'JS Journal', May 1994

Table of content

Contents Page

02
CONTENTS
HEADLINES
CALAIS BWS OPENING
WRITELINES
BRANCH OPENINGS:
KILN LANE, EPSOM
BEACONSFIELD
ENFIELD HOMEBASE
FOOD SAFETY WEEK
WITH COMPETITION
1
3-7
7
8/9
1 0 / 1 1
12
FINANCIAL RESULTS
SPECIAL 13-22
SPORTS...
DJ talks himself into trouble

02
DJ talks himself into trouble
Greater Manchester Radio presenter Allan Beswick
had to eat his words when Pam James from
Prestwich set him a challenge.
Allan said live on the radio that stacking shelves
was easy and any Tom,...
Frontline

02
'It has been an extrenriely tough year,' says
chairman David Sainsbury in the Year End
Video for Staff. 'But we have come out leaner
and fitter and more able to deal with the
future.' And the future? The 'doubting
Thomases'...
Donation helps build 'dream centre' for disabled

03
Donation helps build 'dream centre' for disabled Thanks to Sainsbury's,
people with disabilities
around Kensington are
now £50,000 closer to the
£800,000 needed to
complete their dream
recreation and...
Get the news

03
Get the news
Jessie Simmon, cleric at
Hadlow, checks out the
Weekly News poster.
The branch bulletin is to be
replaced in June by three
new types of communication
to staff, following
trials in four districts.
The 'Action...
Retail review announced

03
Retail review announced
As part of the company-wide review of structure and operations, management and staff in the retail division were
briefed on April 26 about a programme which focuses on improving customer service and...
Fertile training grounds

04
Fertile training grounds
The first Homebase trainees receive their certificates of
Horticulture at Hadlow College. At the end of this month,
the first Homebase
trainees will have 'passed
out' on the Management
Certificate in...
House style ad

04
House style ad The final celebrity recipe
ad of the spring batch
features Louise
Lombard, star of BBC's
The House of Elliott,
making Mascarpone and
Lime Dessert.
The advert, which is the
15th recipe commercial to
date,...
In good company

04
In good company
Good food, good company and good news was the
formula for enjoyable afternoons when the Sainsbury
pensioners got together at the Royal Lancaster Hotel
for the three 1994 Veterans Reunions, held on March
21,...
Tesco pumps up turnover at price of profits

04
Tesco pumps up turnover at price of profits
Tesco announced last
month in its full year
results (52 weeks to
February 26) a 10%
increase in UK sales to
£8.98bn, with a 22% drop
in pre-tax profits to
£435.5m. This profit...
JS doubles checkout chances

05
JS doubles checkout chances
Two JS women have made it through to the final eight
of the 1994 Checkout Assistant of the Year
competition. Muriel Stubbs of Bridgend and Beatrice
Eigenmann of Ladbroke Grove were selected...
News in brief

05
News in brief
Sainsbury's has taken over
sponsorship for three
annual awards made by the
Institute of Logistics. They
are: Excellence in Logistics
Management, Best Paper at
Annual Conference and
Best Article in...
Taking 3,000 daughters to work

05
Taking 3,000 daughters to work
There were 3,000 extra
pairs of hands helping
out at Sainsbury's on
April 25 as part of the
national Take Our
Daughters to Work
initiative.
They were being given a
chance to see what...
All aboard for Sainsbury's Central

06
All aboard for Sainsbury's Central
' '^AKtriES
A artist's impression of part of the new style store. Sainsbury's will open a
new style of shop on
June 14.
Chelmsford will have the
first Sainsbury's Central
store when the...
Best tastes from near and far

06
Best tastes from near and far
• JS was showing off a
wine from the opposite
side of the world in the
Taste of the West show
held in Exeter. Somerset's
Wooton Trinity wine joined
other traditional West
Country produce...
Hot stuff in the bakery

06
Hot stuff in the bakery
The heat was on in bakeries
over Easter as stores raced
to keep up with the demand
for hot cross buns.
West Midlands customers
love their buns more
than most and at Oldbury
Savacentre, staff had a...
APPOINTMENTS

07
APPOINTMENTS
Peter ibbotson
PETER IBBOTSON lias been
appointed to a new
departmental director
position of store format
director, reporting to Colin
Harvey.
He will l>e responsible
on belialf of tlie retail
division for...
Chateau Sainsbury

07
Chateau Sainsbury
Everything from Lambrusco Rosso to entente cordiale.
The shop just before opening. Like a small corner of
Britain in Calais, the J
Sainsbury Bieres, Vins et
Spiritueux (BWS) shop at
the Mammouth...
Sunday Trading Bill amendment

07
Sunday Trading Bill amendment
The latest amendment to
the Sunday Trading Bill
provides Homebase with an
exemption from the six
hour opening restriction
that applies to other large
stores. The exemption
applies to a number...
Writelines

08
CLASSIC TASTE
Ethel Funnell, kiosk
assistant.Tunbridge Wells
Although it is very good to
see our new Classic Cola
doing so well, what now
happens to people like
myself (I'm sure there
must be many others) who
purchased...
Trolley types

09
Trolley types In April's Journal, Gaynor Evans,
checkout/replenishment assistant at Newport,
presented her own portrait of a typical student
customer by listing ten items most likely to be found
in their shopping trolley. In...
Branch opening—Beaconsfield

10
BEACONSFIELD
Opening date: 19 April 1994
Address: Maxwell Road,
Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire
Opened by: Chairman David
Sainsbury
Branch manager: Jennie Harrison
Project manager: Paul Chandler
Staff: 359 (332 new...
Branch opening—Kiln Lane, Epsom

10
KILN LANE, EPSOM
Opening date: 22 March 1994
Address: Kiln Lane, Epsom,
Surrey
Opened by: Chairman
David Sainsbury
Branch manager: Paul Davis
Project manager: Alan Hodgson
Staff: 481 (331 new staff)
Sales area: 36,050 sq...
Homebase opening—Enfield

10
ENFIELD
Opening date: 30 March 1994
Address: 4 Crown Road, Enfield,
Middlesex
Opened by: Homebase chairman
Dino Adriano
Branch manager: Richard Frost
Project manager: Mike Gould
Staff: 72 (62 new staff)
Sales area: 43,508...
GERM SEARCH COMPETITION

12
GERM SEARCH
COMPETITION
Our wordsquare highlights 12 words which are relevant to
food hygiene. The words appear vertically, horizontally and
diagonally, and may be reversed.
H 0 T D J S
Y N H X T K
G N 0 I T A
I F P E U...
Safety First

12
Look at the full stop at the end of this sentence.
That area on your food can contain a garrison of one hundred million bacteria.
The battle against these bacteria goes to the streets during National Food Safety
Week between...
SAINSBURY'S Report of the Financial Year 1993-94

13
SAINSBURY'S
Report of the Financial Year 1993-94
\
r.J»«:
^ e- ^-^6i^,
OR^ a
\-
-J,
sd&i
:^
^ <
SALES
£ millions
J Sainsbury
Savacentre
Homebase
Shaw's
Group...
Quiz night

23
Can't touch those smart Macc lads Macclesfield's 'Untouchables'
romped to victory in the final of
the new Sainsbury Group Quiz,
held at Manchester's Piccadilly
Hotel on March 26.
The 150 competitors were
drawn from all six...
Sports day

23
There was a triple bill of sporting drama at Hemel Hempstead's
Dacorum Sports Centre on Sunday April 24 when JS staff ioclied
horns in the squash, badminton and darts events. Bretton's darts players celebrate It was a long day...
Annual area fun day

24
Northern Area is holding its annual
area fun day at Ripley Castle in
Harrogate on June 26.
The main event of the day is
the area It's a Knockout
competition when the four districts
and staff from the area office...
Bunny money

24
Bunny money
Karen on a fundraising mission as
the Easter bunny.
Staff at Crayford Homebase
caught spring fever at Easter.
General assistant Karen Gordon
dressed up as the Easter bunny
to sell raffle tickets to
customers...
FUN to come

24
The Central and Western area
is holding its family fun day on June 12 at
Stoke Place near Slough.
All JS staff and their families are welcome.
Admission and rides are free. Features include
It's A Knockout, inter-branch...
Good hearty meals

24
Good hearty meals
The staff restaurant at Monks Cross gave
heartfelt thanks to its local council when it
was given a Heartbeat Award.
Ryedale District Council nominated Sainsbury's for the award after
regular checks on the...
Women get motoring under the bonnet

24
Women get motoring under the bonnet
Riding along in my automobile,
now I know how to change the
wheel!
Since the female staff at
Chaddesden went on a basic car
maintenance and road safety
course they no longer worry
about...
Caring donation

25
Caring donation
Sutton Coldfield has helped a
hospital that gives hope to parents
of babies needing special care.
The Penny Back scheme in
the store raised £900 for the
Good Hope Hospital. They will use
the money for the...
Championship that sticks

25
Championship that sticks
staff at West Park Farm hit
their target when they played
in a paintball competition -
they were crowned
champions for the second
year running.
Other teams competing
on the Surrey battlefield...
Daisy's special day

25
When sprightly Daisy Coleman, a
regular Wednesday shopper at
Bridgemead, reached her 100th
birthday in March, staff laid on a
special tea in the staff restaurant
and wheeled out a cake
decorated with daisies, made by
Erica...
Five come down to earth

25
There is no Text
Shaw's packer was split second from fame

25
Steve packs 'em in.
Shaw's employee Steve Conley
narrowly missed his dream of
appearing on US TV's highest
rated chat show. The Late Show
with David Letterman, when he
was runner up in the national
bagging contest.
Judges...
COMPETITION WINNERS

26
Joyce Salter.
Two lucky JS Journal readers
will soon be spending a luxury
weekend in the Jarvis Hotel of
their choice.
Joyce Salter, assistant
office manager at Norwich
House, Streatham and Penny
Hack, food and store...
HELLO CELLO

26
LIFELINES
So you think classical music is boring?
Wait till you hear how playing the cello has
been Angela Males's ticket to travelling the
world and hob-knobbing with the rich and
famous. ngela, who works
on the retail...
Rob returns to Croatia

26
Rob returns to Croatia
Rob's son James cooks breakfast en
route.
Anyone who would like a
penfriend in Croatia should call
Rob on 0763 261138, A Buntingford depot driver has
just returned from Croatia after
delivering 8.5...
The streets of London

27
Lewis Humphries,
retail trainee, Eltham
(4 liours 30 mins),
chatted about his
achievement live on
London's Capital Radio
For Nigel Thoma, home and leisure general
assistant at London Colney Savacentre, the
cold dull...
DON'T DESSERT THE DIET

28
DON'T DESSERT THE DIET
The new Sainsbury's Diet Fromage
Frais with Fruit on the Bottom is
perfect for breakfast, or makes a
great low calorie dessert at less
than 50 calories per pot.
It comes in a pack of four
flavours:...
DOUGHNUTS WITH A DIFFERENCE

28
DOUGHNUTS WITH A DIFFERENCE
JS currently sells over two million
doughnuts a week, and this looks
like increasing as new Lemon
Doughnuts are launched.
For a change from jam. Lemon
Doughnuts are filled with lemon curd
made...
ROLL OUT THE EASY OPTION

28
ROLL OUT THE EASY OPTION
Hj|j^jj.l.^j.l:ljj
Throw away the rolling
pin. JS has launched
an easy option in the
pastry range.
Ready Rolled Puff
Pastry is convenient
to use, and is ideal
for pie toppings, vol
au vents and...
SPIKE THEIR FOOD

28
SPIKE THEIR FOOD
Homebase knows it is not only
humans who enjoy a regular
supply of fine food. They have
launched Houseplant Food Spikes
for discerning plants everywhere.
Plant lovers simply pop a fertilizer
spike into the...
THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT

28
THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT
Two new drinks launched into stores are the first own label
varieties of their kind on the nnarket.
JS Cafe Noir is a rich, full flavoured coffee liqueur which
can be served over ice or enjoyed as an...
CANTONESE CUISINE

29
CANTONESE CUISINE
A new range of Chinese ready
meals provides a quicl<, easy and
cheap alternative to takeaways.
Chicken and Cashew Nuts
with Rice; Mini Spare Ribs; Sweet
and Sour Chicken; Chicken Chow
Mein, and Chicken...
ENTER THE HAIR CARE ZONE

29
ENTER THE HAIR CARE ZONE
A new Sainsbury's hair care
range named Zone has been
launched.
The range offers eight high
performance products which
help to create a personal
style. Curl Booster adds
volume, tames frizz...
FINGER DIPPIN' GOOD

29
FINGER DIPPIN' GOOD
A new Sainsbury's chicken
product makes a perfect 'finger
food'.
Chicken Goujons with Garlic
are strips of chicken breast
fillet cut into finger length
pieces and covered in garlic
crispy crumb. They...
THE INCREDIBLE CRINKLE BISCUITS

29
There is no Text
LONG SERVICE

30
LONG SERVICE
Employees who have
completed 40 years'
service are:
PETER MULLINS, store
manager, Leamington.
COLIN PALMER, section
manager, meat, Romford.
Employees who have
completed 25 years'
service are:
MICHAEL...
TILLS THAT RING THE CHANGES

30
ARCHIVES
TILLS THAT RING
THE CHANGES
The modern scanning checkout has
its origins in an Ohio saloon bar
in the days of the American Wild West
over 100 years ago. Checkout, early
1950s. Customers mostly
brought their own...
WEDDINGS

30
WEDDINGS
Congratulations to MIKE
HARDY, section manager
meat, and GILL THOMPSON,
night shift assistant, both
from West Hove. They were
married on March 27.
Theirs was the first branch
wedding since the store
opened in...
OBITUARY

31
OBITUARY
PATRICIA LAWS, night display
assistant, Beckenham, died
suddenly on April 6, aged 38
(3 years' service).
RETIREMENTS

31
RETIREMENTS
Length of service in brackets
BRIAN MINE, meat manager,
Bridgwater (38 years). ROY
BAREFORD, section manager,
petrol station, Letchworth
(37 years). DAVE NORTH,
section manager, provisions,
Bournemouth (37...
SSA

32
SAINSBURY'S STAFF ASSOCIATION
Tel: 0719217227
HAVE YOU REMEMBERED TO SEND YOUR
ORDER FORM TO
ALTON TOWERS
FOR THE SAINSBURY'S FUN WEEKEND
ON JULY 16 or 17?
ADULTS AND CHILDREN £8,
OAPs £5.50 (UNDER 4's FREE).
DONT DELAY...