'Sainsbury's Journal', May/June 2009

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• Contents Page
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  P4 JUSTIN TALKS P18 SUMMER FUN
  ...about Comic Relief, Local Heroes
  and Fairtrade.
  P5 0UR NEWS
  Find out what's been going on
  around the business.
  P7 JUSTIN'S
  SPECIAL REPORT
  fundraising in action.
  P8 START THE DAY
  WITH JK...

• Our colleagues are on tv
  03

  If you haven't been watching 'I'm
  Running Sainsbury's' on Channel 4
  - then you're missing a treat!
  The four part documentary series
  follows four colleagues, chosen from
  across the business, as they discover
  what it's like to...

• GUEST EDITOR ABIGAIL OBENG
  04

  ABIGAIL OBENG
  Fulham
  I'm really excited to be the guest editor for this edition of The Journal.
  I enjoyed reading about the experience three colleagues had at Fosse Park
  where Jay made their wish come true to have a Tu fashion...

• You make the difference
  04

  hope you all
  enjoyed our 140th birthday
  celebrations and had success
  baking your own birthday cake.
  I've had lots of feedback about the
  great things you all did to celebrate
  our birthday, from dressing up in
  old uniforms to...

• Active Kids update
  05

  2009 got off to a fantastic start as
  Active Kids helped more schools and
  groups get healthy and sporty.
  Look at what's been achieved...
  • Over 325 million Active Kids
  customer vouchers issued
  • Over 40,000 schools...

• Comic Relief final round up
  05

  This year's Red Nose Day was the
  funniest and most successful yet. As a
  business we raised £11 million - that's
  a lot of wig wearing, custard bathing,
  marathon running and space hopping
  - to name but a few mad...

• Fishing for Compliments
  05

  Good news for colleagues, customers
  and the environment - we've just
  celebrated our first year of certified
  sustainable palm oil in our frozen
  fish products with the sale of over
  14 million basics fish fingers!
  Our...

• Herb your enthusiasm!
  06

  Exciting news from the world of
  fresh herbs...this July and August
  all of our fresh herbs will be British,
  with the exception of lemongrass
  which is grown in Thailand - as
  you'd expect!
  "All our potted herbs are...

• In the zone
  06

  We're always looking for ways to
  make shopping easier for customers.
  That's why we've re-organised our
  chilled ready meal aisle into eight new
  zones, so that customers can find
  everything they need for their entire
  meal, all...

• Marathon man - a knight with no armour!
  06

  to succeed for his charity, The
  Little Haven Children's Hospice.
  But Ken Knight, 65 years old,
  completed this year's London
  Marathon in an amazing 9 hours
  and 14 minutes.
  "I'm stiff as a board and in agony,
  but I'm glad I...

• Into Africa...
  07

  Ve only had four days," Justin
  explains, "but it was enough time
  to see where the money that
  colleagues raise really does
  help communities."
  In a country like Malawi where 12
  per cent of the total population has
  HIV or...

• Start the day with Justin & Roger
  08

  Justin and Roger have been having more great
  conversations with colleagues up and down
  the country. So what were the hot topics this
  time and how did Justin and Roger respond? JUSTIN
  Justin talks
  to Region 31...
  Online bags...

• Jay'll Fix it
  09

  Consider it done Mark! We got in touch
  with Tu Coventry's Lyndsey Gale, who
  couldn't wait to visit Fosse Park to give
  our budding catwalk candidates the
  benefit of her style advice...
  "I'm looking forward to helping...

• Making our messages count
  10

  As customers
  continue to watch their
  pennies, the way we
  advertise becomes
  increasingly important.
  Over the past twelve months, like
  every other major retailer, we have
  been using newspapers, radio,
  television, and the...

• A weekend of wonderful memories
  12

  Across the country,
  colleagues and
  customers celebrated
  our 140th birthday
  in style! Cakes were
  cut, costumes were
  worn and colleagues
  old and new joined
  together to make this
  a birthday celebration
  to...

• Local heroes awards
  14

  Eight years old and
  going strong! The
  Local Heroes scheme
  goes from strength to
  strength as more and
  more of you give up
  your free time to
  fundraise and volunteer
  for great causes.
  This year's Local Heroes...

• The Great British Picnic
  16

  We wanted to celebrate
  our new summer range
  of sandwiches, wraps,
  dips and fruit and
  show that great British
  ingredients are all you
  need for a good old
  fashioned British picnic!
  Many of our customers are becoming
  more...

• Summer fun for the family
  18

  The summer is almost
  here! And it's going to
  be hot...we hope!
  There are lots of
  fantastic ways to
  keep the whole family
  amused and, as part of
  the benefits you get
  as a colleague through
  'You Choose', you can
  have a...

• Waste not, want not
  20

  Fairfield Park colleagues have
  something of a reputation for good
  food waste management, as their store
  champion, Chris Eglinton, explains...
  "It begins with good stock control,"
  says Chris. "But there will always be...

• Hearing Voices
  22

  Word's come into the Journal that something
  strange and new is occurring at Sherburn Depot.
  Grown men and women appear to be talking
  to themselves! So, is the pressure getting too
  much or are they in fact using a new piece
  of...

• Your blind taste test challenge
  23

  Guest Editor, Abigail
  Obeng, invited her
  Fulham colleagues,
  Kate Wickens and
  j ___ Tina Chute, to
  put our new own
  brand summer
  cocktail mixer,
  Pitchers, to the
  test against the
  world famous
  Pimms - and
  try a few
  own...

• Local news round up: East
  24

  BIGGLESWADE
  April, colleagues got involved in the
  edfordshire Festival of Food which
  attracted over 25,000 people over
  the weekend.
  Colleagues manned a large, branded
  marquee and offered samples of many
  ' jsty products...

• Local news round up: South
  24

  LEWES ROAD
  Lewes Road colleagues
  donated Easter eggs and
  for sick children at The Royal
  Alexander Children's Ho:
  in Brighton. We're sure t
  donations brightened up
  Easter no end!
  **j
  ENFIELD
  — —
  REDHILL
  Ron...

• Local news round up: North
  25

  LYTHAM
  Colleagues made sure Comic
  Relief was a great event
  instore. With help from local
  businesses and celebrities
  they managed to raise over
  £4,000. A book sale, guiz
  night, sponsored slim-athon,
  sponsored dog walk,...

• Local news round up: West
  25

  CASTLEPOINT HEDGE END CHRISTCHURCH
  Tu clothing team colleagues
  have been looking at new
  ways to promote our range
  in store by doing competitor
  shops in the iocal shopping
  centre. Apparently, custon
  want larger sizes!...

• Local news round up: Convenience
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  HAMMERSMITH
  For the last ten years
  colleagues here have been
  supporting The Children's
  Kidney Trust. Through t
  commitment and dedic
  they have helped raise more
  than £5,000. In this 140th
  Birthday year we should...

• Local news round up: Logistics
  26

  HAYDOCK RYE PARK HAMS HALL
  Management Programme,
  eight depot managers have
  gone on to achieve a Level
  Three Certificate in First Line
  Management awarded by the
  Institute of Leadership
  and Management.
  BASINGSTOKE
  To...

• A bit of a hair do!
  27

  We love hearing back from winners of
  our Journal competitions - and Pam
  Coulson from Reading is no exception! Last year, we celebrated our
  increasing range of Nicky
  Clarke styling products by
  offering one lucky colleague
  a...

• Coffee Break Solutions
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• May/June competition winners
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  May/June
  competition
  winners
  Travel accessories
  goodie bag winner
  Paula Rushton, Northwich
  Cadbury hamper winner
  Elizabeth Eveleigh, Worle

• Coffee Break
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• Tackle this!
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  Tour is coming to town!
  If you love rugby and a nice drop of
  wine, then this is the competition for
  you! We've got two pairs of tickets to
  the British & Irish Lions Rugby
  Tour home coming dinner in...

• Win a £50 Homebase gift voucher!
  28

  Good news for DIY fans - as well
  as collecting points on your
  shopping, budding builders and
  would-be interior designers can
  now collect Nectar points on a
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