'JS Journal', August 1977

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• Hip, hippo, hurrah!
  01

  A QUEUE FIVE HOURS LONG is how
  JS's new superstore at Lord's Hill,
  Southampton, began its first day's trading
  on July 26. 'This must be a JS record' said
  manager Ray Sims.
  From the moment the store opened at
  9.15 am (15...

• Contents Page
  02

  Pages 1-9
  General News
  Pages 10-16
  Feature
  Pages 17-19
  Letters
  Pages 20-24
  People

• ... Wellingborough welcomes East and West
  03

  ... Wellingborough welcomes East and West
  A DAZZLING SMILE from Miss JS
  Sandy Meek was the welcome given to
  customers as they crowded into the new
  Wellingborough store on July 19. And the
  welcome didn't end there as all the...

• Bread costs more dough
  04

  Bread costs more dough
  THE PRICE of bread has risen. In JS
  stores a large loaf now costs 20p (18| in
  discount stores). The rise is partly caused
  by the government decision to end subsidies
  though an extra \p due to the...

• Rind and reasons
  04

  Rind and reasons
  CHEESE has also been affected by the
  withdrawal of government subsidies and
  the retail price is likely to rise by 3 pence
  per pound as a result.
  However this is only one of a number of
  other reasons which...

• Sizing up the egg situation
  04

  Sizing up the egg situation
  THE BRITISH EGG INDUSTRY has
  made November the changeover date for
  bringing the British egg into line with its
  European counterpart. The new EEC
  rules will affect the sizing of eggs providing
  a...

• We are the champions!
  04

  We are the champions!
  A champion line up at the Royal Show. Chairman John Sainsbury holds the bull Erator of
  Tangier, with Rory Edward on the left and champion cow Evapala being held on the right. PRIZES GALORE were showered on...

• Charlton's speedway queen
  05

  Charlton's speedway queen
  FLYING HIGH after her recent success
  is pretty Denise Wilkins of Charlton depot.
  Denise has just won a local beauty
  competition to become Miss Kestrel 1977.
  The competition was organised by...

• JS decides not to take no for an answer
  05

  JS decides not to take no for an answer
  A GOVERNMENT DECISION which
  rejected JS plans to build a superstore near
  Colchester is to be contested by
  Sainsbury's in the High Court.
  The disappointing refusal came from
  the...

• Regular treat for monkeys!
  05

  Regular treat for monkeys!
  WHEN THERE'S a national shortage of
  something most of us just have to grin and
  bear it. But there are always those who will
  scream the house down until they get what
  they want.
  The cereal shortage...

• A sheik-up on the apple front
  06

  A sheik-up on the apple front GETTING TO THE CORE of the apple
  problem leads you through a strange
  combination of events which includes
  hailstones, frost, drought, and the Arabs.
  The present scarcity and consequent...

• Coffee-no perks for the retailer
  06

  Coffee-no perks for the retailer
  THE RAPID RISE in the price of coffee
  has given cause for concern to consumers
  and retailers alike. For the customer it has
  meant a difficult choice between cutting
  down the family's...

• Express checkouts go on trial at six stores
  06

  Express checkouts go on trial at six stores
  EXPRESS CHECKOUTS are to be introduced
  on an experimental basis in
  certain stores. This latest idea is designed
  to keep queues to a minimum and keep the
  customer happy.
  Six stores...

• JS opts out of state pension scheme
  07

  JS opts out of state pension scheme
  FOLLOWING the recent consultations
  on pensions it has been decided that JS will
  apply to the government occupational
  pensions board to contract out of the state
  pensions scheme and continue...

• Plans to preserve Bath's age and stati station
  07

  Plans to preserve Bath's age and station
  AN HISTORIC BUILDING could be
  the site of a new JS supermarket if enterprising
  planning proposals are approved
  by Bath City Council. The move to
  combine retailing with conservation...

• The secret of JS's successful year
  08

  The secret of JS's successful year
  WERE YOUR EARS burning on July 6?
  They should have been, chairman John
  Sainsbury was talking aboutyou.
  Speaking at the company's annual
  general meeting, held on July 6 at the
  Connaught...

• The eggsploits of a talented traveller
  10

  The eggsploits of a talented traveller
  Barbara Logan 'at home'. COOKING the biggest Spanish omelette
  in the world is not Barbara Logan's only
  claim to fame.
  She has written a number of successful
  cookery books. The eight...

• A good food guide line ...
  11

  A good food guide line ...
  LOVE OF FOOD was the main reason JS
  counsellor Diana Bennett chose home
  economics as her profession, and her
  fondness for good food has provided her
  with a flourishing career teaching students
  to...

• Sundae Supplement
  12

  Sundae Supplement
  The Chinese invented it. . . the Italians perfected it. . . the British eat gallons of it
  What is it? Answer . . . ice cream
  . and JS sells a great deal of it. ICE CREAM was once a luxury enjoyed for a...

• Mirror, mirror on the wall...
  16

  Mirror, mirror on the wall...
  BEING BEAUTIFUL is hard work as
  Sandy Meek found out when she went
  behind the scenes at the southern regional
  final of this year's Miss Great Britain
  competition.
  Sandy was invited to take part...

• Doris and George waltz off with the prize
  17

  Doris and George waltz off with the prize
  THE ABILITY to execute a nifty quickstep,
  a slow foxtrot and a waltz won Doris
  and George Anderson a night out, a bottle
  of champagne (a hair-do for Doris) and
  the chance to go on to...

• Your letters
  17

  Your letters
  Letters are welcome and should be
  addressed to the editor. Holiday snap!
  From: Ted Spriggs, manager, Welwyn
  Garden City branch
  My wife and I have just returned from a
  holiday in the Lake District.
  One evening...

• Dressing the part
  18

  Dressing the part
  DESIGNS not words is what we
  asked for in the June issue and
  designs are what we got—by the
  postbag-full.
  When, after a long series of
  letters complaining aboutthe
  overalls worn by branch staff,...

• . . . as good as a rest!
  19

  . . . as good as a rest!
  OVERHEARD in a Monday morning
  bus queue:
  First lady: 'Oh hallo. I didn't see you last
  week, been on holiday?'
  Second lady: 'Yes. We didn't go away
  though. But I did go to Sainsbury's...

• Keeping your cool, cool
  19

  Keeping your cool, cool
  A SOLUTION to the problem of keeping
  those picnic goodies cool on a hot
  summer's day is now on sale in a number
  of JS stores. Called a cool box, it is big
  enough to hold a large family picnic...

• Richard gets his name up in northern lights
  19

  Richard gets his name up in northern lights
  ANYONE HOLIDAYING within a
  hundred miles or so of Edinburgh during
  the festival (August 22 to September 3)
  should pay a visit to the 'Coarse Acting
  Show' at the Cathedral Hall...

• Well Amin to say . . . !
  19

  Well Amin to say . . . !
  WHEN PRESIDENT AMIN went 'missing'
  recently Wandsworth branch decided
  they knew exactly what he was up to.
  How do we know? A witty wag at the
  branch sent us a cutting from a national
  newspaper...

• Appointments
  20

  Appointments
  R B Pagden, recently appointed production
  manager, Basingstoke depot, has
  also been promoted to a senior manager.
  J White, formerly operations manager,
  Basingstoke depot, has been appointed
  distribution manager...

• Long Service
  20

  Long Service
  Bob Tanner, assistant accountant,
  engineer stores accounts, Blackfriars,
  celebrated 40 years' service with the company
  on July 12.
  Mr Tanner started with JS in the sales
  office. After national service as an...

• Retirements
  20

  Retirements
  William White retired on July 22 after 44
  years with the company. At the time of his
  retirement he worked in the branch merchandising
  department at head office, but
  his first job at JS was at Guildford branch
  as...

• How to dance the 'incognito'
  21

  How to dance the 'incognito'
  IF YOU HAPPENED to pass High Street
  Walthamstow branch on June 14, we
  doubt if you would have recognised any of
  the staff or for that matter a few of the local
  JS veterans. You might have bumped...

• Obituary
  21

  Obituary
  Alfred Ford, mechanical engineer, Ealing
  area office, died on June 22. He had been
  with JS for four years.
  Although Mr Ford had had a long
  history of illness, he died suddenly while
  on holiday.
  Jessie Smith,...

• A character in his own write
  22

  A character in his own write
  POETRY BY THE YARD is one of Cyril
  Croft's specialities. Give him a roll of
  wallpaper and he will quickly pen you a
  poetic epic chronicling the events of the
  past year, or what you will.
  It is...

• Thar's gold in them thar shoes!
  23

  Thar's gold in them thar shoes!
  THE TRAIN JOURNEY from London
  to Cambridge cost 7s 3d in 1933 and when
  Sainsbury's paid his fare young Richard
  Bird thought it was definitely something
  to write home about. That first letter to...

• If you go down to the woods today...
  24

  If you go down to the woods today...
  "The season for open air meals is here . . . and whether
  Corydon takes Phyllis to Henley in a punt or ruins her
  wave and complexion in the new sports car . . . the picnic
  lunch is a...