'JS Journal', Christmas 1978

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• Christmas crackers!
  01

  Parties, pretty girls and the search for Miss JS 1979
  Christmas crackers! STUDENT AND BAKERY assistant
  Julie Hassell has been chosen as
  Miss JS eastern region. An 18-
  year-old student worker, Julie
  comes from Coldham's...

• Bread rises
  02

  Bread rises
  BREAD PRICE increases were announced
  on December 7—only the second cost
  rise this year—and the new prices were
  implemented at JS stores on the following
  Monday.
  The increases, although occurring on
  the same...

• Bully for JS beef
  02

  Bully for JS beef
  THE SMITHFIELD SHOW is being
  renamed the Sainsbury show—or at least
  that's what top breeders were saying
  when J Sainsbury (Farms) Limited
  walked off with the prize for Supreme
  Champion Heifer on December...

• Coastal conferences
  02

  Coastal conferences
  A TWO DAY TRIP to the seaside is one of
  the first items JS senior and retail management
  will be noting in their 1979 diaries.
  On January 14 and 15 senior management
  will be attending a conference at the...

• Contents Page
  02

  Pages 1-7
  General news
  Pages 8-16 and 24
  Features
  Page 17
  Letters
  Pages 18-22
  People
  Page 23
  Archives

• Final moves
  02

  Final moves
  REHOUSING PLANS for departments
  at Clapham have been taking effect over
  the last three weeks, and by December 18
  they will all be settled in their new locations
  at Blackfriars.
  Just over three years ago the...

• Sidcup FC gets a warm welcome
  03

  Sidcup FC gets a warm welcome
  'A TIMELY INVASION' says William
  Black, manager of the company's new
  freezer centre at Sidcup which opened on
  Friday, December 1. A Friday opening is
  unusual at JS but it was timed to tie...

• A CASE of mistaken identity
  04

  A CASE of mistaken identity cropped up
  in last month's issue of the Journal. In
  our report of the opening of the new
  Ashford supermarket, we printed a picture
  purporting to show BPO Rita Culley
  and some of her staff....

• A discerning port of call
  04

  A discerning port of call
  FROM THE STEEPLY TERRACED
  slopes of the Douro valley in Northern
  Portugal comes the latest addition to the
  JS wine list—an own-label 'fine old port'.
  Selling at £2.15p in all stores with...

• APOLOGIES
  04

  APOLOGIES to al I ou r readers who were looki ng forward to the second part of
  our feature on high fibre diets. Difficulties caused in part by the continuing
  bakers strike have meant that we were unable to complete the article....

• Foot loose and fancy dress!
  04

  Foot loose and fancy dress!
  RADAR RECEIVED £122.25 as the
  result of the efforts of three walkers from
  Stratford branch. RADAR isn't one of the
  stars of M*A*S*H, it's the Royal Society
  for Disability and Rehabilitation,...

• Old Style tray-ding
  04

  TEA-TIME is going to be nostalgia time for those who have bought the new JS
  tea-tray. Good value too at 79 pence, the 12 inches square tray features the
  first ever Sainsbury's depot, at Kentish town, and shows the...

• Half-time score
  05

  Half-time score
  SUNDAY FOOTBALL at the Griffin
  has so far had an uninterrupted season.
  Pitches have been dry and hard, and the
  recent cold weather made them very slippery,
  but so far the football has been of a
  respectable...

• Helping hands
  05

  Helping hands
  MORE STAFF THAN EVER have volunteered
  to give up their free time to help
  keep their branches open so elderly and
  disabled people can do their Christmas
  shopping in comfort.
  Over the past few years more and...

• Hornchurch's new 'centre' piece
  06

  Hornchurch's new
  'centre' piece
  Above: Cashier specialist Doris Mardle
  (left) and cashier Marion Wall from
  Upminster, man the emergency till. Right:
  Business was so brisk at one time queues at
  the checkouts went the length...

• JS is the toast of the tasters
  07

  JS is the toast of the tasters
  ONCE AGAIN JS WINES have proved
  themselves the tasters' favourites. In last
  year's 'Good Wine Guide' Sainsbury's
  wines compared very favourably with the
  competition. This year's...

• Not so Dustee bright idea
  07

  Not so Dustee bright idea
  AN INTERNATIONAL TV STAR turned up at Basingstoke depot early this month to
  promote the SSA section's Christmas draw. Billed as having appeared on TV in Britain
  and France, half the depot were...

• Ian 'shops' early for Christmas
  08

  Ian 'shops' early for Christmas
  'NEGOTIATIONS FOR CHRISTMAS
  turkey buying are nearly complete by the
  September of the same year' explains JS
  poultry buyer Ian Baldwin when discussing
  some of the problems behind this
  seasonal...

• A share of the action!
  09

  Above: A coachload of fun and friendly
  faces. Left: Peter Downes outlines the
  itinerary for the day. Below left: The
  veterans enjoy their first Christmas lunch
  of the season. Below right: A visit to see
  Father Christinas was...

• Epsom goes on exhibition
  10

  Epsom goes on exhibition
  Above: An artist's impression of how the Odeon site would look if the JS scheme gets the go-ahead.
  Above: The frontage of the Odeon site as it looks today.
  Above: Barbara Logan answers a housewife's...

• JS own-label party packs!
  12

  JS own-label party packs!
  Now is the winter of JS's disco bent,
  at least that's what it looks like from
  the Journal office. We've been out
  and about capturing some of that
  Christmas fun—with Balham branch
  at the Griffin...

• The pick of the pics
  14

  The pick of the pics
  THE BATTLE OF THE CAMERAS has finally drawn to a
  close. As we announced last month, three lucky (not to
  mention skilled) entrants were chosen by judges Brian
  Shuel and Sidney Harding from a 70 strong...

• What next... ?
  16

  What next... ?
  AFTER SUCCESSFULLY RAISING
  enough money to buy a kidney machine,
  a couple of guide dogs and to send a
  bunch of needy youngsters on a seaside
  holiday, the Stamford Group is looking
  for a new target to work...

• Your letters
  17

  Your letters
  Letters are welcome and should be
  addressed to the editor. Just the jacket!
  From: R A Trimble, chief clerk, Redditch
  branch
  It was very encouraging to read your
  article in the JS Journal about the new store
  at...

• The life and sporting times of Reg
  18

  The life and sporting times of Reg
  'MY BROTHER JOINED JS as a
  butcher, and he kept on telling me what a
  good firm it was. In the end I gave in and
  applied for a job.' That was Reg Ranger's
  introduction to the company and at...

• Stan's a happy man
  19

  Stan's a happy man
  'I ENJOYED every minute of it' says
  Stan Burtenshaw of his 48 years with JS.
  Stan retires on December 23 as assistant
  manager at Burnt Oak and he has the
  same enthusiasm for his job and happy
  attitude to...

• Appointments
  20

  Appointments
  N Bacon, formerly deputy manager of
  Kingston branch, has been appointed
  manager of the New Maiden store.
  W Black, formerly manager of
  Bexleyheath branch, has been appointed
  manager of the Sidcup freezer...

• JS cold store reminds Soviets of home!
  20

  JS cold store reminds Soviets of home!
  TELFORD BRANCH was honoured by
  a visit from a small group of Soviet
  planners on December 4. Deputy
  manager Ian Atherton accompanied the
  gentlemen on a twenty minute tour of
  the store...

• Long service
  20

  Long service
  Ken Hebberd, area produce specialist at
  the Woking area office, celebrated 40
  years with the company on December 13.
  Mr Hebberd joined JS at the 96
  Kilburn shop and subsequently did relief
  work around North West...

• Retirements
  20

  Retirements
  'Charlie' Coppen, leading delicatessen assistant
  at Central Ilford branch, retired in
  November after 41 years with the
  company.
  Mr Coppen joined JS at the Gants Hill
  shop and worked there until called up to
  the...

• Eric plans to enjoy the scenery!
  21

  Eric plans to enjoy the scenery!
  CATCHING UP with Eric Kaye on his
  very last working day with JS was no easy
  feat! As assistant area meat specialist for
  the Woking area, he was racing around
  saying fond farewells to all the...

• Douglas wins through
  22

  Douglas wins through
  THE FOOD BUSINESS is a family
  tradition for Douglas Schlaepfer, reserve
  manager at High Wycombe, who retired
  on December 9 after nearly 41 years with
  the company. Douglas's Swiss father was
  a...

• Pudding on the style!
  23

  Pudding on the style!
  'COUNT YOUR PUDDINGS before they are cooked' advises a
  delightful Christmas recipe and price list published by JS in
  1931. The leaflet tells us the pudding count is necessary
  because ' . . . if you have...

• A dozen of the best . . .
  24

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