'Sainsbury's Journal', November/December 2008

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• Contents Page
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  Local news roundup: Supply Chain

• The Big Pitch Update!
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  We were overwhelmed with the response for this exciting
  colleague event, receiving an amazing 585 big ideas in total!
  12 colleagues were chosen and they pitched their ideas to
  a senior panel of judges on the 27th November. They...

• GUEST EDITOR DAWN MOORE
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  DAWN MOORE
  Bootham Local I was really excited when I found out I was going to be guest editor and looking
  at the articles in this Christmas special I'm glad my wish came true.
  The Christmas dinner taste test on page 9 was an...

• Justin talks: You make the difference
  04

  In November
  I wrote to
  you about the strong
  results we achieved in
  the first half of the financial
  year. This was down to your hard
  „ork in delivering great service to
  our customers.
  we approach the busy...

• Active Kids speak out
  05

  Last month, school children
  from eleven schools
  across the UK descended
  on Lord's Cricket Ground for
  our very first Active Kids Get
  Talking event.
  They were there to tell
  Justin and some of our
  dedicated celebrity...

• On the record with S Factor's Mike!
  05

  Life hasn't been the same for Cardiff Central's Mike Jones
  since he won this year's S Factor.
  "I've had loads of requests to perform and had so many
  compliments from friends and colleagues."
  As part of his winning prize, Mike...

• Open Wide and say 'Sainsburys!'
  05

  We were the first
  supermarket to offer instore
  GP clinics and now we've
  done the same for teeth!
  Our first instore dental
  service recently launched
  at Sale, Manchester, and is
  now offering professional,
  cost effective...

• A Product to knock you Fairtrade socks off
  06

  We've joined forces with
  former Olympic rower
  Sir Steve Redgrave to sell
  socks made from Fairtrade
  certified cotton.
  Customers can now pick up
  packs of his 'FiveG' Fairtrade
  cotton socks in 78 of our
  stores. The aim is to...

• Don't call it a tent
  06

  ...that's what High Wycombe
  colleagues are shouting as
  they celebrate the
  successful trading of their
  temporary store while the
  main store is rebuilt.
  In fact, it looks so good that
  Justin himself used it as the
  location...

• Witty knitters!
  06

  The results are in
  for the Big Knit
  2008!
  ";ent drinks have
  again received
  overwhelming
  iponse from
  r colleagues
  for this year's Big
  Knit campaign. Colleagues and the public
  knitted over 500,000 hats
  between...

• 25 Club Dinner 2008
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  Over 700 colleagues celebrated their long service at a
  special dinner at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London.
  Justin thanked all the colleagues for their support over the
  years and welcomed the new members to the 25...

• Customer service stars
  07

  Our colleagues in Scotland
  have won the Customer
  Service Excellence Award
  at the Scottish Retail
  Excellence Awards.
  Region 51 beat Harvey
  Nichols, John Lewis and Asda
  to win the award, which is a
  fantastic achievement...

• Kids get growing
  07

  Active Kids isn't just about
  exercising well, it's about
  eating well too. That's why
  stores up and down the
  country have been donating
  free 'Grow it, cook it, eat it'
  kits to local schools as part
  of our 'Active Kids...

• Red Nose Day 09
  07

  This year Comic Relief is
  on Friday 13th March and
  it's going to be bigger and
  better than ever!
  The theme this year is
  'Do something funny for
  money' and we want you
  to think of lots of great
  ideas of how you could
  raise...

• The apple of our eye
  07

  Our Concept Orchard
  project has won the
  Institute of Horticulture
  Norah Stucken Award for
  our fantastic work
  towards supporting the
  British fruit industry.
  The idea of Concept
  Orchard is to greatly
  increase the yield...

• Winning beers!
  07

  After five weeks of serious beer selling, the winners
  of our customer Beer Competition have been announced.
  Bath Ales Brewery's Barnstormer (pictured) and Okell and
  Sons Dr Okell's IPA beer proved to be our...

• Start the day with J K
  08

  Justin recently met with colleagues from
  stores in Reading, where the conversation
  flowed as freely as the coffee.
  Here's a snippet of what
  they talked about. Getting the right balance
  Q: "If we are working hard to
  reduce...

• Festive food for less
  09

  if you think you need to
  spend a fortune to feed
  your family with tasty
  festive favourites this
  Christmas - think again.
  We invited Mark
  Desmond, Croydon
  Central, and his family
  to the store support
  centre to enjoy a...

• A YEAR OF TAKING CARE
  10

  Over the last 139 years
  we have been proud to
  give our customers
  great value at fair prices
  while staying true to
  our values.
  As the year draws to close, we
  look back at some of the highlights.
  Being a supermarket retailer...

• The future of food
  12

  As we near the end of
  the year, we take a look
  into our crystal ball and
  see what we and our
  customers can expect
  to see instore in 2009...
  "Even with the credit crunch starting
  to bite, there's a lot for us and...

• TV Christmas dinners
  13

  We're really excited about this year's Christmas
  ads. Filled with familiar faces and some great
  value deals, our TV campaign, like our stores,
  offers the complete package-As always, our ads are designed to
  celebrate the magic...

• Delivering Christmas
  14

  Everyone can see how
  hard our convenience
  and supermarket
  colleagues work over
  Christmas to make
  sure that shelves are
  stocked and customers
  leave with smiling
  faces. This wouldn't be
  achievable without our
  colleagues...

• Returning of festive favour
  16

  Meet Claire
  Claire Heath, Hampden Park, has
  shown amazing strength at work and
  home. Having recently lost her husband,
  Andy, to Hodgkin lymphoma disease,
  she is now taking care of her children,
  Isobel and Samantha, on her...

• 12 festive favourites of Christmas
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  ^ T Each year, Justin
  ^ r and the board pick
  out a selection of
  top products that they
  know our customers will
  love at Christmas.
  This year is no
  exception and we've got
  some fantastic treats
  that will be sure to
  add...

• Your switch and save challenge
  19

  We know our customers
  are feeling the pinch
  with the credit crunch
  and looking for ways
  to save money. Our
  own brand products are
  a great way to save a
  few pounds and keep
  the guality.
  In fact, by switching to own...

• You choose to make a saving this Christmas
  20

  Christmas isn't the only
  time for giving - as a
  colleague you and your
  family can unwrap a
  whole range of benefits
  all year round!
  As we all try to make our money
  go further, there's even more
  reason to make the most of...

• Halloween
  21

  Colleagues across the
  country made sure it
  wasn't only the freezer
  sections that were
  chilling as they took
  part in 'Get ready
  for Halloween.'
  ired you to send in your
  scariest photos and show us how your
  darkest...

• Making more of Christmas
  22

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  family treats you Can Create
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  to sprout leaves in the dark - try this
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• Jay'll Fix It
  23

  Wish granted. And what better
  magazine to visit than our very own
  Sainsbury's Magazine! Our friends
  there were happy to oblige and invited
  Iva to see all the imagination, hard
  work and preparation that goes into
  a cover...

• Local news round up: South
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• Local news round up: East
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• Local news round up: West
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• Local news round up: Convenience
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  SHEFFIELD THE MOOR
  Macmillan Cancer. A special
  mention goes to Sue Bex who
  is the store PR ambassador.
  She often organises these
  events in her own time an
  works tirelessly to suppor
  local charities.

• Local news round up: Logistics
  26

  HAMS HALL
  Leanne Crow and driver
  Martin Edwards from Hams
  Hall recently got married
  with Leanne being taken to
  the venue in a Sainsbury's
  truck! The pair met in the
  business about three years
  ago. Hams Hall...

• Local news round up: North
  26

  MEADOWBANK
  Colleagues here have been
  busy supporting worthy
  causes and great products.
  Jeans for Genes day saw
  them slip into something
  more casual to raise money
  for children born with
  genetic disorders.
  Meanwhile, they...

• Coffee Break Solutions
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• September/October Competition winners
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  Elizabeth Leek, Brook Street
  Mrs G. R Pegden, Bristol
  Mrs Elaine Craft, Wade Street
  Mrs Lorraine Crispin, Marsh Mill
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  Mrs M. Barnard, Gillingham
  Michelle King, store support centre
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• Your letters
  27

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  finding about what you get up to
  across the business. It's even better
  when we get to meet some of you
  when we go to your stores and depots.
  We had an extra special...

• Sainsbury's people: Promotions & Appointments
  28

  PROMOTIONS &
  APPOINTMENTS
  Mark Anderson, Project Manager,
  Holborn store support centre.
  Elizabeth Andrews, HR Manager,
  Burton Latimer. Deborah Andrews,
  HR Manager, Ripon. Jon Ashby, HR
  Manager, Putney. Vanessa Bailey,
  HR...

• Sainsbury's people: Long service 25 years
  29

  Pamela Abbott, Luton Glenis
  Adams, Staines. Julie Akehurst,
  New Barnet. Linda Alexander, Bury
  St Edmunds. Jacqueline Allen,
  Croydon. Maureen Archer,
  Cramlington. Jacqueline Arnold,
  Colchester Avenue. Carol...

• Sainsbury's people: Long service 40 years
  30

  Dennis Fuller, Holborn store support
  centre. Richard Hawkins, Sydenham.
  George Knight, Chichester.
  Philip Leach, West Green.
  Margaret Pope, Eastbourne.
  Stephen Pratt, Holborn store
  support centre. Jennifer...

• Sainsbury's people: Retirements
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  Joan Adams, East Grinstead (21) yrs).
  Pauline Ali, Sydenham (13 yrs).
  Veronica Allen, Queens Road
  (20 yrs). Lyn Andreou, East Filton
  (19 yrs). Barbara Armstrong, Ripon
  (3 yrs). Joy Arnold, Merry Hill
  (21 yrs). Arthur...

• Sainsbury's people: Obituaries
  31

  Russell Baker, 37, Hampden Park,
  died 08 September (6 yrs). Matthew
  Bright, 18, Larkfield, died 16 August
  (2 Weeks). David Brockwell, 61,
  Redhill, died 15 August (9 yrs).
  Roger Brown, 54, Waltham Point
  Depot, died 26 August...

• A cut above the rest
  32

  To celebrate the continued
  success of Nicky Clarke's styling
  tools instore, we're offering a
  once in a life-time opportunity!
  One lucky colleague will have their
  hair cut and styled by Nicky Clarke
  himself in his Mayfair...

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• Marathon opportunity from Flora London Marathon 2009
  32

  Flora has been sponsoring the
  London Marathon since 1996. 2009
  marks Flora's final year as sponsor.
  To celebrate 14 years of healthy
  hearts, the Flora team are offering
  colleagues an amazing opportunity
  to win nine places in...

• Take a chance on me and win this!
  32

  Take a
  chance on me
  and win this!
  Win one of 20 'Mamma Mia! The Movie'
  DVDs plus a complete collection of
  recipes from TOTAL Greek Yoghurt.
  We've teamed up with TOTAL Greek
  Yoghurt to celebrate the release of the
  Mamma Mia...