'Sainsbury's Journal', November/December 2010

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• Coming up
  02

  » JAN This year’s sale is going to
  be massive, so look out for
  all our great deals. Once
  all those New Year’s Eve
  parties are over, lots of our
  customers will be looking
  to save some cash so we’ve
  got plenty instore...

• Contents
  02

  NEwS ROuND uP .............................................04
  In this issue’s latest news, get festive with Jamie, read all about
  the awards we’ve been winning and meet our oldest colleague.
  ThE PERFEcT chRiSTmAS...

• Upfront
  02

  I’m sure you’re already thinking about Christmas as things are getting busy
  instore with customers stocking up for the festive season. If you’ve not decided
  what you want to eat, drink and give to your friends and family,...

• Contributors
  03

  Robert corker:
  Robert was one of
  the Archer Road
  colleagues who
  put microsoft’s
  new Kinect
  gaming system
  through its
  paces on page
  24. Keen gamer
  Robert came in
  especially on his
  day off to try
  it out, claiming
  it...

• Freeze Frame
  03

  what’s under your tree? Santa’s
  sack is bulging with gifts galore
  that are all available instore.
  melissa Kilpatrick, Ballymena,
  got together with her family for
  a special christmas shoot and
  unwrapped lots of surprises....

• Guest Editor: Darren Mutch
  03

  I’m looking forward to
  Christmas with my family
  in Aberdeen this year.
  Especially after reading
  all about the great things
  that we are doing for the
  festive season – most of
  my relatives are older, so I
  am going to do...

• Festive Viewing
  04

  Hopefully you’ve already seen our fantastic
  Christmas advert on TV.
  This year it’s all about ‘The Perfect
  Christmas’ and features Jamie. We see a village
  in Yorkshire being transformed into a magical
  Christmas scene...

• News Round-Up
  04

  Hopefully you’ve already seen our fantastic
  Christmas advert on TV.
  This year it’s all about ‘The Perfect
  Christmas’ and features Jamie. We see a village
  in Yorkshire being transformed into a magical
  Christmas scene...

• Recycling with style
  04

  Our latest Make the difference day did just
  that! You suggested to Justin that we have
  another push on the benefits of reusing
  bags, so we did in November. We gave
  away Bags for Life for free and got designer
  Adnan Bayyat on...

• A night to remember
  05

  A night to rememberMore than 1,
  000 colleagues enjoyed our annual Long Service Award Dinner in London, celebrating 25, 30, 35 and 40 years’ service in 2009 and 2010. Our Chairman David Tyler attended with Justin. “I thought...

• Age is just a number
  05

  Our oldest colleague is still going
  strong at 92!
  Denis Morley started working at
  Weedon Road nine years ago and
  works instore three times a week.
  “I do lots of the little jobs or I’m
  a bag packer to keep the...

• Living history on TV!
  05

  In November, two of our colleagues
  starred in the prime time BBC series,
  The High Street – Turn back Time.
  The series sees shops on the high
  street run as they were hundreds
  of years ago, for example without
  electricity or...

• Make Christmas dreams come true
  05

  Make Christmas dreams come true
  Fancy driving a Ferrari? Or maybe taking a tour of a
  vineyard? Well, you’re in luck!
  Our brand new online offering, available to customers
  and colleagues, means you can buy the ultimate...

• New Year, new start for free!
  05

  New Year, new start for free!From 19th January, we will be offering free cholesterol tests instore. Our pharmacists are also trained to give advice on eating well to lower post-Christmas cholesterol. We’ve also teamed up with...

• Stars of the Retail Awards
  05

  We claimed our first ever Community Retailer of the
  Year award in September at the Oscars of the retail
  world – beating our main competitors thanks to our
  commitment and support of our communities.
  Andy White, Holborn store...

• Active kids
  06

  Active Kids Get Cooking has reached its half
  a million milestone!
  The 500,000th certificate awarding
  young chefs for their cooking skills in
  school was presented to Arbour Vale School
  by Slough store manager Ian Mathison...

• First for future farming
  06

  Recently, 1,000 of our farmers,
  growers and suppliers came together
  to discuss the future of food and
  farming.
  The Farming for the Future
  conference, at Stoneleigh Park,
  Warwickshire, was the first time
  they have got...

• Get ready to spend and save
  06

  Your colleague discount can go a
  lot further this Christmas as it’s
  not only increased to 15% until 5th
  January, but it can also be used
  to spend online. Choose gifts from
  1,000s of products you won’t find
  instore –...

• Gwyn is marketing gold
  06

  Gwyn is marketing gold
  Customer service and colleague
  director Gwyn Burr has been
  recognised as one of the best
  in Europe by international strategy
  consultants Booz & Company.
  The consultancy honours
  outstanding...

• Award for integrity
  07

  We were recognised by
  the RSPCA as the most
  improved supermarket
  when it comes to
  improving animal welfare.
  We won the title this
  October at the Good
  Business Awards 2010
  in recognition of our
  work to become the...

• Portrait of the unsung hero
  07

  unsung hero
  Night shift colleagues have found themselves
  in the spotlight – all in the name of art!
  Former Cromwell Road colleague Shema Ladva
  left the company to pursue her art full time and
  decided to dedicate an entire...

• Top of the class
  07

  We’re the first ever food retailer
  to win a gold accreditation from
  Investors in People – the highest
  award available and something
  we’re really proud of!
  This award recognises our
  commitment to supporting...

• Women say 'we can’
  07

  This October we were really
  proud to support the 55th
  annual Women of the Year
  awards. The event celebrates
  the achievements of women
  from all walks of life and we
  were pleased to sponsor the
  first You Can Award,...

• Spotlight: Non-food Christmas Products
  08

  Family, food and chaos make Christmas perfect for cousins and colleagues Monique Graham and
  Carlisle Gordon of Pimlico – but this year it will be even better after their very own masterclass
  teaching them how to dress their...

• Spotlight: Christmas Food
  10

  We’ve got tasty products to
  suit every budget and with 500
  seasonal products across the
  whole range, whether you want to
  cook from scratch with our basics
  range or have everything prepared
  for you with Taste the...

• Local News: South
  12

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• Local News: Convenience
  13

  Convenience stars...
  Convenience
  More than 130 colleagues
  recently enjoyed An Evening
  with Convenience – the
  first event of its kind where
  colleagues found out about
  management opportunities
  within our convenience...

• Spotlight: Turkey Ordering
  14

  When you’re thinking about your festive feast,
  the turkey is often the most important par
  t and
  you want to be certain you’ve bought the tastiest,
  most succulent bird ready for Christmas day.
  This year, we’ve made it...

• Christmas Heroes
  16

  Meet eight very special
  colleagues. They’ve worked
  wonders this year, making truly
  outstanding contributions to
  their local communities and, in
  recognition of their hard work, we
  wanted to say thank you - festive...

• Local News: East
  18

  This autumn, it wasn’t
  just the kids getting kitted
  out in our new school
  uniforms – colleagues at
  Canvey Island went back
  to school too! They held a
  dress-up day to spread
  the word about our range
  at the end of the...

• Local News: Logistics
  19

  Logistics stars...
  A talented team from our Wincanton depot, Leeds, beat an
  amazing 27 depots at the Tesco Thurrock Charity Golf Day
  in Essex. Their overall point score for the day meant that
  they triumphed to win first place....

• Spotlight: Christmas Gifting
  20

  Justin Kilpatrick – Dad
  Gift: San Miguel beer and chalice
  glass set, £8
  Secret Santa: Jamie Oliver cheeky apron,
  £12 and Cosy socks, £4
  “I hate going into ladies’ shops, but now
  I know I can visit a store and do all...

• Local News: West
  22

  He may be used to driving the fastest cars
  in the world, but even Lewis Hamilton
  was impressed at a Smart car convention
  attended by Kempshott colleagues.
  Colleague Gail Boylett is crazy about
  penguins and had her car...

• Spotlight: Christmas Consoles
  24

  This year’s number one
  Christmas present is
  instore now!
  The Kinect is Microsoft’s amazing
  new motion controller for the Xbox
  with an incredibly clever camera
  which sees all your movements
  and even recognises your face...

• Start the day with Roger & Justin
  25

  Colleagues from region 57 caught
  up with Retail and Logistics director
  Roger Burnley at Warrington to find
  out about opening hours, carrier bags
  and iPod Nanos.
  Colleagues from region 57 caught
  BurnleyChristmas
  Q: Why are...

• Spotlight: Paralympic Games
  26

  We’re full speed ahead in the run-up to the London 2012
  Paralympic Games. ParalympicsGB hopefuls are stepping up
  their training so now’s a good time to get to know the athletes
  and their sports… Justine Moore
  Age:...

• Local News: North
  28

  Preston ➔
  Preston raised £1,000 for Local Charity,
  Space – a special centre designed to help
  with physical and learning disabilities.
  The money has been raised in just two
  months through book sales, sponsored
  walks, a...

• Festive Crossword
  30

  across
  7. Christmas bird (6)
  8. Decoration that goes on a door at
  Christmas (6)
  10. Leaping reindeer? (7)
  11. Christmas song (5)
  12. Consumes a Christmas meal (4)
  13. Figure that goes on top of the
  Christmas tree (5)
  17....

• Last issue’s Winners
  30

  Last issue’s winners...Last issue’s lucky
  winner of the Olympus
  Pen camera was
  Margaret Burrows,
  Nottingham!
  Colleagues who enjoyed
  their free Love Cooking
  tickets were Carol
  Hoff, Talbot Heath,
  Bonne Gold,...

• Take a Break
  30

  Last issue’s winners...Last issue’s lucky
  winner of the Olympus
  Pen camera was
  Margaret Burrows,
  Nottingham!
  Colleagues who enjoyed
  their free Love Cooking
  tickets were Carol
  Hoff, Talbot Heath,
  Bonne Gold,...

• Win an Xbox 360
  30

  It’s not only Father
  Christmas dishing out
  the fun gifts this festive
  season. We’ve teamed
  up with Microsoft to
  give one lucky colleague
  the opportunity to win
  a great prize – a new
  Xbox 360 250GB
  console.
  The...

• A Unique Gift
  31

  What do you buy the friend or relative
  who has everything they need?
  A unique experience from our
  new Online Gift Experiences (find
  more on page 5). This launched
  November and there’s something
  everyone. You can win a...

• Bananas for Fair Trade
  31

  Sayla Patel, Tewkesbury Road, stumbled across
  a banana plantation in the Caribbean – the home
  of our Fairtrade bananas!
  Sayla took a trip to the island of St Lucia
  to celebrate her 50th birthday and couldn’t
  resist having...

• Family Values
  31

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• Help us bake a better biscuit!
  31

  Do you bake? Do you love biscuits?
  Then this is your chance to create
  brand new biscuit to hit stores
  next year!
  We are asking colleagues to
  submit recipe ideas before 5th
  January. Whoever submits the
  best suggestion will...

• My Favourite
  32

  This year we’ve got a great range of Tu party wear and accessories. And, with New Year’s Eve almost
  upon us, Claire Goodier and Paul Connor, Manchester store support centre, couldn’t resist picking out
  their favourite...