'Journal', October 2014

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• Inside
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  e. 04 TEN THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW Highlights of the important messages and fun things that happened at this year’s conference. 06 THE BIG JOURNAL FEATURE Our third 2020 milestone is in the bag, as we celebrate reaching an...

• Quick word
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  Quick word Our Conference in September showed us just how talented our colleagues are. From our fantastic We’ve Got Talent finalists to our LOVE Award winners, we’ve got a huge amount to be proud of.   In this edition of the...

• Hello
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  Hello  Things have been changing at our Hoddesdon store. A new online team was set up in May and a complete store refit took place in July. Here, colleague George Georgio tells us how these changes have transformed the store –...

• How can we become the UK’s ‘Greenest Grocer’?
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  ‘Greenest Grocer’? we’re about to make a huge push to achieve our green targets – and we’re focussing on how every one of us can play our part in saving energy, and find out how it benefits colleagues and customers too....

• Ten things we learned at our conference From Christmas decorations and handsets to personal development and trust, here are some highlights from...
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  and trust, here are some highlights from Our Conference 2013. we learned at Our cOnference We’ve come a long way since we launched our Vision and Values two years ago and we have a lot to be proud of. At the heart of that...

• We've hit £1 billion online 
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  What does it take to deliver an industry-leading online service that’s growing fast? We went to Hoddesdon to meet the colleagues who pick, pack and deliver our online groceries. We’ve hit £1 billion online Journal 07...

• The BIG Journal feature THE BEST WE CAN BE
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  feature T HEBEST WE CAN BE Alison Holt, deputy store manager, thinks that Trowbridge is a really great place to work. “The friendly, family atmosphere shines through and our customers love shopping with us,” she said....

• Why we love October
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  October Calling all trick or treat-ers T here’ve been some spooky sightings at our Hoddesdon store. A wicked witch has been wandering past the cat food, a scary skeleton skulked down the milk aisle and a hungry vampire ...

• More of the Best We Can Be
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  D FROM PAG e 9 Journal 13 lDavid Mallett, Elstree depot, is our talent spotter of the year for nurturing and developing talent through the business lCrofton Local is our convenience store of the year for the team’s...

• your news
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  At a glance ASHleY’S ARAC e AC e 399 million Active Kids vouchers given out in our stores this year. 51,000 organisations are registered with Active Kids. £136m 24.1% 26.4% of colleagues who “sometimes use the nutrition...

• A few more tasty snippets from across our regions.
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  A TRUCK -lOAD OFFUn SUDBURY Eight-year-old Eloise Biggadike bagged a £100 Sainsbury’s gift voucher and two boxes of Active Kids equipment for her school by winning a competition to design a bag for life for the store. ...

• Take a break
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  Take a break Puzzles, prizes & more style sOs VICTORIA MACKAY FROMTHe TUTeAMAT COvenTRYSTOR e SUPPORT CenTRe AnSWeRS YOUR FASHIO n qUeSTIO nS. A biG And miGHTY TV! 18 Journal Hi Helen, Our Conference is a great opportunity...

• Our people
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