'Sainsbury's Journal', November/December 2011

Table of content

• Contents
  02

  NEWS ROUNd-UP ................................................................. 4
  We recognise an inspirational woman through our ‘You Can’
  award, and say cheers to our Master of Wine.
  NEWS ROUNd-UP...

• Upfront
  02

  Welcome to a very special Journal, which marks its 65th birthday with this issue.
  You can read the story of the magazine and take a look back through its history
  on P32-33.
  Of course, the big theme of this edition is Christmas,...

• Contributors
  03

  Gemma
  pritchard,
  Calverton Local
  Cinderella
  Turkey or a goose
  for dinner?
  A big turkey.
  Christmas cake or
  Christmas pudding?
  Both!
  Mulled wine or
  champagne?
  Mulled wine.
  Snow or sun on
  Christmas day?
  Snow of...

• Freeze Frame
  03

  tomime characters and delicious food.
  And Jamie’s thoughts? “What a great way to
  Read more about Jamie’s farewell on page 14.
  It’s Jamie’s last ever Sainsbury’s advert. Oh yes it
  is! With a fantastic pantomime...

• Guest editor: Chris Risby
  03

  I’m a produce assistant at Woolwich
  store, where I’ve been for eight
  years. The Journal is a great way
  to communicate with colleagues,
  so I’m really happy to be the Guest
  Editor in this Christmas issue.
  Here are five...

• A quick word with...
  04

  Katie Piper won our Sainsbury’s Women of
  the Year “You Can“ award recently. Her
  charity, The Katie Piper Foundation, provides
  rehabilitation and scar management for
  burns survivors.
  Q: How do you feel about winning our...

• News Round-Up
  04

  Katie Piper won our Sainsbury’s Women of
  the Year “You Can“ award recently. Her
  charity, The Katie Piper Foundation, provides
  rehabilitation and scar management for
  burns survivors.
  Q: How do you feel about winning our...

• Poppy praise
  04

  When the Sainsbury’s Community Team
  attended the Royal British Legion’s corporate
  reception recently, they had no idea that we
  would receive an award.
  The Legion’s National Chairman, John
  Farmer, surprised colleagues by...

• Stores get a taste of Nectar
  04

  Stores get a taste of Nectar
  PartY SPIrIt: colleagues at Canvey Island
  cheer on our progress with a special party paid
  for by their Nectar points.
  Christmas came early at Canvey Island, Bede
  Island Local and...

• A master of her art
  05

  Pure vintage… our in-house
  winemaker Clem Yates is now a
  Master of Wine.
  Before our own brand bottles
  reach the customer, Clem works
  with buyers and suppliers to ensure
  the best grapes and processes are
  used. She has most...

• Big Stats
  05

  65 430 633
  the number of years since
  the first edition of your
  Journal.
  of our stores are making
  fresh bread from scratch
  every single day.
  the number of editions of
  the Journal since it stared
  in 1946

• In Brief
  05

  Supporting our farmers
  From soil to shelves, we’re showing we
  care about the food and drink we bring
  to customers.
  We held a ‘Farm for Life’ conference
  alongside the BBC Good Food Show
  in November to demonstrate...

• They made it happen!
  05

  As we strive to be a place where people love to
  work and shop, our non-food colleagues have
  been getting set for Christmas through ‘Get Set
  Week, ‘store standards’ and ‘10 for 10’.
  ‘Get Set Week’ challenged our...

• Cheering on our payroll progress
  06

  Congratulations to
  our Central Payroll
  Department, which
  recently received
  the Payroll Quality
  Partnership (PQP) Accreditation from the Chartered Institute of
  Payroll Professionals (CIPP).
  Colleagues Chris Wiltshire and Jim...

• Justin's Honour
  06

  An agricultural
  college has
  given Justin
  an honorary
  degree to
  mark our
  commitment
  to British
  farming and
  sustainability.
  It’s the first time the chief
  executive of a major UK
  supermarket has been
  recognised by...

• Match of the day
  06

  With family budgets under pressure
  and Christmas fast approaching, our
  customers need the best possible value
  now more than ever.
  Our Brand Match offer was launched
  across all of our stores in October
  following a successful...

• Our trees branch out
  06

  branch out
  Many of you walked among them
  at Our Conference at the NEC in
  Birmingham, and now the trees
  from the Christmas Village are
  being planted in local parks.
  Over 300 of the trees were
  donated to Solihull...

• Big Stats
  07

  40,000 50m 400%
  ... alternative fish
  samples given out in our
  Jamie-fronted ‘Switch
  the Fish’ campaign.
  ... the number of Jamie
  recipe cards that have
  been printed.
  ... boost in sales of
  nutmeg when Jamie
  appeared in...

• Healthy choice
  07

  Healthy choice
  Our efforts to advise customers how to manage a range of
  health issues through changes to their diet have been
  recognised at the IGD Food Industry Awards. The food
  and grocery experts awarded us the Nestlé...

• Sweet dreams are made of this
  07

  Let them eat cake! Or Belgian buns,
  strawberry tart or seven Danish
  fruit crowns.
  Our bakery aisle and patisserie counter
  are being relaunched with more than
  30 new or improved lines – half of them
  hand-finished...

• Xmas savers
  07

  Xmas savers...
  Here are some great money-saving tips
  from our Sainsbury’s Energy team ...
  H A well-stocked freezer needs less
  energy to run efficiently so get stocked up
  this Christmas.
  H Don’t go over the top with your...

• Local News: North
  08

  Best feet forward ➔
  Colleagues in Region 53 have been supporting runners in the Great North Run
  through Cancer Research UK. Each store donated a case of Sainsbury’s Light
  and Whippy chocolate bars to share with runners as...

• Local News: Convenience
  09

  Brixton Bash
  Our guardian angel saves the day
  Areas 65 and 68
  A grand effort
  After the damage caused to their
  community during the London Riots,
  colleagues from Brixton Road Local wanted
  to cheer people up, so they...

• Spotlight: Vision and Values
  10

  We’ve got the love! There was a real sense of excitement at Our Conference in September as the new Goal,
  There was a real sense of excitement at Our Conference in September as the new Goal, Vision and Values were launched....

• Local News: South
  12

  Tea time for Stamford’s shining stars ➔
  After the damage caused by the London Riots in August, colleagues from Stamford
  Hill wanted to do something for the local community – so they organised a tea party
  to raise the...

• Local News: SSC
  13

  When Andy ‘Cookie’ Cooke from
  HR Shared Services in Manchester
  tragically passed away, aged just 25, his
  team chose to honour his memory by
  raising money for the band he regularly
  played with.
  “Outside of work Cookie...

• Spotlight: Jamie’s Farewell
  14

  We’ve watched him on screen since he captured the nation’s hearts with his
  cheeky charm and enthusiasm for getting stuck in to cooking. And since 2000,
  we’ve been lucky enough to call him our colleague. But now, after 11...

• Local News: East
  16

  Star PR ambassador ➔
  Media-savvy Crystal Peaks colleague Sangita Mistry has
  been tireless in promoting the good work of her store in the
  local community. When the store took part in the UK School
  Games Relay Race, Sangita...

• Our Christmas Panto
  17

  It was a week before Christmas and Cinderella was
  worried. With so much to do before the big day, she
  didn’t know which way to turn. The Ugly Sisters had
  left all the food and gift buying to her as usual.
  Fed up, Cinderella...

• Local News: West
  26

  Strictly Basingstoke ➔
  Strictly fever hit Basingstoke recently when colleague Maureen Durn gave
  dancing lessons instore. She’s been teaching colleagues, friends and family how to
  Cha-cha-cha and Foxtrot Strictly Come...

• Local News: Logistics
  27

  The Central Logistics team have made an
  amazing effort recently to meet their very
  own ‘Charity Challenge’.
  “I started doing things for charity about
  nine years ago and recently took part in a
  Ten Peaks Walk in the Lake...

• Spotlight: 20 by 20
  28

  We’ve been helping people to Live Well for Less, and that message is perhaps even
  more important when you think that our world and its resources are under such
  serious strain. We’ve recently launched our 20 by 20...

• London 2012 Paralympic Games
  30

  We’re just weeks away from 2012 and as the
  We’re just weeks away from 2012 and as the Paralympic Games draw ever nearer, our Paralympic
  reporter Holly Jackson checks in with two more
  hopefuls to see how preparations are...

• The Journal
  32

  1946
  JS Journal, as it was then known,
  came about as a way of linking
  the Sainsbury’s headquarters at
  Blackfriars with colleagues from the
  246 stores.
  World War 2 ended just 16 months
  previously and the effects of...

• Crossword
  34

  Across
  7. At the 2011 Academy Awards, she won
  the Best Actress Oscar for ‘Black Swan’
  (7,7)
  8. In September, thousands of Liverpool
  commuters were stuck in rail tunnels
  below this river (6)
  9. With Twitter deciding to...

• Gok, Take Tu!
  34

  Following on from the fantastic success of the Gok for TU range, a
  second brilliant collection has been released by our favourite fashion
  guru, and is available in selected stores now.
  Gok has created fantastic desk-to-dance...

• Take a Break
  34

  Following on from the fantastic success of the Gok for TU range, a
  second brilliant collection has been released by our favourite fashion
  guru, and is available in selected stores now.
  Gok has created fantastic desk-to-dance...

• A Halloween hoot!
  35

  A big thanks goes to all of you who sent in your spooky
  Halloween dressing-up photos! Among the many witches,
  wizards, werewolves, ghouls, goblins, and
  ghosts was our final winner – Jake Ellerker
  from Newland Avenue local in...

• Family Values
  35

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• Last issue’s winners
  35

  Congratulations to our iPad 2 competition
  winner Julie Hesse, fron Newcastle-under-
  Lyme. Well done also to our Oral-B competition
  winner Netta Whelband from Glen Road.
  The winner of last issue’s Hamper competition
  was...

• Poetic praise
  35

  When nine year-old customer
  Jonathan Grant wrote a
  poem about Sainsbury’s, he
  couldn’t have known he’d
  receive a response from the
  CEO himself!
  Jonathan praised his local
  store and commented how
  nice it was,...

• Win a £250 Win a £250 experience
  35

  To celebrate our new Virgin Experience Days
  ‘Deluxe Gift Collections’, our competition this
  issue is all about doing something very special.
  With the old year coming to a close, we’re
  giving one lucky reader the chance...

• Our People
  36

  Exceptional
  colleagues
  Colleagues recognised as
  ‘exceptional’ in Mystery
  Customer visits.
  Vera Adjei, West Norwood. Lesley
  Bailey, Redhill. Linda Bewick,
  Portsmouth. Stevie Bond, Fallowfield.
  Theresa Book, Bath...

• Our People: A night to remember
  36

  We are Cheering On Our Progress,
  and our recent long service dinner
  was a great chance to recognise the
  fantastic contribution being made by
  some of our most loyal colleagues.
  The event gets bigger every year
  and around 850...

• Our People: Exceptional colleagues
  36

  Colleagues recognised as
  ‘exceptional’ in Mystery
  Customer visits.
  Vera Adjei, West Norwood. Lesley
  Bailey, Redhill. Linda Bewick,
  Portsmouth. Stevie Bond, Fallowfield.
  Theresa Book, Bath Convenience.
  Karen Bunyon,...

• Our People: Long service 25 years
  36

  Conisbrough.
  Newland
  Putney.
  Long service
  25 years
  Alison Adams, Hull. Ian Ali,
  Edenthorpe. Motossir Ali,
  Whitechapel. Timothy Almey, Queens
  Road. Lorraine Armitage, Archer
  Road. Margaret Alyward, Kilburn.
  Julie Bagga,...

• Our People: The oldest trolley colleague in town
  37

  Colleagues from Altrincham have waved
  goodbye to their oldest trolley colleague.
  Arthur Heath, who is 77, joined the
  store five years ago, after he retired from
  his career as an
  engineer. He is
  now retiring for
  the second...

• Our People: Long service 40 years
  38

  Long service
  40 years
  Paul Ainger, Fairfield Park. Janice
  Bracewell, Pinner. Douglas Burrell,
  Olympia. Roy Cherry, Kingston.
  Alan Curtis, Finchley Road. Graham
  Cuthbert, Debden. Richard Eden, Holborn store support centre....

• Our People: Promotions
  38

  Nick Airey, Eagle Parade Local.
  Jennifer Bartle, Holborn store
  support centre. Kenneth Bicker,
  Saltcoats. Andrew Blackburn,
  Holborn store support centre. Chris
  Brand, Attleborough. Tara Byrne,
  Eastleigh. Jo Coldwell,...

• Our People: Retirements
  38

  Retirements
  Paul Ainger, Fairfield Pk (40 yrs).
  Janice Allen, Northfield (10 yrs).
  Roger Annett, Walton (9 yrs).
  Laurence Armes, Watchmoor Park (13
  yrs). Linda Asher, Scunthorpe (6 yrs).
  Dawn Ashley, Tunbridge Wells (19...

• Our People: Obituaries
  39

  Obituaries
  Chris Bicknell, 69, Chichester (9 yrs).
  Andrew Bowyer, 49, Biddulph (1 yr).
  Rosemary Browne, 66, Gloucester (26
  yrs). Cheryl Clayton, 56, Warrington
  (14 yrs). Georgina Cox, 50, Pulborough
  (11 yrs). Walda Dean, 57,...

• Our Values: Best for food and health
  40

  • Active Kids has
  donated over £115m
  worth of equipment
  and experiences to
  schools, clubs and
  groups since 2005.
  • We have nearly
  6,000 schools signed
  up to the challenge
  already, and just under
  2 million...