'The Journal', January/February 2002

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• Contents Page
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  contents
  features
  in the know with product development 7
  a new knowledge portal could shorten the time it takes to
  get products to the shelves
  we've got the loolc 8
  new packaging for own-brand products makes
  shopping...

• Forward View
  02

  ... from Stuart Mitchell, assistant
  managing director
  Weil, you did it! Your hard worl<, improved systems and solid
  planning, led to a record Ctiristmas and New Year trading
  period. For the fourth consecutive quarter, we've...

• If I Were Boss
  03

  Taking stock this month is John Clive, stock
  control assistant at Lewes Road, Brighton.
  I'd make sure all new starters are fully trained in their jobs. In
  our store, too many new starters leave before their probation
  is up....

• Record Christmas sales beat rivals
  03

  SAINSBURY'S HAD a record
  Christmas and New Year trading
  period last year with like-for-like sales
  up 6.8 per cent for the six weeks to
  5 January - beating both Tesco and
  Safeway. That's all down to the hard
  work of...

• Anna and the naked chef
  04

  WINCHMORE HILL colleague, Anna Wilson,
  is so passionate about food that she went
  along to see the naked chef him'self and
  ended up on stage helping Jamie Oliver
  with his recipes.
  Anna was picked at random from the
  audience -...

• What's On
  04

  new regular column, the journal brings
  you an indispensable guide to what's new
  in food over the coming weeks.
  dates for your diary
  ly. See page 12 to find
  out how to toss the perfect pancake.
  12 February is also Chinese New...

• Whitechapel gets an environmental check-up
  04

  THE ENVIRONMENTAL management
  department took a day out of the business
  centre to give Whitechapel store a thorough
  environmental check-up in December.
  "We know that stores want to be as green
  as possible, and this gave us a...

• Bites - New MD for Sainsbury's Bank
  05

  bites
  NEW MD FOR
  SAINSBURY'S
  BANK
  Sainsbury's Bank
  has a new managing
  director. Tim Pile
  started work on
  1 February, taking
  over from Hamish
  Taylor.
  Timjoins
  Sainsbury's Bank
  from Alliance and
  Leicester where he
  was...

• Jackpot!
  05

  SAINSBURY'S STORES have sold an
  amazing £1 billion of National
  Lottery and Instants tickets in the
  first seven years of the National
  Lottery. To marl< the occasion, Marl<
  Biscoe, national account manager
  of Camelot,...

• Sainsbury's takes responsibility seriously on the web
  05

  KEY STAKEHOLDERS can now find out more about Sainsbury's
  impact on society by logging on to www.j-sainsburyco.uk/csr.
  The web site aims to give key stakeholders - colleagues,
  shareholders, suppliers and customers - information...

• Smooth changeover to euro
  05

  THE FIRST weeks of the euro have been hitchfree
  for Sainsbury's stores in Northern
  Ireland, as well as the Calais wine store, since
  they began taking the new currency on
  1 January. On that day, over 14 billion euro
  notes and...

• Bites - Loughborough Wins Slice of Cake
  06

  bites
  LOUGHBOROUGH
  WINSSLICEOF
  CAKE
  Loughborough got
  to have its cake and
  eat it after the
  store won a
  colleague sales
  incentive on Taste
  the Difference
  desserts for period
  nine.
  The SLICE
  Initiative (Sales
  Linked...

• Far-sighted sponsorship
  06

  SAINSBURY'S HAS teamed up with
  the Hampshire Association for the
  Careofthe Blind (HACB)and
  sponsored a leaflet which helps train
  the general public in how to guide
  people with sight loss.
  The leaflet was launched at
  Hedge...

• Sharing pay brings reward
  06

  SAINSBURY'S HAS received an award
  from Sharing the Caring tor its support of
  payroll giving. The award was presented
  by Michael Martin, Speaker of the House
  of Commons at a ceremony at London's
  Palace of Westminster.
  During...

• Trolley donation in the news
  06

  WANTAGE STORE made its local newspaper
  after rushing to the aid of a customer who
  required a special trolley fitted for her disabled
  daughter.
  When regular customer, Mrs Lassiter
  requested a specially fitted trolley...

• In the know with product development
  07

  New products will
  soon be winging
  their way to
  supermarket
  shelves guicker
  than ever before
  thankstothehelpof
  a new computer
  tool being piloted by
  Sainsbury's product
  developers. Atrial of the new knowledge portal...

• We've got the look
  08

  There's been a quiet
  revolution in own-brand
  packaging recently, with
  a fresh and clean new
  design that aims to make
  Sainsbury's quality
  clearer to customers. Sainsbury's takes great pains to
  ensure that the best,...

• Testing, testing, testing
  09

  f/ie/oarna/discovers
  how product
  testing is helping
  Sainsbury's really
  betheFirstforFood.
  Sainsbury's enjoyed outstanding
  success in ttie 2001 Quality Food and
  Drink awards, winning more
  accolades than any of its...

• A taste of things to come
  10

  Bread, milk, eggs, baked beans... Do you buy the
  same items week in, week out? It's easy to get in
  a rut with your shopping list. But there is a way
  to inspire consumers to try something new. Ask anyone who has tried -...

• Are you being good to yourself?
  11

  Gill Fine, company
  ^. nutritionist tells
  * the journal aboutthe
  nutrition team's plans
  to make healthy eating
  ' tasty and fun in 2002.
  The start of a new year is when many of us think
  about living a healthier lifestyle and...

• It's a toss-up!
  12

  With Pancake Day just around the
  corner on 12 February, you'll no doubt be
  trying to remember how to toss that
  perfect pancake. And who better to ask
  than Sainsbury's own inspiration chef,
  Stephen Parkins!
  This was Stephen's...

• Put a bit of romance into Valentine's Day
  12

  WHETHER YOU want a helping hand with that
  romantic meal, or to add a bit of excitement to
  Valentine's Day on 14 February, Sainsbury's
  has something for everyone. From tasty
  timesaving romantic meal options from
  Sainsbury's...

• Putting on the fizz
  12

  SAINSBURY'S CLASSIC Cola has been reformulated to
  add even more fizz to the shelves!
  The thirst-quenching cola drink carries a full spicy
  aroma and rich caramel flavour and includes the following
  lines:
  • Regular - a...

• Passionate about food
  13

  Innovation chef,
  Stephen Parkins,
  helped developthe
  new Oriental range,
  which comes into
  stores early this
  nnonth. He shares
  some of his favourite
  Oriental recipes with
  /ouma/readers.
  Peking duck
  Here's a quick way to...

• Oriental feast set to treat
  14

  J the journal celebrates this month's launch
  of Sainsbury's new Oriental range by
  looking at how exotic tastes of the East will
  get this year off to a flying start. 2002 is the Year of the Horse, and
  riding in with the Chinese...

• The magazine that's good enough to eat
  16

  Good old-fashioned mash was the flavour of the month
  in January - and all because of Sa/nsibtvr/'s Magaz/ne. Chef, Nigel Slater, cooked up some
  mouth-watering mash recipes in the
  January issue of the Magazine and
  sales of...

• In Season
  17

  Jane Curran, food & drink editor of
  Sainsbury's Magazine, inspires you
  to think seasonal fruit and veg.
  January and February may be dark, damp and
  depressing, but there is plenty of
  seasonal produce around - much
  of it...

• Shaw's colleague is Olympic torchbearer
  18

  SHERRI LYNCH, Shaw's 2001 President's Award winner had
  an appointment with history on 28 December 2001. She
  became Olympic torchbearer number 138, carrying the
  Olympic flame two-tenths of a mile through Concord, New
  Hampshire...

• Sister Cities
  18

  Wakefield, Rhode Island
  Shaw's colleagues made Christmas special for terminally ill
  children. Associates from the support centre worl eight-hour shifts to benefit the Make-a-Wish Foundation which
  grants wishes, such...

• Be a good sport
  19

  Thousands of
  colleagues across
  the country regularly
  prove there's a lighter
  side to working life
  by socialising after
  the day is done,
  playing together in
  sports teams. Here's
  a round-up of some
  of those teams. A great...

• Win a pair of rugby tickets
  19

  Continuing in the sporting vein, the journal
  has obtained a pair of tickets from Tetley's,
  the official beer of England rugby, for the
  clash between England and Wales in the Six
  Nation's Competition at Twickenham on
  23 March...

• Sainsbury's shows its heart
  20

  Colleagues from stores,
  depots and central
  departments have spent
  the past year generating
  funds forthe British
  Heart Foundation (BHF)-
  Sainsbury's chosen
  charity for 2001-
  pronnoting the company's
  commitment to...

• Big hearts indeed
  21

  Many colleagues, in addition to
  fundraisingforthe British Heart
  Foundation, also collected money ;
  forthe Children in Need appeal,
  which took place late last year, f/ie ;
  yourna/doesn't have enough space
  to include all the...

• Express yourself
  22

  spot on, boss!
  June Shepherd, in-store sampler,
  Loughborough:
  I thought Bryan Quirk was spot on with
  what he would do "If he were boss" in
  the Decemberyourna/. His comments
  about paying colleagues more to
  encourage staff...

• Cartoon
  23

  I'm not being ageist! She is my grandma!!

• Salient Points
  23

  Joyce Leabourne, customer service
  assistant, Poole:
  Poole is rarely mentioned in the journal,
  and we are such a friendly store with
  excellent colleagues. I am due to retire in
  February 2002, and after 12 years' service,
  have...

• Bob brings birthday tidings
  24

  IT'S BEEN 12 months since the new
  Maidstone store opened, and to
  help celebrate its first birthday.
  Bob The Builder popped in for a
  special shoot.
  Customers and children had the opportunity
  to have their picture taken with...

• Cider comes with season ticket
  24

  ONE LUCKY customer at Leeds now has
  two season tickets for Leeds United - thanks
  to a competition held at the store in
  conjunction with Strongbow Cider.
  The winner of the free prize draw, Pat
  Marshall, is pictured receiving...

• Harrogate's open for business
  24

  HARROGATE'S REOPENING after its
  refurbishment made the local newspaper,
  and star of the show was ten-year-old
  Robert Umpleby, who cut the ribbon.
  Robert, a pupil at Birstwith County
  Primary School, was bought shares by...

• Lordshill helps local youths
  24

  LORDSHILL STORE in Southampton has
  worked closely with others nearby to set up
  and fund a project which hopes to empower
  and develop the potential of local young
  people.
  The Lordshill Youth Project is aimed at
  young people...

• They're the goodies guys
  24

  EAST M AYNE store stepped into the breach to
  provide1,000 goodie bags at the Children's
  University Award ceremony after a local rival store
  allegedly let them down, with just a week to go.
  Education Action Zone, a...

• Top of the charts
  24

  WEDNESFIELD STORE
  manager, Martin Comes
  popped into the studio to
  donate a chegue to New Cross
  Hospital Radio Wulfrun's Pete
  Hickman, who presents a
  weekly chart and dedication programme for children
  and young people at the...

• Equipped to teach
  25

  DONCASTER'S THORNE Road
  made it into the local newspaper
  when store manager Nick Allcock
  presented Kingfisher School with a
  variety of books, musical
  instruments and cookery
  equipment - thanks to Sainsbury's
  Equipment For...

• In another planet
  25

  NEWBURY STORE has put in a stellar
  performance to receive a certificate of
  excellence at the Mars Awards for the
  Environment in Berkshire.
  Code controller, Jenny Campbell, and
  community officer, Tony Green, accepted...

• Raising Awareness
  25

  COLLEAGUES AT Washington Savacentre
  have raised an impressive £1,556 for the
  Breast Cancer Awareness charity.
  The total was achieved through various
  fund-raising activities within the store, with
  help from four colleagues,...

• Sainsbury's 7's supports students
  25

  SAINSBURY'S NOW sponsors an Inter-university
  sports day, formerly ttie Ctiristie Cup, and the
  Group's graduate recruitment team attended ttie
  inaugural competition In Liverpool late last year.
  The Sainsbury's 7's Cup saw...

• The Maltese fashion
  25

  JENNY PESKETT, from Crayford
  store, was holidaying In Malta,
  trying to choose fabric for an
  exclusive evening gown for her
  store's Christmas bash, and this
  Is what she found.
  Now all she needed was an
  orange fleecy-type...

• October competition winners
  26

  Winning the £25 crossword is Jerry Bridson at Sedlescombe Road. The £10
  wordsearch goes to M Stuart at Basildon Savacentre.
  For a list of the winners in the rest ot the competitions featured in the October
  issue, please send...

• Quick Crossword
  26

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  8. Break up (7)
  10. Fully (8)
  11. Prejudice (4)
  13. Angry (6)
  15, Peril(6)
  17. Declare (4)
  18. Dig (8)
  21. Building (7)
  22. Gruesome fiend (5)
  23. Blockade (10)
  DOWN
  1. Festival...

• Solutions to December crossword
  26

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  Down:l Carob: 2 Redbreast:
  3...

• Win a monster prize
  26

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• Win a holiday!
  27

  You could be in with a chance of winning a great
  holiday to Cornwall, provided by Central Vacations.
  the journal is your magazine, and we want to make
  sure that it's relevant, up to date, and contains all the
  information you...

• Win a trip to Tenerife
  27

  Tenerife
  Reef brings together a natural blend of exotic fruit juice
  with the cutting edge of vodka, making it delicious and
  easy to drink. Reef is the No.1 tasting fab range
  according to consumer research and has the...

• Win Brita's new water-filter kettle
  27

  The UK water filter market is now worth
  morethan £70 million a year-and
  Sainsbury's is a leading retailer in the
  market. Around 1.4 million cartridges
  will be bought in its stores this year.
  There is still huge potential in...

• That's what I call service!
  28

  Congratulations to everyone who has been nominated for
  a Great Service Heroes award. The judges received over
  350 nominations-and they made their final decisionjust as
  the journal went to press. See the panel, right, for the...