'JS Journal', March 1985

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• Chairman is chosen personality
  02

  Chairman is chosen personality
  Chairman, Sir John
  Sainsbury, has been
  chosen Personality of the
  Year by readers of Food
  Processing—a monthly
  magazine for food
  industry management.
  The presentation was
  made at an...

• Contents Page
  02

  Page 2-3
  News
  Page 4-5
  Loughborough branch opens
  Page 6-7
  The area catering specialist is just the job
  Page 8
  New products
  Page 9-15
  Senior managers' conference with pullout guide to top executives
  Page 16
  Business news
  Page...

• Senior management changes
  02

  Senior management changes
  RETAIL DIRECTOR, Joe Barnes,
  announced a number of senior
  management changes which were
  effective from February 4.
  Ron Dooge, reporting to
  director of branch operations,
  Dennis Males, is now...

• Talking turkey
  02

  Talking turkey
  BERNARD MATTHEWS went
  down 'bootifully' when he spoke
  to the Executive Club on February
  4. He trotted out a
  fascinating guide to his turkey
  business.
  He told members of the club
  that when he first started...

• Appointments
  03

  Appointments
  PURCHASING MANAGER,
  Dick Hill, has been appointed by
  the Minister of Agriculture,
  Fisheries and Food as a part-time
  purchasing adviser. He will assist
  a small, internal team currently
  reviewing the Ministry's...

• Beauty and brains
  03

  Beauty and brains
  AND FOR THOSE men amongst
  you who don't know what foundation
  is ...' The speaker from
  Yardley's covered a wide range of
  topics when he came to head
  office to speak to buyers in the
  non-foods department on...

• New JS contract depot opens
  03

  New JS contract depot opens
  A NEW DISTRIBUTION centre
  to be used exclusively by JS was
  opened on January 8.
  Yate depot, near Bristol, was
  officially opened by Len Payne,
  distribution director (left of
  picture) and Sir Peter...

• PM's shopping blues
  03

  PM's shopping blues
  IN A RECENT interview with
  the Prime Minister for the
  Mail on Sunday, journalist,
  Jilly Cooper, asked Margaret
  Thatcher what she missed
  most from her pre-appointment
  days. She replied:
  'Picking up my...

• Property
  03

  PROPERTY
  DETAILED PLANNING permission
  is being sought for a
  supermarket to be built on the
  Moreton Hall Estate in Bury St
  Edmunds.
  Openings
  Openings to put in your diary
  for the month of March are:
  Watford supermarket,...

• Branch opening—Loughborough
  04

  IT WAS market day in Loughborough when
  the first new Sainsbury's of 1985 opened. It
  seemed 3s though the great influx of shoppers
  from the surrounding areas was to be found in
  the store on the morning of January 24....

• THE AREA CATERING SPECIALIST
  06

  AN ARMY marches on its stomach. Branch staff at
  Sainsbury's may not be clad in battle dress fighting
  for King and country, but nevertheless need sound
  nourishment to do their job well.
  Ensuring that this is the case, each of...

• Eye-catching fishnet
  08

  Eye-catching fishnet
  STEPPING OUT for spring is a
  new range of 'Network' hosiery,
  from JS.
  Both stockings and tights are
  140 denier black fishnet, and the
  stockings feature a back seam.
  The eyecatching stockings
  (99p) and...

• Hot stuff
  08

  Hot stuff
  BRING SOME spice into the life
  of roast beef and hot dogs
  everywhere with Sainsbury's
  English Mustard.
  Traditionally packed with the
  traditional taste, this mustard is
  available in two sizes— lOOg (37p)
  and...

• Roll up
  08

  Roll up
  ROLL IN style with Sainsbury's
  Swiss Roll with Caramel Flavour
  Filling.
  A tempting caramel sponge,
  with a very tasty filling, this
  makes an enjoyable treat at any
  time of day.
  Sainsbury's new Swiss Roll
  costs 26p...

• Soft sell
  08

  Soft sell
  KEEP HANDS soft and beautiful
  by using Sainsbury's Moisturising
  Hand Lotion with Almond Oil.
  In a new handy pump dispenser,
  the cream is very light and easily
  absorbed. It has a lovely fragrance
  and may be used on...

• Supremely new
  08

  Supremely new
  CATS AND DOGS all over the
  country can now look forward to
  even more variety in their meals,
  with two new lines in the Supreme
  range.
  Feline 'foodies' with a taste for fish will certainly enjoy new
  Supreme...

• The no-meat protein pie
  08

  The no-meat protein pie
  THE SAUSAGE and pie buying department
  has been busy recently, introducing several
  new lines into the stores.
  'Flagship' of the range is Sainsbury's
  Savoury Pie at 87p. It looks like beef, it...

• Vitamin milk
  08

  Vitamin milk
  MILK CONTAINING extra
  goodness is Sainsbury's Instant
  Dried Skimmed Milk with added
  vitamins A and D.
  In three sizes (454g, 340g and
  198g) this product is ideal to help
  in slimming when used as part of
  an...

• Wine-in-a-bag?
  08

  Wine-in-a-bag?
  TO CARRY away the weekly
  shopping, use one of the new
  Sainsbury's Wine' shopping bags.
  In strong PVC with a cotton
  lining, the bags come in two
  colourways—black or burgundy
  each with a gold illustration...

• SENIOR MANAGERS' CONFERENCE
  09

  SENIOR MANAGERS' CONFERENCE
  The fourth senior management conference was held in Eastbourne on
  January 20 and 21. Over 150 people, JS top executives, met at
  the Grand Hotel for an intensive two days of presentations...

• Beans means M&S
  13

  Beans means M&S
  M&S HAS recently been tempting
  Parisian palates with, of all things,
  cans of baked beans. France, the
  country that gave the world haute
  cuisine is now discovering le
  quick snack.' Marks' Paris store on
  the...

• Dee can proceed to go
  13

  Dee can proceed to go
  DEE CORPORATION'S proposed
  takeover of Booker McConnell
  has been given a clean bill of
  health by the Monopolies and
  Mergers Commission (MMC). Dee
  produced a bid worth £236 million
  for Booker over six...

• Hillards' half year
  13

  Hillards' half year
  HILLARDS, the West Yorkshire
  based supermarket operator, has
  reported figures for the half year
  to November 10 which look a little
  off-colour. Turnover increased by
  11.9 per cent to £132 million...

• Small is more beautiful
  13

  Small is more beautiful
  UNTIL RECENTLY small shops were a rather
  stagnant part of retailing. Now, however, there is
  increasing interest in this area as the spotlight has
  fallen on the potential of American-style...

• Tax master
  13

  IT IS COMFORTlNG to Know
  that JS receives tax advice
  from a person bearing the
  grand title of UK Taxmaster
  1984! Chris Sales, a partner in
  Clark Whitehill & Co, won this
  esteemed designation at the
  recent UK Annual Tax...

• Bromley area's bumper raffle
  14

  Bromley area's bumper raffle
  PICTURED HERE is the finale
  to a magnificent effort by 11 locations
  from the Bromley area.
  Together they raised £11,821
  towards the children's charities
  campaign by selling raffle tickets
  for a...

• John's future looks meatier
  14

  John's future looks meatier
  ANOTHER TRAINEE on the JS
  Youth Training Scheme graduates
  and it's an excuse to show some
  faces from Macclesfield.
  John Holt completed his YTS
  year in December and is now
  employed full time in...

• Now you see it . . . now you don't!
  14

  Now you see it . . . now you don't!
  Down comes the old security gate house at Hoddesdon depot to
  reveal the newly built replacement. Says senior security
  officer, Dave Church: 'We moved into the new gate house just after...

• Slice from Hovis
  14

  Slice from Hovis
  After his 13 mile run, [JSJ
  January 85}, Geoff Wright,
  senior baker at Burton, is
  seen here receiving a
  cheque for £105 (for the
  NSPCC) from Ray Neil,
  area sales manager for
  Rank Hovis Ltd.

• A gift with vision
  15

  A gift with vision
  SAINSBURY'S RECENTLY
  agreed to a request from Colton
  Hills School in Wolverhampton,
  to donate a trolley to a member
  of staff who is blind.
  Deputy head, Mrs Swain,
  wrote to JS saying: 'He would like
  to...

• Carrying on for years
  15

  Carrying on for years
  CELEBRATING ITS 'golden
  jubilee' on December 12, 1984,
  was a JS paper carrier bag.
  Owned by customer Mr
  Thornton-Pett, this bag was initiated
  into the shopping habit at
  Redditch branch three years...

• Family day 1985
  15

  Family day 1985
  THE FAMILY DAY committee
  is very busy once again working
  towards that special day in the JS
  social and sporting calendar. This
  year Family Day will take place
  on Sunday, June 16.
  Fresh initiatives are...

• Family's fight for life
  15

  Family's fight for life
  STEPHEN WICKINS, recently
  received the best Christmas
  present ever—his life.
  Two years ago, it was discovered
  that Stephen had
  leukaemia and his only chance
  was a bone marrow transplant.
  His...

• Away win for Hull Homebase
  16

  Away win for Hull Homebase
  IN RECENT YEARS the city of
  Hull has boasted two highflying
  Rugby League teams and a league
  football team which is currently
  chasing promotion.
  It can now also be proud of its
  Homebase five-a-side...

• Club night at Kimberley
  16

  Club night at Kimberley
  KIMBERLEY'S FIRST annual
  dinner dance was held on January
  12 at Ormonde Fields Country
  Club.
  The evening was a great
  success with 134 members of
  staff in attendance. The evening
  featured a flowering...

• Miss JS finalists are chosen
  16

  Miss JS finalists are chosen

• PAPERGIRL
  17

  PAPERGIRL
  The latest beauty of the branches is Simone Abbott, student
  at Haverhill branch. She was selected as 'Miss Echo, 1985'
  by the local newspaper, The Haverhill Echo.

• Pitsea pardners
  17

  Pitsea pardners
  THE GRAND OLD OPRY came
  to Essex on January 12 when
  Pitsea branch organised a
  country and western evening in
  aid of the children's charities.
  Eight hundred guests from
  Rayleigh Weir, Southend,...

• Quiz winners
  17

  Quiz winners
  SHAKEN BUT not stirred at
  Basingstoke depot was secretary
  Valerie Thresher when she heard
  she was the lucky winner of the
  Journal's Christmas 'Cocktail of
  Questions' quiz. The only other
  entrant to gain full...

• Sextuplets
  17

  Sextuplets
  RECENTLY BIRKENHEAD
  branch were over-run with some
  unusual customers. The Walton
  sextuplets were celebrating their
  first birthday with a shopping trip
  to Sainsbury's where most of
  their year's supply of nappies...

• Sponsored swim at Parkside Pool
  17

  Getting more than their big toes wet, staff from Coldhams Lane
  are pictured following a sponsored swim at Parkside Pool,
  Cambridge. The swim raised £421 for the children's charities.
  The latest beauty of the branches is Simone...

• The JS price is right
  17

  The JS price is right
  Daily Mail readers were
  recently invited to 'come on
  down' to Sainsbury's with
  Leslie Crowther. The Mail
  reasoned that the huge
  popularity of 'The Price is
  Right'—the quiz programme
  hosted by Leslie...

• Barrow boys and girls
  18

  Barrow boys and girls
  FIVE LADIES (assisted by
  husbands and boyfriends) from
  Great Yarmouth branch rolled
  out the barrow on December 23
  in aid of the NSPCC.
  Office manager, Julie Harding
  and office clerks, Louise...

• Life is supreme
  18

  Life is supreme
  THERE'S NOTHING new about
  dogs eating cat food or viceversa,
  but has anyone ever heard
  about birds flourishing on a diet
  of dog food?
  At the Anglian Wildlife Rescue
  Centre, a hospital for ailing
  wildlife,...

• Silver wedding surprise
  18

  Silver wedding surprise
  MANAGER of Winton branch,
  Mike Cull thought he knew
  everything that happened in his
  store. He discovered differently
  in December, on the occasion of
  his silver wedding anniversary,
  when his...

• Surbiton serenade
  18

  Surbiton serenade
  CAROL SINGING in Surbiton
  raised over £200 for the children's
  charities.
  For a two week period over
  Christmas, staff from the branch
  provided a tuneful entrance for
  shoppers who gave generously.

• Doing the south London walk
  19

  Doing the south London walk
  TWO PAIRS of happy feet
  went for a stroll around
  town recently. Elena
  London, systems clerk
  and Pauline Kelly,
  supermarket assistant,
  both of Crystal Palace,
  undertook a sponsored
  walk calling...

• Long service
  19

  Long service
  Bill Ager, leading store service
  assistant at Islington, has
  completed 25 years with the
  company.
  He joined JS as a shop porter at
  Aveley. Bill transferred to
  Islington in 1966.
  Dag Bumstead,...

• Nan is the biggest knit
  19

  Nan is the biggest knit
  USING SIZE eight needles, 19
  ladies of Edmonton knitted and
  purled for two hours on November
  6 to raise £421.51 for the
  children's charities.
  Starting with 30 stitches and
  using double knitting...

• Retirements
  19

  Retirements
  Ivor 'Taffy' Evans, leading store
  service assistant at Walthamstow,
  has retired after 38 years' service
  with JS.
  He joined the company at
  James Street, Walthamstow.
  During his time with JS, Taffy has
  worked in...

• Feedback
  20

  FEEDBACK
  Letters are welcome
  and should be
  addressed to the
  editor
  JS sells in US
  From: R Whiting, electrical engineering
  foreman, Buntingford
  depot.
  During the recent slump in prices
  on the stock market, JS...

• Obituary
  20

  Obituary
  Jean Atherton, skilled supermarket
  assistant at Nuneaton,
  died after a short illness on
  January 17, aged 54.
  She had been with the
  company since 1979.
  Kath Bickerton, part time
  supermarket assistant at...

• Get some in
  21

  Get some in WITH THE end of the financial
  1 / 1 / year and salary reviews just
  Mr Mr around the corner, the Archives
  ' ' are happy to be able to offer a
  30 shilling (150p) rise!
  This advertisement, dating from 1954, was
  one...