'The Journal', October 1999

Table of content

• Contents Page
  02

  contents
  newsround
  company news including:
  3 chief exec stars on TV
  3 Sainsbury's price promise
  4 Dome Roundabout's fashion show
  5 the new organics shop
  5 bargains at the Bank
  6 depot changes with TOPS2
  7 packaging...

• Editor's guide to inside
  02

  editor's guide to inside
  Look's like a man asleep I
  know. But the trained eye will
  spot I'm actually highly active,
  dreaming up energy-saving
  ideas to rival the innovations
  at thi
  green Greenwich store
  (page 16). I'll have...

• Buyers study new roles
  03

  buyers study new roles
  As part of the Change Programme, the central trading departments restructured radically this
  year into the new commercial division. To help colleagues in the division understand fully what
  the new...

• Chief exec goes Back to the Floor
  03

  chief exec goes Back to the Floor
  Watch out for BBC2's Back to the Floor
  programme at 9pm on Thursday 28 October
  as it features the experiences of group chief
  executive Dino Adriano during his 40-hour
  stint on the shop floor...

• Price message loud and clear
  03

  price message loud and clear
  A personal letter from
  group chief executive Dino
  Adriano was distributed to
  customers instore
  at the start of this month
  guaranteeing that
  Sainsbury's will match the
  lowest prices on over...

• STOP PRESS
  03

  Deputy group chief
  executive David Bremner
  will become managing
  director of Sainsbury's
  Supermarkets Ltd (SSL)
  reporting to group chief
  executive Dino Adriano.
  David will start
  working in SSL on
  1 November and...

• 200 stores tune into radio
  04

  200 stores tune into radio Front-end service is about to get a whole
  lot faster thanks to radio headsets. Radio headsets are to be
  rolled out to 200 Sainsbury's
  stores by December to cut
  down customer waiting time
  at...

• Brushwork helps with Crisis
  04

  brushwork helps with Crisis
  Central departments showed
  they care for their
  community when over 40
  colleagues from Blackfriars
  helped the homeless charity
  Crisis revamp its coldweather
  shelter last month.
  The volunteers,...

• From shop talk to catwalk
  04

  from shop talk to catwalk
  A brilliant marketing idea at Dome Roundabout
  has proved that promoting the benefits of the
  Reward Card can be a beautiful business. Colleagues at Dome Roundabout
  were in the spotlight
  recently when...

• Deals on wheels
  05

  deals on wheels
  Sainsbury's Bank is offering you a 1% discount on a wheelie good deal. Sainsbury's Bank has
  launched its new Drive
  scheme* which lets you drive
  a new car every two to three
  years from just £100 a month
  - and...

• First organics shop opens at Merton
  05

  first organics shop opens at Merton
  The first specialist organics
  shop to operate within a UK
  supermarket opened at
  Merton Savacentre this
  month. Grouping all the 550-
  plus organic products sold at
  Sainsbury's, the...

• Make your money grow
  05

  make your money grow
  Sainsbury's Bank is
  offering a new savings
  product to all colleagues
  and customers. The
  Stepped Rate Savings
  Bond offers interest rates
  that are guaranteed to go
  up. The guaranteed rate
  in the third...

• Oops!... Sorry
  05

  oops!... sorry
  Page 5 of last
  month's journal
  carried a story on the
  1999 Sainsbury's
  Bakery Teams of the
  Year awards and
  showed a picture of
  Dunstable's
  prizewinning team.
  Unfortunately, the
  caption showed the
  man on...

• Colleagues qualified to succeed
  06

  colleagues qualified to succeed
  Eiqht managers have
  completed a Management
  MBA (Master in Business
  Administration) through a
  two-year, open-learninq
  programme. Students
  completed work-related
  projects, which...

• New law means new training
  06

  new law means new training
  With the 1998 Competition
  Act due to take full effect
  from March, a programme of
  compliance began last
  month with training seminars
  for senior personnel and
  in-depth workshops for
  those in...

• transport costs to be driven down
  06

  transport costs to be driven down
  Along with boosting sales and the Change Programme, driving down costs is a top priority for Sainsbury's. That's
  why TOPS2 - the latest systems development in distribution - is being hailed as a...

• Busy balers befriend the bottom line
  07

  busy balers befriend the bottom line
  Legislation now requires
  large businesses to meet
  annual recycling targets
  based on the weight of
  packaging they handle - and
  cardboard and polythene
  recycling targets are now
  being...

• Making life taste better - and here's how...
  07

  making life taste better - and here's how...
  the journal's been getting news on how stores
  are 'making life taste better' in practice. Here's
  a round-up of some of the tastiest happenings... First up is Winchmore Hill
  and...

• Safety starts at the top
  07

  safety starts at the top
  TRUST 'EM WITH YOUR LIFE...
  Technical director
  Geoff Spriegel (left), human
  resources operations director
  Nigel Broome (second left) and
  procurement director Mark
  Williamson (right) celebrate
  their...

• Talk about changes...
  08

  talk about changes...
  The first TalkBack survey of staff opinion took place in 1997 with some 80% of colleagues giving their
  view on what life's like working for Sainsbury's. As TalkBack3 rolls out in '99 - with a 91%...

• Go Ariel mad with the Rugby World Cup
  10

  go Ariel mad with the Rugby World Cup
  The Rugby World Cup is upon us, with matches being played in
  Britain and France culminating in the final on 6 November at the
  new Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.
  Ariel, the official...

• Win a weekend in Paris with SAVE
  10

  win a weekend in Paris with SAVE
  The Sainsbury's Assisting
  Village Enterprises
  (SAVE) scheme, which
  enables village shops to
  buy non-perishable
  Sainsbury's and
  proprietary brands
  and resell them, is
  offering...

• Win an organic hangover
  10

  win an organic hangover
  With Merton Savacentre just
  opening the first-ever organics
  shop, and the instore organic
  promotions still under way,
  the journal is offering you
  the chance to win special
  presentation packs of...

• Group-wide
  11

  Group-wide
  Here's the regular round-up of what's been happening across the Croup.. SWINGING SUCCESS
  Slaley Hall was the venue of this year's SSA
  Company Golf Day and 200 members
  enjoyed a day out on the stunning
  Northumbrian...

• Writelines
  12

  Have your say
  not-sopersonal
  offer
  Sarah Barnden,
  systems security officer,
  Homebase head office:
  I have a query on your article
  'Reward Point Roll-Out' in the
  July/August journal. You state this
  offers customers coupons...

• The greenest store in Britain
  16

  The greenest store in Britain
  Within sight of the Millennium Dome, Sainsbury's new Greenwich store is being hailed as the most environmentally-responsible
  store in the UK. To find out exactly how it's putting the green in...

• More new stores and facelifts
  18

  more new stores and facelifts
  Tottenham Court Road DEALS ON MEALS... Store manager
  Mark Hedges (right) and senior duty
  manager Bob Oliver are ready to make
  sales in the 'meals zone' - one of the
  Central format's four...

• Refit round-up
  18

  refit round-up
  SAY IT WITH FLOWERS... 'The new-look
  Surbiton is open,' say (I to r) Lyn Denman,
  Carol Bowden, Sandra Rayner, Julian Walter,
  Nicky Rutter, Sue Wells, Lourdes De Souza
  and David Humphries.
  Surbiton has seen its...

• More on the millennium projects
  19

  more on the millennium projects
  It's not long now till the clock ticks over into the next millennium. Here's the journal's update on how Sainsbury's' and
  Homebase's plans to mark the occasion are progressing. BOOKSTART
  s...

• News at ten
  20

  Ten bite-sized stories to get your teeth into... news at ten 1: ballooning good read
  The making life taste better launch produced
  a world first when stuntman Ian Ashpole lay
  on a hammock strung between the Sainsbury's
  apple...

• Now's the time to Live Every Moment
  21

  now's the time to Live Every Moment
  The national fund-raising effort this October is for
  the Live Every Moment Appeal - a unique appeal
  developed by Sainsbury's and Help the Hospices
  which aims to raise much-needed cash...

• Cakes to purr over
  22

  cakes to purr over
  Three cakes that must be
  sampled are the Baked
  Cheesecake Slices, in both
  Strawberry and Lemon
  (£1.19 each), and the Hello
  Kitty cake (£6.45). The
  two cheesecakes each
  contain four baked slices
  of...

• Sauces for courses
  22

  sauces for courses
  Two new ranges of premium Italian sauces will take the
  hassle out of preparing your favourite Italian dishes. Risotto
  Sauce with porcini mushroom and Risotto Sauce with saffron
  are incredibly easy to use and...

• Spice up your life
  22

  spice up your life
  Adding a little spice to your dinner options are these six tasty, new Indian ready
  meals in the existing Indian range. Chicken Vindaloo, Chicken Jalfrezi (both
  pictured), Chicken Mussalam, Chicken Saffron,...

• Turn over a new Chinese leaf
  22

  turn over a new Chinese leaf
  To make it easier for you to find Chinese vegetables for
  the perfect stir fry, Sainsbury's has introduced a new
  Chinese Medley pack containing three leafy legumes,
  normally only available in...

• Don't read the classics, eat 'em
  23

  don't read the classics, eat 'em
  For a classy option to your ready meals, Sainsbury's has added nine traditional meals to its
  Classic British range. They include Shepherd's Pie, Minced Beef Yorkshire Pudding, Sausage
  Yorkshire...

• Meatfree and easy
  23

  meatfree and easy
  Sure to appeal to those who want to reduce the meat content in their diet,
  are these five canned, meatfree products: Chilli (£1.09), Spaghetti &
  Sausages (63p), Spaghetti Bolognese (69p), Sausage Casserole...

• Snacking good idea
  23

  snacking good idea
  Want to spend less time in the kitchen? Then try one
  of the 13 hot snacks in the new Quick Snack range.
  All you need is boiling water to make a tasty pasta,
  warming soup, quick-fried noodles, fluffy mash...

• Style with substance
  23

  style with substance
  Three stylish and modern additions to the dried
  vegetable offering are now available: Falafel Mix (89p),
  is a traditional Middle Eastern snack made from chick
  peas; Ble with sun-dried tomato (89p), is a...

• CHARITY AHOY
  24

  CHARITY AHOY
  Colleagues at Northampton
  recently raised money for
  the Birmingham Hospital
  through the Princess Diana
  Glad Rags Day'. Whilst
  keeping the store afloat by
  replenishing at a fast rate of
  knots, the evening...

• Grimsby and Crossroads get Side By Side
  24

  Grimsby and Crossroads get Side By Side
  Crossroads, a charity which
  provides trained care
  attendants to give respite
  to people caring for
  invalided relatives,
  recently celebrated 25
  years' service with the
  introduction of...

• Look after the pennies...
  24

  look after the
  pennies...
  Bramingham Park store has
  donated £750 through the
  Penny Back scheme to the
  Pasque Hospice, for the
  purchase of respiratory
  equipment. Pictured at the
  cheque presentation are
  (from I to r):...

• Richard's Olympian swim
  24

  Richard's Olympian swim Olympic gold medallist
  Duncan Goodhew
  (second right), and
  Sainsbury's very own
  Richard Bickerton
  (waving), category
  management
  implementation
  facilitator at Blackfriars
  have, many believe,
  become...

• Strollers seek support
  24

  strollers seek support
  The Sainsbury's Strollers from Charlton
  depot have once again completed their
  annual charity walk in memory of Susanne
  Ewins, this time raising £5,121 for the
  South Bromley Hospice. This year's...

• TAMWORTH MAKES AN EXHIBITION OF ITSELF
  24

  TAMWORTH MAKES AN EXHIBITION OF ITSELF
  Tamworth is currently
  holding a series of portrait
  exhibitions mounted by Paul
  Guest photography, who will
  donate 50p to St Giles
  Hospice for every portrait
  guestionnaire completed...

• UNDER 10s SCORE AT OLDHAM
  24

  UNDER 10s SCORE AT OLDHAM
  Oldham store supported
  Chadderton Junior's U10
  football team by arranging
  for the boys to come off the
  bench and do some bag
  packing. The pack raised
  £224 for the club, whilst
  front-end...

• Babies boom at Ripley
  25

  babies boom at Ripley
  Ripley store sent in this photograph,
  which shows all the colleagues who
  are either pregnant, or have recently
  given birth - some 7.5% of the
  workforce. To mark the occasion
  they held a get-together in...

• Carry on collecting
  25

  carry on collecting
  In an ongoing campaign, colleagues at Walsall
  have raised awareness of, and a further £685
  for, the Sister Dora Hospice Appeal - thanks to a
  two-day dressing-up event, where 400 pin
  badges were sold and...

• Draw me one Kenobi
  25

  draw me one Kenobi
  Whitley Bay and
  Rayleigh Weir recently
  held drawing
  competitions to
  encourage children to
  use the force, by
  drawing a scene from
  the movie Star Wars. Kelloggs donated
  backpacks as prizes to Whitley...

• It's a double knockout!
  25

  it's a double knockout!
  HEMPSTEAD'S HEROES...
  Back row (I to r): Tim
  Richards, Chris George,
  Matt Puddefoot, Andy
  Janeway, Steve Smith
  and Zoe Farmer. Front row
  (I to r): Carol Farmer, Dave
  Morriss, Peter Ash, Nick
  Judge,...

• Kevin's runaway success
  25

  Kevin's runaway success
  Kevin Smiley, produce assistant at
  Potters Bar store, won three gold
  medals in this year's Special
  Olympics held in the USA. Kevin's
  golds came in the relay, 200
  metres and 400 metres races.

• Sound and Vision
  26

  swing and dance with
  the Rugrats
  New video and album releases taking us into autumn
  include videos for the kids, a couple of perennial-favourite
  compilation albums from Ibiza and our swinging sisters, and
  the debuts from...

• The £25 crossword and £10 wordsearch
  26

  Autumn crossword
  CLUES
  ACROSS
  I Bears prepare for this in autumn (11)
  7. Chestnuts are delicious like this (7)
  9. John, the singer of Rocket Man (5)
  10. Month linking summer to autumn (9)
  13. Guy Fawkes' crime (7)
  15....

• £1,000 of Thomas Cook holiday vouchers to be won
  27

  £1,000 of Thomas Cook holiday vouchers to be won with
  \NELLA
  Wella and the journal are
  offering two lucky readers the
  chance to win Thomas Cook
  vouchers to put towards a
  holiday of their choice. Wella has created Viva Long...

• Simply Fish your way to Vienna
  27

  Simply Fish your way to Vienna
  New instore from Birds Eye is Simply Fish -
  natural cod fillets in light, crispy coatings. To
  support the new range, Birds Eye is offering
  you the chance to win a weekend for two in
  the...

• Long service
  28

  long service
  Employees who've completed 40 years' service are:
  BRIAN LEACH, reception manager, Hendon. JEFF THURLOW,
  store manager, Waltham Cross.
  Employees who've completed 25 years' service are:
  DAPHNE AMES,...

• Obituaries
  28

  obituaries
  EDISON AUGUISTE, 20, night shift display assistant at
  Camden, died suddenly on 19 August (lyr). CHRISTINE
  CHAPMAN, 55, checkout supervisor at Colchester, died
  suddenly on 27 August (18yrs). JUNE CHESTER, 56,...

• Retirements
  28

  retirements
  FREDA AINSWORTH, checkout/replenishment assistant,
  Banbury (11yrs). MARGARET AMSON, part-time kiosk
  assistant, Northampton (12yrs). GRACE ANDREWS,
  checkout/replenishment assistant, London Road (31yrs).
  DOREEN...

• Wedding
  28

  wedding
  KATE THOMAS, fresh
  foods assistant and
  ROBERT FRANKLIN,
  trolley collector (both
  at Rugby), married on
  6 August in Pontesbury
  Congregational Church,
  Shropshire. Kate and
  Robert are both
  members of Shaw Trust
  and...

• How are you NVQ-ing?
  29

  How are you NVQ-ing?
  Sorry for the long wait for this latest batch of NVQ
  achievers, but now they're here in a big way with this
  month's ROLL OF HONOUR including over 3 0 0 colleagues
  who have achieved an NVQ since March, and...

• JUNE COMPETITION WINNERS
  29

  JUNE COMPETITION WINNERS
  Winning the £25 crossword prize is JENNIFER BIRD
  at Banbury. The £10 wordsearch prize goes t o
  M CLEMENT at Torquay.
  For a list of the 100 winners of the £2.50 Arcadia
  Group voucher, 50 Big Safari...

• Looking for a lorry?
  29

  looking for a lorry?
  Ken Smith, driver at
  Buntingford depot and
  model collector, now has
  two new, rare Sainsbury's
  model lorries - the 1931
  Sentinel Steam Wagon
  (bottom) and the limitededition
  VA8 Bedford S Type
  Van...

• Charity champs
  30

  fab fund-raisers come under the spotlight... Graeme Harker, asset marking manager
  based at Whitley Bay store, is involved in an
  appeal to raise money to buy and maintain a
  home for mentally- and physicallyhandicapped
  Romanian...

• SSA OFFERS
  31

  TRAVEL CLUB
  ABTAI
  Save time and money when
  booking your holiday IATA
  All tour operators now have their summer 2000 holiday programmes on sale,
  so why not start planning your holiday today and take advantage of:
  • maximum...

• Making life taste better in Oxford
  32

  making life taste better in Oxford
  Mrs Heggy was recovering in hospital in Oxford after a major operation
  and was unable to eat solid food. However, she had a craving for the
  rice pudding she buys at her local Sainsbury's. So...