'JS Journal', May 1984

Table of content

• Contents Page
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  Page 2
  News
  Page 3
  Nine Elms store extension
  Page 4
  Branch opening— Tottenham
  Page 5
  New products
  Page 6-7
  Veterans' reunion 1984
  Page 8-10
  Advertising feature
  Page 11
  Ten years of family day
  Page 12-13
  Results of...

• Football league presentation
  02

  Peter Davis (left) with Nick Bell of the Stamford House Superstars.
  Football league
  presentation THE 1983/84 SSA five-a-side
  football competition has closed
  after another exciting season.
  Peter Davis, assistant...

• New senior post created
  02

  New senior post created
  THE INTRODUCTION of a
  new post, that of senior store
  manager, was announced by the
  Chairman, Sir John Sainsbury, on
  March 23.
  'This is to recognise fully
  effective and wide ranging performance
  over...

• Property
  02

  PROPERTY
  OUTLINE planning permission
  is being sought from Camden
  council, to build a supermarket
  on the site of the old ABC bakery
  on Camden Road. The development
  includes a large car park.
  JS's store in Dovecote Road, High...

• Top architect gives talk
  02

  Top architect gives talk
  NORMAN FOSTER, architect
  and principal of Foster Associates
  was the special guest speaker at
  the JS Executive Club meeting
  on March 26 in Rennie House.
  Last year he acted as judge in
  the company's...

• Nine Elms extended
  03

  Nine Elms extended
  A BRANCH OPENING with a
  difference was welcomed by
  customers in south London on
  April 12.
  Nine Elms, previously 26,000
  sq ft, opened afresh with an
  increased sales area of 10,000
  sq ft offering customers...

• Branch opening—Tottenham
  04

  FAITHFUL CUSTOMERS braved the bitter
  cold to queue for the opening of the new
  replacement store in High Road, Tottenham,
  on the morning of March 20.
  Greeted by the Chairman, Sir John
  Sainsbury, the first customer,...

• Baby dry up
  05

  Baby dry up
  NAPPIES will be even happier
  with Sainsbury's Stay Dry One
  Way Nappy Liners in a big new
  box of 200.
  Strong and soft these liners
  allow all those little damp patches
  to soak through onto the
  towelling nappy and...

• Natural nourishment
  05

  Natural nourishment
  COMBINING THE talents of
  fish and vegetables, Sainsbury's
  have come up with Haddock and
  Spinach Mousse.
  Joining the successful range of
  ready fish meals, this is a totally
  natural product containing...

• Neat ideas for hair
  05

  Neat ideas for hair
  KISS CURLS will be given the
  kiss-of-life by the new range
  of Beauty Care hair accessories
  from JS.
  The collection features: a
  bevy of blue and red brushes—
  for curling, blow drying or just a
  general...

• NikNak nibbles
  05

  NikNak nibbles
  IF YOU'VE got any little gaps to
  fill, why not take advantage of
  Sainsbury's new Cheesy Nik
  Naks.
  Cheese flavoured maize snack,
  this is the perfect pack to take to
  parties and picnics and is also
  ideal for...

• Soothing attack
  05

  Soothing attack
  LAUNCHING . AN attack on
  scratches, sores and other minor
  skin irritations, Sainsbury's new
  Antiseptic Cream will ease your
  lesions and comfort your cuts.
  Simply rub the cream gently
  into the affected area...

• Sparkling choice
  05

  Sparkling choice
  WINE OF THE MONTH for
  May is Sainsbury's Cava, Sparkling
  Spanish Wine. A refreshing
  alternative to champagne, this is
  not quite as dry as other 'methode
  champenoise' wines and has a
  distinctive fruity...

• Fifteen hundred friends come to tea!
  06

  Fifteen hundred friends come to tea!
  THE SEARCH was on for old friends on April
  9 and 16, when over 1,500 veterans attended
  the 36th annual reunion held once again at the
  Royal Lancaster Hotel.
  A cup of tea welcomed the coach...

• Advertising quality
  08

  NOT SINCE Gone With The Wind have awards been so
  piled on one performance. We're not talking about Oscars
  but their ad industry equivalents— Campaign magazine's
  press awards.
  Advertisements created by agency, Abbott,...

• A ten year family affair
  11

  A ten year family affair
  June 17 sees the tenth Sainsbury *s Family Day. David Dahms, area administration manager at
  Bromley area office, has been secretary of the Family Day committee throughout its history.
  With organising...

• Competition Results
  12

  COMPETITION
  RESULTS
  ROBIN WHITBREAD, director
  of marketing, was presented
  recently with a job nobody envied.
  His was the task to decide
  between all those wonderful
  works of art adorning the walls of
  the Journal office.
  He...

• An Englishman, a Scotsman and . . .
  14

  An Englishman, a Scotsman and . . .
  THE 1984 EDITION of Regional
  Trends' shows that the British have
  rather varied eating habits.
  The Welsh can obviously tell
  Stork from butter since they eat
  more butter and less...

• Budget euphoria
  14

  Budget euphoria
  THE CHANCELLORS tax reforming
  budget has been very well received in
  the City. And time now for a further
  study. In conditions that one broker
  described as quite unbelievable' the FT
  Industrial Ordinary Index...

• Food groups' increased figures
  14

  Food groups' increased figures
  THE LATEST crop of results
  announced by food manufacturers
  paints a picture of prosperity
  amidst complaints that retailers
  are squeezing their margins.
  Twelve months' figures from
  Imperial...

• Washday blues and red faces
  14

  Washday blues and red faces
  MORE THAN 700 people have
  been referred to skin specialists
  hired by Lever Brothers after
  complaining that they suffered
  skin irritation from New System
  Persil Automatic.
  The new powder was...

• Wonder from Woolies
  14

  Wonder from Woolies
  IT H AS B E E N reported that Wool worths has been selling one of
  Europe's most poisonous plants—the deadly Monkshood. The
  plants were spotted at the company's Albany Road store in
  Cardiff by a horrified...

• Low down on lifts
  15

  Low down on lifts
  The new look reception of Stamford House. UPLIFTING WORK is presently
  being undertaken to raise the
  sights of Stamford House staff by
  renewing the two main passenger
  lifts.
  When the two original...

• More youth club donations
  15

  More youth club donations
  The last of the 36 youth
  dubs chosen to receive
  JS donations have been
  presented with cheques.
  Above: Potters Bar
  manager, Neil
  Brassington (centre)
  hands over £200 to
  North Mymms youth
  and...

• No relief for Tesco
  15

  No relief for Tesco
  TESCO MAY have a large amount
  of tax to pay as a result of its
  recent unsuccessful case in the
  High Court.
  In 1978 Tesco claimed tax relief
  for an increase of over £33 million
  in the value of its...

• Sales hot up for Bejam
  15

  Sales hot up for Bejam
  BEJAM, THE FOOD and freezer
  retailer, increased pre-tax profits
  for the six months to the end of
  December by 29 per cent to £7.8
  million. Turnover increased by 16
  per cent to £154 million....

• HYGIENE MATTERS—A CLOSER LOOK
  16

  HYGIENE MATTERS
  -A CLOSER LOOK
  WHAT IS HYGIENE and how is it
  maintained at Salisbury's? This month the
  Journal takes a look at the job entrusted to
  the department responsible for keeping IS
  the most hygiene conscious food...

• Charlton's run for children
  18

  Charlton's run for children
  ON THEIR marks and ready to
  go for over £300 was a team from
  Charlton depot, who recently
  entered the Thamesmead half
  marathon.
  The valiant competitors were
  running to raise money for...

• Judges focus on Michael
  18

  Judges focus on Michael
  A FLASH of inspiration recently
  exposed Michael Lawes, student
  at Ipswich branch, as Sainsbury's
  own David Bailey.
  The youngest member of the
  Ipswich and District photographic
  society, 17 year...

• Raffle's charity choice
  18

  Raffle's charity choice
  HOLIDAY RAFFLE tickets sold
  throughout the company prior to
  Miss JS Personality Contest 1984
  raised a record £7,492 which has
  been donated to the following
  charities:
  Red Cross Home for...

• Tall order
  18

  Tall order
  FOR A FOUR month sail around
  the world, what better place to
  stock up than Sainsbury's?
  A customer did just that on
  April 5 at London Road,
  Brighton. The lady in question
  purchased 1,121 items at a cost...

• Chesham ladies reach for it
  19

  Chesham ladies reach for it
  KEEPING HER workers on their toes is Dorothy
  Shrimpton, BPO at Chesham. Sponsored keep fit
  classes are held once a week in the branch's
  canteen. Money raised will go to the Variety Club
  of Great...

• Money drop
  19

  Money drop
  A LEAP IN aid of cancer
  research was recently undertaken
  by David Higgins of Coldhams
  Lane.
  After two days of waiting,
  winds died sufficiently for David
  to parachute from a Cessna
  aircraft above Pampisford...

• Trying the Trimarathon
  19

  Trying the Trimarathon
  THE ULTIMATE fitness test is
  to be undertaken by Derek
  Flahay, deputy manager at
  Portsmouth. He'll be taking part in the
  Chichester City Trimarathon on
  June 20. Derek will be running
  12.5 miles,...

• TV spot for butcher Sheryl
  19

  TV spot for butcher Sheryl
  SHERYL STEER, senior
  butcher at Guildford, 'beat the
  panel' recently when she recorded
  an episode of 'What's My
  Line?'
  Last December, Thames Television
  advertised for participants
  in the panel...

• Watching the career queue
  19

  Watching the career queue
  MARGARET WHEATLEY,
  BPO at Arnold, was recently
  invited to attend a school careers
  convention, where she explained
  career opportunities at Sainsbury's
  to school leavers.
  Later she put pen to paper...

• Dramatic scenes at Putney
  20

  Dramatic scenes at Putney
  TWO SAINSBURY STUDENTS
  stepped into the spotlight on
  April 4 when they performed the
  leading roles in 'Happy End' by
  Weill and Brecht.
  Melina Gammell of Norbury
  and Folarin Hassan of...

• Spot the difference
  20

  Spot the difference
  SPOT THE WINNER. We have
  three and you all have another
  chance
  The Journal received almost
  500 entries to the Spot the
  Difference competition which
  appeared in the February Journal.
  As marketing...

• Coasting along
  21

  Coasting along
  'OH I DO like to be beside the
  seaside,' is the tune that Elsie
  Moody, marketing research and
  information assistant, Blackfriars,
  will be singing from now
  on. Elsie retires after 41 years
  with JS and is...

• Holidays and a new home on the horizon
  21

  Holidays and a new home on the horizon
  I'VE BEEN GOING round in
  circles since joining the company
  45 years ago' commented Stanley
  Cooper, deputy manager, Southgate
  who retired on April 6.
  Stanley began his career with
  JS...

• Mahogany memories
  21

  Mahogany memories
  'GOOD PROSPECTS' were the
  words on the advertisement
  which summoned Jack
  Harrison, assistant manager,
  Dorking, to the ranks of
  Sainsbury's in 1936.
  After an interview at Leeds,
  Jack came to London and...

• A meaty career
  22

  A meaty career
  FROM TROTTERS to burgers,
  joints to frying steaks; Bill
  Blandford, meat manager, retires
  from New Maiden having observed
  44 years of changes in our
  meat diet.
  'These days the customer is
  looking for speed....

• A new project for Leonard
  22

  A new project for Leonard
  'IF I HAD MY LIFE all over
  again I would follow the very
  same career,' commented
  Leonard Bradford, project
  manager, company engineers,
  Blackfriars, who retires after 48
  years with JS.
  Encouraged...

• Appointments
  22

  Appointments
  Bob Allen, formerly manager of
  Stockwell, has been appointed
  manager of Fulham.
  Dennis Falvey, formerly deputy
  manager of West Ealing, has
  been appointed manager of
  Edgware.
  Manfred Kalb, formerly manager
  of...

• Homebase appointments
  22

  Homebase appointments
  Ian Forrester, formerly deputy
  manager of Croydon, has been
  appointed manager of Northampton.
  Mike Keene, formerly deputy
  manager of Croydon, has been
  appointed manager of Penge.
  Terry Nicholson,...

• Retirements
  22

  Retirements
  Brenda Lawson, part-time supermarket
  assistant at New Maiden
  has retired after 28 years with JS.
  She joined the company as a
  sales assistant at the New Maiden
  manual shop and stayed throughout
  the change to...

• Feedback
  23

  FEEDBACK
  Letters are welcome
  and should be
  addressed to the
  editor
  Balance of payments
  From: Derek Wood, Screen
  printing, Blackfriars.
  I was interested to read the
  advertisement for staff restaurant
  supervisor at Nine...

• Long service
  23

  Frank Floodgate, mechanic at
  Bromley area office, has completed
  40 years' service with JS.
  Gordon Hunt, assistant manager
  at Nine Elms has completed
  40 years with JS.
  He began his career with the
  company at Sutton as a...

• Starting work on the eggs
  24

  ARCHIVES
  Starting work on the eggs IN THE WAKE of Easter and last month's
  egg feature in the JS Journal, archives has
  hatched a few secrets about eggs gone by, as
  the following photos illustrate.
  Eggs were one of the goods...