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  • Contents Page 02

    HEADLINES
    NORTHERN IRELAND
    UPDATE
    WRITELINES
    GREEN SCENE
    SOTH BIRTHDAY
    COMPETITION
    THE TEXAS
    CONVERSIONS BEGIN
    OUR CHOICE OF
    TECHNOLOGY STORIES
    STORES AT LARGE
    CHECK THIS OUT
    LIFELINES - the slimmer
    SOUND AND...

  • Deputy chairman addresses food industry 02

    Deputy chairman addresses food industry
    Deputy chairman and chief
    executive Tom Vyner gave a
    speech on partnership to
    delegates of Gentry Farming at
    the Partners in the Food
    Business conference held at
    Chilford Hall in...

  • Fantasy store managers reach final 02

    Fantasy store managers reach final
    Congratulations to the two
    teams which made it to the final
    of the Supermarketing
    Magazine Store Manager of the
    Year competition.
    The two teams of five beat
    hundreds of other food...

  • School vouchers make even more noise 02

    School vouchers make even more noise
    Sainsbury's Schoolbags scheme is proving invaluable, with over half
    the schools local to stores having already signed up. Collecting vouchers is now even
    easier because anyone spending
    over...

  • What a give away 02

    What a give away
    Something new for readers
    this month is the Great
    Journal Give-away. We have
    a limited number of
    samples of new lines for
    which you can apply. There
    is also a Homebase drill
    and drill bits to be won.
    Turn...

  • A brighter future for town centres 03

    A brighter future for town centres
    Councils in 64 target
    towns have been sent
    information packages on
    FUTURETOWN 2 ready
    for distribution to interested
    schools and colleges.
    It aims to solve some of
    the problems facing...

  • A million thanks to staff 03

    A million thanks to staff
    The BBC Children in Need 1995 fundraising campaign drew to a close at a special
    reception held by the BBC in late January. Altogether, JS raised £374,213.43. BBC chairman Marmaduke
    Hussey...

  • Group makes trading statement 03

    Group makes trading
    statement
    Analysis of the Group's performance over the first 16
    weeks of the second half of the financial year, which
    include the busy Christmas period, shows the
    following growth in sales compared to last...

  • We all went potty 03

    We all went potty
    The week-long 'Go Potty for Tommy's' campaign, which aimed to raise cash for the national baby charity based at St Thomas's Hospital in London, was launched at
    Whitechapel store in February by TV's Birds of a...

  • Mr Blobby plays it safe 04

    Mr Blobby plays it safe
    Noel Edmonds and Mr Blobby were reunited at St Clares recently during filming for the Safe
    Child training pack which was launched late last month by the British Retail Consortium. Safe Child, a type of...

  • Prince's Trust in Savacentre 04

    Prince's Trust in Savacentre
    Graham Miller runs the
    franchise In Sheffield
    Savacentre.
    Sheffield Savacentre has
    won a major national
    training award for a
    programme developed in
    conjunction with the
    Prince's Trust...

  • Survey helps retailers target crime prevention 04

    Survey helps retailers target crime prevention
    Head office recently played host to the third British Consortium Retail Crime Costs
    Survey launch which was attended by the Rt Hon David Maclean, Home Office
    Minister; David...

  • Delia's winter connections 05

    Delia's winter connections
    Using a little spare time
    during the Christmas
    Roadshow as it wound
    through Northern Ireland,
    Delia Smith dropped into
    the Supermac store to sign
    her books. 'It was a
    wonderful opportunity...

  • Everybody's going surfing 05

    Everybody's going surfing
    The Journal has been following Sainsbury's
    involvement with the Internet from the start. Now there are four new
    developments: new graphics
    are creating fresh
    interest; new shopping
    services have...

  • Staff compare prices 05

    Staff compare prices
    Staff at Harrogate have once again demonstrated JS's
    competitiveness by discovering a 3.2% price advantage
    over a similar basket of goods purchased at Tesco's. Bill Hackett, checkout
    assistant and...

  • HEALTHCARE FOR EVERYONE 06

    HEALTHCARE FOR EVERYONE
    Around 3,000 staff who work for the
    Sainsbury Group have joined BHSF
    (Birmingham Hospital Saturda^^"'
    Fund) since the company became a
    member of the simple 'cash back'
    health scheme three and a...

  • Talkback Feedback 06

    Talkback Feedback
    You've filled in the questionnaire, posted it in
    the box in time for the deadline, and now
    you're waiting for the results. Unless, that is,
    you work on South Eastern region or in the
    finance division, where...

  • 'Exciting career opportunities in Northern Ireland' 07

    'Exciting career opportunities in Northern Ireland'
    Regular readers of Current Vacancies will be aware that the company's planned programme of
    development in the Province is taking shape. A special Valentine's
    day welcome...

  • Writelines 08

    Thanks to staff at Christchurch store for
    sending in this picture of t w o young customers
    who weren't about t o let a shopping t r ip disturb
    their slumber. PARTY DRESS
    Sally Gollop, personnel
    manager, Canley
    Regarding the...

  • Wood preservers 10

    Safeguarding the world's
    forests is no longer just a
    matter of being frugal with
    paper supplies. Today it's a
    question of improving the
    quality of forest management
    worldwide and ensuring
    the conservation of...

  • 50TH BIRTHDAY COMPETITION 11

    Crystal amazing
    All of you who read the last JS Journal will
    know that we're celebrating our 50th
    anniversary with a series of fantastic
    competitions. There will be a birthday
    competition in each 1996 Journal until
    November...

  • All change at Texas 12

    The first Texas store to convert to the Homebase format is
    Longwell Green in Bristol To find out what it took to get the
    store's new face ready for presentation to the public, the
    Journal went West a few days before the...

  • OUR CHOICE OF TECHNOLOGY STORIES 14

    Keeping track of new technology con prove bewildering. The Journal has been
    meeting the experts and brings you the edited highlights of new supermarket
    systems, some on trial, some just going live, and some just a twinkle in...

  • Developing Tommy's campaign 16

    Developing Tommy's campaign
    Enfield got their
    fundraising for Tommy's
    Campaign off to a good
    start with a cash donation
    of £100 from local
    photographer David Tyrall.
    David spent a week
    instore during February
    taking...

  • Magnificent seven 16

    Magnificent
    seven
    John Goldfinch (left) with his
    dog Saxon, and Kath Pringle
    (right) with her puppy Shula,
    present Whitley Bay senior
    deputy manager iVlari< Worts
    with a picture of the guide
    dog Sainsbury.
    Whitley Bay...

  • Pennies in the air 16

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  • Raising funds by torchlight 16

    Raising funds by torchlight
    Raytoish Weir store
    manager Paul O'Connor
    has presented two
    cheques each for £500
    to the National Asthma
    Campaign and the Little
    Haven Children's
    Hospice. Staff raised the
    money by taking part...

  • Running with the pack 16

    When Northfield store set
    about raising money to
    sponsor a guide dog, they
    enlisted the help of local
    Brownies. The 96th
    Brownie Pack of
    Northfield raised £200 to
    add to the store's £300
    from Penny Back. Mrs
    Emily Fane...

  • Elma shares her joy 17

    Elma shares her joy
    Shirley store collected its
    Penny Back pennies to
    help buy a Propaq machine
    for the Paedlatric Neuro
    department of
    Southampton General
    Hospital. Explains the
    store's SSA treasurer
    Carol MIntram,...

  • Painting and drawing at Sunderland 17

    Painting and drawing at Sunderland
    Winner Joan Taylor (left) with Maureen Barron, assistant
    customer care manager, and store manager Andy
    Morrison. Sunderland store recently
    held a painting
    competition with local
    schools in...

  • Shopping past and present 17

    Shopping past and present
    Sixty children from
    Snettisham First School
    were able to compare the
    modern way of shopping
    with that of the Victorian
    era when they visited
    Kings Lynn store as well
    as the nearby...

  • Sponsorship deal for Magpies 17

    Sponsorship deal for Magpies
    The Magpies Junior football
    team Is flying high this year
    with sponsorship from the
    South Western regional
    office. The Magpies belong
    to the Littledown Junior
    League which is, with over
    1,500...

  • The colour of fundraising money 17

    The colour of fundraising money
    Bamber Bridge coffee
    shop brought a splash of
    colour to mid winter when
    they organised a
    colouring competition for
    local children. The
    contest was judged on
    December 24, and the
    winners...

  • Fancy pants 18

    Fanhams Hall chefs have
    traded in their whites for these
    new stylish checks! Pictured
    are Tony, Sarah, Ralph and
    Roger.

  • Hearts and flowers 18

    Hearts and flowers
    Gerry Lamb gives a charming
    welcome.
    Customers across the country
    were presented with a free
    carnation to celebrate Valentine's
    Day on February 14.
    Thanks to the wings of love,
    Torquay's flower sales...

  • Meet Mr Motivator 18

    Meet Mr Motivator
    Mr. Motivator from GMTV's Good
    Morning programme was at
    Kenton store just before
    Christmas, shopping for the 'Me
    and My Shopping Trolley' feature
    in The People magazine. Store
    personnel assistant Mandy...

  • Old reliable gets the red book 18

    Old reliable gets the red book
    Larkfleld's deputy dry goods
    manager Clive Mandley was in the
    spotlight over Christmas, but it
    was the surprise of his life! New
    store manager Elliot Pilcher, along
    with other new store staff,...

  • Piping hot 18

    Piping hot
    Burns Night began in klltswinging
    style In Shrewsbury
    when staff and customers were
    treated to a taste of Scotland. A
    ceremonial piping of the Haggis
    was provided by the Western
    Regiments Mass Pipes and
    Drums -...

  • Rolling in money 18

    Banbury was celebrating with
    customers John and Tina
    Brannlgan after selling them the winning roll In the Nouvelle toilet
    paper promotion.
    Tina got the surprise of her life when husband John emerged
    from the toilet flush with...

  • Slim Diana inspires colleagues 19

    Slim Diana inspires colleagues
    or most of us, losing a few
    pounds is just something we
    do every Saturday on the
    lottery, but the pounds lost
    by part-time checkout/replenishment
    assistant at Broadcut, Diana Rogers,
    led her...

  • SOUND AND VISION 19

    This issue we asked head office team leader Steve Bassett and
    house serviceman John Libretto to review the new double CD
    and tape compilation of
    rock ballads. Top Gear
    3. Concentrating on the
    softer side of rock, this
    album...

  • A bit professional 20

    A bit professional
    Homebase has launched a new range of drill bits. The range
    consists of three types - High Speed Steel, Masonry, and Wood.
    The High Speed Steel Bits are especially suitable for
    wood, plastic and most metals...

  • Beauty is skin deep 20

    Beauty is skin deep
    Skin Deep is a new range of seven medicated
    sl to help prevent spots. The range includes Skin
    Deep Facewash (200ml), Skin Deep Facewash
    Sensitive...

  • Get trim 20

    Get trim
    The new Sainsbury's Trim
    Bar may be a tempting
    combination of real milk
    chocolate and crispy nougat but
    with only 97 calories per bar
    customers can feel free to spoil
    themselves. It carries the lowest
    fat content...

  • New products to plug 20

    New products to plug
    In conjunction with the toiletries promotion, 'Indulge yourself ... you
    deserve it', several new lines are being introduced
    in the JS Bathcare range.
    Newcomers to the range are Fruit Foaming Bath Essence...

  • When it comes to the crunch 20

    When it comes to the crunch
    A new catch in
    stores are
    children's frozen
    Crunch Fish
    Bites. These
    bite sized
    morsels are
    covered in crispy
    breadcrumbs
    and are
    available in three different flavours: Mini Tomato
    Relish...

  • Chicken every night 21

    Chicken every night
    The JS Chick 'n Mix range of filled chicken
    portions and chicken steaks is being
    reformulated, redesigned and relaunched with
    the addition of new flavours and kingsize
    portions.
    New to the range are...

  • Easter parade of chocolate 21

    Easter has arrived and it's time to be eggstravagant!
    This year there is a cracking
    selection of chocolate treats - but
    they're not all egg-shaped. From
    five chocolate spring lambs at 99p
    to the Cappuccino Egg at £2.75,
    all...

  • Pick of the orchard 21

    Cider drinking is growing in popularity and a new and exclusive range of four
    traditional ciders, Sainsbury's Ciders of Distinction, are now being served.
    Natural Orchard Cider is approved by the Soil Association as it
    is made...

  • Soft option 21

    Soft option
    \ Three new luxury fabric
    conditions were recently
    introduced to stores this month and will compete directly with
    branded goods. Comfort and Lenor.
    Developed as a premium product alongside the standard fabric...

  • The Journal's great New Lines giveaway 21

    The Journal's great New Lines giveaway
    We have a limited number
    of new lines to give away.
    Just fill in this form and
    send it in an envelope
    marked Great Journal
    Giveaway to JS Journal,
    Rennie House, to arrive no
    later...

  • SSA OFFERS 22

    A limited number of tickets are
    available for these concerts at
    the following venues in 1996:
    BLENHEIM PALACE
    Woodstock, Saturday, June 22
    Price £16 each (adult)
    SHUGBOROUGH, near Stafford,
    Saturday, July 20
    Price £16...

  • LONG SERVICE 23

    LONG SERVICE
    Employees who have
    completed 25 years' service:
    RICHARD ARCHER, store
    manager, Hereford. WENDY
    BRIDGES, meat preparation
    assistant, llford. RAYMOND
    BUCKLEY, regional services
    manager, south and west
    regional...

  • OBITUARY 23

    OBITUARY
    PETER DUNMORE, 19, a
    checkout/replenishment
    assistant, died in a car
    accident on December 12,
    1995 (Syrs).
    JOAN LEWIS, 50, checkout/
    replenishment assistant at
    Canley, died suddenly on
    November 30, 1995 (2yrs).

  • RETIREMENTS 23

    RETIREMENTS
    Length of service appears in
    brackets.
    MARY ABURROW, checkout/
    replenishment assistant.
    North Cheam (19yrs). EDITH
    BARRY, checkout/replenishment
    assistant, Crawley
    7yrs). MAUREEN...

  • RETIREMENTS 23

    RETIREMENTS
    IVOR HUNT, marketing director, retired from
    JS on IVIarch 9 after 25 years' service.
    Ivor joined as a senior manager in 1971
    as the company's chief statistician in
    charge of management statistics and
    market...

  • WEDDINGS 23

    WEDDINGS
    As Wednesday is usually the
    scheduled day off for a couple
    from BARNSTAPLE and having
    nothing to do on October 18,
    code controller GERALD REECE
    and floral assistant CHERRY
    BOND decided to get married!
    It was the...

  • SMILING THROUGH 24

    SMILING THROUGH
    Do you remember Smiler
    badges, the Wombles and Terry
    Jacks' 'Seasons in the Sun'.
    How about enforced
    candlelit suppers and
    bashing sugar lumps
    with a rolling pin to
    sprinkle on your
    breakfast cereal?
    la A...