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A chance to get on
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A chance to get on
If you're hoping to further your career in Sainsbury's, the
company is bringing in new skills training (see page 6),
and is also on the look-out for trainee store managers
(see page 15).
Meanwhile, keep... -
Birthday honours for JS people
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Birthday honours for JS people
Non-executive director Clive
Thompson has received a
knighthood in the Queen's
Birthday Honours List. Sir Clive
is group chief executive of
Rentokil Group pic. Under his
leadership over the... -
Contents Page
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CONTENTS
HEADLINES
CASTLE COURT CLUB
STORE OPENS
HOMEBASE'S lOOTH
STORE OPENING
2-4
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OPERATIONAL SKILLS:
A NEW TRAINING SCHEME 6/7
SOTH BIRTHDAY
COMPETITION 8
HOW SHAW'S COPES WHEN
THE FREEZE SETS IN... -
JS chills out with environment award
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JS chills out with environment award
Sainsbury's has received a major
commendation in the 1995-96
Business Commitment to the
Environment Awards, held
recently at English Heritage.
The award was for the application
of a... -
JS wins Employer of the Year award
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JS wins Employer of the Year award
Andy Benzie receives the Employer of the
Year award on behalf of Sainsbury's.
Sainsbury's was recently
awarded the Employer of the
Year award by the National
Mentoring Consortium (NMC)
for... -
Bags of value
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Bags of value
Collecting Schoolbag Vouchers has proved very profitable for many schools across
the country, with over 11,500,000 vouchers being cashed in to date with a total value
of over £468,000.00. The scheme, which ends... -
Guildford memories
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Guildford memories
Do you have memories
of Guildford High Street
store? If so, the
Archives would like to
hear from you. Please
ring Bridget Williams on
0171 921 8200, or
write to her at
Sainsbury's Archives,
Stamford... -
Hold on to your hat!
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Hold on to your hat!
"This isn't as easy as it iooics..." a Triangle Scliooi pupil
sets to woric on a pile of bricks. A group of budding
young brickies donned
their hard hats and ear
plugs to check out the JS
Clapham High... -
Roadster carries the can
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Roadster carries the can
The Steel Can Recycling
Information Bureau's
Recycling Roadster visited
23 JS stores from Craigleith
to Croydon between
April and June. Tiie
educational double decker
bus teaches children... -
Andrew picks prize-winning name
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Andrew picks prize-winning name
Ten-year-old Andrew Mclntyre has chosen a name for Sainsbury's new shopping
centre in Newtownbreda, Northern Ireland, which has earned his school £2,000 worth
of computer equipment and himself... -
Gearing up for a greener environment
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Gearing up for a greener environment
Nearly one in five of the 230 motorists who put their cars through Sainsbury's
vehicles emissions testing in the Dunstable store car park recently discovered they
had failed to meet MOT... -
Sainsbury's ice cream scoops major award
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Sainsbury's ice cream scoops major award
Sainsbury's Merry
Christmas Pudding ice
cream has won Retail
Product of the Year in
the 1996 British Frozen
Food Federation Awards.
The ice cream, one of JS's
premium... -
Success in a can
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Success in a can
JS Canned Baked Beans,
Spaghetti and Peaches
recently came out tops
in a comparison taste
test with other leading
brands.
Christine Mason, who
organised the research,
was delighted with the
findings: "We... -
Taxing times
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Taxing times
Self-assessment is a new
method of collecting tax
introduced by the Inland
Revenue for the 1996/97
tax year, which may affect
you if you have to fill in an
income tax return or if you
have income from... -
Branch opening—Castle Court
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Thousands go clubbing at Sainsbury's
Sainsbury's members-only discount store has opened in Bristol
A new style of shopping came to Bristol on 18 June when Sainsbury's opened its unique Club Store at Castle Court,... -
Homebase celebrates 100th opening
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Homebase celebrates 100th opening
Homebase celebrated the opening of its 100th store
on 27 June on the site of the former Texas in
Alvechurch Highway, Redditch.
The first 500 customers received balloons, mugs
and pot plants,... -
Knowing your onions - and your bread, meat and wine...
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JS staff want to be the best trained in the business - now*s your chance to learn extra skills with the new
Operational Skills programme.
Staff in JS stores are
well aware that
customers know
exactly what they wa
' or,... -
50TH BIRTHDAY COMPETITION
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Freddy Fifty has just returned from Shaw's where he helped our American
colleagues celebrate American Independence Day on 4 July. He's brought back
some Americana, including official Red Sox/Shaw's baseball mitts and some... -
Snow on the way? Jim'll fix it!
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Snow on the way? Jim'll fix it!
It might be pleasantly warm now, but stores need to be alert for any extremes o1
temperature. Last year, Shaw's had to deal with New England's worst winter on record. Here's how it coped.
You can... -
Writelines
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VETS HAVE A GALE OF A TIME!
A group of JS veterans who had all worked at the
Southborne store between 1956 and I960 recently
met at the Courtlands Hotel in Bournemouth.
Former manager of the store, 92-year-old Mr
Cameron,... -
Reward Card day takes off!
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Reward Card day takes off!
7am: A bright Monday morning: early commuters
make their wav along Cromwell Road in central London,
here and there a dog is being taken for its first walk of the
dav, and occasionally a passer-by... -
Hook, line and sinking...
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Hook, line and sinking...
Three hapless anglers had to withdraw early from
the SSA's second national angling competition at
Gold Valley Lakes in Aldershot when carp 'stole'
their rods... Fishing was very slow, with most of the... -
Careering ahead
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If you thought a career in retail management was stuffy, think again!
This year Sainsbury's will need to
fill more than 600 management
vacancies. It's a tall order finding
that many top class applicants, so
how do we go about... -
Eat and grow
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Eat and grow
Following the
success of last
year's 'Pick your
own Strawberries',
initiative, Sainsbury's
decided to take the
concept one step further
this year by selling whole
strawberry plants. The... -
Go on... indulge yourself
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Go on... indulge yourself
Three new flavours in
Sainsbury's award-winning
Indulgence range of ice
creams go on sale this
month. They are Chocoholic
Cherry Ecstasy; Mesmerising
Marmalade and Peanut Pzazz.
If the names are... -
Home alone
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Home alone
Cooking for One is the
latest offering from
Sainsbury's popular Quick
and Easy series of
cookbooks. It's aimed at
those people living on
their own who want to get
more adventurous with
their cooking. Author... -
Saucy but nice!
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Saucy but nice!
Four Hot and Cold Sauces
are launched this month.
Each comes in a 250ml
bottle and there are four
varieties: Hollandaise,
Bearnaise, Mustard and
Green Peppercorn. They
are priced at £1.19
each, but... -
The 'X' factor
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The 'X' factor
Following the successful launch
of the Classic Cola range,
Sainsbury's is launching
Classic X, a cola which has
no added sugar. The trial size can costs
19p and the 330ml cans are priced at
27p each. The 4 x... -
Thirsty work
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Thirsty work
'Energise your body... quench
your thirst' is the slogan being
used to promote Sainsbury's
new energy and sports drink,
energize. This passion fruit and
grapefruit juice sparkling drink
is made with glucose... -
Mr. Men Magic
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Mr. Men Magic
Kids will love Sainsbury's latest range of
children's yogurts which feature three of the
Mr Men characters. They come in three
flavours (all fortified with vitamins C and E and
calcium) - Mr Tickle's Toffee, Mr... -
Quite an occasion
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Quite an occasion
Following the
successful launch
of the Occasions
range last year,
Sainsbury's is
introducing 22 new
lines this summer.
The latest additions
are summer oriented
and ideal for parties
or picnics. Some of... -
Roll up... roll up
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Roll up... roll up
Having a barbecue can be a very messy
business, which is why you always need a
good supply of extra strong kitchen towels
close to hand. JS has relaunched a range
of Extra Thick Kitchen Towels. They... -
Satisfying sorbets
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Satisfying sorbets
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If you need cooling down this
summer, Sainsbury's
refreshing range of
Sorbets should do
the trick. They come
in three flavours;
Lemon, Mango and
Blackcurrant. The
new Sorbets are
suitable... -
Spring into health
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Spring into health
Sainsbury's is launching a new range
of Sparkling Spring Waters. They
make a refreshing alternative to
mineral water or conventional soft
drinks, and have fewer than 25
calories per bottle. The one... -
Steak out
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Steak out
New in the freezer
cabinets come two
varieties of JS frozen
Chicken Breast Steaks:
Shoppers have the
choice of two flavours:
Garlic & Herbs or Lemon
& Pepper. The chicken
pieces are coated in a
delicious, light... -
The Journal's great New Lines giveaway
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The Journal's great New Lines giveaway
If you would like to sample some of our new products simply cross the box
next to your first choice and send the coupon to the JS Journal July
Giveaway, 9th floor, Drury House, Stamford... -
All in the space of five days!
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All in the space of five days!
The Hope Lodge School
for autistic children
received a £1,000 prize
in a cake and biscuit
incentive at Hedge End
store. The branch was also able to present a
cheque for £2,500 to... -
Kids take a slice of the action!
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Kids take a slice of the action!
A giant 'pizza' proved a
prize winner for children at
Nuthall's Horsendale
Primary School when the
JS Kimberley store
launched a competition in
five local schools as part of a... -
Leatherhead provides food for fun day
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Leatherhead provides food for fun day
The Lady Taverners, a fundraising
and charity
organisation, recently
asked the Leatherhead
store to provide packed
lunches for about 1,000
children for a fun day at
Chessington World... -
Presentation hits the street
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There is no Text
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Sunderland helps disabled children
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The Barbera Priestman
School for disabled
children was recently
presented with 9,000
School Bag Vouchers from
customers and staff at
Sunderland. Says Angela Middlewood, personnel
assistant at Sunderland:
"The school relies... -
Heaton lends helping hands
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Heaton lends helping hands
Heaton Park recent!
held an open evening for
its disabled customer:
with the aim of imprc
awareness of the help "
available at the store for
the disabled, which
includes 28 fully... -
In the swim
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In the swim
Olympic swimmers,
Joanne Deakin and Alex
Clapper recently launched
a swimming development
programme, sponsored by
Sainsbury's, for children
from Coventry. The
programme will give
children from 12... -
Kent Air Ambulance gets off to a flying start
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Kent Air Ambulance gets off to a flying start
Kent Air Ambulance (KAA)
made a dramatic
entrance when it arrived
by helicopter to collect a
cheque for £4,200. The
money was raised
through the Penny Back
Scheme at the... -
Recycling helps rehabilitation
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Recycling helps rehabilitation
Over a period of 30 months
a total of 63 stores in
Cambridgeshire, Herts,
Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk
collected 2,800,000 cans
for recycling. These cans,
which were collected from
those thrown... -
Star achievers of the month
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star achievers of the month
"fSPONS
Fiona Wilson, deiicatessen
manager, WKiitley Bay.
Durham and Whitley Bay
stores have introduced a
Star Achiever of the month
award presented to the
person who embodies the
chairman's... -
Cameron defies the odds
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Cameron defies the odds
Cameron Jones, who is
paralysed, defied the odds and
achieved a qualification with
Beneast Training and got a job
at the Red Bank Road store.
Cameron had been unemployed
for a long time and,... -
Catch of the day
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Catch of the day
On 16 June, Glen Knox, deputy
manager of fresh foods, Blackhall,
decided to bring together staff and
management from all over
Scotland for a weekend of fishing
at Dunbar. A few of the staff, like
Gary... -
Glen's a hit at BBC
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Glen's a hit at BBC
Glen Francis, who works
nightshifts at Sevenoaks, has
recently made his live debut on
BBC! On 6 June he appeared on
the Ian McGregor Late Show, BBC
Radio Kent, along with a friend,
David Kirrage, who... -
Spanish surprise
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Spanish surprise
Produce assistant Pat Brady was
surprised and deliglited to
accompany her daugliter wlio told
lier sine had won a weeltwo in Spain. She was even more
surprised to find that TV's
Surprise, Surprise... -
Staff go the extra mile
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Staff go the extra mile
Mrs Jean Mailey was not only the
lucky winner of a promotional
sugar competition at West
Wickham, but staff also decided
to deliver her prize personally.
Says Karen Sutcliffe, personnel
manager:... -
Bowthorpe and Great Yarmouth pool their resources
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Bowthorpe and Great Yarmouth pool their resources
Paul Gibbs, produce assistant at
Bowthorpe, and eight of his
friends, from his store and Great
Yarmouth, completed a 24-hour
sponsored pool marathon on
19 May to raise funds... -
Could this T-shirt be the furthest travelled so far...?
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Could this T-shirt be the
furthest travelled so far...?
This favourite ingredient T-shirt was
worn by Maureen Butt, checlreplenishment assistant, Ipswich, on
a holiday with her husband to Malibu
Beach in Perth, Western... -
winners !!!
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winners !!!
Congratulations to everyone who entered our 50th
Birthday Competition no.4 in the May issue.
Contestants were asked to guess what Gazza was
w r i t i n g - we had some wonderful and very
imaginative entries, but... -
SSA OFFERS
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Horse of the Year Show
featuring the world famous Cadre Noir de Saumur
2 - 6 Octolier ±996 at Wembley
We are able to offer reduced price tickets to SSA
members. The main attraction tliis year is the world
famous French... -
APOLOGY
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APOLOGY
It was incorrectly stated in
the June issue that EVELYN
BELGER had been a director's
secretary for 1 1 years. In
fact, Evelyn worked in that
position for 29 years. Our
sincere apologies. -
LONG SERVICE
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LONG SERVICE
Employees who have
completed 40 years' service:
RAYMOND MEADOWS, trolley
collector, Brentwood.
Employees who have
completed 25 years' service:
DAVID AFFECTION, senior
systems operator, ISD
operations,... -
OBITUARY
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OBITUARY
Length of service appears in
brackets.
MARY APLIN, 40, a bakery assistant
at Stratton, died after a
long illness on June 13 (8yrs).
JOYCE BRIGHT, 69, a part time
checkout assistant at Streatham Common, died
after... -
RETIREMENTS
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RETIREMENTS
Length of service appears in
brackets.
GLORIA ANDERSON, checkout/
replenishment assistant. Fifth
Avenue Harlow (16yrs). LILIAN
BATT, fresh food replenishment
assistant, Orpington (5yrs). MARGARET BELSHAM,
cash... -
SOUND AND VISION
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Two smash hits on video -
Casper and Waterworld - will
soon be landing in your store
Casper, although essentially a children's movie, is
worth watching simply for the special effects. All the
ghostly characters are computer... -
WEDDINGS
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WEDDINGS
LARKFIELD store had a double
celebration when its checkout
operator CINDY EDWARDS
married nightshift man PAUL
BALDWIN in early May.
The couple met at the
store four and a half years ago
while they were working... -
A WELCOME TO DISTANT SHAW'S
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A WELCOME TO DISTANT SHAW'S
This month, in our series
highlighting events during the
JS Journal's 50 year history,
the Archives salutes Shaw's,
which became a fully-fledged
JS subsidiary on 1 July 1987. D
n 1983 JS had...
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