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HEADLINES
NORTHERN IRELAND
UPDATE
WRITELINES
GREEN SCENE
SOTH BIRTHDAY
COMPETITION
THE TEXAS
CONVERSIONS BEGIN
OUR CHOICE OF
TECHNOLOGY STORIES
STORES AT LARGE
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LIFELINES - the slimmer
SOUND AND... -
Deputy chairman addresses food industry
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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'
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'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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Raising funds by torchlight
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Fanhams Hall chefs have
traded in their whites for these
new stylish checks! Pictured
are Tony, Sarah, Ralph and
Roger. -
Hearts and flowers
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Beauty is skin deep
Skin Deep is a new range of seven medicated
slto help prevent spots. The range includes Skin
Deep Facewash (200ml), Skin Deep Facewash
Sensitive... -
Get trim
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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RETIREMENTS
Length of service appears in
brackets.
MARY ABURROW, checkout/
replenishment assistant.
North Cheam (19yrs). EDITH
BARRY, checkout/replenishment
assistant, Crawley
7yrs). MAUREEN... -
RETIREMENTS
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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
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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
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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...
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