'JS Journal', August 1984

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• Bench for Bretton
  02

  Bench for Bretton
  SAINSBURY'S recently took
  part in a community exercise in
  the Bretton Centre, Peterborough.
  On June 11, Peter Marsden,
  Romford area district manager
  and Bretton store manager, James
  Walters, presented Dr...

• Chipping in
  02

  Chipping in
  SAINSBURY'S recent companywide
  youth club donations have
  encouraged other companies to
  follow suit and support their local
  clubs.
  The £200 presentation made
  to Mowsley youth club, Wigston
  last month, gave rise...

• Contents Page
  02

  Page 2, 3, 15
  News
  Page 4-5
  Branch opening-Hull
  Page 6-7
  Prince Philip and West Ealing—the Duke of Edinburgh visits a JS store
  Page 8-9
  Technology on the telephone
  Page 10-11
  New products
  Page 12-14
  How do Homebase pick...

• Donation for baby care
  02

  Donation for baby care
  A BREATH of life has been
  brought to the Basingstoke and
  North Hampshire Medical Trust
  following a donation of £8,000
  from Sainsbury's in association
  with the Sainsbury Family Trust.
  As a result,...

• Leeds cashes in
  02

  Leeds cashes in
  IN CONJUNCTION with five
  banks and a building society,
  Sainsbury's has installed automatic
  teller machines outside the
  Moor Allerton branch, Leeds,
  pictured above.
  The five machines are situated
  near the...

• New board director
  02

  New board director
  David Quarmby will be joining Sainsbury's in October to
  assume responsibilities for the distribution division during
  1985. He will succeed Len Payne who reaches retirement
  age in December 1985.
  David...

• Europe's ten 'ablest executives'
  03

  Europe's ten 'ablest executives'
  SIR JOHN SAINSBURY has
  been voted one of the top ten
  company executives in Europe
  by America's prestigious Fortune
  magazine, part of the Time Life
  group.
  The magazine's poll...

• HOME ECONOMISTS MEET
  03

  HOME ECONOMISTS MEET
  JS home economists welcomed a new member to
  their 14 House on June 14.
  Brenda Jamieson, senior home economist, recently
  joined the company as head of the...

• Preston says JS is the best around
  03

  Preston says JS is the best around
  FOLLOWING a recent survey
  undertaken by the Preston
  Consumer Group, Sainsbury's
  was voted the best food store in
  the area.
  Shoppers were asked to fill in a
  questionnaire stating who,...

• Report from Sainsbury's agm 1984
  03

  Report from Sainsbury's
  agm1984
  The company's annual general to shareholders. Sir John:
  meeting for shareholders was •drew attention to unnecessary
  held on July 4. and excessive planning delays;
  Chairman, Sir John Sainsbury...

• Branch opening—Hull
  04

  BRANCH OPENINGS
  CATCH THE bus that says 'Sainsbury Way'
  and you'll follow a brand new road. Very
  convenient if you happen to work at Hull's
  new Sainsbury's store or Homebase.
  Sainsbury Way is the name of the new road
  in...

• Prince Philip visits West Ealing
  06

  Prince Philip visits West Ealing
  JS WAS HONOURED with another royal visit
  last month when His Royal Highness the
  Duke of Edinburgh toured West Ealing store
  on June 11.
  He was scheduled to stay for 30 minutes but
  left after...

• MORE LINES THAN CLAPHAM JUNCTION
  08

  MORE LINES THAN CLAPHAM JUNCTION
  Technology continues to improve
  our working lives. JS has more
  innovations in the areas of communication
  and training—a computerised
  telephone system, a
  centralised...

• Tools for learning
  09

  Tools for learning
  I RETAILING is a fast changing business
  and sometimes you may feel updates are
  just too fast to keep up with. How many of
  us have really come to terms with computers,
  for example? And can we ever say
  our...

• Comrades for curry
  10

  Comrades for curry
  FOLLOWING the growing trend
  of preference for chutneys, as
  opposed to sweet brown pickle,
  JS have introduced three new
  lines.
  Peach, Apricot and Curried
  Fruit Chutneys make a delicious
  accompaniment to...

• Crispy cravings
  10

  Crispy cravings
  CHEESE CAN come in many
  forms and recently JS have
  packaged it into two new
  snacks—Crispy Cheese Buttons
  and Cream Cheese and Chives
  Flavour Crisps.
  Both ideal for parties, midmorning
  munches or at any...

• Film premiere
  10

  Film premiere
  FILM FOR holiday snaps can
  now be bought and developed at
  JS.
  Sainsbury's High Resolution
  Colour Print Film range comes in
  three sizes—110, 126 and 135—
  each at ASA 100 and giving 24
  exposures.
  Brightly...

• Hamming it up
  10

  Hamming it up
  A SUPERB new line, now available
  from JS is Chopped Ham
  Loaf.
  It is best served chilled in
  summer salads or on open sandwiches.
  In two sizes—170g (31p) and
  340g (55p), Chopped Ham Loaf
  may be bought from...

• It's pouring fruit
  10

  It's pouring fruit
  A HEALTHY way to quench a
  thirst is JS's new Blackcurrant
  drink in a big one litre bottle.
  Rich in vitamin C and blackcurrant
  juice this drink represents
  very good value at only 99p.
  New Blackcurrant...

• Noble white
  10

  Noble white
  AUGUST has gone sweet and
  white for wine of the month.
  A full bodied, sweet white
  wine, Premieres Cotes de
  Bordeaux comes from vineyards
  near the Garonne. A blend of
  Sauvignon blanc and Semillon
  grapes,...

• Nuts on almonds
  10

  Nuts on almonds
  NUTTIER THAN ever before,
  JS's Salted Mixed Nuts have a
  new addition.
  Joining the peanuts, cashews
  and hazelnuts is the mighty
  almond—at no extra cost!
  Salted Mixed Nuts are available
  in two sizes—lOOg,...

• Perfection on ice
  10

  Perfection on ice
  THE LATEST continental superstar
  to arrive in this country is
  Sainsbury's new range of Italian
  Iced Desserts.
  All full of natural ingredients,
  such as full cream, eggs and fresh
  fruit, the desserts are...

• Power pack
  10

  Power pack
  A MAJOR new product launch
  and redesign expands the range
  of Sainsbury's Batteries.
  New Long Life Alkaline
  Batteries retain their power
  longer when not in use, give
  non-fade performance and are
  leak resistant....

• Soft centres
  10

  Soft centres
  TRIPLE SWEETNESS can now
  be obtained with the new three
  pack Assorted Fruit Drops.
  In bitter orange, bitter lemon
  and cherry flavours, these are
  very handy to carry around—just
  pop one on your tongue as...

• Stirring stuff
  10

  Stirring stuff
  OUT OF THE freezer and into
  the frying pan goes a new duo
  from JS.
  Stir fry vegetables—Chinese
  Style with Bean Sprouts or Italian
  Style with Pasta. The latter is
  unique in that it is the only stir...

• The crush hour
  10

  The crush hour
  SUMMER TIME is fruit picking
  time, and - cans of Crushed
  Pineapple in Syrup can now be
  picked from the shelves of
  Sainsbury's.
  The latest in a long line of
  quality canned fruits from JS, this
  product's...

• Everything in the garden's lovely
  12

  Everything in the garden's lovely
  Mary Mary quite contrary, how does your garden grow?
  With silver bells and cockle shells and pretty maids all in a
  row.' In search of such an array of unparalleled loveliness,
  the Journal took...

• Fifth hygiene award for store
  15

  Fifth hygiene award for store
  NUNEATON and Bedworth
  borough council recently presented
  Nuneaton branch with a
  1984 Food Hygiene Award.
  During an annual visit earlier
  this year, inspectors examined
  the branch with three...

• Perfect test drive for Chris
  15

  Perfect test drive for Chris
  KING OF the road is Chris
  Preston, driver at Basingstoke
  depot who recently gained the
  title of Area Driver of the Year'
  at the Chiltern Centre, Berkshire.
  The competition, sponsored...

• Property
  15

  PROPERTY
  JS PLANS for a 58,000 sq ft
  supermarket in Lee Green have
  been approved by Lewisham
  council.
  The company has appealed
  against Lambeth planning committee's
  refusal of planning
  permission for a 63,000 sq...

• THE ART OF FINDING A JOB
  15

  THE ART OF FINDING A JOB
  Terry Todd, a student at Chingford branch put his
  knowledge of design to good use during a poster
  competition launch at Waltham Forest recently.
  Entering the careers office competition, Terry
  expanded...

• Argyll's tough audience
  16

  Argyll's tough audience
  ARGYLL GROUP, which owns the
  Presto and Lipton supermarket
  chains, must be feeling that it gets
  a rough deal from the City. It
  reported a £14 million jump in
  pre-tax profits to £40 million...

• TESCO FAILS TO THRILL
  16

  TESCO FAILS TO THRILL
  MILD DISAPPOINTMENT was
  felt in the City as Tesco unveiled
  its results for the year to February
  25, 1984. Tesco s sales
  increased by 14 per cent to
  £2,744 million and profits by 26
  per cent to £67 4...

• What a cash and cany on
  16

  What a cash and cany on
  THE GOVERNMENT has intervened,
  as expected, in the
  takeover fight between rival
  supermarket and food distribution
  groups, Dee Corporation and
  Booker McConnell. Dee's £236
  million bid for Booker has...

• Mystery of the food merchants
  17

  Mystery of the food
  merchants
  THE GREAT food racket' The
  Mail on Sunday called it. Just
  what was it all about?
  The alarm was sounded by the
  newspaper when it claimed to
  have: uncovered a chain of small
  wholesalers and...

• Six new bottles
  17

  NEW PRODUCTS
  Six new
  bottles
  THE OFF LICENCE department
  has come up with a bumper crop
  of superior new wines, ready for
  late summer drinking. The six
  new wines include five to be
  added to the Vintage...

• Taxing times
  17

  Taxing times
  A NEW ROW has broken out
  about the effect of the changes to
  company taxes announced in the
  last budget. A recent report by the
  Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS),
  an independent research organisation,
  has...

• Unilever u-turn
  17

  Unilever u-turn
  LEVER BROTHERS, part of the
  giant Unilever group, has shown
  that it has a skin as sensitive as
  some of its customers by deciding
  to bring back non-biological Persil
  Automatic washing powder. This
  major...

• A little of what you fancy
  18

  A little of what you fancy
  HAVERHILL was recently
  invaded by an army of cut throat
  villains. Pirates, Mexican bandits
  and red indians took the branch
  by storm, but on hand to ensure
  good behaviour were school
  teachers and a...

• Around the world
  18

  Around the world
  CHITTY CHITTY bang bang
  isn't a patch on Gladys—wings or
  no wings!
  Gladys—a vintage model 'A'
  Ford —has an outstanding story
  to tell, as does her driver,
  Canadian Stan Guignard.
  On June 1, 1983, they...

• Drama on the high seas
  18

  Drama on the high seas
  LAST MONTH the Journal
  reported on Simon Wall, the
  sailor from Leicester who set out to break the world record for the
  youngest person to sail the
  Atlantic both ways. And he was
  stocked up with JS food...

• STREATHAM OFFICE
  18

  STREATHAM OFFICE managed to have their cake and eat
  it during the year end results meeting in June at Norwich
  House.
  To mark the occasion, Ian Wright, restaurant manager,
  baked a cake in the shape of an open book. On the
  one...

• The race is now on for Steve Till
  18

  The race is now on for Steve Till
  for Steve
  LAST YEAR the Journal followed
  the progress of walking
  star Steve Till (not literally or
  no one would have survived to
  tell the tale). Steve, a technical
  analyst at Blackfriars,...

• A bearer of great standing
  19

  A bearer of great standing
  A GREAT honour was bestowed
  on Richard Goodship, chargehand
  cook at Hoddesdon depot
  when he was chosen to take part
  in D-Day celebrations on June 6.
  Standard bearer for the Herts
  branch of the...

• Miss lovely legs line up?
  19

  Miss lovely legs line up?
  NO, NOR are they contestants in
  a knobbly knees competition,
  but two teams of footballers, the
  likes of which haven't been seen
  since Bobby Moore led his side
  out against the Germans in 1966.
  No...

• Sleeping on the job
  19

  Sleeping on the job
  WORKING ON those night
  moves recently were 15 members
  of thvi Magdalen Street branch
  who raised money for charity
  while the rest of us were in the
  Land of Nod.
  The sponsored sleepwalk took
  place on...

• The heroes are back
  19

  The heroes are back
  'THEY BREED 'em with a
  taste for gold in Buntingford!'
  Who says so? The sportsmen
  and women of Buntingford
  depot who, in recent weeks,
  have taken a fistful of medals
  and trophies back with them to
  the...

• A try at the Trimarathon
  20

  A try at the Trimarathon
  AT AN AVERAGE speed of 9.65
  mph, Derek Flahey, deputy
  manager at Portsmouth, was a
  sporting success at the Trimarathon
  circuit on June 2.
  Derek, together with 36 other
  contestants, set out at 7 am...

• Battersea Park
  20

  CLAD IN JS tee-shirts and running shorts, four intrepid
  staff from Victoria branch took to Battersea Park to raise
  money for handicapped children on June 9.
  Pictured here left to right are John Sleeman and Steve
  Waters, both...

• Photographic Competition '84
  20

  THERE MUST have been
  many occasions when you have
  felt like shooting someone or
  something. Next time you feel
  like that, shoot by all means—
  but use a camera!
  The SSA//S Journal photographic
  competition is waiting
  for...

• Canvassing her art
  21

  Canvassing her art
  A BRUSH with success has
  come for Joan Parker, part
  time supermarket assistant at
  Bretton after only one year!
  From splashing colour onto
  canvas for fun in the early
  days, Joan was asked to exhibit
  a few...

• The lace lady and Lady Diana
  21

  The lace lady and Lady Diana
  THE PRINCESS of Wales,
  Christchurch store instructor Lyn
  Campbell and Speaker
  Weatherill of the House of
  Commons are united by
  common thread —all have been
  partly attired by Jean...

• Appointments
  22

  Appointments
  Roger Dougan, formerly deputy
  manager at Amblecote, has been
  appointed manager at Halesowen.
  Christopher Hemsley, formerly
  manager at Kidderminster, has
  been appointed manager of Red
  Bank Road, for the...

• Long service
  22

  Long service
  Arthur Fish, meat manager at
  Boscombe, has completed 25
  years with JS.
  He began his career with the
  company at Forest Hill manual
  shop as a butcher. In 1965 he
  transferred to Winton and after
  seven years...

• Obituary
  22

  Obituary
  John Bowles, driver at Charlton
  depot, died suddenly on June 16,
  aged 58.
  He had been with the company
  for 30 years.
  William Clark, bacon quality
  control at Basingstoke depot,
  died on June 6, aged 59.
  He had been...

• Retirements
  22

  Retirements
  Ray White, senior store service
  assistant at Hove, has retired
  after 25 years' service with JS.
  He began his career with the
  company as a porter at the
  George Street branch and transferred
  to the new Hove on...

• What a surprise for the bride
  22

  What a surprise for the bride
  A HEAVY downpour of
  rain didn't dampen the
  spirits of Karen Buss,
  chief display, Hastings,
  when she married Jeremy
  Harrison, checkout
  manager, Langney, on
  May 26.
  As well as the...

• APOLOGIES
  23

  APOLOGIES to the ladies of
  Holloway branch.
  It was they who came in
  second in the ladies relay on
  Family Day, and not Perton
  as we said in last month's
  Journal.

• Extra duty
  23

  Extra duty
  THIS CARTOON was spotted
  by a number of staff in Executive
  Traveller.
  It accompanied a reader's
  letter saying: The most
  incredible carry-on baggage
  I've seen was on a Nigeria
  Airways flight about seven or
  eight...

• Feedback
  23

  FEEDBACK
  Letters are welcome
  and should be
  addressed to the
  editor
  Please leave
  me your card
  From: Adele Esther, Wiltshire.
  I am 13 years old. My hobby is
  collecting business cards for the
  'Record Breakers' programme...

• RING THE CHANGES
  23

  RING THE CHANGES
  NOW FOR a spot of prize
  giving The Journal has been
  talent spotting again and we've
  spotted some prize spotters.
  Time to announce the latest
  Spot the Difference competition
  winners:
  Assistant managing...

• Looking forward 25 years ago
  24

  ARCHIVES
  Looking forward 25 years ago 1959-THE LAST year of the fifties saw JS on
  the brink of the massive growth which turned
  the firm into the modern company it is today.
  The archivist has been thumbing through
  back issues...