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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
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Frontline
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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
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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
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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
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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
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RETIREMENT
LORD PRIOR, non-executive
director of Sainsbury's since
1985, retired at the Annual
General Meeting held on July
1 in London.
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SCHOOLS LEAD THE GOOD LIFE
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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HOVE
London
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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
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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
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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
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Central and Western show the way to a perfect day
There was plenty of clowning around inside and
outside the 'arena' at Stolwhere Central and Western area's Family Day was
taking place on Sunday June 21.... -
Eastern area goes bonkers at Bank Holiday
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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
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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
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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
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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!
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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?
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Bill and Heather with Bill's second love - his motorbike. WEDDINGS
On May 4, the wedding of
HEATHER KENCHINGTON, technical
manager, baland BILL HAILSTONE, buyer,
Homebase HO, took place... -
FANCIFUL FRAGRANCES
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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!
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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
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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
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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
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ARCHIVES
The plans for Oxted (above).
Left: a typical counter shop of the 1930s.
CHOICES'
OUAL;
;I0ME
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Opening day for Oxted, 1937. Mr Rawson senior,
branch manager, is seated centre.
LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON
Closing day...
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