'JS Journal', April/May 1989

Table of content

• Appointments in development
  02

  Appointments in development
  THE NEW FINANCIAL year marked a number of
  structural changes in the development division.
  One of the changes affecting each property group
  combines the responsibilities of project managers...

• Contents Page
  02

  Page 2-4
  News
  Page 5
  Good Neighbour Scheme
  Page 5
  More improvements to JS pensions
  Page 6-7
  Malcolm Hughes on secondment in the country
  Page 8
  Health Education Programme
  Page 9 - 16
  Branch openings —
  Sheffield Homebase
  Bamber...

• Frontline
  02

  FRONTLINE
  ON 20 APRIL 1869, John James Sainsbury
  married Mary Ann Staples and established a
  business which was to become something of a
  success.
  In this issue we celebrate the first 120 years of
  JS with a souvenir booklet,...

• Growing Places with Homebase
  02

  Growing Places with Homebase
  THAMES TV'S new gardening series 'Growing Places',
  starring Penelope Keith, invites viewers to apply for a free
  28-page booklet sponsored by Homebase. The booklet, which is available
  only from...

• JS acquires BhS share in Savacentre
  03

  JS acquires BhS share in Savacentre
  Chairman of Savacentre, David Sainsbury (2nd from rigiit) and Merton store director, John Hayler
  (far right) welcome first customers at the opening of l\/lerton on February 28. ON MARCH 14...

• Lead-free now in all JS petrol stations
  03

  Lead-free now in all JS petrol stations
  JS HAS BEATEN its own
  deadline with the installation of
  lead-free petrol pumps at all its
  32 petrol filling stations.
  The company originally
  announced that the programme
  would be...

• Sale and leaseback raises £90m
  03

  Sale and leaseback raises £90m
  JS HAS EXCHANGED contracts for over £90 million with the British Land Company
  pic for the sale and leaseback of 20 stores and ancillary property throughout the country
  — a total of one million...

• Benevolent Director
  04

  Benevolent Director
  TOM VYNER, assistant managing
  director, buying and
  marketing, is to become president
  of the National Grocers'
  Benevolent Fund. He succeeds
  Argyll's chairman, Alistair
  Grant.
  The Fund was formed...

• Food for Thought
  04

  THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE
  food exhibition ever seen
  in Britain is set to open at the
  Science Museum this Autumn
  to coincide with Food and
  Farming Year and Museum
  Year.
  The exhibition, entitled
  'Food for Thought', has...

• JS sends youth theatre to Russia
  04

  JS sends youth theatre to Russia
  THE J S - S P O N S O R ED
  National Youth Theatre
  (NYT) was delighted last year
  to receive an invitation to
  Moscow from the Soviet Ministry
  of Culture. However, due
  to lack of funds, the...

• Looking after the toddlers
  05

  Looking after the toddlers
  IN 1988 300 local community
  groups working with the disabled
  received awards totalling
  £75,000 under the JS Good
  Neighbour Scheme.
  This year's scheme will award
  £90,000 to groups working...

• Your pension scheme improved
  05

  Your pension scheme improved
  A recent valuation by the pension sclieme's actuaries
  shows that as a result of good investment performance,
  the pension fund has a surplus. As on previous occasions
  when there was a surplus the...

• FOR THE GOOD OF THE COUNTRY
  06

  MONEY ISN'T EVERYTHING.
  Even in the world
  of business with all its
  stark economic realities
  there remain some assets
  which are valued beyond
  price.
  Priceless commodities
  such as experience, know-how and determination
  are...

• JS HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMME - AVOIDING CANCER
  08

  JS HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMME AVOIDING CANCER
  Over the next twelve months we will be covering the
  impact our lifestyle can have on cancer risks and giving
  some useful tips about reducing your risk.
  This year is Europe Against...

• Homebase opening—Sheffield
  09

  SHEFFIELD
  The building of Sheffield Homebase involved shaving a
  face — a cliff face that is. The cliff-set store, sited high
  up on one of Sheffield's seven hills, commands a unique
  view of the city.

• Branch opening—Sheffield
  10

  BAMBER BRIDGE JS designed the new Bamber Bridge store to be
  reminiscent of the old weaving sheds in nearby
  Preston. A Homebase is due to open by the end of
  the year on the same site.
  Opening date: 28 Pebruaiy 1989 Address:...

• Savacentre opening—Merton
  10

  Merton Savacentre opened
  just two weeks before
  Savacentre became a whollyowned
  subsidiary of JS.
  With 50 checkouts, 13
  concessions and a sales area
  of 110,000 sq ft, the store is
  the largest hypermarket in
  the UK and has...

• Branch opening—St Albans
  12

  ST ALBANS
  St Albans classical design reflects the town's Roman past. A
  framed drawing of the original JS branch in the town, opened in
  1924, was presented on the eve of opening day by the architect,
  Chris Blow. His...

• Branch opening—Bridgwater
  13

  BRIDGWATER
  JS has crossed a new bridge in the West Country. A new store
  opened in Bridgwater and as part of the development, JS built a
  new bridge over the nearby River Parrett.

• Branch opening—Southend
  14

  SOUTHEND Hectic but happy is the
  only way to describe
  opening day at the new
  Southend store.
  Customers flooded in as the doors opened and
  before midday, thousands
  had passed through the
  branch's 28 scanning
  checkouts. 6....

• Branch opening—Tamworth
  14

  TAMWORTH
  Tamworth is unique in design. With its revolving door and
  internal shopping mall for three sublet units, it gives a great
  impression of space. The edge of town site has been landscaped
  extensively.
  1. Roger Dougan...

• Branch opening—Fulham
  16

  Opening date: 14 March 1989 Address; 51 Townmead Road, FuQliam, London, SW6 2SY
  Opened Toy. Clxairaiaji, Lord Sainsbuiy Manager: Peter WMtehead
  Staff: 427 (317 new jobs) Sales area: 34,000 sq ft Car park: 329 spaces 1. Catering...

• THAT'S A COMIC RELIEF
  17

  THAT'S A COMIC RELIEF • BCAS SERVICE DESK
  manager, Ken Oxley (dressed as
  a vicar, front centre) and his
  team at Blackfriars got many
  pennies from Heaven when they
  held a collection around the
  oflfices. Vicar, Ken, smurf,...

• Song for a strict manager
  18

  Song for a strict manager
  WHEN 'TCP' (alias Hadyn Jenkins, manager at St Stephens, Norwich) retired, he was
  presented with a giant bottle of his favourite medication.
  He acquired his nickname for being renowned for telling sick...

• They've got the key of the store
  18

  They've got the key of the store
  WHEN HALESOWEN
  celebrated 21 years trading
  recently, 300 people
  attended the celebrations
  at Birmirigham Botanical
  Gardens.
  Attendees included the
  first manager, Ron 'Jock'
  Yates (now...

• Braintree funds a four-legged friend
  19

  Braintree funds a four-legged friend
  PICTURED ARE staff f r om Braintree presenting Guide Dogs for the Blind
  Association w i t h £1,000, which is enough t o train a guide dog. During the
  last year, staff have raised a total of...

• Buntingford supports the baddies
  19

  Buntingford supports the baddies
  THREE PORTABLE lifesaving
  kits, costing over £1,000
  were presented recently to
  Buntingford and District
  Doctors, Immediate
  Emergency Scheme (BADDIES) by Ray Hasler,
  Buntingford depot...

• Butcher wins SSA's £1,000 lucky draw
  19

  Butcher wins SSA's £1,000 lucky draw
  RICHARD GARBUTT,
  senior butcher at Bradford, is
  the latest winner of the SSA's
  quarterly £1,000 lucky draw.
  Richard's name was drawn out
  of the hat on March 1.
  The next draw, which...

• Junior hockey star is off to Europe
  19

  Junior hockey star is off to Europe
  F I F T E E N YEAR OLD
  Joanne Green, daughter of
  Louise, evening display assistant
  at Braintree, is a power to
  be reckoned with on the
  hockey pitch.
  Her skills were spotted by
  selectors...

• And they call it puppy love
  20

  And they call it puppy love
  STAFF AT Belgrave Road held a charity drive and raised
  £1,000, which was donated to Guide Dogs for the Blind
  Association. Supermarket assistants Joan Teasdale (left)
  and Doreen Day are pictured...

• Dolphins and mermaids come up with treasure
  20

  Dolphins and mermaids come up with treasure
  THE LOCKSBOTTOM Dolphins
  and Mermaids are a wet
  bunch! But it's all in a good
  cause.
  The two swimming teams
  entered the annual 'It's a
  Knockout' competition,
  organised by the...

• A history in pictures
  21

  A history in pictures
  DOES ANYONE REMEMBER
  those early days of the
  cinema, being handed an
  orange box to sit on as you
  entered and the Wurlitzer rising
  out of the floor? Alan
  Moore, store service assistant
  at Gloucester,...

• Student sailor wins his sea legs
  21

  Student sailor wins his sea legs
  CROSBY STUDENT Brendan Walsh has picked up the Cego Award
  for winning a recent 24 hour sailing race in Southampton.
  The race is held to raise money for the Sail Training Association,
  which...

• Appointments
  22

  Appointments
  Frederick Clarke, from deputy
  manager, Bracknell to manager,
  Reading.
  Roger Fireson, from deputy
  manager, Rayleigh Weir to
  manager, Braintree.
  David Harding, from manager,
  Ruislip to...

• Long service
  22

  Long service
  Employees who have completed
  40 years' service are:
  Frank Booys, meat manager. Borehamwood.
  Peter Randall, meat manager,
  Shirley.
  Employees who have completed
  25 years' service are:
  Tom Jennings, driver,...

• Obituary
  22

  Obituary
  (Length of service in brackets)
  Alfred Bottom, aged 57, a
  shunter at Charlton depot,
  died suddenly on March 11 (29
  years).
  Frederick Dunkley, aged 64,
  resident technician at South
  Ruislip, died on January...

• Retirements
  22

  Retirements
  (Length of service in brackets)
  Eric Clements, warehouse
  systems supervisor, Buntingford
  depot (39 years).
  William Humphries, driver,
  Basingstoke depot (35 years).
  John Macaree, hygiene manager,
  Buntingford...

• Writelines
  23

  WRITELINES
  Defrost the
  freezer centre
  From: Joanne Wilson, section
  manager, customer services,
  Leeds.
  Our store has a freezer
  centre which is never very
  busy. However, I am often
  asked by customers do we have
  a...

• DEEP AND CRISP AND EVEN BETTER
  24

  DEEP AND CRISP AND EVEN BETTER
  Pizza freakas everywhere
  will be spoilt for
  choice with this new
  range that has a wide
  variety of toppings.
  There are 9" or 12" thin
  and crispy ones (£1.30-
  £3.95) or 9" deep and
  crispy...

• FROMAGE FRAIS S'IL VOUS PLAIT
  24

  FROMAGE FRAIS S'IL VOUS PLAIT
  Fromage f rais is the low fat
  alternative to a stodgy sweet
  dessert. The 60g size is now
  available in a pack of 12 with
  flavours including vanilla
  and strawberry, raspberry and blackberry, and...

• NAPPINESS IS A DRY BOTTOM
  24

  NAPPINESS IS A DRY BOTTOM
  Green JS nappies? Yes,
  but as the green sticker
  indicates, it's the
  environmentally safe
  'green'. These 'friendly'
  nappies are available in
  the usual all-in-one type and also in the...

• THE BIG SQUEEZE
  24

  THE BIG SQUEEZE
  This tangy treat is very
  tempting to the tastebuds.
  Freshly squeezed orange and
  grapefruit juice (95p) is
  available in 100 stores with
  the seasonal Ruby (blood)
  orange juice (£1.15)
  available in 240...