'The Journal', November 1999

Table of content

• Contents Page
  02

  contents
  newsround
  company news including:
  3 heroics at Ladbroke Grove
  3 Agriculture Minister's visit
  4 second quarter trading figures
  4 Sainsbury's MD appointment
  4 widening customer choice
  5 the Live Every Moment...

• Editor's guide to inside
  02

  editor's guide to inside
  Hello and goodbye. Yes, it's
  with heavy heart and a light
  wave I bid you adieu from the
  contents page. You see, tin
  journal is relaunching with a
  brand new format next month
  and to avoid frightening...

• Emergency aid wins widespread approval
  03

  emergency aid wins widespread approval
  The horror of last month's Paddington Rail disaster
  touched everyone who saw it or read about it in the
  media. For the colleagues at Ladbroke Grove who
  helped survivors come through the...

• MAFF Minister finds Sainsbury's an education
  03

  MAFF Minister finds Sainsbury's an education
  Agriculture Minister Nick Brown
  visited Finchley Road store last
  month to see the final link in the
  supply chain for Kentish apples.
  He began his "walk" of the applesupply
  chain...

• MD appointed as directorate reshuffles
  04

  MD appointed as directorate reshuffles
  As part of a continual
  restructuring programme, Dino
  Adriano is to concentrate on his
  role as group chief executive,
  responsible for the development
  and overall implementation of
  Group...

• Second quarter brings 6.8% Group growth
  04

  second quarter brings 6.8% Group growth
  Trading figures for the second quarter of the 1999/2000 financial year were
  announced on 27 October. These cover the 16 weeks to 16 October.
  trading statement for the 16 weeks to 16...

• Wider-choice programme presses ahead
  04

  wider-choice programme presses ahead
  A programme aimed at offering customers a wider choice
  has resulted in 129,000 new lines being introduced across
  110 departments to date.
  Since May, a number of initiatives have...

• Food-donations scheme finds favour
  05

  food-donations scheme finds favour
  Sainsbury's food-donations scheme has won a top award at the Institute of
  Grocery Distribution's 1999 Food Industry Awards, held last month. Store manager Martin
  Bowden (pictured left), who...

• Funds roll in from national appeal
  05

  funds roll in from national appeal
  Fund-raising mayhem has been busting out all over on behalf of Live Every Moment - the unigue appeal
  developed by Sainsbury's and Help the Hospices. The total raised by colleagues will be...

• Latest Local opens its doors
  05

  latest Local opens its doors
  Sainsbury's Local number four opened for business on
  15 October in north London. Known as Mornington Crescent, the
  2,300 sq ft store is in Camden High Street, a short hop from the
  large supermarket...

• Homebase awards long servers
  06

  Homebase awards long servers
  Homebase's region 22 held a
  Long Service Award lunch
  during October, celebrating
  colleagues' ten- and 15-years'
  service. The lunch was held
  at Twigworth Lodge, Tewkesbury and was
  attended by 36...

• Humble apologies
  06

  humble apologies
  In a feature on The
  Sainsbury's Guild in
  September's journal, it
  was reported only one
  person in the company
  was going for the
  Guild's Gold level - deli
  assistant Nic Harrison.
  This was incorrect.
  Nic's...

• JULY/AUGUST COMPETITION WINNERS
  06

  JULY/AUGUST COMPETITION WINNERS
  Winning the £25 crossword
  prize is A GILHAM at
  Romford Homebase. The
  £10 wordsearch prize goes
  to R YORK, a veteran.
  For a list of the 100 winners
  of pairs of £2.50 Arcadia
  Group...

• Supply chain finds missing link
  06

  supply chain finds missing link
  Everything Sainsbury's sells has to get from A to B - A being the supplier, B the store.
  Now, thanks to a Supply Chain Development Group initiative, A and B are talking directly to one
  another to...

• Group-wide
  07

  Group-wide
  Here's the regular round-up of what's been happening across the Group.. SAYE OFFER ON THE WAY
  The 1999 SAYE Share Option offer runs
  from 26 November until 13 December 1999.
  Offer packs will be sent to colleagues'...

• Win a share of £5,000 for a top display
  07

  Win a share of £5,000 for a top display
  Procter & Gamble is
  helping Sainsbury's
  maximise availability
  and sales over the
  Christmas and Millennium
  period. It is sending
  merchandisers to 150 stores
  twice a week for three...

• Have fun with AIR MILES Instants this winter...
  08

  have fun with AIR MILES Instants this winter...
  1 ...wherever you are
  New attractions
  for this winter
  London: Vinopolis; Kew
  Gardens; The London
  Dungeon
  South East: Hampton
  Court Palace, Surrey;
  LEGOLAND®...

• You could be a millionaire with Big Draw 2000!
  08

  you could be a millionaire with
  Big Draw 2000!
  Camelot is currently running a unigue store incentive for
  Sainsbury's stores to support the new one-off National
  Lottery game - Big Draw 2000. The game is expected to
  create more...

• And the winner is... Sainsbury's
  09

  And the winner is... Sainsbury's
  Store layouts, uniforms, instore bakeries...
  Sainsbury's is best at them all according to the
  latest round of awards programmes. It's even
  performed well enough in the...

• The Egyptian way
  10

  Sainsbury's Egypt venture continues to expand
  with the acquisition of a further 55 per cent of
  the shares in Edge, giving Sainsbury's a
  majority shareholding of over 80 per cent. I DECLARE THIS
  STORE OPEN... In
  keeping with...

• Writelines
  11

  Have your say
  communicating
  instore
  Jonathan Dobbs,local
  marketing, Blackfriars:
  H ow many store managers
  produce a monthly or weekly
  newsletter? A newsletter captures
  the store's activity and sets it up
  for a fresh month...

• A change for the better
  14

  a change for the better
  If you want to change your appearance, the first thing you do is look in
  the mirror. If you want to change your behaviour, the first thing to do -
  according to Plymouth store manager Julie Morton - is...

• Moisturise your way to the body beautiful
  16

  moisturise your way to the body beautiful
  A new range of premium body creams
  developed using innovative ingredients
  has been launched. It includes three
  creams to suit different skin types:
  Hydrating Body Milk, Refreshing...

• Stuff these in the chief cook's stocking
  16

  stuff these in the chief cook's stocking
  With thoughts turning to Christmas dinner, Sainsbury's has provided
  high-quality stuffings to make your turkey taste better. Luxury Stuffing
  Mix with Vine Fruits & Cranberries in a Rich...

• Superlative soups
  16

  superlative soups
  Chicken & Lemongrass and Carrot & Coriander
  soups are 99 per cent fat free and cost 39p
  each. Simply add them to 600ml of cold water,
  bring to the boil and simmer for five minutes to
  produce a pint of...

• Treat yourself at teatime
  16

  treat yourself
  at teatime
  If you love Cherry Bakewell tarts then you won't be able
  to resist the new larger-pack, better-value box of 12 for
  just £1.79.
  And for a different kind of sarnie, try the Large Walnut
  Sandwich with...

• Flan-flippin'-tastic
  17

  flan-flippin'-tastic
  Three new tempting hot flaris now out are
  Leek & Potato (£1.79), Spinach & Cheese
  (E1.79), and Chicken & Winter Vegetable
  (£1.99). Each comes in a crisp pastry case
  covered with a creamy...

• Let them eat croissant
  17

  let them eat croissant
  Part of the Be Good to Yourself range,
  All Butter Croissants contain 25 per cent
  less fat and are suitable for vegetarians.
  Each pack contains four croissants and
  costs 79p.
  Giant Malted Baps (75p)...

• Pasta shapes up for the 21st century
  17

  pasta shapes up for the 21st century
  Pasta to take us into the new millennium
  is now out in the form of Sainsbury's
  Millennium Pasta Shapes in tomato sauce.
  The 410g and 212g ring-pull cans cost 32p
  and 25p respectively....

• Vitamins to get your teeth into
  17

  vitamins to get your teeth into
  Sainsbury's is the first UK supermarket to market
  chewable vitamins in a handy blister-pack format. Ideal for
  travel, the format should also help entice new users to the
  category. The three...

• A GIANT LEAP FOR BAG-KIND
  18

  A GIANT LEAP FOR BAG-KIND
  National retail security
  manager Steve Fryer,
  exhausted after a threehour
  hike, (or did he say he
  caught the train like
  everyone else?) made
  another small step for
  Sainsbury's, when he
  reached...

• Ferndown trots back in time
  18

  Ferndown trots back in time
  Ferndown store came third
  in the Ferndown Carnival
  with this flashback to the
  1920s. The carnival raised
  £3,000 to be shared among
  a number of charities,
  including the Stroke
  Association,...

• LONDON COLNEY GIVES LIFE A LITTLE COLOUR
  18

  LONDON COLNEY GIVES LIFE A LITTLE COLOUR
  London Colney Savacentre
  encouraged young people
  to brighten up the town by
  providing paints and
  equipment for the Base
  Youth Project Group, to
  paint a mural in London
  Colney High...

• Marathon men are charity champs
  18

  marathon men are charity champs
  Michael Bennett, warehouseman at Locksbottom store, ran in the London
  Marathon earlier this year, raising £2,300 for The Phoenix Centre For
  Handicapped Children. This enabled the centre to buy...

• Scots float to children's aid
  18

  Scots float to children's aid
  Colleagues from Blackhall,
  Meadowbank and Edinburgh
  Savacentre raised £1,665 for the
  Children's Hospice Association
  Scotland (CHAS), by entering a float in
  the Edinburgh Festival Cavalcade.
  A...

• WHERE THERE'S SMOKE...
  18

  WHERE THERE'S SMOKE...
  Three central-departments
  colleagues from logistics
  have vowed to give up
  smoking from 10ctober till
  3 January 2000 in return
  for pledges from colleagues
  for donations to The
  Multiple Sclerosis...

• Bath get their kit on
  19

  Bath get their kit on
  Bath got into the
  spirit of the national
  Strip For Shelter
  day, when five
  colleagues dressed
  upintheirteams'
  football kits to raise
  over £214 for the
  homeless. The
  Newcastle United
  lasses are (I...

• Happy birthday at Ashford
  19

  happy birthday at Ashford
  Colleagues at Ashford made it
  into the local paper when
  customer Lucy Tibbies
  celebrated her99th birthday
  at the store on the day of the
  solar eclipse. Mrs Tibbies, who
  is one week older than...

• Margaret cycles for Mencap
  19

  Margaret cycles for Mencap
  Margaret Browett, a baker at Barnwood store,
  cycling 500km along the Nile in aid of Mencap
  next February and is looking for your support.
  She has pledged to raise £1,950 to help Mencap
  reach more...

• Perton comes of age
  19

  Perton comes of age
  Perton store celebrated its 18th birthday during
  September. Some of the 20 colleagues who have
  been with the store since its birth, are pictured
  here with cake holders Linda Williams (left) and
  Sim Sahota.

• Sound and Vision
  20

  legend worth saving
  Sound is taking a back seat in this month's Sound + Vision with so
  many top video releases around. First off there's Mulan which
  transforms an ancient Chinese legend into an adventure bursting
  with action,...

• The £25 crossword and £10 wordsearch
  21

  Winter crossword
  CLUES
  ACROSS
  I He painted the Mona Lisa in 1503
  (2,5)
  4 He took control of Cuba in 1959 (6)
  7 Benz ran the petrol-driven one in
  1885(3)
  8 Period of European history, starting in
  the 14th century (11)
  9...

• How are you NVQ-inq?
  22

  how are you NVQ-inq?
  Colleagues who achieved the NVQ Assessor qualification are:
  DIANE AINLEY, West Ealing. ANNE-MARIE AINSLEY, Bybrook.
  GILL ALLEN, Thanet. MARK ASHTON, South Woodford. DANIEL
  BAINES, West Park Farm. JULIE...

• Long service
  22

  long service
  Colleagues who've completed 25 year's service are: DAVID
  BLACKMAN, checkout/replenishment assistant, Dorking. ROGER
  BORER, senior manager, Blackfriars. DINAH BRAGG, meat
  assistant, Pinner. CHARLIE CHARLES, bakery...

• Obituaries
  22

  obituaries
  PAULINE HAYES, 58, staff restaurant supervisor at Farnborough,
  died on 3 July after a short illness (12yrs). MALCOLM JOHNSON, 58, security officer at Hempstead Savacentre, died on 11 October
  after a short illness...

• Retirements
  22

  retirements
  LUCY ALLEN, checkout/replenishment assistant, Birkenhead
  (17yrs). MAUREEN ASH, cleaner, New Cross Gate (3yrs). THELMA
  BALL, packer, Denton (3yrs). DOROTHY BILES,
  checkout/replenishment assistant, Christchurch...

• SSA OFFERS
  23

  sainsbury's staff association
  The SSA is offering you a fully inclusive, self-drive
  package for skiing in the Cairngorm mountains in
  the Scottish Highlands for just £149*.
  Staying in the Highlander Hotel in Newtonmore, you'll...

• Making life taste better in Winchmore Hill
  24

  making life taste better in Winchmore Hill
  When Mrs Creasey's car wouldn't start at Sainsbury's in Winchmore
  Hill, she didn't know how she was going to get her three children and
  shopping home. However Mark Monger, Alex Manda,...