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  • Contents Page 02

    CONTENTS
    HEADLINES
    CHAIRMAN'S GREAT DAY
    A CHILLING VIDEO
    WOMEN AT WORK
    WRITELINES
    BRANCH OPENINGS:
    WINTERSTOKE ROAD
    HOVE HOMEBASE
    WATCHMOOR PARK
    ANNUAL GENERAL
    MEETING
    AREA FUN DAYS
    PHOTOGRAPHIC
    COMPETITIONS
    MORE...

  • Frontline 02

    This is a competitive month for the
    Journal readers. This issue contains the
    results of one major competition and
    launches a further two. Turn to page 19
    if you're a sucker for bonnie babies. We
    have 11 little cuties (in...

  • FOUR GRADUATE IN SECOND YEAR OF MANAGEMENT MBA 03

    FOUR GRADUATE IN SECOND YEAR OF MANAGEMENT MBA
    Four Sainsbury's employees have graduated in this year's
    Management MBA programme - twice that of 1991. Dick
    Hibbard, Peter Sirman and brothers Dilip and Bharat Popat
    represent...

  • JS HAS THE KEYS TO CALEDONIA HOUSE 03

    JS HAS THE KEYS TO CALEDONIA HOUSE
    The new Northern area office was handed over to JS by
    the developers on July 1. The newly built two-floor building
    in the Lawnswood area in the north of Leeds will house
    the 130 staff who...

  • NEW IMAGE FOR ANALYSTS' FRIEND 04

    NEW IMAGE FOR ANALYSTS' FRIEND
    Two members of the retail service desk have earned
    themselves a total of £90 by designing a new image for
    their latest computer system.
    Steve Moysey, service desk senior analyst, came up
    with...

  • RETIREMENT 04

    RETIREMENT
    LORD PRIOR, non-executive
    director of Sainsbury's since
    1985, retired at the Annual
    General Meeting held on July
    1 in London.
    (Chairman pays tribute pg 14).

  • SCHOOLS LEAD THE GOOD LIFE 04

    SCHOOLS LEAD THE GOOD LIFE
    For the second year, JS has given schools the opportunity
    to get invoived in a project to help their local community.
    The Good Life Competition, launched last year for Year
    Nine (13/14 year olds) at...

  • A DAY OF ROYALTY AND REGALIA FOR THE CHAIRMAN 05

    A DAY OF ROYALTY AND REGALIA FOR THE CHAIRMAN
    The Chairman, Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover, has been installed as a
    Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.
    The investiture ceremony took place at Windsor...

  • The Case of The Big Chill 06

    In a barn just outside Watford, Dolly the cowr munches patiently on a
    bale off hay as her ffellow actors ffllm
    a scene for JS's sequel t o its highly
    acclaimed ffood safety video. The
    Case off t h e Hidden Bnemles. The latest...

  • BRILLIANT ACHIEVEMENT FOR COMPANY WOMAN 07

    BRILLIANT ACHIEVEMENT FOR COMPANY WOMAN
    Jackie Cuthhert is just
    brilliant, according to
    Company magazine.
    Jackie, who is personnel
    policy planning officer at
    Blackfriars, was a finalist
    in the magazine's 'Awards
    for...

  • Opportunity 2000 breaks down the barriers 07

    Opportunity 2000 breaks down the barriers
    A recently convened Opportunity 2000
    Co-ordinating Group is now working to assist
    women's progress in the company following
    Sainsbury's founding role in the Business in the
    Community...

  • Writelines 08

    DOUBLE SIZE DUTCH
    Heten Vincent, checkout
    assistant, Winton
    Following the article on the
    back cover of the May issue
    of the Journal on the
    shopping trolley, I thought
    I would send you this photo
    of my father, who is 6ft...

  • Branch opening—Winterstoke Road 11

    WINTERSTOKE ROAD
    Bristol's newest Sainsbury's has opened in the south west of the city, it occupies a ten
    acre site by the A4 and replaces the Bedminster store.
    Sainsbury's has been trading in Bristol for over 30 years; its...

  • Homebase opening—Hove 12

    HOVE
    London
    I
    Hove,
    Opening date: June 19,1992
    Address: Old Shoreham Road,
    Hove, Sussex
    Opened by: Homebase Chairman,
    Dino Adriano
    Manager: David Ward
    Staff: 46 (44 new jobs)
    Sales area: 29,395 sq ft
    Oar park: 190...

  • Branch opening—Watchmoor Park 13

    WATCHMOOR PARK
    For customers who want to stock up on their groceries and get bacl< to nature at the
    same time, Camberiey's new Sainsbury's is the ideai piace. The company is creating
    a 13 acre nature area next to the...

  • Question time 14

    Question time
    Chairman, Lord Sainsbury.
    It was Lord Sainsbury's last Annual General
    Meeting as Chairman, and a record number of
    people - over 650 - turned out on July 1
    to attend the historic event.
    The Chairman asked the...

  • Central and Western show the way to a perfect day 16

    Central and Western show the way to a perfect day
    There was plenty of clowning around inside and
    outside the 'arena' at Stol where Central and Western area's Family Day was
    taking place on Sunday June 21....

  • Eastern area goes bonkers at Bank Holiday 17

    Eastern area goes bonkers at Bank Holiday
    'Looney Lympics', a donkey derby, balloon racing
    and a weekend of sunshine, made the Eastern area's
    fun weekend at Kessingland a roaring success.
    Over 1,500 staff with their families,...

  • JS Journal Photographic Competition 18

    The top prizes in the JS Journal Photographic Competition have
    always been worth winning - £100 is not to be sneezed at - but this
    year the non-winners will be more pleased than ever that they sent in
    their photos. On offer to...

  • Baby, you're the best 19

    Baby, you're the best
    'I'm looking for the greatest "pick up factor",' said
    Sylvia O'Connell as she sat down to wade through
    the piles of baby pictures in the Journal office.
    Sylvia, art editor of Practical Parenting magazine,...

  • Romanian Children will have brighter smiles 20

    Romanian Children will have brighter smiles
    Eight months ago, Fiona Paton joined JS as a trainee
    manager at Haywards Heath, leaving behind her
    previous career as a dental hygienist. But her dental
    past has since been drawn...

  • AND SO TO BED! 21

    AND SO TO BED!
    Staff at the Central and Western area office took
    part in a sponsored bed push race around Uxbridge.
    Thirty local firms competed in the race and,
    although the area office did not win, they made a
    grand job of...

  • GODALMING GETS OFF TO A SOCIABLE START 21

    GODALMING GETS OFF TO A SOCIABLE START
    On May 31, staff at Godalming had their first social
    evening since the branch opened in March.
    A barbecue was held on the banks of the River Wey
    just in front of the store and the evening...

  • RECORD BREAKER MATTHEW IS WALKING TALL 21

    RECORD BREAKER MATTHEW IS WALKING TALL It came as no surprise to Matthew Langmaid, fresh
    food replenishment assistant, Colchester Avenue,
    when he was asked to stack the top shelves in the
    store, as he is 7fk 1V2 inches...

  • PENNY BACK MAKES A STAND 22

    PENNY BACK MAKES A STAND
    The generosity of customers at Forest Hill was outstanding
    as nearly £1,500 was raised through the
    'Penny Back Scheme'. The money was used to buy
    equipment for two local children.
    Carolyn has...

  • POT BLACK 22

    POT BLACK
    Since the beginning of the year, Lancaster-
    branch has been heavily involved in
    raising funds for the Royal Lancaster
    Infirmary Children's Ward Appeal. So far,
    the store has raised £5,000.
    Different events have...

  • DAFFODILS MAKE PHAB FUNDRAISING 23

    DAFFODILS MAKE PHAB FUNDRAISING
    When Thornhill branch was looking for a Welsh
    celebrity to present the proceeds of their fundraising
    events, they found the perfect answer in Ruth Madoc
    (alias Gladys fi"om Hi-De-Hi).
    Ruth...

  • MILES OF SMILES 23

    MILES OF SMILES
    John Spence's district has brought smiles to the
    faces of the pupils at the Jeanne Saunders Assessment
    Centre in Hove, with the presentation of a Sunshine
    Coach.
    Eleven branches in the district raised £13,000...

  • STUDENTS' CHARITY GETS LIFT FROM JS 23

    STUDENTS' CHARITY GETS LIFT FROM JS
    When Michael Fisher and Dan Slater decided to hitchhike
    from Birmingham University to Amsterdam in
    the hopes of raising £100 for various charities, they
    thought they would try to make life...

  • May she run and run 24

    Heather Heasman has an unUkely ambition - she wants
    to have something in common with the new Bybrook store
    due to open in September. As future personnel manager
    of the Kent store, she will be hoping that the branch will
    run...

  • Silver star of judo 24

    Silver star of judo
    I he 'Budokwai' Club may sound like a night club on a
    beautiful tropical island, but in fact it is a judo club
    where Helen Davison, training officer, retail
    systems training, Blackfriars, trains for the...

  • Are the new posters safe in your hands? 25

    Are the new posters safe in your hands?
    Have your paint pallets at the ready, the JS Journal
    is about to launch another competition.
    This time we want you to design a safety poster to be displayed in JS and
    Savacentre stores,...

  • APPOINTMENTS 26

    APPOINTMENTS
    IAN BALLANTYNE, from store manager.
    East Ham, to store manager,
    Barkingside. LEN OXLEY, from
    store manager, Kingsland Road,
    to store manager. New Barnet.
    TONY REDGRAVE, from deputy
    manager services, Harringay,...

  • LONG SERVICE 26

    LONG SERVICE
    Employees who have completed
    25 years' of service are:
    DENNIS BARNETT, perishable
    warehouse assistant, Basingstoke
    depot. GILLIAN BIGG, reductions
    controller, Luton. ROBERT
    BuLL.driver, Buntingford...

  • RETIREMENTS 26

    Terry and Joyce Delves at Terry's retirement party. RETIREMENTS
    Length of service is shown in
    brackets:
    REG CURTIS, manager,
    Colchester (38 years). LES
    PHILLIPS, meat manager,
    Winchester (38 years). GEORGE
    TREGGIDEN, meat...

  • WEDDINGS 26

    Bill and Heather with Bill's second love - his motorbike. WEDDINGS
    On May 4, the wedding of
    HEATHER KENCHINGTON, technical
    manager, bal and BILL HAILSTONE, buyer,
    Homebase HO, took place...

  • FANCIFUL FRAGRANCES 27

    FANCIFUL FRAGRANCES
    A unique air freshener has been introduced by JS, in the form
    of fragranced shells.
    The natural shell container is filled with one of two fine
    fragrances, the floral Azure, or marine Jade, to freshen...

  • FAT SANDWICHES ARE SLIMMING! 27

    FAT SANDWICHES ARE SLIMMING!
    For customers who are watching their weight,
    JS has launched a new Low Calorie range of
    sandwiches with eight different varieties.
    The three newest additions are Cottage
    Cheese and Florida Salad,...

  • LONG LIFE CONVENIENCE 27

    LONG LIFE CONVENIENCE
    Three new ambient ready meals are to be added to the
    already extensive range available in JS.
    Lancashire Hot Pot, Chicken Casserole and Sausage
    Casserole come in microwaveable trays in a carton made
    from...

  • WINES A WORLD APART 27

    WINES A WORLD APART
    Wine has been in the news with the
    finals of the Wine Taster of the Year
    Competition and the wine department
    has introduced some newsworthy
    wines.
    Chardonnay - Chenin Blanc,
    Gisborne 1991 (£3.75), is a...

  • LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON 28

    ARCHIVES
    The plans for Oxted (above).
    Left: a typical counter shop of the 1930s.
    CHOICES'
    OUAL;
    ;I0ME
    il
    Opening day for Oxted, 1937. Mr Rawson senior,
    branch manager, is seated centre.
    LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON
    Closing day...