'Sainsbury's Journal', March/April 2013

Table of content

• Red Nose Day
  02

  One way or another
  ... yoU foUnD a w
  ay
  To meeT THe fUnDraiSing CHallenge
  From space-hopping to sumo-wrestling, fancy-dressing
  to flash-dancing – our colleagues made a fantastic
  fundraising effort for Red Nose Day...

• Editorial by Justin
  07

  I hope you had as much fun on Red
  Nose Day as I did! And I hope you enjoy
  reading about your brilliant fundraising
  efforts in this Journal’s special feature
  – well done for all the work you’ve put
  in to reach this...

• What’s inside?
  07

  News Local news Features And more...
  04 Give yourself a break
  Online grocery shopping
  gets a bank holiday boost.
  05 A quick word with...
  We have a chat with
  Richard Fleming, Logistics
  Director.
  06 Planting the seed
  More...

• 20 years and counting
  08

  Ever since it was launched by Delia Smith
  back in May 1993, our customers have been
  popping copies of Sainsbury’s magazine
  into their baskets each month.
  And, to celebrate 20 years of great food,
  fashion, homes, beauty,...

• Give yourself a proper break and shop online
  08

  You can’t beat a family holiday in the UK.
  But how easy it can be to forget all your
  food essentials when there’s packing,
  impatient kids and directions to remember!
  With the two May bank holidays fast
  approaching,...

• News Round-Up
  08

  A look at what we’ve been up to recently, what’s
  new and what’s coming down the line soon You can’t beat a family holiday in the UK.
  But how easy it can be to forget all your
  food essentials when there’s...

• A quick word with...Richard Fleming
  09

  richard fleming
  our logistics director looks back
  on his first year in his role.
  2012 was quite a year! how was it for your teams?
  From the Jubilee celebrations through to the
  incredible London 2012 Games, our...

• An award like no other
  09

  Our amazing ‘Year Like No Other’ in 2012
  helped us win ‘Employer of the Year’
  status at the Retail Week awards.
  Our aim was to put all of our 150,000
  colleagues at the heart of our Paralympic
  sponsorship, and the...

• Our monster book giveaway
  09

  Once upon a time in a magical store far
  away… we launched our brand new range
  of children’s books!
  It includes ten titles in the ‘I love to
  learn’ series, which covers key aspects
  of English and Maths, and 12...

• Our lasting legacy
  10

  If you go down to the
  Sainsbury’s Wood today, you’re
  sure of a big surprise.
  And that’s because we’ve
  just planted the first 500
  saplings in our Jubilee Wood
  in Leicestershire – part of the
  Woodland Trust’s...

• Your pension: latest news
  10

  The Government has made some
  changes to Pensions Automatic
  Enrolment from April.
  Colleagues will now need to earn
  £727 before they are automatically
  enrolled and will pay contributions
  of 1% of their pay between £436
  and...

• A proper meal solution
  11

  Our Meal Solutions team is giving their whole range
  a makeover to make sure that our most convenient
  foods are conveniently located for our customers.
  “From April 21st, this part of our stores will change
  for the better,”...

• Giving health a helping hand
  11

  helping hand
  Happier people tend to live about
  seven and a half years longer,
  according to Tricia O’Neill, our
  Health and Wellbeing Manager.
  And that’s just one reason why her
  team has planned four new health
  and...

• Sweet success for Nectar team
  11

  The challenge for each store was to
  exceed their target of cards swiped by
  new Nectar customers for the first time.
  In Convenience North, colleagues
  took the mission and ran with it,
  outperforming their target by 140%.
  And...

• Our Products
  12

  potato royalty
  Spring is here and with it
  comes some great reasons
  to enjoy our great British
  produce.
  Jersey Royal potatoes
  are always a favourite.
  Planted in January and
  harvested from April to
  June, they’re...

• Local News: Convenience
  14

  Your colleagues, your news!
  Area 65
  Five colleagues from Area 65 helped to raise
  over £2,000 for Comic Relief, with their very
  own Tour de London!
  The 25-mile journey took seven hours, as the
  determined cyclists took in all...

• Local News: Zone 5
  14

  Harrogate
  Colleagues dusted off their
  dinner jackets and put on
  their cocktail dresses when
  the store’s 20th anniversary
  came around.
  More than 140 guests
  suited-up for the store’s
  Anniversary Ball, held at...

• Nappies
  16

  There’s never been a
  better time for us to
  promote our Little Ones
  own-brand range of
  nappies. Huggies have
  decided to withdraw
  from the UK market,
  creating a wonderful Win a
  year’s supply
  of nappies
  To enter our...

• Fashion
  17

  We sort your style SOS
  We sort your style SOS Last issue, we asked you to send in your fashion dilemmas for our
  clothing team to fix, ahead of our new Tu brand launch in September.
  And our fashion-savvy colleagues have been...

• Homeware
  18

  I didn’t know
  they did that… Whether you’ve got a busy family home or enjoy throwing dinner
  parties, you’ll need some great kitchen equipment. We’ve got
  inspirational gadgets and everyday utensils for you to choose...

• Local News: Zone 4
  20

  All kitted out
  Gloucester
  Hucclecote rugby Club under 7s team
  have been given a welcome boost, after
  gloucester organised a community
  grant for the youngsters.
  The club approached the store
  due to sainsbury’s commitment...

• Local News: Logistics
  21

  Trimming our food waste
  TuCKIng In:
  Colleagues in greenford have
  been making a difference to
  a local farm that caters for
  people with special needs.
  Greenford
  A new partnership between
  greenford Depot and a nearby...

• The Big Journal Interview
  22

  Look who’s
  on the TV! Beckton colleagues Lina Tsakmakis and Beatrice
  Adenekan chat to Ben Shephard and Lisa Faulkner
  from the set of our new TV show. It’s ‘lights, camera, action!’ in the
  car park at Beckton these...

• Local News: Zone 2
  25

  StAR pR AMbASSADoR AWARD
  NAtioNAl WiNNER: Jean Harris from Bexhill
  We’re delighted to recognise Jean Harris as our Star
  Ambassador for the great work she has done for Bexhill’s
  Local Charity, The Little Common Community...

• Community
  26

  At the heart of
  the community We want our stores to sit at the heart
  of the communities they serve.
  So, to help you to make a positive
  difference in your community, we’ve
  been making some improvements to
  our community...

• Local News: SSC
  28

  Your colleagues, your
  Who’s in the news
  near your store? Pssst!
  pRofiT pRoTecTion
  Mike carey has been judged
  Special constable of the Year in
  oxford, after being recognised for
  his work with new recruits to the
  service...

• Local News: Zone 3
  28

  Mildenhall
  The children of West Row
  Primary School have been
  keeping busy lately, thanks to
  Mildenhall and Active Kids.
  After redeeming its
  vouchers, the school was able
  to buy new sports equipment
  such as tennis rackets...

• Take a Break
  30

  WIN!
  We all know great things come in small
  packages, but the clever people at Sure,
  Dove & Vaseline have taken the idea
  to a whole new level, with the launch of their new
  Compressed Deodorants range.
  They’ve found a way...

• Win an iPad mini!
  30

  WIN!
  We all know great things come in small
  packages, but the clever people at Sure,
  Dove & Vaseline have taken the idea
  to a whole new level, with the launch of their new
  Compressed Deodorants range.
  They’ve found a way...

• Word ladder
  30

  Colourful supermarket fruits
  Supermarket section with milk
  and cream
  Point at which people pay in a
  supermarket
  Printed statement showing
  that goods have been paid for
  These are used to carry smaller
  amounts of shopping in...

• Word search
  30

  R
  O
  O
  O
  R
  A
  N
  Antiperspirant
  Beauty
  Compressed
  Cool
  Deodorant
  Dove
  Gentle
  Lasts As Long
  Less Packaging
  Protection
  Skin
  Spray
  Sure
  Vaseline

• Desert Island Downloads
  31

  This issue, we
  talk to the Coates
  family, who are
  ‘nappy happy’ in
  our Little Ones
  feature (see page 12
  for their story).
  Book
  Paul Hollywood’s
  Bread by Paul
  Hollywood (£9.49),
  “Paul’s recipes
  are easy to...

• Exclusive Offers
  31

  journal 27
  We’re giving £12 off your
  first online grocery shop of
  more than £60, excluding
  delivery charge*.
  Simply use code…
  7RG4-YGM7-F3CJ
  for deliveries on or before
  May 27th.
  *Visit www.mysainsburys.co.uk for...

• Mailbox
  32

  Mailbox Tell us all about what’s going on... I wanted to share with you a story
  about our store’s (Melksham) Grocery
  Online team (GOL), who celebrated
  their first birthday recently.
  Starting with just three vans and
  60...

• Our People
  33

  Keeping you up to date
  with your colleagues Kings and queens:
  The colleagues at King’s
  Lynn enjoying their
  40th anniversary. A blast from the
  past at King’s Lynn F R O H D J X H V  D Q G  K D G 
  D  U H D O \  J R R...

• Our People: A blast from the past at King’s Lynn
  33

  King’s Lynn recently celebrated its
  40th anniversary and to mark its
  long history, colleagues invited the
  store’s Veterans along for the day.
  “Around twenty-five Veterans
  were able to attend,” said Joy
  Hunter,...

• Our People: Cannock’s Chris chalks up 40 years
  33

  Cannock’s Chris chalks up 40 years
  Cannock colleague Chris Paget
  had reason to celebrate recently,
  after she chalked up 40 years at
  Sainsbury’s.
  Staff presented Chris with
  a delicious celebration cake,
  champagne and...

• Our People: Long service 25 years
  34

  Lesley Abel, Redcar Local.
  Audrey Addison, Washington.
  Carol Alexis, Shorehead. Susan
  Alford, Exeter. Janet Ambrose,
  Hendon. Julia Andrew, Torpoint.
  Melanie Baldwin, Pontypridd.
  Jean Ballantyne, Canterbury.
  Janet Balson,...

• Our People: Retirements
  34

  Retirements
  Susan Adair, Upton (12 yrs).
  John Allcock, Waltham Point
  Depot (6 yrs). Jeffrey Atkins,
  Didcot (8 yrs). Brenda Baldwin,
  Central Croydon (11 yrs).
  Jeffrey Banks, Eastleigh (7
  yrs). Veronica Barnard, Balham
  (7...

• Our People: Long service 40 years
  35

  Alan Bignell, Bath Odd
  Down. Glen Demicol,
  Harringay. Lesley Franklin,
  Maypole. Mervyn Johns,
  Taunton. Jane Olorenshaw,
  Leamington. Christine Paget,
  Cannock. Andrew Schofield,
  Northampton. Peter Wilson,
  Upton.

• Our People: Obituaries
  35

  Obituaries
  Derek Abbott, 68, Lyons Farm
  (7 yrs). Christopher Ashley,
  63, Hitchin (8 yrs). Ann Baxter,
  64, Hunters Hill Local (28
  yrs). Christine Beckwith,
  58, Wilmslow (10 yrs). John
  Bennett, 63, Cannock (4 yrs).
  Sandy...

• Our People: Promotions
  35

  Promotions
  Rasel Ahmed, Barnet High
  Street Local. Jen Bacon,
  Cramlington. Jason Bickers,
  Rayleigh Eastwood Road Local.
  Craig Cameron, East Kilbride.
  Oliver Campbell, Coventry store
  support centre. Scott Chamberlain,...

• Red Nose Day - Day in the Life
  36

  the LifeWhat a day – and what an amazing achievement by our
  colleagues. Here at the Journal, we’ve loved hearing all about
  your Red Nose Day fun and games – congratulations to
  everyone who made it happen. And to finish...