'JS Journal', August/September 1991

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• CHILDREN COMPETE FOR THE GOOD LIFE
  02

  CHILDREN COMPETE FOR THE GOOD LIFE
  The winning group with
  Bill Oddie.
  JS has funded four
  groups of children to
  complete environmental
  projects in their community.
  The projects were
  the winning entries of the
  'Good Life'...

• Contents Page
  02

  CONTENTS
  HEADLINES
  WRITELINES
  BRANCH OPENINGS
  ARTS AWARDS
  NEW COMPLAINTS SYSTEM
  RE-DESIGNED UNIFORMS
  GO ON TRIAL
  NINERS FILE
  LIFELINES
  WOMEN AT WORK
  BEHIND THE LINES
  FAMILY DAYS
  NEW LINES
  COMPETITION...

• Frontline
  02

  Summer may be the silly season for
  some publications but here at the
  Journal we have a summer
  spectacular - cries of 'we never knew
  there was so much in it'.
  There are in-store features, from the
  new staff uniform (pages...

• SAVACENTRE GETS MORE SPACE AND A BRIGHTER FACE
  03

  SAVACENTRE GETS MORE SPACE AND A BRIGHTER FACE
  Edinburgh Savacentre, which
  opened in 1984, has been transformed
  inside with an extensive refurbishment operation
  The store was closed for four days to complete the
  work and it...

• SUNSHINE AFTER THE DARKNESS
  03

  SUNSHINE AFTER THE DARKNESS
  Eastern area's SSA have presented a sunshine coach to
  the Lady Adrian School in Cambridge, in memory of
  district manager, Peter IVIarsden, who died on April 15.
  Together the area's five districts...

• VOUCHERS ARE IN VOGUE
  03

  VOUCHERS ARE IN VOGUE
  New style JS Group vouchers, launched next month, will ensure the
  company keeps one step ahead of forgers and their new
  techniques.
  The new vouchers, incorporating up-to-date
  security features, will be...

• AROUND THE WORLD IN 160 DAYS
  04

  AROUND THE WORLD IN 160 DAYS
  Merchant banker Alex Rippon has left the City to drive a
  50 year old Lancia round the world for charity - with a
  £5,000 sponsorship from JS.
  Alex set off on July 30 from the Reform Club in...

• IAN COULL TO ADVISE GOVERNMENT
  04

  IAN COULL TO ADVISE GOVERNMENT
  Development director,
  Ian Coull, has been
  asked to be a member
  of the Advisory
  Committee on Business
  and the Environment. The committee was
  established by Peter Lilley, Secretary of State for...

• NYT PLAYS ABOUT WITH SHAKESPEARE
  04

  NYT PLAYS ABOUT WITH SHAKESPEARE
  The National Youth Theatre, sponsored by JS since
  1987, has launched an energetic summer season based
  on Shakespeare and the eighteenth century satirist,
  Richard Sheridan.
  The season began...

• APPOINTMENTS
  05

  APPOINTMENTS
  Trading
  STEVEN ESOM has been
  promoted from deputy
  manager, delicatessen
  department, to senior
  manager, non foods ii.
  PAUL COOTES, former senior
  manager, non foods ii, has
  been appointed senior
  manager,...

• SLICE OF LIFE IS BURIED FOR FUTURE
  05

  SLICE OF LIFE IS BURIED FOR FUTURE
  A time capsule containing items which give a valuable insight into daily
  life has been buried at the new store in Shrewsbury.
  On July 18 the Mayor of Shrewsbury, Councillor Forbes, unveiled...

• THREE CHARITIES WILL GAIN FROM STUDENT CYCLE
  05

  THREE CHARITIES WILL GAIN FROM STUDENT CYCLE
  Fourteen students at Bristol Polytechnic ended their first
  year with a gruelling charity cycle ride from John
  O'Groats to Land's End sponsored by JS. The students
  completed the 825...

• WELCOME SIGN FOR BABIES
  05

  WELCOME SIGN FOR BABIES
  London Colney Savacentre has received an accolade for its mother and
  baby facilities. The store was presented with a National Babycare
  symbol after its mother and baby room was nominated for the award...

• Writelines
  06

  COUNTRY A
  COUSINS?
  Peter Watling,
  DPD, Blackfriars.
  I bumped into this 'secret'
  JS enterprise on holiday in
  Cornwall. The picture was
  taken at Grimscott, near
  Bude, North Cornwall.
  Business was not booming
  when I drove...

• Branch opening—Barnstaple
  08

  BARNSTAPLE
  In addition to delicious cream and fine countryside, Devon can now boast a new JS supermarket
  in one of its most scenic seaside towns, Barnstaple. Another store is also scheduled to open in Devon
  before the end of...

• Branch opening—Rustington
  09

  RUSTINGTON
  The new store in Rustington with its country-style, high gables and roof tower looks immediately at home
  amid the greenery of the Sussex countryside. Its site is also extensively landscaped with trees and
  shrubs and,...

• 'An Opportunity to experience'
  10

  'An Opportunity to experience'
  The Sainsbury's Awards for Arts Education,
  launched in January, are designed to encourage
  schools and arts organisations to increase their arts
  education activities. There are separate awards...

• Showing the customer who CARES
  12

  Showing the customer who CARES
  CARES is a new customer complaints system which went live in all branches on
  August 5 . But what does it mean, and why did we need a new system?
  The Journal follows the new route taken by each...

• Stores are getting smarter
  14

  Stores are getting smarter
  The Journal checks on the progress of the redesign
  of supermarket uniforms
  Supermarket staff will soon be looking 'crisper,
  smarter and more noticeable' according to Trefor
  Hales, departmental...

• 9 THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT NINERS
  16

  9 THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT NINERS
  ^ P JS GOT THERE FIRST! The JS Niner was launched on July 4 last year - American
  Independence Day. The bun, burger and relish package was unique and competitors were
  as Impressed as...

• VISITING KABITA
  17

  VISITING KABITA
  by Maggie Cooper, BPM, Queens Road
  Maggie Cooper with Kabita (left) and her family.
  Maggie is a seasoned traveller who has produced a
  number of reports for the Journal. Her latest trip had
  a special meaning,...

• Women at Work
  18

  Women at Work
  Three key JS people were featured in the launch of
  a new publication from the Department of
  Employment which urges British employers to
  adopt 'family-friendly' policies.
  The Best of Both Worlds is a guide on...

• BATTLE DRESS FOR DINNER
  20

  BATTLE DRESS
  FOR DINNER
  If an army marches on its stomach it
  could do worse than have a member of
  JS staff on its side, as competitors battUng
  with The Sealed Knot discovered.
  Sam Madely, admin manager at Exeter, is...

• LANCASTER CHILDREN CLEAN UP FOR KURDS
  20

  LANCASTER CHILDREN CLEAN UP FOR KURDS
  Local schoolchildren at Lancaster did not throw in the
  sponge on July 3 until they had raised £250 for the
  British Red Cross Kurdish Appeal. The children from
  Heysham High School spent...

• LOTTERY IS A FUNDRAISING WINNER
  20

  LOTTERY IS A FUNDRAISING WINNER
  A year's successful fundraising paid off happily as
  staff at Bath presented a cheque for £3,300 to
  Meningitis Research on June 5. Over half of the
  money came from the store's successful lottery...

• CHILD INSPIRES HUDDERSFIELD TO HELP
  21

  CHILD INSPIRES HUDDERSFIELD TO HELP
  Staff at Huddersfield raised £1,200 after hearing
  about the sickness of a local toddler.
  The one year old daughter of local couple, Gary and
  Denise Moulson, has Cystic Fibrosis and, when...

• COLLEAGUES WHO CARE
  21

  COLLEAGUES WHO CARE
  Kind-hearted staff at East Ham have raised £1,735 to
  help the paralysed son of a colleague. MoUie Lucas's
  son, Mark, was left unable to walk after he developed
  a tumour on the spinal chord.
  Mark mastered...

• GROCERS' GOALS
  21

  GROCERS' GOALS
  Footballers from Castle
  Boulevard were given
  the chance to perform on
  a national stage (or
  rather, field) in July,
  after winning the runner
  up prize in the National
  Grocers' Benevolent
  Fund (NGBF)...

• LEAGUE HONOURS ALLAN
  21

  LEAGUE HONOURS ALLAN
  Allan Edwards knows all
  about extra time. The
  deputy manager, dry
  goods, from Lewes Road,
  has just received a Long
  Service Award from the
  Sunday Football League,
  for commitment during
  his 13 years as...

• PENNY BACK SCHEME GIVES ELDERLY A BREAK
  21

  PENNY BACK SCHEME GIVES ELDERLY A BREAK
  Money raised by the Penny Back scheme at Rayleigh
  Weir will fund day trips for elderly people cared for by
  Rayleigh Age Concern. The £1,000 total, handed over
  to the charity on July 9...

• SEAN SHOT INTO THE LEAD
  22

  SEAN SHOT INTO THE LEAD
  The Euro cup for shot-putting has been brought to
  Lee Green by the mighty arm of Sean Straker.
  Sean, a baker at the store, landed himself the trophy
  after triumphing in the competition's final round...

• STAFF HELP BABIES TO A SAFER START
  22

  STAFF HELP BABIES TO A SAFER START
  Staff at Forest Hill have been
  helping premature babies survive
  their crucial first few months of life
  at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
  They have donated £1,400 towards
  a special 'IVAC...

• A QUESTION OF HEALTHY LIVING
  23

  A QUESTION OF HEALTHY LIVING
  Just how healthy are you? That was the question put
  by Joy Robinson, occupational health adviser, and
  Caroline Hale, BPM at Northfield to over 45 members
  of staff at the store on June 12. With help...

• BUMPER CARS AT BADGER FARM
  23

  BUMPER CARS AT BADGER FARM
  Were customers in too much of a hurry to snap up
  Badger Farm's weekly offers? Steve Fryer, deputy
  store manager, surveys the scene after one customer
  had a spot of trouble parking. The good news is...

• HULL'S STEVE IS SNOOKER HERO
  23

  HULL'S STEVE IS SNOOKER HERO
  Lancaster made a break for the limelight
  by hosting the first Northern area snooker
  tournament on May 15. Organised by Glen
  Knox, fresh foods deputy manager, and
  sponsored by Vaux breweries,...

• JEREMY'S DRIVE IS AN EXAMPLE TO THE YOUNG
  23

  JEREMY'S DRIVE IS AN EXAMPLE TO THE YOUNG
  Jeremy Kemp, general
  assistant at Colchester
  Homebase, is a runner
  up in the "Young Person of
  the Year' competition,
  sponsored by Conti products and DIY magazine.
  Jeremy, who not...

• THE FARM THAT WANTS TO HELP THE ZOO
  23

  THE FARM THAT WANTS TO HELP THE ZOO
  Staff at Woodhall Farm walked ten miles on July 7
  to raise money to help save London Zoo. The walk,
  organised by Cathie Furlong, checkout and replenishment,
  raised over £2,000 for the...

• Districts have more FUN by the DAY
  24

  Districts have more FUN by the DAY
  For staff from the branches on David Webb's
  district in the South Western area Sunday was
  anything but a day of rest at the Chilton Trinity
  Leisure Centre on July 14.
  Many among the 600...

• BOBOLI GOES BACK TO BASICS
  25

  BOBOLI GOES BACK TO BASICS
  Named after the Boboli Gardens in Florence, Boboli
  Pizzas are nnade with a base enriched with olive oil,
  parmesan and mozzarella cheese which, after cooking,
  give them a crisp outside crust with a...

• FROZEN ASSETS
  25

  FROZEN ASSETS
  Freezer cabinets at 160 stores are filling up on the
  latest ideas in tasty snacks - the Quick Cuisine range -
  and two new additions to the Healthy Cuisine range.
  Specially designed for the microwave, the...

• SPICE UP YOUR LIFE
  25

  SPICE UP YOUR LIFE
  Spicing up the produce department at selected stores are 69p
  packs of Fresh Peppercorns, Finger Chillies and Fresh
  Turmeric. Fresh Peppercorns may be used whole for marinades
  and pickles or crushed for use...

• SWEET AND SOFT
  25

  SWEET AND SOFT
  The sweet-toothed among us will be pleased to know of
  two new lines available in the confectionary
  departments of over 100 stores - Ugly Ducklings (39p
  for 125g pack) and Soft Fruit Gums (69p for 227g pack).

• APPOINTMENTS
  26

  APPOINTMENTS
  DAVID AMBROSE, from senior
  deputy manager, Taunton, to
  store manager, Exeter ROBERT
  BRADFORD, from store manager.
  Belgrave Road, to store manager,
  Glasgow for the opening.
  ROBERT CONNELLY, seconded
  from branch...

• COFFEES GO CONTINENTAL
  26

  COFFEES GO CONTINENTAL
  There's now an awful lot of
  coffee in JS, which should be
  of special interest to those
  with a taste for Italian style
  coffee.
  Cappuccino comes in
  sachets which give an instant
  cuppa with a smooth,...

• LONG SERVICE
  26

  LONG SERVICE
  Employees who have completed
  40 years of service are:
  ROY ELLIS, BWS assistant. Forest
  Hill. RONALD MCCULLA, deputy
  manager, Winchmore Hill.
  WILLIAM MITCHELL, deputy store
  manager, Bedminster. DEREK
  PETTET,...

• RETIREMENTS
  26

  RETIREMENTS
  Length of service is shown in
  brackets:
  DOROTHY LITTLE, admin specialist.
  Northern area office (37
  years). KEN COMTE, head office
  engineer, Blackfriars (36 years).
  LEN BRICE, meat manager.
  Stratford (35 years)....

• COMPETITION RESULTS
  27

  COMPETITION RESULTS
  There was a terrific response to June's competitions when we put
  your wordpower to the test. The caption competition winners have
  been dehberated over and decided upon, and the crossword competition
  winner...

• OBITUARY
  27

  OBITUARY
  Length of service is stiown in
  bracl THERESA FITZPATRICK, checkout
  /replenishment assistant,
  Kimberley, died on July'^5, after
  a long illness, aged 43 (4 years).
  DoLLiE JAMES, canteen assistant,
  Charlton...

• WE DO LIKE TO BE BESIDE THE SEASIDE
  28

  WE DO LIKE TO BE BESIDE THE SEASIDE
  The recent opening of the new store at Rustington
  continues the company's long association with
  the south coast.
  In the early years the expansion of the
  company was limited to areas within...