aspects of history
is the potential for discovering a detective
story.
The pie box lid, featured in the centre pic,
was found on a market stall and sent to...
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