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A message from the chairman
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A message from the chairman
Best wishes to you all for a
very happy Christmas
and my warmest thanks
for the contribution you have
made to the company during
this difficult year.
I hope you and your family
have a... -
Contents Page
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CONTENTS
HEADLINES 2-5
DELI 2 0 0 0 I
TRAINING IN NORTHERN
IRELAND
COMPUTING FOR THE
MILLENNIUM
SCANNERS FOR
CUSTOMERS
50TH BIRTHDAY
COMPETITION RESULTS
WRITELINES 10-11
STORE OPENINGS 12-13
ONE STORE'S RESPONSE
TO... -
Prime Minister drops in for tea at Clapham
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Prime Minister drops in for tea at Clapham
Clapham's new JS received a
flying visit from Prime Minister
John Major the day after opening.
After being met by chairman
David Sainsbury, Mr Major
inspected the new video wall... -
Sainsbury's Choir of the Year gets peak BBC screening
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Sainsbury's Choir of the Year gets peak BBC screening
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Sainsbury's Choir of the Year, the largest amateur choral event in the
UK, is to be shown on BBC Television on Christmas Day! The first of
four programmes will be... -
Chairman helps plan for prosperity
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Chairman helps plan for prosperity
Chairman David Sainsbury
was a keynote speaker at a
conference about property
and development entitled
'Planning for Prosperity'
which was organised by
Keith Vaz MP, Shadow
Environment... -
Getting together on H Day
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Getting together on H Day
On 2 Dec, 161 former
Texas stores were rebadged
as Homebase, completing
a major step in the
integration of the two
companies (from now on
we will only refer to the
Homebase brand). This
brings... -
JS helps keep alive memory of young trainee
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JS helps keep alive memory of young trainee
The son of two
Sainsbury's staff, who
was murdered while at
work as a trainee store
manager, has had the
new wing of a church
dedicated to his name.
A packed church... -
Linking the chain
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Linking the chain
Sainsbury's has been talking
grand scale!
to its suppliers on a grand scale! Over 300 suppliers of
perishable products turned
up at London's Merchant
Centre to hear presentations
by JS directors... -
Sainsbury's on show
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Sainsbury's on show
Bottle openers: Exhibitions co-ordinator Prisciila Playford
of Group internal Communications and Orleans Kendal-
Jones of Dulwich store iceep up with customer demands. Sainsbury's classic range
of wines,... -
Highland fling!
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Highland fling!
Gone fishing! Richard Bain, Doreen Bain, Claire Tucker
and Gary Rowls get away from It all. Two staff from Enfield
store, Richard Bain and
Claire Tucker, were recently
treated to three days
in Scotland after... -
JS labels are a work of art
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JS labels are a work of art
This fabulous collage of
Sainsbury's labels is the
work of Kent textiles artist
Renate Keeping, who was
inspired by shopping at her
local JS store in Bromley. Renate, who gives art
lessons to... -
The shop window of the 21st century
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The shop window of the 21st century
At the outset, the architects were faced with a problem. In order to reduce noise,
and for the sake of convenience, the service yard for the new JS store at Clapham
South had to be located... -
Trainee managers' growing success
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Trainee managers' growing success
Eleven successful Homebase candidates who achieved NVQ level 4 in Management
were presented with their awards by managing director Ross McLaren at a
presentation evening at Hadlow Horticultural... -
JS and Gingerbread help parents back to work
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JS and Gingerbread help parents back to work
Thanks to £64,000 sponsorship
from the Sainsbury's
Charitable Fund, Free to
work, a comprehensive
guide to childcare, has been
produced by Gingerbread,
the charity for lone... -
JS meets the man from the Ministry
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JS meets the man from the Ministry
it's good to tail( - Stephen Pugh (l«ft) meets company
nutritionist Gill Fine and Keith Bashford from legal services. Stephen Pugh from
MAFF's Consumers and
Nutrition Policy Division
spent... -
Ode to Sainsbury's
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Ode to Sainsbury's
It's the WWF Commandos! Six school girls from
Reading High School toolc to London's streets on
National Poetry Day recently to deliver environmental
messages in verse for the World Wide Fund for Nature.... -
Richard counts on success
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Richard counts on success
Richard (right) collects his
prize.
Homebase's Richard
Warriner won £500 when
he came second in the
PASS/Harrison Willis
Trainee Accountant of
the Year final. To reach
the final, all six... -
Share the care - and double the money
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Share the care - and double the money
Sainsbury's has joined forces with Sharing the Caring,
a Give as You Earn fundraising company, which is
owned by four charities. This partnership is the first
between a UK company
and... -
The pie's the limit
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The pie's the limit
Bakeries in Savacentres
all over the country are
turning out mince pies in
their thousands - in an
attempt to beat their last
Christmas targets.
Savacentre holds a friendly
seasonal competition
for... -
21st century food
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21st century food
Burphatn store's new deli is the best thing since sliced salami and reckons it can rival Harrods for quality and range.
The Journal sampled sushi at the launch. > ^ , inating from a simple mission statement,
,... -
Training in a different aisle
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Opening a new JS store requires
enormous planning at the best of times,
but what happens when many of the
new recruits have barely heard of, let
alone stepped Inside of, one of our
stores? The Journal went to... -
Countdown to the millennium
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Computers can do the most amazing feats. But only until the millennium.
Countdown to the millennium
For most of us, the year 2000 brings to mind a huge celebration into the millennium. However, for those
working on the IT Year... -
Scanning the future?
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Scanning the future?
An exciting project on trial at Watchmoor Park, Camberley, could be the first step
towards making queues a thing of the past. Express Shop, launched last
month, allows customers to scan
and pack their own... -
50TH BIRTHDAY COMPETITION RESULTS
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Debbie wins top prize down under
Freddy asked chairman
David Sainsbury to pick
out the name of the lucky
JS Journal reader who'll
be flying out to Australia
next year. Debbie
Freebury, from systems at
Savacentre head... -
Writelines
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STAFF COUNCIL
RAISES TIMELY
I D E A
Christine Williams,
manager's secretary,
Thanet:
After holding the first staff
council meeting in our
branch, the question was
raised as to whether we
would consider fitting a... -
Branch opening—Newton Abbot
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NEWTON ABBOT
Newton Abbot as a Plymco
store.
Spot the difference - Newton
Abbot on opening day.
Newton Abbot deli staff Sue
Johnson, Catherine Urwin and
Tina Brandt, who have
transferred to JS from Plymco.
Opening date: 4... -
Branch opening—Paignton
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PAIGNTON
Donna Alger (Marsh Mills),
Caroline Preston (Surbiton) and
Doreen Best (Plymouth) form
part of the massive army of
relief staff.
Provisions assistant Peter
Baker, formerly of Plymouth's
Pinhoe store.
Darren Tozer... -
Homebase opening—Altrincham, Cannock, Warrington and Sevenoaks
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Not to be outdone by JS, Homebase opened no less than four new
stores last month! At Altrincham, 46 new jobs have been created.
Cannock's new store (33,000sq ft) opened on 13 November, whilst
Warrington and Sevenoaks are also... -
TalkBack
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TalkBack
Following TalkBack, meetings have been- held at grass roots level to discuss how we can improve the
business. Here we look at the action taken by one store, Springfield in Chelmsford, which may provide
inspiration for... -
PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION RESULTS
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Linda picks a picture
TV's Birds of a
Feather and Jobs for
the Girls star Linda
Robson took a break
from her hectic filming
schedule to judge our
annual photographic
competition.
Having studied
photography with... -
GARDENING VIDEO OFFER
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Get your garden up to scratch
While winter's here and it's too cold to get out in the garden, why not curl up with a hot drink and watch Gardening from scratchl
Presented by Helen Yemm and written by celebrity gardener Gay... -
SSA SPORTS DAY
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1996 has beon a good yoar for sport - wo'vo had Euro '96,
the Olympics, Wimbledon and, of course, the 50th SSA sports day! Teams from all over the country took
part, from JS stores in Taunton and
Truro, to a team from... -
LONG SERVICE
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LONG SERVICE
Employees who have completed
40 years' sen/Ice
CHARLES GALWAY, senior store
manager, Stanway.
DAVID IVIORTON, reception
manager, Hull.
Employees who have completed
25 years' service
MICHAEL BULL,... -
OBITUARY
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OBITUARY
Length of service is in bracl^ets.
HOWARD FYNN, 36, branch
manager at Worksop (formerly at
Ripley) died on 12 September
after a long illness (13yrs). DENNIS BUNCE, 67, a packer
at Hayford Hill died suddenly on
the... -
RETIREMENTS
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RETIREMENTS
Length of service is in brackets
DOREEN BEDDON, staff
restaurant assistant, Wolverhampton,
(14yrs). ELIZABETH
BROOME, coffee shop assistant,
Lincoln, (5yrs). EDDIE PARRIES, warehousekeeper, Basingstoke,
(22yrs).... -
SOUND AND VISION
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SAINSBURY'S
review
Spice up your life with Sound & Vision!
Spend Christmas with the Spice Girls, or if
your tastes are more leisurely, relax with
Sense and Sensibility.
We asked Rebecca Devison from public
relations to... -
WEDDINGS
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WEDDINGS
Above; Marie and Tony
Left: Rebecca and James Love is in the air at Newcastle - James Buckley and Rebecca Groome
married and had their honeymoon in Italy. Marie Yorke and Tony
Proud (Hanley JS) promptly flew to the... -
Chocolate treats
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Chocolate treats
JS has some great chocolate stocking fillers on offer. Here are just five
samples to whet your appetite:
Christmas games won't be the same
again after you've tried Sainsbury's
edible offering. Win to Eat! is... -
Disney crackers
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Disney crackers
IVIake Christmas go with a bang with
this pack of six Character Crackers. All
your favourite Disney characters are
featured on each cracker including
Donald Duck and the world's most
famous rodent - Mickey... -
Say it with flowers
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Add a touch of colour to winter with a Christmas Rose Bouquet. At
£9.99 these would make an ideal present that will brighten up any
room for the rest of the holiday season. AVAIUBLE IN MOST STORES. -
Are you sitting comfortably?
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Are you sitting comfortably?
Four new children's Christmas books are
sure to make popular stocking fillers.
Ruby the Christmas Donkey, Teddy
Meets Father Christmas, Christmas
Kitten and The Night Before
Christmas will keep... -
Candles in the wind
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Candles in the wind
These
Decorative Ball
Candles will
add to the
atmosphere
and brighten up
the Christmas
table. They
cost £2.99
each and
are also
available in
cream.
At £6.99
this Twist Brass
Candlestick
makes... -
Chill out
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It might be cold outside, but JS
frozen food buyers have come up with some special winter treats that
are guaranteed to make the temperature rise this Christmas. Here
are just a few samples:
Sainsbury's luxury range of... -
Dig it
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This Christmas Homebase has some ideal gifts for gardening
enthusiasts. Here are four Items they'll find simply irresistible:
A Homebase Hand Trowel or Fork (£4.29 each) Is just the thing for
intricate work in borders, beds... -
Goodwill to all - or humbug?
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Christmas is getting
relentlessly closer. Some of
us love it, some of us hate it
and some of us, of course,
don't celebrate it at all. We
asked a cross-section of staff
what they liked most about
Christmas and what... -
Bowled over
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Bowled over
Maria Pascals, Side-by-
Side co-ordinator at
Leicester, organised a
superbowl competition to
raise funds for Millgate
Centre, the local special
needs schools. Maria
decided that all six ||
schools taking part... -
Homebase staff show alternative ways with paint
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Homebase staff show alternative ways with paint
Gale force winds and
pouring rain did not stop
the 89 members of staff
at Homebase head office
from braving the elements
and enjoying a Sainsbury's
Homebase Staff
Association... -
Little celebs help ring in the news
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Little celebs help ring in the news
Children who were
featured in a recent
company advertising
campaign officially opened
the customer restaurant at
Kidderminster recently.
The budding celebrities
were accompanied by... -
Revamp at St Albans
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Revamp at St Albans
There were big festivities when the St Albans store reopened recently after three
months of refurbishments. The town crier, David Baker, welcomed customers to the
revamped store, which sports new products... -
Scouting for business
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Scouting for business
Locksbottom recently
received an order for
£24,000 to feed scouts
from across the world who
were enjoying a jamboree
in the area. Staff put in
extra hours so that they
could get the huge order
out... -
Help for Jimmy's
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Help for Jimmy's
Leeds presented the neurology
department at St James's
University Hospital with a
healthy cheque of £4,000 from
its Penny Back scheme. The
cheque was presented by the
personnel manager, Alison
Killoran... -
Lewisham and Lee Green join forces
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Look after the pennies...
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Look after the pennies...
Fareham has
provided invaluable
financial support to
the neo-natal unit at
St IVIary's Hospital in
Portsmouth with its
Penny Back scheme.
The store has been
donating its pennies
to the unit... -
Vouchers pay for high tech equipment
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Vouchers pay for high tech equipment
sin's CE Primary
ichool in Moordown
collected enough school
bag vouchers to purchase
both a television and a
•"""luterto improve
«ng methods at the
;hool. Talbot Heath
^"Tgers... -
Wendy provides a ray of sunshine
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Wendy provides a ray of sunshine
Wendy Richard of
Eastenders fame, provided
the celebrity touch to the
launch of a fundraising
raffle in aid of Sunshine
Coaches. Stores from
Whitechapel to King's
Lynn, Luton to... -
A whirlwind week of fundraising
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A whirlwind week of fundraising
staff at Homebase, Norwich
Milecross, went all out during a
week of intensive fundraising for
charity. There were sponsored
running and cycle races between
Homebase stores, and on the
Friday... -
Burton in bloom
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Burton on Trent is actively
Involved in making the
community more attractive
for those who live, work
and shop In the area.
Together with donations
from head office, the
store was recently able to
donate £2,250 to... -
Experience in the outside world
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On Monday momings
13-year-old Andrew
Mallowan heads off not
to school, but to
Sainsbury's in Archer
Road, Sheffield, where
he is the store's
youngest candidate for
work experience.
Andrew is a pupil at
King Ecgbert... -
Extensive celebrations
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Extensive celebrations
Queens Road store celebrated the store's reopening In
grand style recently after extensive refurblshments. The
local town crier lent his support and a band entertained
the crowd while customers were able... -
Mass production
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Around Ireland in three days
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Around Ireland in three days
(L-r) Friends Ian and Christa, Chris Brockway, senior grocery assistant,
Winton, Terry Campion, senior warehouse assistant, Winton, and Charlie
Chant, assistant manager, produce, Talbot Heath store.... -
Ousting our rivals
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Ousting our rivals
Sainsbury's and Homebase beat
stiff competition recently when they
won first prizes in the Horsham
and Camberley over 25 category in
the finals of the inter-store TRACChallenge,
a retail... -
Some like it hot
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Sibling rivalry in the Steinberg
family took on a new dimension
when Natalie Steinberg, trainee
manager at Solihuil branch in
Birmingham, entered BBC TV's
Ready Steady Cook competition
to compete against her brother.
"The... -
The height of success
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Pauline stockill, trainee manager currently at Hamilton, w^nt to tremendous heights to overcome
her phobia when
she decided to go
abseiling in aid of
charity. She
talked two of her
colleagues from
Blackhali... -
Pantomimes and prizes
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Pantomimes and prizes
Hook behind you! It's panto time and the
Archiveshaveresurrectedaproductionfrom
the past. It's Jack and the Beanstalk with a
difference. Reproduced below, for the first time
since before the First World... -
SSA OFFERS
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With 1997 fast approaching, dark
nights and British winter weather all
around us it is time to think and plan
for your summer 91 sunshine holiday
break. So we have put together the best
possible discounts from the country...
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