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  • Miss Sainsbury 1978 ? 01

    Miss Sainsbury 1978 ?
    Who's head
    wears the crown.
    Find out on page four.
    Two clues: Lesley Gosden (right) was voted second
    and Julie Harber (left) came third. Below the nine
    finalists, from left to right: Denise...

  • Baaa-gain prices 02

    Baaa-gain prices
    NEW ZEALAND LAMB was given a
    special promotion in JS stores this
    month. For two weeks starting March 6,
    NZ lamb prices were down by as much as
    1 lpper pound.
    Although supplies of lamb from 'down
    under' were...

  • Bigger market share 02

    Bigger market share
    A DRAMATIC INCREASE in Sainsbury's
    share of the basic groceries market,
    as published by Audits Great Britain
    (AGB) this month, indicates the effectiveness
    of the Discount '78 operation.
    The figures show...

  • Bretton trolley-back scheme 02

    Bretton trolley-back scheme
    THE FIRST SUPERMARKET in the
    UK to introduce a trolley deposit scheme
    is Sainsbury's Bretton superstore. The
    high cost of collection and maintenance,
    estimated to be running at around
    £12,000...

  • Contents Page 02

    Pages 1-7
    General news
    Pages 8-15, 17, 24
    Feature
    Page 16
    Letters
    Pages 18-23
    People

  • JS brews first cheaper cuppa 02

    JS brews first cheaper cuppa
    BRANDED TEA PRICES were immediately
    reduced by JS on March 6,
    following the announcement by the blenders blenders
    the week before that their prices were
    coming down.
    The quick action by...

  • SavaCentre means happy motoring 02

    SavaCentre means happy motoring
    MOTORING FORTNIGHT had the customers
    rolling up at SavaCentre, Washington
    for bargain prices in petrol and car
    care products when the campaign started
    on February 27.
    Other garages were left...

  • Well worth waiting for 03

    Building difficulties delayed the opening of
    JS's new Uxbridge store for over a year—now it's
    open and according to customers it w a s . . .
    Well worth waiting for Manager Charles Hart helps an early customer with her...

  • Crowning glory... 04

    Crowning glory...
    THE SEARCH for Miss JS 1978 ended
    on February 25, when 18-year-old Julie
    Curtin, a student worker at Walsall
    branch, was voted the winner of this
    year's competition finals. Lesley Gosden,
    a secretary at...

  • FIRE! 05

    FIRE!
    THE SENTINEL PROGRAMME, the
    branch audio-visual training system, is to get
    a new addition this month. 'In case of fire' is a
    new programme of tapes and slides which will
    be used in branches to inform staff of...

  • Metric fruit and veg 05

    Metric fruit and veg
    FRUIT AND VEGETABLE wholesaling
    will be going metric in 1980. The
    government has been asked to prepare
    legislation to phase out imperial weights,
    with the objective that after June 30,
    1980, all...

  • SAINSBURY'S DUTCH FRESH FOODS 05

    SAINSBURY'S DUTCH FRESH FOODS
    DUTCH FOOD was given a special promotion in Sainsbury stores last
    month. The campaign began on February 20 and featured dairy and meat
    products from Holland.
    The idea was first tried out last year...

  • Walking aids disco dancing! 05

    Walking aids disco dancing!
    CAMBERLEY BRANCH'S long standing relationship with the Hillside Hostel, a home
    for the mentally handicapped, was given a boost last month with the proceeds from a
    charity walk.
    The walk from...

  • Well bread flour 05

    Well bread flour A RISING MARKET in home-made
    bread products has prompted the JS grocery
    buyers to introduce three own-label
    lines. Strong white bread flour at 30p,
    brown bread mix, and white bread mix
    both 28p, went into all...

  • Forest Hill helps non-readers read the signs 06

    Forest Hill helps non-readers read the signs
    BEING HELPFUL is something JS
    stores are famous for, but South
    London's Forest Hill branch has a new
    addition to their helpfulness range. By
    playing host to a group of...

  • The best years of your life 06

    The best years of your life
    PREPARATION COURSES for retirement
    have been introduced for JS staff
    who are in their last year with the company.
    The first experimental two-day
    course took place on February 27 and
    March 6 and...

  • Own-label joins the top set 07

    Own-label joins the top set
    DENTURE WEARING JS customers
    will have a smile on their faces when they
    hear the latest news from the health and
    beauty department—and own-label
    denture cleanser.
    The effervescent tablets went...

  • There's no business like snow business 07

    There's no business like snow business
    'WE'VE NEVER HAD IT SO BAD' said
    Basingstoke depot's transport manager
    David Hibbard on the morning after the
    West Country's heaviest snowfalls for 30
    years. Gale force winds whipped the...

  • John's work is always on show 08

    John's work is always on show
    Just the job
    For the next in our series
    of JS job profiles
    we take a trip to Uxbridge
    to watch a new store
    preparing to greet the public. DISPLAYING OUR WARES is a vital
    part of successful...

  • Clean and fresh . . . 09

    Clean and fresh . . .
    STAFF AT CHATHAM have reason to
    be proud of themselves. Following a visit
    to their store, Peter Hygate, secretary of
    the Medway Towns, St John Ambulance
    Training Centre, wrote to manager Colin
    Etheridge...

  • Holidays in store 09

    Holidays in store
    EASTER HOLIDAY arrangements
    have been announced by the company.
    Stores, with the exception of Victoria,
    will be open on both Good Friday and
    Tuesday, March 28.
    Shop staff who work on Good Friday
    will...

  • Top marks 09

    Top marks
    THE HORSHAM AWARD for top
    marks in the Royal Institute of Public
    Health and Hygiene diploma exams has
    gone to Barry Odon, meat manager at
    Burton branch. Last year he attended the
    advanced diploma course at a local...

  • The risk business 10

    The risk business
    Improving the odds is the job of JS's insurance department.
    Here we take a closer look at the risks and the people who get
    the strength of the insurance companies around us. IN BUSINESS there are two kinds of...

  • The spring that waters an Empire 12

    The spring that waters an Empire
    WHAT DID THE ROMANS COVET,
    Caractacus camp on and the Empire
    drink from? The answer lies to the South
    West of Shrewsbury in Shropshire—and
    is a mountain called the Long Mynd.
    Nestling under...

  • A countryman's pursuit 14

    A countryman's pursuit
    A FROSTY MORNING, a local meadow, and his ferrets, are
    the ingredients of a good day's sport for warehouseman Nick
    Weight. Every winter weekend Nick and his furry friends can be
    seen in the countryside...

  • Your letters 16

    Your letters
    Letters are welcome and should be
    addressed to the editor. Any more contenders?
    From: Guess Who? ex-manager, Buntingford
    depot
    Re your article 'Distribution—new men
    at the top' in the February JS Journal
    you...

  • In a state of shock 17

    In a state of shock
    Electricity is both friend and foe. It generates light,
    heat and power to make our lives easier. It can also
    kill or maim if we are not aware of the hidden as well
    as the obvious dangers.
    There are two...

  • Golden moment at the Palace 18

    Golden moment at the Palace
    BUCKINGHAM PALACE was the
    venue for tradesman William Dimond
    and course tutor Howard Bentley when
    they attended the presentation ceremony
    for the Duke of Edinburgh awards on
    February 22. William...

  • Peter strengthens his family ties 18

    Peter strengthens his family ties
    TEN PIN BOWLING started Coventry
    meat tradesman Peter Wale on his hobby.
    He designs ties.
    Last year Peter, who competes regularly
    in Coventry's 'Pioneer League', decided
    that his sporting...

  • .. .and at play! 19

    .. .and at play!
    TEENAGE GIRLS went on the rampage
    in Reading last month with a spray can of
    bright blue paint. Altogether five stores
    were affected in the town—Sainsbury's,
    Woolworth's, Tesco's, Heelas, and C & A,
    and...

  • As seen on TV 19

    As seen on TV
    DISCOUNT '78 has been given an extra
    boost in the last three weeks by an intensive
    burst of TV advertising. A 30-
    second commercial, featuring Michael
    Barratt and shoppers' reactions to the
    campaign, was shown...

  • Girls at work... 19

    Girls at work...
    WALTON ON THAMES branch played
    host to two youngsters last month who
    were taking part in Surrey County
    Council's work experience scheme.
    Two schoolgirls visited the store for a
    week to discover what a...

  • Table tennis Marathon 19

    Table tennis Marathon
    NEARLY ELEVEN HOURS play was
    required to decide the champions of this
    year's SSA table tennis tournament.
    Held in the basement of Rennie House
    on Sunday, 19 February, 60 players took
    part.
    The standard...

  • Appointments 20

    Appointments
    G Kenney, formerly deputy manager at
    Dudley branch, has been appointed manager
    of Halesowen.
    B Thake, formerly temporary manager
    of Worcester Central, has been appointed
    manager of Oxford branch.
    G Challis,...

  • Long service 20

    Long service
    Harry Stringer, relief manager of the
    Green Walk contract depot, celebrated
    40 years with JS on February 22.
    Mr Stringer joined the company in
    1938, working in the Blackfriars warehouse.
    During the war he saw...

  • Obituary 20

    Obituary
    Norah Fitzpatrick, meat preparation assistant
    at Wimbledon branch, died on
    January 17. Miss Fitzpatrick had worked
    at Wimbledon throughout her twelveyear
    career with the company.

  • Retirements 20

    Retirements
    John Wozny, a store serviceman at Wood
    Green branch, retired on February 25
    after 23 years with JS.
    Mr Wozny joined the company in 1955
    at Palmers Green, and worked in the
    Winchmore Hill and Wood Green
    manual...

  • A matched pair 21

    A matched pair THERE AREN'T MANY identical
    twins around. There are even fewer who
    work for JS, and still fewer who are both
    meat managers in South London branches
    and both celebrating 25 years with
    the company on the same...

  • Tales of a traditionalist 21

    Tales of a traditionalist
    A TALL, WELL-EDUCATED youth
    joined JS in February 1938, and 40 years
    later Edward Perou, warehouse manager
    at Purley branch, retired after a happy
    and successful career with the company.
    The job...

  • Green-fingered engineer stays on the rails 22

    Green-fingered engineer stays on the rails
    'I STARTED AS AN EGG BOY at 114
    Lewisham in 1934. The old shop was a
    real 'market' store and we used to have to
    shout our wares louder than any of the
    stallholders. One cold and...

  • Master of all trades... 23

    Master of all trades...
    'THINGS WERE GRIM in the early
    thirties, particularly in the building trade'
    recalls Bert DufTett. T was an apprentice
    bricklayer in 1933. As soon as I had
    served my time I found myself out of a
    job....

  • On the large side 24

    On the large side
    SUPPLYING hotels and restaurants at one time was
    an important side to JS trading. The hotel and
    restaurant department of Stamford Street branch
    (closed in 1972) had four delivery vans. They were
    painted dark...