'JS Journal', May 1997

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• Contents Page
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  This month features our annual pull-out Employee
  Report, giving you the year-end financial results and
  reporting on the Group businesses over the year, together
  with the board's plans for the future. We've also got the
  top...

• Help for staff who were mis-sold a personal pension
  02

  Help for staff who were mis-sold a personal pension
  The trustees of the £2 billion
  Sainsbury pension fund are
  speeding up the process of
  redress for the 600 plus
  Sainsbury's employees who previously left the
  company...

• Raising money is a piece of cake
  02

  Raising money is a piece of cake
  JS has donated £850 to
  Tommy's Campaign with the
  help of TV's Rug Rats character
  Tommy Pickles. A slice of
  the takings from each
  Tommy Pickles celebration birthday cake sold over the
  Easter...

• Buying into the new trading course
  03

  Buying into the new trading course
  Chief exeouUve DIno Adriano talk* to
  soma of the luccatsful trainee
  buyers.
  Dino Adriano presented 11
  graduates with a Certificate
  of Trading at Fanhams Hall
  recendy, the first to...

• Is your bakery a thoroughbre(a)d
  03

  Is your bakery a thoroughbre(a)d?
  Eighteen of JS Bakeries' top
  suppliers have joined forces
  with Sainsbury's to sponsor
  our own Regional Bakery of
  the Year awards.
  The suppliers are currently
  visiting every...

• Pavanotti!
  03

  Pavanotti!
  Not quite the maestro, but
  Pavarotti lookalike Colin
  Miller hit the right note when
  he launched Sainsbury's
  instore Italian promotion last
  month. Customers in 10
  stores around the country also enjoyed...

• Sainsbury's surfs clean ahead
  03

  Sainsbury's surfs clean ahead
  Sainsbury's commitment
  to the environment sees
  us surging ahead of our
  competitors.
  The company, which
  last year was the first
  supermarket retailer to
  produce an
  environmental report,...

• Veterans reunite
  03

  Veterans reunite
  Thousands of JS group veterans got together in
  Birmingham and London for this year's round of
  veterans' reunions.
  Vatarani meat at tha Royal Lancastar Hotel, London. This is the 49th year that
  reunions have...

• Correction
  04

  Correction
  In the April edition of the Journal, we incorrecdy stated that the
  runners-up in the SSA annual quiz finals were University
  Challenged from the Midlands regional office. They were, in fact,
  Universally Challenged...

• Fighting the battle in Hampshire's War on Waste
  04

  Fighting the battle in Hampshire's War on Waste
  General Waste meets Terry Brown, manager of Hedge End store, and
  customers. Five JS stores signed up
  recently to War on Waste,
  Hampshire County Council's
  campaign to...

• Liverpool stores race to help in Grand National rescue
  04

  Liverpool stores race to help in Grand National rescue
  Following last month's bomb scare at the Grand National at
  Liverpool's Aintree Racecourse, local JS stores in Philip Whitehead's
  district - Woolton, Crosby and East Prescot...

• News in Brief
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  News in Brief
  Savacentre news
  Colin Harvey has agreed to
  stay on as managing director
  of Savacentre for a
  further year beyond his 40
  year service retirement date.
  He will now retire in June
  1999. This will...

• Sainsbury's saves energy and gains an award
  04

  Sainsbury's saves energy and gains an award
  Ian Taylor, principal engineer,
  Sainsbury's energy team
  at Blackfriars, recently
  received an award from Peter
  Johnson, president of the
  Institute of Energy, for
  Sainsbury's high...

• The show goes on
  04

  The show goes on
  Sainsbury's is planning to
  exhibit at some 17 shows in
  the next 12 months (and will
  be sponsoring a number of
  their events), so make a date
  in your diary!
  14-16 May Balmoral Show,
  Belfast, Northern...

• Under starter's orders
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  Sainsbury's Supermarkets and Savacentre are two of the national sponsors of
  this year's Special Olympics UK Summer Games to be held in Portsmouth. Chris
  Boffey put on his trainers and sprinted off to learn more
  Under starter's...

• Branch opening—Worle extension
  06

  JS gives it a Worle! One
  of the oldest stores in
  the South Western region
  at 18 years, Worle
  has been transformed
  by an extensive refit.
  Manager Darren Hillman
  told the Journal: "We've
  added fresh meat and
  fish, hot...

• Savacentre opening—Leeds
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  Leeds
  Leeds, currently said to be one of the "coolest"
  towns in Britain, now has even more kudos with the
  opening of the latest - 13th - Savacentre at the new
  White Rose Shopping Centre.
  With a total site area the size of...

• Writelines
  08

  WHAT'S IN A NAME?
  Jim Wilkin, price controller,
  Homebase Kingston:
  Since the introduction of the
  Sainsbury's style name badges
  for Homebase staff, dissatisfaction
  with the fact that position
  and responsibility are no...

• A (deaf) man's best friend
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  A (deaf) man's best friend
  Four volunteers from Heyford
  Hill recently participated in a
  dog training session at
  Lewknor training centre
  after donating £1,000 to
  their chosen Side by Side
  charity, Hearing Dogs for
  the...

• A Wolf in JS clothing?
  10

  A Wolf in JS clothing?
  We're not sure what position
  Wolf from ITV's Gladiators
  show would be seeking with
  Sainsbury's, but he was a
  welcome visitor to our stand at
  the Docklands career fair at
  the London Docklands...

• Another first
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  Another first
  Nine employees at BasingsU)
  ke dislribiuion centre were
  recendy presented with their
  NVQ level 2 certificates from
  chief executive Diiu) Adriano.
  The staff are the first in the
  company to have gained such
  an...

• Building links with the community
  10

  Building links with the community
  staff from Purley Way and Central Croydon turned designers and builders when they helped to convert
  the courtyard at the local
  Redgates School into a mini multisensory
  garden as a Side by...

• Chance encounter provides a delightful double act
  10

  Chance encounter provides a delightful double act
  Andrew Dobie, an evening
  display assistant at Homebase in
  Wrexham, got some unexpected
  support when he made his
  theatrical debut at the William
  Aston Hall in Plas...

• It has been them!
  10

  It has been them!
  Whitley Bay has recently had
  no less than three lottery
  winners among its stall'
  recently! Personnel manager
  Eileen Bewlcy contacted the
  Journal to tell us that grocery
  replenishment assistant
  Lorraine...

• James earns top scouting award
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  James earns top scouting award
  James Duffy, part-time general
  assistant in the provisions
  department at Southend-on-
  Sea, received the highest
  possible scouting award when
  he met the Queen at Windsor
  Castle on St George's...

• Watch out - Darnley's about
  10

  Watch out - Darnley's about
  Darnley store supported TV
  personality Jeremy Beadle at the
  Glyn Hill Hotel recently at a
  fundraising event for Reach, the
  charity which provides funds for
  children with hand or...

• FINANCIAL RESULTS 1997
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  Report on the Sainsbury Group's Performance for the Financial Year to 9 (March 1997 and our priorities for 1997/98
  FINANCIAL RESULTS 1997 Results at a glance
  Sales
  SAINSBURY'S S I ^ H H I
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  HOMEBASE • ^ • •...

• Camden makes a capital contribution
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  Camden makes a capital contribution
  John Hawkins wKh Capital Radio
  presenter Adam FIndlay.
  John Hawkins, branch
  charity organiser at
  Camden, recently
  donated a cheque for
  £2,000 to Adam Findlay
  of Capital Radio in aid
  of...

• Hedge End toys with a great Penny Back idea
  23

  Hedge End toys with a great Penny Back idea
  Wildern Opportunity Group in
  Hampsliire now sports a wliole
  new set of toys worth £2,000,
  including a new kitchen and a
  Thomas the Tank Engine play
  set. Their purchase was...

• Marathon man does a baker's dozen
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  Marathon man does a baker's dozen
  Wayne Harris, bakery
  manager at Shorehead in
  Huddersfield, set off for
  the London Marathon - by
  running 200 miles to the
  capital! En route he visited
  13 JS stores to raise
  money for Cancer...

• Saying it with flowers
  23

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• Warren Heath backs the winners
  23

  Warren Heath backs the winners
  Two teenage basketball teams, which were backed by Warren
  Heath store in Ipswich, have both gone on to glory in their national
  finals.
  Paul Firth, the store's deputy services manager, opened...

• Homebase smoothes the way
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  Ironing may not be everybody's
  favourite chore, but Homebase is trying
  to make it as painless as possible by
  introducing a new co-ordinated range
  of ironing boards and accessories.
  There are five new boards to choose
  from,...

• Premium collection for legs
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  Premium collection for legs
  The new Premium collection of high
  quality tights has something
  for everyone. The range
  includes: Shiny Tights
  (£2.99); Lace Top Hold Ups
  (£3.99); Shiny Stockings
  (£2.99); Opaque...

• Saucy but nice
  24

  Saucy but nice
  Because it's the
  sauce that makes a
  pasta dish perfect,
  Sainsbury's buyers
  have come up with
  three new creamy
  pasta sauce mixes:
  Sundried Tomatoes;
  Pesto; and
  Carbonara. All you
  have to do is add
  milk,...

• The hair care bunch
  24

  The hair care bunch
  B5 Active Hairspray (£1.79), Active
  * Mousse (£1.79) and Active Gel
  i (£1.99) contain a provitamin B5
  complex which helps to retain
  moisture, thus making your
  hair more healthy, shiny
  and manageable....

• Animal magic
  25

  Animal magic
  Three of the latest JS Story Books have a distinctly animal theme.
  Do Pigs have Stripes? (99p), What am I? ^ ^
  (99p) and Arthur and the Caterpillars
  (£1.75) are sure to keep young ones
  amused this summer. Who...

• Olives - Evia better than ever
  25

  Olives - Evia better than ever
  Bell has introduced four new types of Olives:
  Mixed Stuffed Green Olives (£1.25 per lOOg);
  Thassos Throumbes Olives (79p per lOOg);
  Blond Piquant Olives (65p per 100g); and
  .'Cocktail of Mixed...

• Rocket science
  25

  Rocket science
  Now is the time to start stocking the freezer with plenty of mouthwatering
  summer favourites. 4 Freshly Squeezed JS Lollies come in
  varieties - Orange Juice and Orange Juice & Tropical
  Fruit (£2.19).
  Jurassic...

• The Journal's great New Lines giveaway
  25

  The Journal's great New Lines giveaway
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  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 May...

• We've got it covered
  25

  We've got it covered
  Not a lot of people know this, but breadcrumbs have emerged
  as a major growth area - you simply have to look at the
  number of products on the market to realise that
  breadcrumbs are big business. As a...

• Pit your wits
  26

  Money matter
  CROSSWORD CLUES
  ACROSS
  1. Money lent to buy a house (8)
  4. This pop group sang about 'Money, Money, Money' (4)
  6. Actor who won an Oscar for 'The Color
  Of Money' (6)
  8. Loose change (5)
  9. Small bet (7)
  12....

• Sights, sounds and smells on show
  28

  Sights, sounds and smells on show
  Homebase has again teamed up with award-winning
  garden designer Robin Williams for this year's
  Hampton Court Flower Show, where last year its "Good
  Ideas" garden scooped both a gold medal and...

• Suppliers get a grilling!
  28

  Suppliers get a grilling!
  Take representatives from some two dozen top
  names in tlie grocery worid, put tliem in a room and
  asltthem to spell chihuahua - not a bizarre April
  Fool's joke, but Sainsbury's first supplier's quiz...

• Feeding the five thousand
  29

  Feeding the five thousand
  Cooking for several hundred people every day requires planning,
  resourcefulness and the ability to keep a cool head, as catering staff
  throughout the company can confirm. So how do you cope...

• WINNERS! WINNERS! WINNERS!
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  WINNERS! WINNERS! WINNERS!
  Fifty readers picked up a Disney goody bag in January/February's Aladdin competition: Carol Connell, Shoretiead; J Kearney, Lyons Farm;
  Sarah Giles. Blaci^friars; A Sinclair veteran; Dawn Wilmshurst,...

• SSA OFFERS
  30

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• Long service
  31

  Employees who have completed 25 years' service
  BERYL AUSTIN, checkout/replenishment assistant, High Wycombe. BRENDA
  BAGULEY BWS replenishment assistant, Arnold. SALLY BATTERSBY, data control
  foreman, Basingstoke depot. ALAN...

• Obituary
  31

  Obituary
  Length of service appears in brackets
  HELEN CONNOLLY, 64, a checkout assistant at Bramingham Park, died suddenly on
  11 March (7yrs). PETER SWINDLEHURST, 41, an evening display assistant at Sale,
  died suddenly on 29...

• Retirements
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  Retirements
  Lertgth of service is in brackets
  KATHLEEN ADAMS, checkout/replenishment assistant, Stratton (5yrs). ROSE
  AFFLECK, cleaner, Hornchurch (Uyrs). IRIS BELL, checkout/replenishment
  assistant, Winchmore Hill (9yrs)....

• Sound and Vision
  31

  Rescue me!
  Bernard and Bianca are two brave mice whose animated
  exploits are brouglit to the small screen as Disney
  releases two of its animated classics - The Rescuers, and
  The Rescuers Down Under. The stories tell of the...

• Wedding
  31

  Wedding
  CHARMAINE PERRY and TONY STEVENS, both from
  Keighley, married on 15 February. Charmaine (branch
  clerk) proposed to Tony (senior deputy manager) with a
  single red rose while he was worldng at the opening of...

• Keep on truckin'
  32

  Keep on truckin' This month we look at the Bedford TK that serviced the
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  branches through the 1960s - and
  we have 20 models of them to offer
  as a prize in the competition below! 1. Seven-ton Bedford TK, c.1960,...