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features
shopping forthe 21st century 10
Sainsbury's new-look home-delivery service
broadening the nation's taste 12
the Foods Of The World category gets tastier
MP standard flying higher by the minute 14
Sainsbury's... -
If I were boss...
02
Enjoying being the boss this month is
AngieMcErlane, manager of supply
chain accounts at Streatham office...
I would start by insisting that every colleague who doesn't work in a
store should spend at least two weeks working... -
Bites - Ready meals hit winning streak
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bites
READY MEALS
HIT WINNING
STREAK
Sainsbury's
overtook Marks &
Spencer in the
ready-meals
market over
Christmas and
January, and
soared ahead on
Chinese dishes
over Chinese New
Year.
According to
figures... -
Directorate changes shape under new chief executive
03
ALL CHANGE... New group chief
executive Sir Peter Davis rings the
changes from the top.
A number of changes at director level have been
announced following the arrival of Sir Peter
Davis on 1 March as group chief executive.... -
Green index names Sainsbury's as top food retailer
03
J Sainsbury pic has been named leading food retailer in this
year's Index Of Corporate Environmental Enqaqement
And Performance published by Business In The
Environment. The company also ranked seventh out of the
76 FTSE100... -
Reopening day is kids' stuff
03
Sainsbury's first Kids Shop has just opened for business in the newly
extended Kiln Lane store in Epsom, Surrey.
A move on from the Adams Childrenswear and Early Learning toys
section, which opened in West Hove last year, the... -
Obituary: Sir Robert Sainsbury 1906-2000
04
Grandson of the
company's
founders and
chairman from
1967 to 1969, Sir
Robert Sainsbury
died in London
on 2 April. Robert James Sainsbury, or
"Mr RJ" as he was known at
Sainsbury's, joined the family firm
in 1930 as a... -
E-commerce link-up will improve supply chain
05
Sainsbury's is the first UK retailer to siqn up to the global business-tobusiness
on-line exchange for the retail industry, GfobalNetXchange.
The exchange was launched by Sears, from the US, and France's
Carrefour, and is to... -
Produce sales to produce prizes for you
05
Thanks to a special produce sales
incentive, thousands of pounds'worth
of vouchers are up for grabs each
guarter to spend on goods and services
from companies such as Debenhams,
Go Fly Limited, HMV and M&S. And all
stores... -
Ready, steady, open!
05
Fern Britton, presenter of BBC2 TV's
Ready Steady Cook programme,
reopened the refurbished London
Colney store last month which has been
transformed from a Savacentre into a
supermaket.
The store now boasts the... -
A taste for all regions
06
Did you know that a staggering 31 per cent of the nation's vodka is
drunk in Scotland and Lome Sausage is always part of the weekly
shopping? Or that in Northern Ireland, Soda Bread is a must?
These are just some of the results... -
Bites - Supporting Euro 2000
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bites
SUPPORTING
EURO 2000
Sainsbury's is
getting right
behind the England
football team for
Euro 2000, which
runs from 10 June
until 2 July. As the
Official England
Supermarket, and
one often sponsors
of the... -
Sainsbury's hosts Opportunity Now seminar
06
Sainsbury's hosted an "open door" visit at Blackf riars on 6 March for people associated
with Opportunity Now - the organisation which promotes fair and balanced employment
practices. The event gave visitors the chance to learn... -
Win tickets to MODE
06
Ten journal readers have the chance
to win a pair of tickets to MODE
The Contemporary Home Show,
to be held at the Business Design
Centre in Islington, London, from
1-4June.
MODE brings together the very
best stylish and... -
Drive away in a Mazda MX-5
07
This summer you could be driving
around FREE in a Mazda MX-5 -
thanks to the journal's competition
with Sainsbury's Bank Drive.
All you need to do is fill in the
entry form below saying why you
should be driving a Mazda MX-5... -
Big business afoot for socks and hosiery
08
The new summer ranges of
children's and men's socks,
and women's hosiery are now
available instore.
A special target this year is
f to attract customers who buy
f their groceries from Sainsbury's
but their socks and hosiery... -
Bites - Piping in the haggis sales
08
bites
PIPING IN THE
HAGGIS SALES
Red Bank Road
increased haggis
sales by more than
1,400 per cent
during a district
competition held
around Burns'
Night.
A piper, who
played at regular
intervals, and
haggis... -
Le Saux's fleece and shirt are up for grabs
08
Pupils at a primary school in Bath were given a
lesson of the footballing kind by England
international Graeme Le Saux after winning
an instore leaflet competition run as part of
Sainsbury's official sponsorship of... -
Under-25s to help SSA events come of age
08
The types of events best suited to helping younger colleagues work together and have
fun were discussed at Fosse Park store in Leicester recently. The move followed a
request from SSA members aged under 25.
Chaired by Fosse... -
Bites - Good for your heart
09
bites
GOOD FOR
YOUR HEART
Isle of Wight store
linked up with a
local health club
during the store's
Be Good To
Yourself promotion
to show how good
the range can be
for a healthy heart.
The venture was
very... -
Blunkett gives away one millionth book
09
Sainsbury's Bookstart
has now given away
more than one million
free books to babies
across the UK. David
Blunkett, Secretary of
State for Education, is
pictured handing the
one millionth book to
Jessica Corker and... -
Staff councils speed uniform roll-out
09
The roll-out of the new-look Sainsbury's uniforms is to be
accelerated following huge, positive feedback from
colleaguesat local staff councils.
The new timetable for the roll-out aims to have the
uniforms in all stores by... -
Win a break in Bristol
09
Feel like getting away from it all and having a relaxing
break right in the heart of one of Britain's liveliest
cities?
City Inn Bristol and the journal are offering one
lucky reader the chance to win a weekend break for
two... -
Sainsburys to you - shopping for the 21st century
10
Home delivery has come a long way since its origins in the
early 1900s when lads rode about on bikes. The service has just
moved into the 21st century in a big way with the relaunch of
Orderline as "Sainsbury's to You"-and the... -
Broadening the nation's taste
12
According to
some, there are
only two types of
great English
cooking. Chinese
and Indian!
Whetherthat's
true or not, there's
no doubting the
nation's passion
for exotic dishes.
A passion that
Sainsbury's
updated Foods... -
Win a luxury weekend for two...or a Pataks Indian hamper
13
accompaniments is offering one
lucky journal reader a weekend for two at any
Marriott Hotel of their choice (excluding London
and Hanbury Manor).
The prize includes two nights' luxury
accommodation with breakfast and evening... -
IiP standard flying higher by the minute
14
In 1997, a target was set for Sainsbury's to gain the Investors in People standard
every location by the end of 2000. Now, not a week passes without at least one
location achieving liP - bringing the company ever closer to its... -
Central departments take centre stage
16
information sharing
on snares
My department - the share schemes
department - is not one to rest on its
laurels. Following our success in the
ProShare awards (see February's
issue), we are planning a series of
roadshows and... -
Contacting your correspondent
17
If you know of something newsworthy in
your neck of the woods, contact the
correspondent nearest you and make
sure journal readers hear about it. Or
you can contribute directly to the
journal by using the contact details... -
Famous faces party at Stockton
17
A special appearance was put in at Stockton
Savacentre's staff party by the "Spice Girls" with
supporting acts "Boyzone" and Geordie Dawes, aka
security team leader Gary Wilson. Viewers of BBC's
Shooting Stars show will... -
Express yourself
18
provide an inside guide
Phil Bass, regional operations
manager, central region:
On a recent holiday in the
United States, a friend - who
hates shopping in
supermarkets - commented on
a simple but effective idea.
The... -
Cartoons
19
I hope you Sainsbury's people aren't superstitious!
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Salient points
19
the value of loyalty
Pat Merrie, Ann Morris and Irene Brettle,
Southport Homebase:
The new Homebase long-service award starts
from April 1989, but we started eight weeks
before that and are not going to receive it.
There are... -
Computer reward for life-saver
20
Louise Evans, a first-aider at
Alphington Road store, came to the
rescue of colleague Chris Hargreaves when he suffered a heart attack
instore late last year. She popped an aspirin - which thins the blood -
under his tongue, a... -
Liverpool store welcomes Everton striker
20
Liverpool's East Prescot Road store entertained
a famous footballing face when Everton striker
Kevin Campbell was filmed there as a mystery
guest for a recent edition of BBC's A Question
Of Sport programme.
According to store... -
Lorra love for lovely old lorry
20
Alan Charles, a retired driver from Buntingford
depot, kept a loving eye on an ex-Salnsbury's
Atkinson lorry after it was sold to a travelling fair
in 1983.
But by 1996, the vehicle was in very bad
condition and was bought by... -
Ripley spice it up
20
To help celebrate its success - in line with
the Way We Work principles - Ripley store
held a party featuring a specialappearance
by the "Spice Girls". Showing off his talents
as Baby Spice is senior duty manager Pete
Hill... -
Stars come out for district party
20
Terry Wells' latest annual district party is already the stuff of legend
after it was mentioned, not only on the Pepsi Chart and CITV, but also
on Radio One's Zoe' Ball Breakfast Show (before Zoe' left).
About 1,600 colleagues... -
Braintree's funds benefit hospice
21
Braintree store has been fund-raising over the past
few months for the local Farleigh Hospice and raised
an impressive £1,000. Presenting the cheque to
the hospice's Steve Razell are: (I to r) Denise Perrin,
Yvonne Raven and... -
Cat in a flap
21
A cat had a lucky
escape after
travelling several
miles underthe
wing of a car before
a customer at
Chichester store
heard her meowing
inside the vehicle in
the store's car park.
Two members of
the customer
service... -
Fancy a party at Fareham?
21
Farehamis
celebrating its 25th
birthday with a
party on Saturday
25 November.
Tickets are free, and
anyone who has
ever worked at the
store is invited.
If you're
interested,please
phone 01329
287721, and ask
for Helen... -
Hempstead brings sunshine to nursery
21
Hempstead Savacentre raised funds
throughout 1999 for the Variety Club Of Great
Britain and used the money to buy a Sunshine
Coach for The Woodlands Special Needs
Nursery in Gillingham, Kent.
Duty manager Peter Limbert is... -
Joanne's success on a platelet
21
Lancaster can boast it employs the youngest platelet
donor in the country with student worker Joanne
Pearcy.
Joanne was featured in her local newspaper as
part of a campaign to recruit donors. She has been
giving blood for... -
Ken aids Zimbabwe project
21
Ken Dixon, warehouseman at Charlton depot, together with his wife Maureen,
spent five weeks in Zimbabwe last year helping the Ameva Work Project - a
Christian farm and school for nearly 800 pupils. Their priority was to... -
Coke gives your child a chance to lead England
22
Coca-Cola is offering one lucky reader's child the chance to lead out the
England team in its match against Germany in the Euro 2000 football
championship. But hurry as your entry needs to be in by Monday 8 May.
Coca-Cola is an... -
Quick crossword
22
ACROSS
1.3-D viewer (11)
9. Intimidate (3)
10. Rot (9)
11. Mischievous (5)
13. Narrated (7)
14. Make more wealthy (6)
16. Satisfy (6)
18. Greed (7)
19. Dulcet (5)
20. Showed (9)
21. Hawaiian garland (3)
22. Former... -
Solutions to March's wordsearch and crossword
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1. Flute
2. Drums
3. Saxophone
4. Harp
5. Piano
6. Violin
7. Guitar
8. Cello
9. Trumpet
lO.Sitar
Across: 1 Vary; 3
Assemble; 9 Liberal;
10 Tress;11 Disintegrate;
13 Twinge;15 Divest;
17lmpermanence;
22 Hilarity; 23... -
Wordsearch
22
THEM bones, them
bones... Can you find
the medical names for
these bones? Words are
written horizontally
and vertically, but not
diagonally or backwards.
bones
1. Shoulder blade
2. Backbone
3. Chest bone
4. Shin... -
Fare comment - Chicken Spinach Stilton Toast
23
Be a spring-chicken lover with this toasty recipe... JWP •
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Hear! here!
23
Orange Just Talk offers you:
No hidden service charge
No expiry date on top-up vouchers
Calls can cost as little as 5p per minute
International calls from the UK cost at least 20 per cent
less than BT's standard... -
January competition winners
23
Winning the £25 crossword prize is
Andy Beaven at Uxbridge business
centre. The £10 wordsearch prize goes
toBGilesatKempshott.
Racing off tothe British Grand Prix
weekend at Silverstone were
Richard Hill, Meadowhall;... -
Up and under with Novon
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m! Sainsbury's
quins Rugby Club,
atch Harlequins
season away
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If and send your
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are offering you
e to enjoy a rugby
uins play against
Loftus Road on
, the lucky winner
andHarleguins
Harlequins... -
Customer comments
24
never a nuisance
Stanway customer Sukie Simpson
writes:
I would like to commend the way you
deal with customers with disabilities.
I have MS and find shopping extremely
tiring, but the cashiers are always
very helpful... -
Guildford keeps cool in a crisis
24
Guildford colleagues came to the rescue when two
customers were coincidentally taken ill on the same day,
atthesametime.
While supervisor Pauline Jones and cashier
Annette Taylor helped one woman who needed
to be taken to... -
Human touch
24
A little boy's wish to have a Bug's Life
cake for his fifth birthday nearly came
unstuck when Haywards Heath stopped
stocking them.
But thanks to the store making a few
phone calls, a cake was found at East
Grinstead and... -
Tea sales go Dutch
24
hen a former Halifax customer living in Hoi
as unable to find his favourite tea in
utch shops, he wrote
store and asked
ne PG Tips to be ~^y
)him.
Store manager
Anthony Clegg duly
•bliged, paying th°
ostage and... -
The hottest L-shape in town
24
stocks make nobody's life taste better, but Nev
duty manager Steve Horrill has found one way to
ise the time they leave a hole on the shelf - by
nganL-shapered.
-A by the SABRE system,
warehouse assistants... -
Weedon Road keeps the party jumping
24
Following a special request from her
daughter, Weedon Road customer Mrs
Aggarwal went in search of a birthday cake
like one she'd bought two years before.
But no stores in the Northampton area had
anything like...
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