'Sainsbury's Journal', May 2006

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• Contents Page
  02

  Inside...
  Fifth quarter of consecutive
  growth
  Your news
  4 Jamie films new ad for the
  Sainsbury's Sport Relief Mile
  5 Official England World Cup
  merchandise comes to stores
  6 Tonbridge to the rescue
  8 Milestone for...

• Up Front
  02

  In January I said I would be taking the
  M M stairs instead of the lift and true to my
  word, I've been doing this! Now I'm monitoring
  my progress with a Sport Relief pedometer in
  readiness for the Sport Relief Mile on 15 July....

• Fact
  03

  We have
  reclaimed the
  number one
  organic spot
  with our ownbrand
  range,
  Sainsbury's
  so organic.
  Figures show
  that our share
  of spend on
  own-brand
  organicsgrew
  to 31.9 per cent
  ahead of Tesco
  at 29 per cent.

• Fifth quarter of consecutive growth
  03

  Trading performance for the
  12 weeks to 25 March has
  resulted in a fifth consecutive
  quarter of lil^e-for-like sales
  growth. During that period,
  like-for-like sales (excluding
  petrol) were up by 5.3 per cent.
  For the year,...

• Green light for wheel of health
  03

  Nutritional information is a hot
  topic in the press at the moment.
  Customers are increasingly
  asking what's in the food they buy
  and how they can plan a healthy,
  balanced diet.
  Our wheel of health is
  displayed on more than...

• Jamie's a real sport
  04

  Sydenham colleagues turned their store Into a
  film set over two nights in March, ready for
  Jamie Oliver to film the Sainsbury's Sport Relief
  Mile TV ad.
  Store Manager Tim HIsted explained:
  "Everyone was really excited - it's...

• Two depots move up a gear
  04

  Waltham Point and St Albans
  depots are now officially Retail
  Service Centres, reflecting
  their commitment to serving
  Sainsbury's stores.
  Zone Managing Director Jon
  Hartiand nominated the depots
  for the accreditation and...

• Cover up with Sainsbury's Bank
  05

  The Bank has launched a new
  and improved home insurance
  product in response to
  customer feedback. The product
  offers even more savings and
  more cover.
  A range of benefits includes
  specified items cover for higher
  value...

• Doughs of our lives
  05

  Sixteen to twenty-four-yearotds
  now have a new way to gain
  an education beyond the
  classroom with the bakery
  apprenticeship scheme, the first
  supermarket retail
  apprenticeship with a craft.
  Developed in partnership...

• Here we go, here we go, here we go!
  05

  The greatest football tournament
  known to man - the World Cup -
  will be hitting our screens on 9
  June and we will be there with
  the official tournament
  merchandise to help customers
  cheer on the teams.
  This year sees the...

• Got a legal problem?
  06

  If you need legal advice but
  don't know where to turn,
  then give the Legal Store
  Champions a call.
  Jamie McCleave, one of
  the new Legal Champions,
  explained: "We devised the
  role to help stores achieve
  the company's...

• Read all about it
  06

  In a bid to boost book
  sales, we sponsored the
  Popular Fiction of the
  Year category at this
  year's British Book
  Awards.
  The awards ceremony
  was hosted by Richard
  Madeley and Judy Finnegan
  and televised on Channel 4.
  Book...

• Tonbridge to the rescue
  06

  Tonbridge Duty Manager, Paul
  Cave!!, came to the rescue of a
  local church group when they were
  let down by another supermarket.
  The Holy Trinity church had
  organised a weekend away for
  80 disadvantaged children at
  the local...

• Awards galore at Letchworth
  07

  Letchworth colleagues are
  celebrating after winning a clutch
  of awards during the last year.
  After Letchworth won topperforming
  store in the region,
  Manager John Ratcliffe was
  awarded Store Manager of the
  year within zone...

• Bags that don't cost the earth
  07

  shopper is a new reusable bag
  for our customers.
  Ideal for smaller purchases
  and people on the go, the bag
  costs just 75p and can be
  used again and again. It's
  sturdy and can be folded
  away in a handbag until it's
  needed...

• Double win for Journal
  07

  The Journa/has done the
  double-winning two publishing
  • awards.
  • The British Association of
  Communicators in Business
  gavethe Journal an Award of
  Excellence in the best internal
  newsmagazine category. The
  , judges...

• Success for Taste of Success
  07

  The Taste of Success educational
  scheme has won us the coveted
  Gold Award in the education
  category of the Food & Drink
  Federation's Community
  Partnership Awards 2006.
  The awards recognise the food
  chain's commitment to...

• 50 down, 67 to go for Jacksons
  08

  Jacksons colleagues achieved a
  milestone in March when they
  celebrated the 50th Sainsbury's
  at Jacksons conversion - right on
  schedule.
  Project Leader Mike Hoyle
  explained: "There are 117
  Jacksons stores and in June...

• Fact
  08

  Own-brand
  bagged salads will
  soon be washed
  and rinsed in
  natural spring
  water in response
  to customer
  demand

• Tea at the Palace
  08

  Aionq with Jamie Oliver, w
  will be creating a special |
  British picnic tea at i
  Buckingham Palace on 25;
  June as part of The Queeni
  80th birthday celebration^^^
  Two thousand children will
  join The Queen at...

• Three more weeks for Active Kids
  08

  Remember, there's still
  three more weeks for
  customers to collect
  Active Kids vouchers.
  Vouchers will be
  available in-store until
  30 May so encourage
  customers to collect so
  their local school can
  benefit. Schools...

• We're regional winners
  09

  Colleagues at Maidenhead Local and
  Archer Road stores are celebrating
  making the Retail Awards shortlist Maidenhead Local is an ex-Shaws
  store and lias only been branded
  as Sainsbury's since July 2005.
  Store Manager, Nick...

• Step up to the Challenge
  10

  BE A
  SPORT.,.
  Dress as your
  favourite
  sport star Step forward,
  Steve Carson
  Acting Zone Managing Director Steve Carson
  tool< tiie pedometer ctiallenge to see just tiow
  many steps he takes in a day. Steve found lie
  wall

• Thanks a (100) million
  12

  Waltham Point makes history as
  the first distribution centre to pick
  100 million cases in one financial year Waltham Point depot delivered
  100 million cases to stores in one
  financial year - the first
  distribution centre in...

• New cafes perk up customers
  13

  Customer
  restaurants are
  getting a makeover
  and products
  are selling like
  hot cakes What do you need to perk you up
  after a hard day's shopping? How
  about settling down in a stylish
  cafe with a large cup of...

• A Royal treat
  14

  Another crop coming to stores
  earlier than ever this year is Jersey
  Royal potatoes. Special deliveries
  were made to stores a full three
  weeks early - extending the season
  by almost one-third.
  Senior Produce Buyer...

• Asparagus shoots into stores
  14

  Asparagus is another crop that has made it to
  stores early this year.
  New growing techniques and improved varieties
  have brought forward the traditional eight-week
  season by four weeks - guaranteeing a huge boost
  for the...

• They're berry early
  14

  he earliest ever B
  strawberries hit Sainsbury's
  stores a staggering seven
  weeks earlier than the
  traditional start of the season.
  We sell 40 million punnets
  of strawberries every year
  and this early variety is grown
  in...

• Tomatoes all year round
  14

  Despite the cold weather this
  winter, British tomatoes were
  picked and packed for our shelves
  in March, as Britain became a
  year-round producer for the
  first time.
  These tomatoes have been
  produced in greenhouses...

• All together now
  15

  The new Summer Foods Together
  range is here, encouraging friends
  and family to enjoy food together -
  whatever the weather!
  The range equips you with all
  you need this summer and last
  year's cool bag promotion is back -
  but...

• Shining stars: On a mission to help
  16

  When Crawley CTS Bob Waters
  received £500-worth of holiday
  vouchers as part of our Shining
  Stars scheme, he jumped at the
  opportunity to join a group from
  his local church on a visit to an
  impoverished community in
  Uganda....

• Tell Justin: Fresh ideas in seasonal store
  17

  Colleagues continue to come up with great ideas to improve the business
  through the Tell Justin suggestion scheme Fresh
  ideas in
  seasonal
  store
  Salad Bar Assistant Joan
  Dawson is thrilled that an
  idea to improve...

• Tell Justin: Name badges set to try something new
  17

  Look out for new name badges
  which are due to arrive in
  stores soon. The new badges,
  with a message: Try something
  new today, are being phased in
  as soon as old stock has been
  used up.
  The idea was the brainchild of
  Pat...

• "I'm training to save lives''
  18

  Saving lives is all in a day's work for
  Petrol Assistant Fiona Gentle Fiona Gentle leads a double life,
  part of the time she's a helpful,
  friendly Newhaven Harbour Petrol
  Assistant and the rest of the time
  she's a life...

• Star-bucks
  18

  store Crystal Peaks in
  'field is already making a
  k in the community with the
  >f the Local Heroes scheme,
  olleagues Angela Taylor, Jill
  rison, Jean Hepplestone and
  ^ Clemence raised £476 to
  Beighton Sports and
  ure Club...

• Brazil nut!
  19

  Scheduling Clerk Lisa Morton
  from Kiln Lane in Epsonn takes
  f undraising to a whole new level.
  Not satisfied with just doing the
  normal activities, such as car
  boot sales and sponsored runs,
  Lisa bungee jumps, abseils...

• Briefs
  19

  • BARNWOOD colleaque Chris
  Heath was presented with a cake
  and a selection of gifts a few
  days after his last ever shift.
  Chris joined Sainsbury's in 1967,
  after a short training period
  working as an apprentice
  butcher In...

• After dinner Lindt
  20

  For over 150 years the master
  chocolatiers of Lindt have
  developed and refined their
  unique secret recipes with
  absolute devotion, resulting in
  the Lindt chocolate culture.
  Attention is lavished on Lindt
  chocolate making -...

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  20

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