'JS Journal', January/February 1998
- Ref. No: SA/SC/JSJ/52/1
- Format: Publication
- Date: Jan 1998-Feb 1998
- Level: Item
- Extent: 1 volume
- Access: Open
Table of content
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A message for 1998 from Dino Adriano
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A message for 1998 from Dino Adriano, chief executive, UK food retailing businesses:
We have enjoyed a successful
Christmas and New Year
trading period. The decision
to trade 24 hours in 145
stores on three days in... -
Contents Page
02
2 : Newsround
7 : Celebrating the millennium
• Ideas Form
8 : Sainsbury's Bank is one
year old
9 : Group-wide news snippets
10 : Four new stores open
12 : Your letters
14 : Packaging - where science
meets art
16 :... -
From the Editor
02
From the Editor
1998 has just started, and already we're looking
towards 2000 and getting your ideas on how
your workplace and the whole JS Group can
celebrate the millennium (page 7). Your idea
could win you a place in the... -
High profile for Meatfree
02
High profile for Meatfree
Sainsbury's has launched a new frozen Meatfree department
which will increase choice for vegetarians and meat reducers. Separated from frozen
vegetables, Meatfree is now a
department in its own... -
Environment report published
03
Environment report published
J Sainsbury pic
1997
The Interim Environment
Report 1997 has just been
issued, giving details of how
the JS Group is progressing
in meeting the environmental
targets it published a year... -
Free equipment for local schools with School Rewards '98
03
Free equipment for local schools with School Rewards '98
This year Sainsbury's is
breaking away from the
crowd with a new, free
school equipment scheme,
School Rewards '98.
The scheme invites Reward
Card holders to fill in... -
Pharmacists at Fanhams
03
Pharmacists at Fanhams
The second of what will be an annual conference for pharmacy managers
took place before Christmas at Fanhams Hall. Store managers from the 36
stores incorporating pharmacies were also present for the... -
Press gets into 0-5 club
03
Press gets into 0-5 club
Sainsbury's has launched a new club for children aged nought to five
years as part of the drive to attract young families to JS. Reward Card holders can join
the 0 to 5 Club free and
receive up to... -
Award for Blackball
04
Award for Blackhall
Stalwart of the Scottish rugby union team, Scott Hastings, presented an
award to Blackhall's BPM Lyn Knowles at Murrayfield Stadium in
honour of the store's links with Donaldson's College,... -
Don't work too hard
04
Don't work too hard
Offers across the whole range
of household products, press
advertising, and attractive
in-store promotional material
will run until 22 March. The
promotion will focus on persuading
customers to... -
No strings attached
04
No strings attached
In Sainsbury's 1998 Youth Orchestra series, 20 youth
orchestras from across the UK will receive concert
awards of £2,750 each. The awards will enable the
orchestras to perform at a
professional level and... -
Protect your nest
04
Protect your nest
Sainsbury's Bank has joined forces with Royal and Sun Alliance to
offer its own buildings and
contents insurance. Staff can benefit from a
5% discount on top of a 20%
introductory no-claims
discount now... -
Bumper cheque for Blue Cross
05
Bumper cheque for Blue Cross
The Blue Cross animal charity benefited from a £197,000 donation from
Sainsbury's and Pedigree Petfoods, after the two companies gave a
percentage of the profits on selected own label and Pedigree... -
Colin Harvey says farewell
05
Colin Harvey
says farewell
Colin Harvey, managing director of Savacentre, has retired after
outstanding career with Sainsbury 's spanning 40 years. Colin joined JS in 1958 as a
trainee butcher in Coventry
and rose quickly to... -
Investors in People rolls out
05
Investors in People rolls out
Investors in People (IIP), the national standard of training and development practice
that helps organisations improve their performance through their people, is now
being rolled out across JS. At... -
JS energy system goes on show
05
JS energy system goes on show
Energy managers in JS's e-team Ian Taylor (left) and Gary Walkington on the
stand at Birmingham. JS's energy managers were
invited onto the European
Union stand at the recent
National Energy... -
SENIOR APPOINTMENTS
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SENIOR APPOINTMENTS
Jack O'Brien
Formerly managing director of
NewMarket Foods, Jack O'Brien
has been appointed managing
director of Savacentre, with
effect from 11 January.
Jack's appointment coincides
with the completion... -
Eat your greens!
06
Eat your greens!
Joan Wall and Dave
Dolman advise on
fc healthy eating.
Beeston store provided a stand at a 'healthy eating' day organised by
Broxdale Borough Council for its employees. Food advisor Joan Wall manned
the... -
News in brief
06
Washington's our pet store
Washington Savacentre donated £300 to Brysons Animal Rescue centre
after signing up 516 customers for the Pet Club - the most for one store.
The cheque was presented by store director Ian... -
Read all about it
06
Read all about it
East Ham store is working with Newham Council on a four-month project to encourage parents to
teach their children reading skills in the home. Tony Bradman, author of Dllly the
Dinosaur, during a reading at... -
Winnersh provides acting talent
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Winnersh provides acting talent
Viewers of Business TV's
special programme on
7 January, explaining how
Reward vouchers can be
exchanged for fun outings,
BT TalkTime and NSPCC
donations - as well as AIR
MILES and money... -
How do YOU think the company should celebrate the millennium?
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How do YOU think the company should celebrate the millennium?
Give us your ideas for both how the Sainsbury Group should
mark the millennium, and how you would like to see individual
stores, offices and depots celebrate this... -
One year in the bank
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One year in the bank
Richard Chadwick (left) and
Jeremy Toyne get behind the
drive to promote the bank. It's a year on from the
launch ofSainsbury's
Bank and with this
month's launch of
insurance products
things are... -
Group-wide
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Group-wide
Here's our regular round-up of what's been going on across the Group.. SAINSBURY'S
SUPERMARKETS
CHILDREN IN NEED CONTRIBUTION
Due to the generosity of customers
and the unstinting fund-raising efforts
of staff at... -
Branch opening—Oadby
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Oadby The store is built on the site of the Alliance
and Leicester building society's former head
office and features an impressive glazed
entrance with an unusual swept back roof.
There's a petrol filling station and... -
Branch opening—Wantage
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Wantage
Carol singers added to the festive atmosphere
when Wantage opened on a crisp December
morning and town crier Terry Jones made sure no
passing shoppers could miss the arrival of the new
store. Wantage, the latest... -
Branch opening—Coleraine
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Coleraine
The Mayor of Colerame arrived on opening morning to
welcome Sainsbury's to the town and welcome the town to its
new Sainsbury's. The third store to open in Northern Ireland,
Coleraine has all the latest features,... -
Branch opening—Rice Lane
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Rice Lane
Having written in to find out if the Spice Girls
were going to open the new store and been
told they weren't, eight-year-old Holly Lambert
volunteered her services.
She was helped by the seven children who
won a... -
Writelines
12
Have your say
Choice
management
Sonia Oates, part-time
assistant administration
manager, Marsh Mills:
would you please explain why
the Choices scheme is only
open to staff members and not
management. I am just about
to... -
The art of packaging
14
Designing packaging which suits a product exactly is a highly scientific art. Unlike the less scientific arts, its success isn't
measured by champagne-sipping critics in galleries. It's measured by customers and performance on... -
A gift voucher isn't just for Christmas...
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A gift voucher isn't just for Christmas...
JS Group gift vouchers always sell well at Christmas, then most shoppers tend not to think about them.
But a voucher can do many things in life. It can say 'thank you', or 'let me help... -
Save your energy
17
It's still a few weeks before you can get up in
the morning without switching on the bedroom
Save your
nergy
light. And it's probably a couple of months before you can think about switching o
heating or putting the heaters... -
All hands on deck
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All hands on deck
The Christmas rush at JS needs all hands to be on deck in every store. For the
last three years a few of those hands have come from central departments. But what did Blackfriars staff make of work instore
this... -
Lights, camera ... Action! Duck?
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Lights, camera ... Action! Duck?
Sainsbury's latest TV ad, 'Bags More Rewards', was shown for the first time on 28 December. Starring
actress Edita Brychta, the 30-second commercial features starship troopers, a roller coaster... -
Love is in the air
22
W' hen 1991 Football Writer of the Year
Richard Smith walked into Oxford store a couple
of years ago, he was stunned by a sight more
beautiful than Gazza's Euro '96 goal against
Scotland. It was Catherine Wolfe-Smith at... -
SNAP!
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SNAP!
PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION
Last issue we promised to bring you the best of
the rest - the highly commended entries in our
1997 JS Journal photographic competition. Here
they are, so enjoy looking at them. Thanks to... -
Boldly bald
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Boldly bald
Staff at Homebase in Hansa
Road, King's Lynn, have been
admiring the bravery of Justin
Davy (above) who, in aid of
ChildLine, allowed all his hairto
be shaved off by his dad. The
event, which raised £210,... -
Champagne supernova
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Champagne supernova
Festivities marking the 20th
birthday of Washington Savacentre
featured a spectacular champagne
display, for which the store won
the National Birthday Event award.
Organisers, led by... -
Express Valentine
24
Express Valentine
Winners of the Journats Love
Story competition two years
ago, Jack and Betty Byrne,
were only recently able to take
up their prize of a trip on the
Orient Express to Bath, dinner
at the Ritz and a stay in... -
Hot work
24
Hot work
Before the opening of the
new Wantage store, all 80
builders were treated to a
selection of JS ready
meals on National Curry
Day. Sharing in the free
nosh were store manager
James Collett and services
manager... -
Joan's the toast of Coventry
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Joan's the toast of Coventry
To celebrate 50 years'
service, Joan Raybould
(second from right)
attended a special lunch
with chairman David
Sainsbury and his wife
Susie. Joan was
accompanied by JS veteran,
Mary Venn... -
Young at 100
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Young at 100
Charles Young, a customer at
Locksbottom in Kent, proved
fighting fit on his 100th
birthday. In accepting a
Christmas hamper from the
senior deputy manager Enda
Costelloe, Mr Young, who has
survived both World... -
Durham's blind date
25
Durham's blind date
"What's yer name and where d'yer come
from?" were the words that Durham's
manager, Cilia (sorry), Joe Thurley asked of
these three gorgeous girls at their Christmas
lunch. Impersonating certain members... -
Fit Phil
25
Fit Phil
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Happy birthday, Southport
25
Happy birthday, Southport
To celebrate its 15th birthday,
Southport recently held a
party for past and present
staff. Included were the 11
remaining members from the
original staff, seven of whom
are pictured right. From I... -
She's behind you
25
She's behind you
Kempshott store enjoyed the magic of Christmas
when Ian Lavender, better known as Pike from
Dad's Army, dressed as Widow Twankey to promote
the Anvil Theatre's production of Aladdin. Store
manager Mike Salmon... -
Two men in a hole
25
Two men in a hole
Nigel Wade (left), store manager at Fulham and Chris Daniels, south-eastern district manager,
got themselves into a bit of a hole when they presented a cheque for £7,000 to staff at The
Children's Trust,... -
Anyone for a salsa?
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Anyone for a salsa?
A spicy new addition to the Ready
to Cook range is the 2 Part Boned
Chicken Breasts in Salsa (£3.19).
The skinless breasts are covered
in a tomato, pepper and chilli
marinade and the product comes
under... -
Golden nuggets
26
Golden nuggets
Our popular Chicken Nuggets now
has a cousin in Sainsbury's 18 Bacon
Nuggets (£1.49). Coated in crispy
breadcrumbs, the nuggets are ideal
for kids or served at buffets and
parties as a snack food with... -
Let's talk turkey
26
Let's talk turkey
As an alternative to our meat and poultry en
croute we have launched Ready to Cook Bacon
& Leek Turkey En Croute and Cheese &
Mushroom Turkey En Croute, which cost £1.99
each. Both contain two portions of... -
Rugrats rule
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Rugrats rule
Aside from Saturday
morning TV,
Rugrats are
now appearing
on facial
tissues.
Exclusive to
Sainsbury's, the
100 sheets of
two-ply soft
white decorated
Rugrats tissues
cost £1.19.
What... -
The Journal taste test
26
The Journal taste test
At 85p for four, the Journafs new products correspondent reckons American
Yum Yums are bound to be a top seller. To find out if the iced doughnuts are truly
destined for the top, our researchers paid a... -
Baby love
27
Baby love
Along with the relaunch of the own label Baby Toiletries Range come three new additions: Soothe
Away Baby Bath with Camomile (£1.69)* and Medicated Nappy Cream (£2.79)** - which are both
hypo-allergenic - and... -
Bread of heaven
27
Bread of heaven
Ideal for sandwiches are
the 4 Mini Focaccia with
Sun Dried Tomatoes
(£1.09) and 4 Mini
Focaccia with Garlic &
Herbs (99p).
Two Flat
Bread
choices are
Garlic &
Cheese and
Cheese & Onion which are... -
Especially for mum
27
Especially for mum
Specifically with the
needs of new mums in
mind, an exclusive
maternity care range
called 'Essentially You'
has been launched.
The range includes^
Breast Pads x 40
(£2.29), Disposable
Maternity Briefs... -
Have your cake...
27
Have your cake...
Two new hand decorated cakes
exclusively designed by Jane Asher
have hit the shelves. The Happy
Birthday and Harry Hoppit cakes
consist of a light sponge cake with a
strawberry jam and butter-cream
filling... -
Friends indeed of Children in Need
28
Friends indeed of Children in Need
JS and Savacentre stores around the country underwent a dramatic transformation in the week of the
BBC's Children in Need appeal. Staff donned daft costumes, from Spice Girls to Teletubbies,... -
SSA OFFERS
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TRAVEL CLUB
ABTA
Save time and money when
booking your holiday
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IATA
With 1998 upon us and the worst of the British winter weather
probably yet to come, your daydreams may well be revolving around
sunny days and balmy... -
Long service
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Long service
Employees who have completed forty years'service:
TONY MUMFORD, meat manager, Kingston PETER URCH store
manager, Debden JOHN WARE, meat manager, West Ealing JOYCE
MORRIS, assistant manager, administration, South... -
Obituary
35
Obituary
LYNDA WATERS, 35, a checkout assistant at Thetford died in a road
accident on 16 October (3yrs) FREDA KING, 55, a kiosk assistant at
Crystal Palace died after a short illness (2yrs). MONICA STANNARD,
60, a staff... -
Retirements
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Retirements
Length of service Is in brackets
LILY ABBOTT, checkout/replenishment assistant, Hedge End
(6yrs) ROSEMARY ANDERSON, fresh food replenishment
assistant, Worcester (24yrs), PETER BAKER, warehouse keeper,
Basingstoke... -
Sound and Vision
35
Starting our round-up of this month's video
releases is the timeless Disney classic, Peter
Pan. Join the boy who refused to grow up and
Tinker Bell, in this musical animated
adventure, as they battle the villainous
Captain... -
Love history
36
Love history
With Valentine's Day on most people's minds this month,
the archives takes a look at how love played its part in
JS's advertising during the First World War.
- and that 'Lost Love' Business
Lately many hapless...
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