'Sainsbury's Journal', March/April 2008

Table of content

• Contents Page
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  OUR NEWS
  TELL JUSTIN
  RETAIL WATCH
  Ion,
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  STARS AWARDS
  SPORT RELIEF
  IN SEASON
  Colleagi
  IN SEASON
  PR AMBASSADORS
  JAY'LL FIX IT
  REGIONAL NEWS
  JUSTIN TALKS
  HAVE YOUR SAY
  COFFEE BREAK

• GUEST EDITOR JEAN HOBSON
  03

  JEAN HOBSON
  Checkout Assistant, Burpham I always learn something new when I read the Journal and this issue is no
  exception. Like me, I'm sure you'll be fascinated to discover more about
  the great work our PR Ambassadors are...

• And the chosen charity is...
  04

  Colleagues at Islington have
  come up with a novel idea of
  picking a charity to support in
  2008 - by holding auditions!
  Three charities, The
  Children's Hope Foundation,
  Marie Curie Hampstead
  Hospice and Age Concern
  gave a...

• Justin challenges MPs to get skipping
  04

  In March, Justin challenged
  over 50 MPs to see how
  many skips they could do in
  two minutes to celebrate the
  launch of Active Kids 2008.
  The skipping challenge took
  place at the House of
  Commons and was a great
  success....

• New uniforms are on their way
  04

  Colleagues across the
  country are getting the
  chance to wear some
  stylish new outfits to work
  each day.
  The new uniform does away
  with the familiar blue and
  orange in favour of dark
  plum (think Taste the
  difference)....

• Big Knit a big success!
  05

  You helped raise a massive
  £200,360 for Age Concern
  by getting involved in
  innocent's Big Knit campaign.
  Colleagues all over the
  country knitted over 400,720
  bobble hats, which went
  on top of innocent
  smoothie...

• RUBBING SHOULDERS WITH 50 CENT!
  05

  You wouldn'.t believe who
  Barrie Reynolds from Deal
  has been chatting to in his
  spare time...
  Barrie works part-time on
  the deli counter, and when
  he's not working? Well he's
  starring in a music video
  with US rap superstar...

• Sprucefield's Superstar DJ
  05

  Sprucefield's superstar DJ
  Mark Cowan won the World
  DJ Championships in Italy
  last year! Swapping
  Sprucefield for the Arts
  club in Rome, Mark beat
  DJs from 70 countries to
  be crowned the World
  Champion in November....

• Green thinkers By Hannah Payne.
  06

  When colleagues at Stoke
  received a free copy of
  'Change the World for a Fiver'
  in January, many of them
  were inspired to 'Make a
  difference'. The book is
  packed with simple ideas
  anyone can try to reduce
  their impact on...

• New Barnet's business "unusual"
  06

  For the first time ever in the
  store network, a 5,000 sq ft
  temporary store has opened
  for business in New Barnet's
  car park while the main
  building closes for a full refit.
  "It's the first time we've
  attempted to put what...

• Shelf life
  06

  A huge in-house display has
  been set up in the Holborn
  store support centre. The
  display has been created by
  the Ranging Support Team
  and was designed to help
  them accurately plan store
  layouts as ranges grow,
  change or...

• Your energy pledges make the difference
  06

  300,000 of our colleagues
  and customers have signed
  up to do their bit for the
  environment by making
  pledges to help save energy.
  Thanks to all the hard work
  you put in to making our
  'Make the difference' days
  such a...

• Did you Know?: Justin King
  07

  Where were you born?
  Stepney, East London - I'm officially
  a cockney.
  What was your first job and where
  was it?
  A Sunday morning paper round when
  I was 13 -1 got 25p a week!
  When you were ten what did you want
  to be?
  A...

• Tell Justin
  07

  Turn up
  the Volume
  Monday 7th April until Monday 21st April
  This month we're "Turning up the Volume' on customer loyalty and how
  you can help to make sure our customers come back to shop with us
  again and again.
  One of the...

• If the store fits...
  08

  How is a store chosen
  for development,
  and what does it
  mean for colleagues
  and customers?
  And what about new
  store builds, and
  conversions from
  other retailers - how
  are these locations
  chosen and...

• Dalston refurbishment
  09

  Showing Dalston some love The Dalston challenge!
  Apart from some general maintenance,
  Dalston had not had any major
  attention for about seven years.
  Although popular with the community,
  both customers and colleagues...

• Who are your Shining Stars?
  10

  We all take pride in the work we do, but some
  of us go that extra mile to make a difference
  to the lives of our colleagues and customers.
  There is a new addition to the Shining
  Stars scheme for colleagues who go the
  extra...

• STAR AWARDS
  11

  Last year's popular Stars Awards are back. It's our chance to give special
  colleagues a treat, so we want to know about all of our stars out there.
  So what does it take to be a top
  performing colleague, store or depot?
  Lee...

• Sport Relief: The Great Mile Challenge
  12

  Over the weekend of
  the 14th - 16th March,
  hundreds of you joined forces
  with the rest of the country
  to raise lots of money. Fun runs and sponsored walks helped to raise over
  £6,000 at Scunthorpe. Some of the...

• Sport Relief: Good Sports All Round
  14

  Up and down the country colleagues have been
  getting really excited about Sport Relief and doing
  some amazing things to help raise as much money
  as possible. From sponsored walks to having
  gunge thrown at them, colleagues...

• Try something new today
  16

  A new range of deli sandwich fillings are arriving instore
  this April, designed to put some life back into the humble
  sarnie. You can never trust the British weather, so in case
  it was a bit miserable outside, we invited four...

• Win tickets to Channel 4's Taste festivals
  16

  We're teaming
  up with Taste
  Festivals to offer
  50 VIP tickets
  to Channel 4's
  Taste Festivals
  and 250
  standard entry
  tickets.
  Taste of Edinburgh,
  of Edinburgh 29 May -1 June, The Meadows
  Taste of Leeds,
  ' 5 - 8 June,...

• Summer time fun
  17

  With summer (hopefully) around the corner we're all starting to
  wonder how to make the most of the warmer weather. Just as
  well that we're a one stop shop for outdoor fun - from wigwams
  for the kids to mini BBQ's for the...

• Wake up and win the coffee!
  17

  Cafedirect, our major partner in Fairtrade drinks, is giving two lucky
  readers the chance to win a Cafedirect hamper, including packets
  of new Cloud Forest coffee, Teadirect tea and a stylish cafetiere.
  ( >
  CUFtOIRlCT
  Cloud...

• Have you got the bottle?
  18

  Can you tell your
  Bordeaux from your
  Beaujolais or your Rhone
  from your Riesling?
  Barry Dick, Wine Product
  Technologist at Holborn
  store support centre,
  invited four BWS
  department colleagues to
  test their taste buds......

• Win yourself some wine
  18

  Fancy a few bottles of a delicious
  Italian white wine? Here's your chance
  to win six of them from specialist
  wholesaler Enotria who supplies many
  quality wines to our stores.
  Enotria imports wines from Italian
  producers...

• West Wickham plays a blender
  19

  As summer approaches
  we invited four
  colleagues from
  West Wickham to blend
  their very own smoothies
  from our tasty basics
  fruits range. Meet the smooth crew
  • LYNN LAWRENCE, Code Controller
  produce
  • ANN MOORCOCK, BWS...

• PR ambassadors
  20

  The news makers
  always doing great things in our
  local communities and we want
  Colleagues are always doing great tninya m ««.
  everyone to know about it! We introduced PR Ambassadors into our main stores in
  ~-*

• Jay'll Fix It
  22

  Debbie Bell, Price Controller, Ripley,
  couldn't believe her luck when she got to
  spend a day at the Thorntons chocolate
  factory in Alfreton, Derbyshire.
  Debbie is a hard-working mum and
  loves her job just as much as she...

• Local news round up: London
  23

  BARN BROMLEY
  I S P
  Squadron
  Oby
  helping pack customers' towards a new minibus.
  Colleagues raised £300
  r The British Heart
  lundation by holding a
  prize raffle over Christmas.
  The prizes were donated
  by various suppliers,...

• Local news round up: East
  24

  EAST
  -EIGH WEIR
  Colleagues at Rayleigh Weir
  were so inspired by the BBC
  Good Food Show that they
  challenged their Store
  Manager to his own cooking
  demonstration. Mervyn
  Chilvers had to make a
  Chicken Caesar salad in...

• Local news round up: South
  24

  REDHILL
  SOUTH
  The Fourth Hastinqs Scout Group helped customers pack
  their bags on the last Saturday before Christmas. The boys
  and girls worked really hard, and raised an amazing £1,140
  to put towards camping trips and new...

• Local news round up: North
  25

  NORTH
  SSBANK
  Colleagues' children had a
  fantastic time at Stoke's
  first Christmas party. Karen
  Eardely and Lynne Doble
  thought the children
  deserved a treat and kept
  them entertained with
  games and yummy party
  food -...

• Local news round up: West
  25

  WEST
  Colleagues helped raise
  £125 for Breast Cancer by
  wearing something pink and
  donating £1 to the charity.
  Steve Endsor from the
  bakery department dyed his
  old whites pink and sold
  some extra special cakes to
  help...

• Justin talks: Taking steps to make a difference
  26

  Ihave just about recovered from
  the very busy weekend I had,
  when I joined thousands of you and
  ran my six miles for Sport Relief on
  Sunday 16th March. I raised over
  £20,000 by completing my miles,
  so thank you to those who...

• Coffee Break Solutions
  27

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• Competition Winners
  27

  Evian
  Melanie Tait, Oxney Road,
  Peterborough
  Fairtrade
  Pam Couslon, Reading
  Flora London Marathon
  Mark Angove, Warwickshire
  Paul Farmer, Milton Keynes
  Paul Ratcliffe, Cheshire
  R Fenton, Canvey Island
  Phil Copper,...

• Your letters
  27

  Dear Journal
  I wanted to let you know about a
  brilliant idea that colleagues at Stoke
  came up with to help our sales on
  Valentine's Day - the 'wheel of love'!
  The 'wheel of love' is a big shiny
  wheel which is numbered one to...

• Sainsbury's people: Colleagues' 40 years lunch
  28

  Twenty of our longest-serving
  colleagues and their guests enjoyed
  a special lunch in recognition of
  all their hard work over the last
  40 years.
  COLLEAGUES IN ATTENDANCE:
  MARTIN GOODCHILD - MARCH
  STEPHEN ALLEN - HOYLAKE...

• Sainsbury's people: Promotions & Appointments
  28

  Daren Ainscough, Health & Safety
  Leader, store support centre.
  Angela Allen, Store Manager,
  Meadowbank. Hazel Appleyard,
  Buyer, store support centre. David
  Barker, Local Store Manager,
  Brecks. Seema Bhandal,
  Operations...

• Sainsbury's people: Long service 25 years
  29

  Rehna Abbas, Walthamstow.
  Malcolm Adams, store store
  support centre. Patricia Allcock,
  New Arnold. Mark Angove,
  Leamington. Karen Anscomb,
  Surbiton. Pamela Anseil, Beeston.
  David Appleby, Tadcaster. Jennifer
  Arnold, Weedon...

• Sainsbury's people: Long service 40 years
  29

  Michael Mustchin, Rustington.
  Mary Tims, Whitehouse Farm.

• Sainsbury's people: Retirements
  29

  Margaret Adams, Tamworth (21 yrs).
  Janet Adams, Amblecote (23 yrs).
  Jeffrey Alexander, Bramingham
  Park (17 yrs). Patricia Allcock, New
  Arnold (25 yrs). Sandra Allen,
  Rayleigh Weir (24 yrs). David
  Appleby, Richmond (6 yrs)....

• Sainsbury's people: Obituaries
  31

  Kathleen Andrews, 63,
  Scarborough, died 8 Dec (6 yrs).
  Rachel Bast, 21, Tonbridge, died 31
  Dec (2 mths). Ann Brown, 48,
  Fosse Park, died 26 Jan (6 yrs).
  Denise Burland, 36, Hankridge
  Farm, died 18 Dec (9 yrs)....

• Coffee Break
  32

  Wordsearch
  Have a go at our sport-themed wordsearch just for fun! Athletics
  Badminton
  Baseball
  Basketball
  Cricket
  Cycling
  Darts
  Fencing
  Hockey
  Horse racing
  Lacrosse
  Netball
  Rounders
  Rugby
  Snooker
  Squash Fill in all...

• Win a makeover for your bedroom!
  32

  Is your bedroom the stuff \
  of nightmares rather than
  a peaceful haven or
  luxurious boudoir? Are
  you ashamed of the lime
  green curtains and dodgy
  wallpaper your gran would
  have been proud of in the
  50's? Well don't panic...