'Sainsbury's Journal', January/February 2007

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• Contents Page
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  OUR NEWS
  i around the
  business
  THE FAMOUS FIVE
  IN SEASON
  RETAIL WATCH
  DID YOU KNOW?
  JOB SWAP
  UNIFORMS
  TELL JUSTIN
  INSIDE STORY
  and the chance
  hamper!
  RED NOSE DAY
  YOUR SHOUT

• GUEST EDITOR JOHN DENNIS
  03

  JOHN DENNIS
  Warehouse Operative,
  Rye Park I have what they call a 'useful' tummy on me. And
  though I might not look it, I am actually quite healthy.
  I had a triple bypass ten years ago and so me and the
  wife tend to be...

• Bananas go 100% Fairtrade
  04

  We're set to strengthen our
  position as the leading Fairtrade
  retailer in July when we convert
  our entire banana range to
  Fairtrade.
  Bananas are the most popular item
  we sell - in fact 1000 are bought
  in our stores every...

• Get set for bigger better Active Kids
  04

  Active Kids 2007 launches on 3rd February,
  with changes that make it even better than
  last year.
  Joining up with the Scouts and Guides for the first time
  means that an extra one million young people will...

• Top marks for our healthy food
  04

  We have beaten off stiff
  competition to be named
  the best supermarket for
  encouraging healthy eating.
  In its 'Short-Changed on Health' report, the
  National Consumer Council rated eight of the
  top supermarkets. It looked at a...

• Hats warm up winter
  05

  Across the country you
  took up the challenge
  to get knitting. Everyone who knitted a hat for an innocent
  smoothie bottle deserves a big thank you.
  The success of the 'Supergran' campaign has
  knocked the innocent team off...

• Watch out for the Big 5 Drive
  05

  eating is going to be at the forefront of our
  customers' minds. With this in mind we
  lunching a unique sales promotion aimed at
  jraging customers to eat more fruit
  egetables.
  eeks from 10th January, every time a
  isiK a store...

• Crumbs it's real bread
  06

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• Licensed to help customers
  06

  Across the country, hundreds
  of customer services desk
  colleagues have now
  completed an exciting new
  training programme aimed at
  building confidence and
  technical skills.
  Rachel Barrett, Customer
  Service Project...

• Loyalty and long service celebrated
  06

  It's always great to celebrate a milestone in
  style, and that's exactly what a record
  number of colleagues did at two 25 Club
  Long Service award dinners held at the Royal
  Lancaster Hotel, in London.
  More that 1,700...

• New look for Caledonian water
  06

  The complete range of
  Caledonian Spring Water
  is being relaunched with
  a new bottle design that
  is friendlier to the
  environment.
  We're unique in being the
  only retailer to use bottles
  made from 20%...

• Climate change matters
  07

  Is it really possible to look after our environment and run
  a successful business? Oh yes, as we show time and
  time again.
  Climate change is happening. Our summers are becoming
  hotter and drier and our winters wetter. Droughts...

• Did you know?: Andy Sapey Zone Managing Director - West (and proud of it!)
  08

  Where were you born?
  Norwich
  What is the one product that you buy
  from Sainsbury's that you just can't
  do without - and why?
  Taste the difference tomatoes because
  they nearly taste as nice as the home
  grown ones.
  Where...

• Did you know?: My hidden talent
  08

  Don't fall out with David Barnes. The
  19-year-old who works the night shift at
  the Cockermouth store could well get
  you in a cross buttock and haul you to
  the ground.
  Well, not at work. But through the glorious...

• Job Swap: Customer Service to Operations Manager
  09

  Amanda's day
  My Expectations I've never really thought about Liz's job. I knew she visited stores as
  come to ours, but I didn't have a very clear picture of what she
  exactly does.
  What I did - We went to Sunderland store and...

• Drawing board to store - the new uniform takes shape
  10

  T he new uniform is no longer a
  sketch on a piece of paper. We will
  begin trials with colleages in six stores
  in March.
  Plum tops with dashes of orange, and
  black bottoms will replace the current
  design. The unisex fleeces...

• Tell justin
  11

  Turning up the volume
  on Lean Thanks to everyone who
  submitted a suggestion during
  lean fortnight. The only thing that
  wasn't lean was the number of ideas!
  We received a huge amount of well
  thought out suggestions which...

• Focus on Fairtrade
  12

  Fail Fairtrade is fair for all
  February sees the annual celebration
  of all things Fairtrade. And although
  it's a national affair, for us especially
  it's a big event.
  We have been linked to Fairtrade
  since 1994, when the...

• Win a Cafedirect hamper
  13

  Our major partner in Fairtrade hot drinks, Cafedirect is
  giving one lucky winner the chance to celebrate in style.
  The 100% Fairtrade brand is giving away a fantastic hamper
  of goodies including a Bodum cafetiere, Bodum...

• Red nose day
  14

  The Big One
  is coming! Get set for the
  Big One!
  Red Nose Day is fast
  approaching and we are
  committed to making it
  our best one ever. Following your amazing efforts
  for Sport Relief last year, it's
  time to get thinking and...

• Your shout: Super healthy meals
  16

  Super naturals™ is all about fabulous, tasty, products that
  are bursting with healthy ingredients.
  These dishes are made using the best ingredients and nothing else - no
  colours, no flavourings, preservatives or added salt....

• Check Out My healthy basket
  17

  Name: Dominica O'Donoghue
  A convenient way to get
  one of your 5-a-day.
  Taste the difference
  whole rolled porridge
  oats 79p
  Healthy yet indulgent,
  these oats provide fibre
  which helps maintain a
  healthy digestive...

• Your shout: Try something new today
  17

  Two colleagues from Kingswood, Bristol,
  crack open some exciting new additions
  to this year's Easter Egg range
  Crack open a
  tasty Easter treat
  Before the Easter bunny has had a
  chance to get his paws on them, we...

• The famous five
  18

  The best for food
  and health
  Our goal is to provide customers with healthy, safe,
  fresh and tasty products. We want to make healthy
  eating easier, enjoyable and more affordable for
  everyone.

• The famous five: Latest Wheel of Health Initiative
  18

  The Wheel of Health is now on well
  over 4,000 products. Extending it
  across all our products has been a big
  challenge because we have over 8,000
  own brand food lines.
  Last year we launched it across the
  Taste the difference...

• The famous five: A rainbow of health
  19

  rainbow
  One of the easiest - and tastiest - ways
  to stay healthy is to eat plenty
  of fruit and vegetables.
  You probably already know that you
  should be eating at least five portions
  of fruit and vegetables a day. But
  . if...

• The famous five: Energy in and energy out
  19

  Our healthy eating focus
  concentrates on what we
  put into our body in the form of food
  and what we burn up in the form of
  calories. Getting the balance right is
  tricky, but important if you want to
  maintain a sensible...

• The famous five: Healthy discounts
  19

  All our pharmacists are trained to give
  advice on products to help quit smoking,
  and in some parts of the country they
  are allowed to give out free products. If
  you have a pharmacy in your store, ask
  what is on offer.
  Shed...

• The famous five: Help to quit smoking
  19

  C olleagues in Scotland have been
  used to a smoking ban in the
  workplace since March last year, but it
  will be extended to Wales, Northern
  Ireland and England later this year,
  providing a great opportunity to quit.
  The ban...

• Love is in the air
  20

  Looking for the perfect Valentine's
  Day gift? We've got something instore
  to suit everyone. The Valentine's tradition goes back
  centuries, with lovers swapping tokens
  of affection and writing romantic
  poems to each...

• Marathon opportunity
  20

  Flora is offering you an amazing opportunity to
  win a coveted place in this year's London
  Marathon. Flora has been sponsoring the London
  Marathon since 1996, making April
  2007 the brand's twelfth successive
  year as title...

• Wine that's good for your heart
  20

  With Valentine's Day
  approaching, it's good to
  / ^B \ hear that we now stock an
  J M • \ easy drinking red wine that
  j f l 1 \ is good for your heart.
  I In recent years, there has
  been a huge increase in
  awareness of the...

• Flowers to say "I love you"
  21

  You can treat someone special this
  Valentine's with a selection of
  beautiful red roses and stun
  bouquets available instore and
  online, at prices to suit every wallet.
  Order online from 28th January or
  to buy instore from...

• Win a romantic evening at the movies
  21

  Valentine's Day is fast approaching and
  you have the chance to treat the love of
  your life to the ultimate Valentine's
  evening thanks to Lindt.
  You can win a night at a film preview, walking the red
  carpet and being greeted...

• A perfect love match?
  22

  When a pound of
  margarine was sold
  another was given away - a
  sort of early Buy One, Get
  One Free offer.
  The window display shows
  roses sculpted from
  margarine which were held
  up by skewers stuck in
  blocks of lard!
  Very...

• Time travel: Love in the aisles
  22

  For some people, Sainsbury's is more than a place of
  work - it's where you find love.
  Three years ago, Customer Services Assistant Kenneth
  Sutherland was standing on a pair of step ladders at Dundee
  store, organising a...

• Local news round up: London
  23

  LONDON
  BECKENHAI
  A glitzy awards ceremony
  was held to celebrate the
  fact that Beckenham has
  one of the highest
  percentages of long
  service colleagues in the
  London zone.
  Every colleague who was
  entitled to a long...

• Local news round up: East
  24

  3 EAST
  It has been a busy time for
  colleagues at Debden with a
  raft of fundraising activities.
  These included Jeans for
  Genes day when workers
  slipped in to their denims
  and raised £103 for research
  into genetic...

• Local news round up: South
  24

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  team now looks the part on
  the pitch. This is all thanks fol'.«= "
  to a donation of a full set of *_ \^m * f
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  who were doing their...

• Local news round up: North
  25

  NORTH
  Ben Nevis
  II Summit
  I 1,344m / 4,408ft H ^ The highest point in Great Britan ,
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  _heryl Jones has wowed
  colleagues by scaling Ben
  Nevis in a bid to raise money
  for breast cancer research.
  Cheryl, who has...

• Local news round up: West
  25

  swapped their lorries
  puppets to educate young
  children during Road
  Safety Week. The
  colleagues gave puppet
  shows at three local
  Park Hill Primary School was
  honoured for gathering the
  most Active Kids vouchers
  during...

• Justin talks out
  26

  Our focus on food and health has won us
  praise from Britain's consumer watchdog
  Great start
  to a new year Getting Better
  Everyday is one
  of our values
  and this is
  always hard work
  - and sometimes
  frustrating but,
  when...

• Coffee Break Solutions
  27

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• Our December competition winners!
  27

  Bid-up line Christmas
  crossword:
  Sue Worthington of Haydock Depot
  wins the bumper selection of bid-up
  line products.
  Vintage port competition:
  Veteran John Renshaw from South
  Croydon wins the case of vintage
  Croft...

• Your letters
  27

  Dear Journal,
  Recently I attended a refresher 'Think
  21' workshop which I found to be very
  useful.
  However, despite all the till prompts
  we have, can you please tell me why
  there is no prompt for cigarettes...

• Coffee Break
  28

  Store
  ny amusing
  the checkout or in the produce aisle? We'd like
  :o hear them - and the best will be
  ted in the Journal.
  Text JOURNAL followed by you name, location
  and what you heard to: 60066 or...

• Competition
  28

  To give you even MORE ways of staying healthy, —
  this special Sainsbury's Super Naturals competition
  is giving you the chance to win one of two fabulous
  "You Are What You Eat" juicers, kindly
  supplied by Russell...