'Sainsbury's Journal', December 2006

Table of content

• Contents Page
  02

  P4 OUR NEWS
  A round-up of what's going on around
  the business.
  P7 RETAIL WATCH
  Competition Commission uncovered.
  P8 DID YOU KNOW?
  Meet Reverend Jean.
  P9 JOB SWAP
  From wine expert to decision maker in
  a day - two...

• Guest editor, Kerry Egan
  03

  KERRY EGAN
  Stock Control Manager
  North Cheam Christmas is nearly here and we are so busy at North
  Cheam. Our new store is now one of the most modern
  in the company and our customers love it. You can read
  about it on Page...

• Double-deck solution to customer parking
  04

  North Cheam has made the
  history bool first store in the country to
  have a double-decl< customer
  car parl<.
  This innovative feature is just
  one part of a massive
  refurbishment which has seen
  an additional 90...

• Help for Farepak savers
  04

  Thousands of families who lost
  their Christmas savings when
  the Farepak hamper company
  folded can now look forward
  to receiving some
  compensation thanks to major
  retailers, led by Sainsbury's.
  We became the first...

• Your hard work drives great performance
  04

  "Our best performance for many years" is how Justin described our fialf-year
  performance, when he announced the results to City analysts and journalists.
  The results come 18 months into our Making Sainsbury's Great Again and to...

• Active Kids celebrates another win
  05

  We've won another great
  award for our Active Kids
  campaign.
  The prestigious Marketing
  Week Effectiveness Awards
  gave us the top prize in the
  Corporate Social
  Responsibility category.
  It acknowledged that through
  Active...

• Colleague Council big days prove a great success
  05

  Colleague Council members
  from stores across the country
  gained a real insight into our
  business at the first big days
  organised specially for them.
  In a packed day of
  presentations and activities,
  colleagues heard from...

• We keep on winning!
  05

  We've had a fantastic few weeks as colleagues
  have picked up an armful of awards reflecting
  many of our great achievements.
  The awards span everything we do, from buying to
  supply chain, and marketing to human resources.
  Top...

• Colleagues show-off their football skills
  06

  More than 220 colleagues
  from across the country
  travelled to Birmingham to
  take part in the annual
  five-a-side football
  competition.
  The teams drawn the from
  stores, supply chain and store
  support centre...

• Great new way to buy a gift
  06

  This Christmas, customers
  have an exciting new
  gift choice as they look for
  that perfect present.
  If they can't find exactly the
  right present in the aisles,
  they can make a selection
  from the new Gift Card
  Centre recently...

• Think 21 leads the way for responsible drink sales
  06

  The efforts by colleagues at
  Sainsburys@Bells stores to
  prevent under-age drinks sales
  has been rewarded with a
  Responsible Drinks
  Retailing award.
  The awards showcase
  examples of good practice
  where retailers go out of...

• WIN a £50 Gift Card
  06

  To celebrate the launch of the new Gift Card Centre we are
  giving away £50 worth of Gift Card(s) to one colleague.
  Simply name three of the retail partners who appear in our
  Gift Card Centre.
  You can text ENTER GIFT followed...

• So what's the Competition Commission got to do with us?
  07

  It's a well known fact that
  customers will shop at the
  supermarket nearest to their
  home...location, location,
  location!
  And for a lot of people in the
  UK today, that supermarket
  is Tesco.
  Though newspapers still refer
  to...

• Did you know?: In the spotlight - Ian Prest, Head of Transport
  08

  Where were you born?
  Kingston upon Hull
  What is your favourite
  food and drink?
  Fish and lager
  What Is your
  favourite TV
  programme?
  F1 racing, Top
  Gear and
  history
  programmes
  Where did you
  spend your last
  holiday?...

• Did you know?: My hidden talent
  08

  Checkout Assistant and
  priest as she embarks on
  her busiest time Working on the till one day at Newcastle Under
  Lyme, Jean Warham was approached by a
  hassled mum.
  "Thanl^ goodness you're here," said the lady
  introducing her...

• Job Swap: Wine expert to decision maker
  09

  Pierre Ivorra is the BWS Manager at Islington. He swapped jobs
  with Xavier Vidal the Trading Director for Impulse Grocery
  based at store support centre, Holborn. Pierre's day
  My Expectations I think Xavier's day will be full of...

• You can bank on us
  10

  F ree parking, short queues and
  round the clock opening. Oh. And
  you can do your weekly shop there at
  the same time. Do high street banks
  offer these facilities? No? But we do!
  Sainsbury's Bank first opened up in
  February...

• Tell Justin
  11

  Your 1
  Christmas
  suggestion
  unwrapped In the run up to Christmas we've received lots
  of suggestions on how we could make our
  customers' and our colleagues' lives easier.
  Here are a few of those ideas and our
  responses....

• Think 21... it's for your benefit
  12

  It's not easy to guess a teenager's age. But if you
  do guess and get it wrong, the consequences could
  be serious. Which is why Think 21 is there to help. Your local council is about to test
  you. No, it's not a quiz on...

• Try tips - your ideas help make the difference
  14

  Do you have a
  secret family
  recipe? A top tip
  for a tasty meal? A
  clever way of using
  a favourite
  Ingredient? The
  Food and Innovation
  Centre wants to
  hear from you. r his Christmas a whole new set
  of Try tips will hit...

• Your shout: product test
  16

  When it comes to Christmas shopping there's always someone who is difficult
  to buy for. This year we're making things easier by offering a wide range of gift
  ideas. There's something to suit everyone. We asked colleagues at...

• Check Out My basket
  17

  Name: Lee Thomas
  Position: Project Delivery IVIanaqer
  Location: Store support centre
  With Christmas coming up we asked
  Lee what would be in his perfect
  basket and the reasons why.,.

• Your shout: try something new today
  17

  We gave two colleagues at Wrexham the
  chance to try our new Basics cereal bar
  which will be in store in January. Raise the
  breakfast bar
  Everyone knows a good breakfast is the best way to start
  the day. But with today's busy...

• Dates to remember
  18

  Friday 16 December
  • Last chance to post second
  class in the UK.
  Tuesday 19 December
  • Just in time for ordering
  Sainsbury's hampers and wine.
  Make sure you've ordered yours
  by 3pm today. Last deliveries
  are 21...

• Planning your Christmas menu
  18

  1. There's nothing like a
  Norfolk turkey
  Our Norfolk Blacks are a traditional
  British breed. Their plumage has a
  high oil content which means the
  meat stays moist with plenty of
  flavour. The birds are reared by
  family-run...

• Yule love it
  18

  Christmas is coming and we've got lots of tasty
  treats and exciting gift ideas in store. And because
  we always want to be known as the best for food and
  health, the ingredients list for Christmas products is
  the healthiest and...

• Bid-up lin round-up
  19

  For the third year running, Board
  members have sponsored product
  lines they are passionate about. They
  are all key lines which will sell large
  volumes this Christmas and carry
  high margins, so look out for them
  in store.
  1....

• Win a case of Croft vintage port
  19

  Christmas wouldn't be the same
  without a good glass of port and this
  year we will be featuring Croft
  Platinum Reserve as the lead offer.
  Croft Platinum Reserve is an
  exclusive blend from a reserve
  of fine oak aged ports....

• The famous five
  20

  Respect for
  our environment
  In the last issue of the Journal, Justin talked about how the
  Famous Five lie at the heart of how we run our business.
  in this issue we turn the spotlight on one of the Five - Respect for
  our...

• The famous five: Bumper year for card recycling
  20

  II ^ p his year we're expecting 200
  I tonnes of used Christmas cards
  to go through our recycling scheme,"
  says Recycling & Resources Manager
  James McKechnie. "That's 30 double
  deckers' worth, so by reducing our
  waste we're...

• The famous five: Food donations benefit charities
  20

  Food donation is an
  excellent way of diverting
  surplus product away from
  landfill. The main reason for
  doing this is to reduce the
  production of methane - a highly
  potent greenhouse gas, which
  contributes to global...

• The famous five: Save energy as you light up Christmas
  20

  All our stores will be putting up
  their Christmas lights about now.
  While most stores will use the same
  lights as last year, some will be buying
  new ones. And Group Energy Manager
  Julius Brinkworth wants those stores
  to...

• The famous five: Colleagues help reduce waste
  21

  Reducing waste,
  recycling and
  composting not only
  reduces our negative
  impact on the environment
  but also conserves material
  resources and saves money.
  Colleagues play a major
  role in this, and during
  2005-06 stores...

• The famous five: Customers offered new ways to recycle
  21

  December sees the introduction
  of three new recycling schemes,
  each of which aims to have a
  substantial impact in reducing the
  waste our customers send to landfill.
  We are the first retailer to have a
  freepost battery...

• Tales of Christmas past... and present
  22

  dinburgh's Cameron Toll store opened 22 years ago
  and Tu Clothing Manager Mary Armour was there at
  the beginning. Here, she chats to her friend and
  colleague Christina Drummond, the Co-ordinator for
  Sainsbury's Online...

• Local news round up: London
  23

  lUSWELL HILL ISLINGTON
  Colleagues gave a warm
  welcome to volunteers from
  Guide Dogs for the Blind
  when they collected at
  Hendon recently. The charity
  Healthy eating was the
  focus, when colleagues from
  Fulham partnered a...

• Local news round up: East
  24

  EAST
  HYE PARK DEPOT,
  HODDESE
  «xtra special 30th
  wedding anniversary for Rye
  Park driver Ken Taylor, as a
  celebratory dinner was his
  prize as winner of the Journal
  Lindt Excellence competition.
  Ken and his wife Selena...

• Local news round up: South
  24

  Duty Manager Geoff Shadrach
  challenged colleagues to dress
  up to look more spooky than
  their Store Manager for
  Halloween! The scary
  costumes didn't put off
  customers as sales of
  Halloween products increased
  by 1123% on the...

• Local news round up: North
  25

  Colleagues Jane Douglas
  and Graham Pearson,
  pictured, picked up a Highly
  Commended Award for
  Retention In the Fife Business
  Diversity Awards. The
  awards celebrate companies
  who encourage disabled
  people to succeed in...

• Local news round up: West
  25

  Colleagues at Plymou..
  treated to a Taste the
  difference and SoOrganic
  sampling evening to help
  them better understand the
  two ranges. The aim of the
  evening was to improve
  product knowledge so
  colleagues are better...

• Justin talks out
  26

  Our interim results have just been published
  and we all have something to celebrate.
  A cause for
  Christmas cheer I t has been our best performance in
  number of years, so a huge thank
  you and well done to you all.
  We are also...

• We want your feedback
  27

  Welcome to the second issue of the new format Sainsbury's Journal. This is your magazine and we
  really want to hear what you think of it. Your feedback will be used to help us plan future issues.
  Please spare a few minutes to...

• Coffee Break Solutions
  29

  One possible
  solution is:
  SKIP
  SKID
  SAID
  SAND
  BAND
  LAND

• Our Competition winners!
  29

  Our Competition winners!
  Champneys Wellbeing winner:
  Tracey Healy from Swansea wins a gift
  voucher for a two-night mid-week break
  for two at a Champneys Health Resort.
  Nectar prize crossword winner:
  Rita Edwards from Bretton...

• Your letters
  29

  Each issue we'll be
  awarding a £50
  Sainsbury's voucher
  for the best letter
  or comment. Dear Sir
  I was surprised when I went to
  work on Friday and was told we
  can now scan the Nectar card.
  I raised the issue in the...

• Coffee break
  30

  Fill in all the squares in the grid so that every row,
  column and each of the nine 3 x 3 squares contain
  all the digits from one to nine.
  Solutions on page 27 1 overheard a nan say t
  her grandson when he was
  Hng apples in the...

• Have a go at our Christmas Prize Crossword
  30

  Across Down
  Christmas songs (6)
  A smooth consistency (6)
  10 Goes off with a bang (7)
  Anagram of: a tree (5)
  12 Reminder of Christmas
  past? (4)
  13 Winged decoration (5)
  17 The fastest reindeer,
  perhaps? (5)
  18 Small bird,...

• Sainsbury's people: Long service 25 years
  31

  Linda Adams, Coldhams Lane. Richard
  Aldsworth, Oxford. Margaret Arnold,
  Alphlngton. Doris Ashby, High
  Wycombe. Patricia Atkinson, Redhill.
  Robert Bacon, Battersea Park Local.
  Valerie Baker, Uxbridge. David...

• Sainsbury's people: Promotions
  31

  Ben Aronstam, Buyer, Store Support
  Centre. Andrew Atherton, Team
  Manager, Store Support Centre. James
  Bailey, Senior Manager, Store Support
  Centre. Marrianne Baiter, Dry Goods
  Dept Mgr, Maypole Birmingham. Craig
  Barnard,...

• Sainsbury's people: Obituaries
  32

  John Armstrong, 71, Osmaston, died 26
  September (11 mths). Anne Charlton, 56,
  Horley, died 28 October (4 yrs).
  Raymond Craig, 59, Tadley, died 20
  September (1 yr). Godwin Dose, 32,
  Fosse Park, died 02 November (1 yr).
  Diana...

• Sainsbury's people: Retirements
  32

  Janet Abery, Broadcut (7 yrs). Waleria
  Aksentowicz, Rugby (5 yrs). Brenda
  Baguley, New Arnold (34 yrs). Janet
  Bailey, West Green (27 yrs). Christine
  Ball, Derby (7 yrs). Beryl Bardwell,
  Harlow (33 yrs). Eric Bishop,...