'JS Journal', January/February 1992

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• CHAIRMAN THANKS STAFF FOR CHRISTMAS EFFORTS
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  CHAIRMAN THANKS STAFF FOR CHRISTMAS EFFORTS
  EFFORTS
  The chairman. Lord Sainsbury, paid
  tribute to all staff in a statement which
  appeared on noticeboards across the
  company after Christmas:
  'Everyone throughout the...

• Contents Page
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  CONTENTS
  FRONTLINE
  HEADLINES
  WRITELINES
  BRANCH OPENINGS
  NEW SABRE ORDERING
  SYSTEM
  PHOTOGRAPHIC
  COMPETITION
  RUNNERS-UP
  CHILDREN IN NEED
  STAGE PASS OFFER
  BEHIND THE LINES
  PEOPLE
  CROSSWORD
  NEW LINES
  ARCHIVES
  2...

• Frontline
  02

  We are all being
  asked to have a
  •^ heart this Valen-
  tine's Day. The
  SSA central office
  is selling Gold Heart
  badges in aid of the Variety Club Appeal for Sick Children.
  Locations are ordering batches of 100
  badges for...

• WINTER WONDER PRICES
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  WINTER WONDER PRICES
  On January 6 JS announced details of its
  Winter Promotion with a number of
  everyday items on offer at up to one third
  off.
  It is a traditional time of the year for
  JS to promote heavily on price and...

• CELEBRITY RECIPE ADS WIN MAJOR AWARD
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  CELEBRITY RECIPE ADS WIN MAJOR AWARD
  The JS celebrity recipe advertising has been named as
  Campaign ot the Year by Campaign, the advertising
  industry magazine.
  Announcing the winners of the Top Performers of 1991
  competition...

• DIRECTOR JOINS GOVERNMENT FOOD SAFETY COMMITTEE
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  DIRECTOR JOINS GOVERNMENT FOOD SAFETY COMMITTEE
  Scares such as listeria and salmonella in recent years have
  prompted the Government to establish the Advisory
  Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food. Doctor
  Geoff...

• OLYMPIC CHALLENGE FOR BAKERIES
  03

  OLYMPIC CHALLENGE FOR BAKERIES
  This year the 1992 Olympic Games will be held in
  Barcelona and, to celebrate the fact, JS bakery buying has
  organised a competition to involve all in-store bakeries.
  They are invited to create a...

• JS ROOTS FOR A LEAFY EALING
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  JS ROOTS FOR A LEAFY EALING
  Last December JS sponsored the planting of four trees
  outside the Ealing branch, a ceremony attended by the
  Mayor and Chris Serle, the television personality. The
  London Borough of Ealing are...

• PRIZES FOR THE GREEN GENERATION
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  PRIZES FOR THE GREEN GENERATION
  The six runners up in 1991's Young Environmentalist of the
  Year competition received their prizes in Stamford House in
  December. Mil praised the high...

• WINE TASTING COMPETITION LOOKS FORWARD TO A VINTAGE YEAR
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  WINE TASTING COMPETITION LOOKS FORWARD TO A VINTAGE YEAR
  This year JS has joined up with the BBC Good Food
  Magazine to hold the fourth annual Wine Taster of the Year
  competition.
  Competitors are required to complete a wine...

• JOKE TICKET FOR THE ORIENT EXPRESS
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  JOKE TICKET FOR THE ORIENT EXPRESS
  When the Garvey household encouraged ten year old
  Emma to enter a JS competition to make up a joke for the
  1991 JS Christmas crackers they never Imagined that, on
  December 20, they would be...

• JS VOTED TOP OF THE SHOPS
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  JS VOTED TOP OF THE SHOPS
  JS has been voted the people's favourite supermarket.
  Last year Which?, the consumers association magazine,
  conducted a nationwide survey of some 1,800 shoppers to
  determine their shopping...

• LUNCHEON FOR LONG SERVERS
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  LUNCHEON FOR LONG SERVERS
  On January 6 the chairman, Lord Sainsbury, welcomed 14
  members of JS staff who reached forty years' service with
  the company in 1991. The long servers and their partners
  enjoyed a luncheon in the...

• Writelines
  06

  A TASTE OF HOME A
  Julia Dick, assistant
  personnel manager,
  Hoddesdon depot
  Pictured is Corporal B J
  Dunn, Royal Marine, who is
  the son of Alan Dunn,
  security officer at the depot.
  The picture was taken
  in a refugee camp...

• Branch opening—Torquay
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  TORQUAY
  Opening date: 28 November 1991
  Address: Nicholson Road,
  Torquay, Devon
  Opened by: Chairman,
  Lord Sainsbury
  Manager: l\/lichael Gentry
  Staff: 405 (385 new jobs)
  Sales area: 37,998 sq ft
  Car park: 634 spaces
  JS has...

• Branch opening—Kidlington
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  KIDLINGTON
  Oxford now has four stores to serve its needs with the opening of Kidiington.
  Retail director, Colin Harvey, welcomed the first customers to the store that has
  an unusual and charming round frontage. Opening date: 7...

• Branch opening—Bagshot Road
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  BAGSHOT ROAD
  Bracknell now has an edge-of-town store to complement its town centre store in
  Princess Square. There is plenty of car parking at the new store and customers
  will be able to refuel their cars and refresh themselves...

• SABRE - AT THE CUTTING EDGE OFRETAIL TECHNOLOGY
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  SABRE - AT THE CUTTING EDGE OF RETAIL TECHNOLOGY
  ^ ^ ^ will strengthen its position at the forefront of technological innovation in
  retailing with the introduction of a complete new ordering system over the
  next two to three...

• PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION 1992 RUNNERS UP
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  PHOTOGRAPHIC
  COMPETITION 1992
  RUNNERS UP
  We showed you the best, and now
  we present the best of the rest.
  As promised in last month's
  Journal, here are the runners up
  in the 1991 JS Journal
  Photographic...

• How JS staff raised ££s for Pudsey
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  How JS staff raised ££s for Pudsey
  As stories still pour in about staff efforts for the Children in Need appeal,
  the total raised at JS stands at over £350,000. Here is a small final
  selection from your events.
  Left to...

• is this a stage you're going through?
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  is this a stage you're going through?
  If you are under 30 and you enjoy visiting tine theatre and
  concerts, but are put off by high ticket prices, then Stage
  Pass could open up your social life. Stage Pass is the
  national arts...

• BIG HEARTED BRANCHES
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  BIG HEARTED BRANCHES
  Branches in David Ware's district recently took part
  in a giant raffle to raise money for the British Heart
  Foundation.
  Tickets for the raffle, which was organised by Ian
  Parker, manager of Chester, were...

• HIGH FLIERS
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  HIGH FLIERS
  Staff at Maidstone held a grand raffle to raise
  money for the Kent Air Ambulance Service and on
  December 5 they presented a cheque for £3,410.93 to
  the service.
  Pictured is the ambulance crew holding the...

• STORE CELEBRATES SILVER ANNIVERSARY
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  STORE CELEBRATES SILVER ANNIVERSARY
  On November 16 staff at Feltham branch had an old
  fashioned 'knees up' to celebrate the store's 25th birthday.
  Jean Saunders, store display assistant, organised
  the dinner and dance in a...

• THE CAT'S WHISKERS
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  THE CAT'S WHISKERS
  Pampered pets get nothing but the best at their four
  star hotel in Cardiff. The Beechcroft Hotel is the moggie's
  Ritz - the place to stay when indulgent owners
  are away. The cats have individual heated...

• CHRISTMAS CHEER WITH THE CHILDREN
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  CHRISTMAS CHEER WITH THE CHILDREN
  Stanway held its now famous Children's Christmas
  Party on December 8.
  There was a phenomenal demand for tickets and
  the lucky 154 youngsters enjoyed a performance of
  Aladdin by the Steve...

• ELVIS SPOTTED IN JS STORE!
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  ELVIS SPOTTED IN JS STORE!
  Elvis lives! He was spotted near the breakfast cereals
  in Chesham.
  On December 6 Brian Lee, Elvis impersonator,
  caused a sensation at the store as he gyrated his
  pelvis to the delight of customers....

• FUNDRAISERS ARE SPURRED ON
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  FUNDRAISERS ARE SPURRED ON
  Staff and customers at Tottenham had the chance to
  meet some of the Tottenham Hotspur football squad
  on December 5.
  Fom- members of the team came along to give autographs
  and brought with them a...

• BRINGING SUNSHINE
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  BRINGING SUNSHINE
  Branches in the Eastern Area held Christmas trolley
  dashes in their stores to raise money for the Variety
  Club Sunshine Coach appeal.
  The stores raised £50,000 towards five Sunshine
  coaches - one for each...

• CAVORTING IN THE CANTEEN
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  CAVORTING IN THE CANTEEN
  Staff at Maidstone had a Christmas dinner with a
  difference. They did not expect the Chippendales,
  and, indeed, that is not what they got. What they got
  were four of the store's managers dsuicing and...

• WINTON GETS A WOOLLY NEW MANAGER
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  WINTON GETS A WOOLLY NEW MANAGER
  Staff at Winton branch will have a challenge keeping
  up with their new manager, David Corbin
  David, who has moved from senior deputy manager
  of Salisbury to manager of Winton, has a number...

• PARTY ASSORTMENT
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  PARTY ASSORTMENT
  On December 19 staff at Sheffield Homebase held a
  Christmas party which was open to all, including gypsies,
  footballers and even Andy Pandy.
  Pictured from left to right are: Paul Cla"<^^"n, store
  manager;...

• PORTRAIT OF A SPECIAL PERSON
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  PORTRAIT OF A SPECIAL PERSON
  John Ireland leads a double
  life. During the day he
  is area reception specialist,
  Midlands area; by night
  he is a senior officer of the
  special constabulary.
  A documentary is to be
  shown on BBC...

• SERVICE WITH A SMILE
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  SERVICE WITH A SMILE
  The age of courtesy and helpfulness is alive and well
  in the Sunderland area, as a local newspaper and the
  Northern Development Company (NDC) found out.
  Readers of the Sunderland Echo were invited...

• STEVE HAS THE WRITE STUFF
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  STEVE HAS THE WRITE STUFF
  Fame and fortune could be waiting for Steve (penname
  Stevie) White, principal analyst/programmer in
  the information systems department in Blackfriars,
  with the publication of his first novel in...

• APPOINTMENTS
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  APPOINTMENTS
  DAVID CORBIN, from senior deputy
  manager of Salisbury, to store
  manager of Winton. JON DEAN,
  from store manager, Luton
  Homebase, to store manager,
  Tunbridge Wells Homebase. IAN
  GREEN, from deputy manager,...

• Crossword
  21

  Across
  6. Suppressed laugh (7)
  7. Its 1985 population was
  120,000,000(5)
  9. Unattractive, dowdy woman (5)
  10. Professional performer (7)
  12. Nell KInnock succeeded
  him (7,4)
  14. She stars in all three
  'Godfather' films...

• LONG SERVICE
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  LONG SERVICE
  Employees who have completed
  40 years of service are:
  DEREK HINTON, store manager,
  Worthing. MANFRED KALB, store
  manager, Harpenden.
  Employees who have completed
  25 years of service are:
  ROBERT ALLEN, store...

• OBITUARY
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  OBITUARY
  JAMES BUSBY, HGV driver and
  senior steward, Charlton depot,
  died on December 3, following a
  long illness, aged 58 (28 years).
  ROBIN HILLS, non perishables
  warehouse supervisor,
  Hoddesdon depot, died on
  December...

• RETIREMENTS
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  RETIREMENTS
  KATHLEEN BAYFORD, fresh food
  replenishment, Bishops Stortford
  (25 years). GEOFF WALFORD,
  senior manager, development
  division, Blackfriars (14 years).
  ALICE LONGMAN, grocery replenishment
  assistant, Kingsbury...

• WEDDINGS
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  WEDDINGS
  MIKE HOBBS, area display specialist,
  South Western area, and SALLY
  HowELLS, catering specialist,
  South Western area were married
  on Boxing Day.
  They first met during the
  Chippenham branch opening and
  have never...

• A MODERN LOOK AT MEATLOAF
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  A MODERN LOOK AT MEATLOAF
  Meatloaf is enjoying a new popularity and JS has launched
  Turkey and Bacon loaf. The loaf is made of fresh, boneless
  turkey meat, Enhanced with bacon, herbs and seasonings.
  It is delicious served hot...

• BATH-TIME BOUQUET
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  BATH-TIME BOUQUET
  JS has chosen exotic flowers for their new colourful and
  eye-catching range of bathcare products.
  The products contain extracts from a variety of flowers
  including mimosa, japonica and frangipani. All are...

• CHRISTMAS CONTINUES
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  CHRISTMAS CONTINUES
  Last year JS launched a Christmas product which was so
  successful, that it will be with us all year round.
  Olde English Chestnut Stuffing is a traditional 18th
  Century English recipe made with pork...

• TEA FOR TWO
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  TEA FOR TWO
  What could be different
  about tea you may ask? Well,
  JS now has two new teas with a big difference.
  Sainsbuty's new Decaffeinated Tea is made from a
  blend of selected teas from various countries which have
  t)een...

• A FRESH LOOK AT PARMESAN
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  A FRESH LOOK AT PARMESAN
  A new cheese has been added to the already extensive
  range of cheeses stocked at Sainsbury's.
  Parmigiano Reggiano is the best known of fresh
  parmesan cheeses and comes from a region near Parma.
  Made...

• A NUTTY EXPERIENCE
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  A NUTTY EXPERIENCE
  For those with a sweet tooth, who want to liven up those
  lunchtime sandwiches, comes Sainsbury's new Chocolate
  Hazelnut Spread.
  A rich chocolate spread with an extra something, in the
  form of hazelnuts,...

• DELIGHTFUL DESSERTS
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  DELIGHTFUL DESSERTS
  For those winter nights JS has come
  up with the perfect idea for a quick,
  convenient dessert: Sponge and
  Suet puddings.
  The range already existed but
  three new puddings have now been
  added. Chocolate and...

• FOOD FOR ONE
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  FOOD FOR ONE
  A range of four new ready meals made, especially for one
  has been launched by JS, all at 99p each.
  The range currently consists of Cottage Pie, Fishermans
  Pie, Vegetable Cottage Pie and Lasagne, but two more...

• SIGNS OF THE OPENING TIMES
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  SIGNS OF THE OPENING TIMES
  Pi
  • ^ ^ B ollowing last year's decision to trade on Sundays
  I J ^ I in the run up to Christmas, and the subsequent
  " ^ ^ H debate on the subject, we of the archives
  thought it would be...