'JS Journal', June 1985

Table of content

Contents Page

02
Page 2-3
News
Page 4-7
Branch openings, Lewes Road, Beeston
Page 8
Friends and neighbours — a JS charity scheme
Page 9
MENCAP — its pathway to our stores
Page 10/11
New products
Page 12-16
Planning the JS look — how do...
DEREK GRAHAM

02
DEREK GRAHAM has been appointed
departmental director,
JS depots. He is responsible to
David Quarmby for all aspects of
the operation of the four JS
depots.
The following appointments
have been made as a result:...
Distribution of control

02
Distribution of control
David Quarmby Len Payne DAVID QUARMBY is now responsible at board level for the distribution division in succession to Len
Payne. Len Payne will continue with his other board responsibilities in...
Textiles joins toiletries

02
Textiles joins toiletries
THE TEXTILES department
has merged with toiletries with
greater concentration on a more
limited textile range. The joint
department will be under Brian
Horley.
Ann Heath, formerly manager
of...
Brighton's best new building

03
Brighton's best new building
THE NEW SUPERMARKET in
Lewes Road, Brighton, has won
this year's new building award
from Brighton Borough
Council.
A judging panel described the
building's design as 'creating
elegance in a...
Journal awarded top trophies

03
Journal awarded top trophies
Left to right: Yvonne Burke; Dick Coleman, BAIE national chairman; Ann Grain, assistant editor and
lane Heeney, editorial assistant. THIS MONTH the JS Journal is
creating a few headlines of its
own...
JS results are announced

03
STOP PRESS
IS results
are
announced
AS THE Journal went to press,
JS announced its end of year
results for 1984/85.
Following another successful
year, there was an increase in
sales by 16.6 per cent, retail profit
rose...
NEW AGENCY FOR TV ADS

03
NEW AGENCY FOR TV ADS
JS has appointed Abbott
Mead Vickers/SMS Ltd to
handle its mainstream
television and newspaper
advertising account. The
agency will also continue to
look after the company's
national colour...
They're clean

03
They're clean
TWO STORES have recently
been awarded Highly Commended
certificates by their local
council.
Aylesbury won an award from
Aylesbury Vale District Council
and Maidenhead was similarly
honoured by the Royal...
Branch opening—Lewes Road

04
LEWES ROAD
S e a s o f c u s t o m e r s q u e u e d u p t h e e l e g a n t g l a s s c o v e r e d
m o v i n g w a l k w a y a w a i t i n g t h e o p e n i n g o f L e w e s R o a d ,
B r i g h t o n o n A p r i l 2 3 . T h...
Branch opening—Beeston

06
Laser came to life for Beeston when
the replacement
Sainsbury's
opened—the first
store to open with
computerised
scanning checkouts. Customers
were impressed
with the speed and
ease of the new
checkout
operation....
Dancing for their lives at Lincoln

08
Dancing for their lives at Lincoln
STAFF AT LINCOLN branch
recently bopped their way into the
night at a disco organised by
supermarket assistant, Mary
Werrell, to raise funds which will
buy new radio equipment for
LIVES...
Giving a neighbourly hand

08
Giving a neighbourly hand
MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY
handicapped groups
nationwide have recently
r e c e i v e d s u p p o r t from
Sainsbury's community project,
the JS Good Neighbour Scheme.
Towards the end of last...
MENCAP'S PATHWAY TO EMPLOYMENT

09
MENCAP'S PATHWAY TO EMPLOYMENT
RARELY ABSENT, hardly ever
ill, never late — that's how
Pathway describes the kind of
employees their mentally handicapped
trainees make.
The Pathway Employment
Service is organised...
Cool and smooth

10
Cool and smooth
FOR ALL would-be sweetsmelling
smoothies out there,
Sainsbury's has launched a new
range of toiletries for men,
called, appropriately enough —
'For Men'.
Sainsbury's Anti-Perspirant
Deodorant for men, has...
Give it style

10
Give it style
TO MAKE hair more manageable
and easier to style, use
Sainsbury's Hair Styling Gel.
It may be applied to wet or
damp hair or even dry hair for
the fashionable 'wet look'. The
Gel will wash or brush out...
New editions

10
New editions
SAINSBURY'S NEW LOOK
cookbooks are here! As reported
in last month's Journal, the
whole soft back range is being
re-vamped and the first six
revised editions plus two new
titles are now in store.
The range is...
New wines of quality

10
New wines of quality
HOT OFF the grape press are
two new wines from JS.
Urziger Schwarzlay Qualitatswein
Mosel-Saar-Ruwer is a
medium white wine from vineyards
around the village of Urzig
in the heart of the Mosel...
Pure veggies

10
Pure veggies
THE LATEST to join the team
of Sainsbury's products for
healthy eating are a trio of
canned vegetables.
JS has introduced Garden
Peas, Cut Green Beans and
Whole Carrots, all canned in
water. The cans contain...
Cream of yogurts

11
A REAL TASTE of the summer
can be had with Sainsbury's new
Creamy Yogurts.
These luxury yogurts are
made with added fresh cream and have a maximum fat content
of just five per cent. They are in
two flavours — Nectarine...
Double choice

11
WINE LOVERS will have double
delight as from June there will be
two wines of the month every
month.
Sainsbury's Alsace Pinot
Blanc has an elegant dryness
with a fragrant bouquet. It
comes from the region of
Alsace, an area...
Roll out the turkey

11
THE TRADITIONAL Sunday
dinner could soon have a new
look. Sainsbury's has recently
introduced Turkey Breast Roast,
and at only £2.08 (567g) it
needn't be saved just for the
weekend!
Very convenient, Turkey
Breast Roast...
Savoury bakes

11
FOR FEEDING FAMILIES or
just dinner for one, any of the
new launches from the pie department
is sure to be ideal.
Sainsbury's Minced Beef and
Onion Pie is now available in a
new 'large size' — big enough to
feed four to...
Shades of summer legs

11
LEGS WILL look lovelier when
dressed in the latest Sainsbury's
tights.
The newest style, 'Le Spec' is
probably one of the most
original designs in hosiery this
year. Red and blue dots are
speckled on a white background
to...
What a peach

11
SPECIAL MEALS can be
finished off in a special way with
Sainsbury's new Peach Melba
Upside Down Dessert — not to
be trifled with!
With ample servings for four,
this 'dessert de-luxe' not only
contains peaches and...
Planning the JS look—how do the store planning, merchandising and display department work

12
Retail is detail. It's almost a company motto and it is
applied to all aspects of the business. But nowhere is it,
more apparent to customers than when they enter a JS
store. It is detail which helps to make a Sainsbury's...
A cracking idea

17
A cracking idea
THE BRITISH SHOPPING public knows only too well that chickens
cannot be relied on to lay eggs which will not crack under the
pressure of the buffeting they get during peak hour shopping.
Alarmed at the amount...
Asda buys furniture

17
Asda buys furniture
UNDOUBTEDLY the biggest news in retailing
so far this year was the unexpected takeover
bid announced by Associated Dairies Group
(Asda) for MFI, the self assembly furniture
group, in mid April.
Only a few...
Bidding battles

17
Bidding battles
BUSINESS NEWS readers will
realise that more excitement is
generated by a takeover battle
than by any set of results or
routine announcement. The
management of the victim
company will always put up a
good...
Brighter sparks

17
Brighter sparks
BRITISH HOME STORES and
Marks & Spencer announced
their results on the same day this
year, inevitably leading to a field
day in journalistic comparisons.
BHS managed to better Marks
profits increase (10.5...
Shop talk

17
Shop talk
The last month has seen furious
activity in retailing. The news in
brief:
• Dee Corporation's long
running battle to take over food
manufacturer and retailer,
Booker McConnell, failed. JS
business news is...
SSA/JS JOURNAL PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION '85

18
SSA/JS JOURNAL PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION '85
Have a shot at the big shoot-out.
Enter the SSA/JS Journal
photographic competition 1985. The themes chosen for this
year's competition are varied
and very photogenic.
From roller...
Darting victory for Bournemouth

19
Darting victory for Bournemouth
LORDSHILL BRANCH was
the venue for this year's exciting
Woking area Darts Competition.
Following heated semi-finals,
Basingstoke Central and
Bournemouth came face to face
in what promised to...
Drop in on the big day

19
Drop in on the big day
AS YOU CAN see from the programme
circulated with this
Journal, Family Day, which this
year takes place on Sunday,
June 16, promises to be the best
ever. Coming in to land are the
Red Devils...
Pavement pounders

19
Pavement pounders
SAINSBURY'S OWN 'chariots
of fire' have been pounding the
streets of late, running for fun
and charity.
The biggest event in recent
months was the London
marathon, held on Sunday,
April 21.
Michael...
Stark definition

19
Stark definition
ACTRESS FIONA RICHMOND,
who, during her career,
has revealed all, was once
described as 'the kind of naked
girl you would get at Sainsbury's
if Sainsbury's sold naked girls',
reported The Mail on...
They're in the money

19
They're in the money
STAFF AT Oldbury Homebase
have got a lot to feel pleased
about . . . £4,781!
That was the magic figure
scooped by their pools club on
May 9. Twenty-four staff had a
very nice day indeed, when,...
Firemen

20
Firemen are notoriously big eaters. Who better then, to test Sainsbury's new Savoury Pie, made from
myco-protein. Men of Chelmsford fire station were invited by the Essex Chronicle to taste the pie.
Their verdict?...
Long servers look back

20
Long servers look back
HEAD OFFICE will be saying a
sad farewell this month, to three
long servers who are entering
retirement. Between them, they
have an astonishing 138 years'
service!
The 'new boy' of the trio, is
Bert...
Nick's cut down to size

20
Nick's cut down to size
NICK POTHECARY, electrical
design engineer at Blackfriars,
has successfully shifted a huge
weight off his shoulders (and
elsewhere) in the last few
months.
On January 4, Nick weighed
in at 28 stones...
'Ere we go West Wickham

21
'Ere we go West Wickham
NEVER MIND the FA Cup, the
EUFA cup or the Milk cup.
Bromley area marked the end of
its football season with the
David Dahms trophy and the
David Clapham cup.
For West Wickham it was a
double...
JS first aid book saves a life

21
JS first aid book saves
a life
ANOTHER MEMBER of
Sainsbury's staff, Tony Moore,
driver at Hoddesdon depot, has
saved a life.
Whilst at Waltham Cross
branch, Tony was stopped in a
desperate bid for help. Two year
old Mark...
Moles in Sainsbury's

21
Moles in Sainsbury's
IT IS NOT every day in a Sainsbury's
supermarket that a
fictional character suddenly
appears on the shop floor and
dominates a full morning's
shopping expedition.
T h a t ' s what happened
recently in...
Feedback

22
FEEDBACK
Life in the
Crescent
From: May Walder, Redditch,
Worcs.
It was with shock and pride as I
viewed the April Journal, to see
the picture of my late husband,
Alf Walder, proudly standing
with staff at 98...
Long service

22
Long service
Vic Ash, perishable warehouseman
at Charlton depot, has
completed 25 year's service with
the company.
He joined JS at Union Street
and in 1970, Vic transferred to
Charlton.
Peter Atkinson, bank chargehand
at...
Retirements

22
Retirements
Reg Walker, assistant manager
at Romford branch, has retired
after 38 years with JS.
He began his career with the
company at Kentish Town
manual shop. During his time
with JS, Reg has worked in
many London and...
Obituary

23
Obituary
Mary Ashton, supermarket
assistant at Aylesbury, died
suddenly on April 7, aged 52.
She had been with the
company since 1974.
Jeremy Ball, management
trainee at Redbank Road, died
suddenly on April 12, aged...
Success of the skating sales lady

24
ARCHIVES
Success of the skating sales lady SAINSBURY'S ENTRIES for the
^ ^ 1911 Watford carnival were winners
i J twice over. Not only did they carry
^"^ off the prizes for their fancy
dress classes, but were rewarded for...