'JS Journal', September 1980

Table of content

• Contents Page
  01

  Pages 2/3
  General News
  Pages 4/6
  What's new
  Page 7
  More news
  Pages 8/10
  JS drives a hard bargain
  Page 11
  Own-label success story
  Pages 12/13
  How not to drop a brick
  Pages 14, 15, 22 and 23
  Retirements
  Page 16
  People
  Page...

• Alternative prices
  02

  Alternative prices
  YELLOW PRICE PACKS are the latest
  symbol of increased competitiveness in
  the High Street, coming this time from
  Fine fare.
  The concept is described as a range of
  'no frills' products, a 'third...

• An admirer
  02

  An admirer
  THE MINISTER OF HOUSING, John
  Stanley, openly admired Sainsbury's at
  Telford on the occasion of his visit with
  the Telford Development Corporation.
  Members of the Corporation accompanied
  the minister on a tour of...

• Aveley closes to make way for Dagenham
  02

  Aveley closes to make way for Dagenham
  TO COINCIDE with the opening of the
  new Dagenham branch on October 14,
  the much smaller Aveley branch in
  Derwent Parade, South Ockendon, is to
  close.
  Local residents feel that their...

• IGD supporters
  02

  IGD supporters
  A NEW COMMITTEE member has
  strengthened JS's support for the
  Institute of Grocery Distribution.
  Dino Adriano, manager of branch
  operations, and Bob Cooper, senior
  manager, bread buying, were secretary
  and...

• September trio
  02

  September trio
  THREE BRANCHES are due to open
  this month. They are at Mitcham, Dover
  and New Barnet on September 16, 23
  and 30 respectively.
  North Cheam's deputy manager, Ray
  Hayne, opens Mitcham branch with a
  sales area of...

• Spar-ring partner
  02

  Spar-ring partner
  OPERATION 80—that's the name the
  Spar supermarket chain has given to a
  advertising and promotion campaign
  that it is reported will run up a bill of
  £3.5 million.
  It is said to be Spar's 'biggest...

• Swiss cheeses please JS customer
  02

  Swiss cheeses pleases JS customer A FORTNIGHT'S HOLIDAY for two
  in Switzerland, valued at £800, has been
  won by housewife Sylvia Aylward as
  first prize in a competition exclusive to
  JS customers.
  The contest, organised by...

• Re-vamp programme to cost £6.5m
  03

  Re-vamp programme to cost £6.5m
  MAJOR BRANCH IMPROVEMENTS
  are being carried out companywide.
  Alterations and full modernisations of
  fittings have revamped and updated the
  image of such stores as Sutton, Kilburn,
  Hitchin and...

• A rich harvest for fruit & veg fans
  04

  A rich harvest for fruit & veg fans
  QUALITY CONTROL SKILLS, and
  even stronger communication with
  suppliers in the produce area has been
  strengthened this year by the introduction
  of a new technical and...

• Tools for the job
  04

  Tools for the job
  NOT CONTENT TO REST on their
  laurels JS has now launched a
  range of additions to their
  successful own-label kitchen tool
  range.
  Appearing in 54 branches on
  August 18 the new items
  comprise: household...

• A touch of the sun . . .
  05

  A touch of the sun . . .
  WHO NEEDS A HOLIDAY in the Carribean when for
  £5.45 you can conjure up all the sun and palm
  fringed beaches you want w i t h the help of a glass or
  two of JS's new white rum.
  It went on sale at the...

• Kid's stuff
  06

  Kid's stuff
  THE LATEST ADDITIONS to JS's
  rapidly expanding hardware
  ranges are aimed at the
  company's younger customers—
  in fact those that attend school.
  Roughnecks is the name of
  these brightly coloured Thermos
  flasks...

• A good turnout
  07

  A good turnout
  IMPRESSED JUDGES voted the new
  JS lorry livery number one during the
  recent 'Lorry driver of the Year'
  competition.
  Four drivers from Basingstoke depot
  entered the regional competition, which
  is sponsored by...

• Anyone for squash?
  07

  Anyone for squash?
  THE SAINSBURY'S SQUASH team
  have risen to the challenge once again.
  Robin Whitbread, manager, produce
  (fruit) department, Alan Gorham,
  manager of branch distribution services,
  and Charles Stevens, manager...

• Guardian angels
  07

  Guardian angels
  A BIG THANK YOU' LETTER was
  sent to the manager at Sutton branch by
  a customer who was quite overwhelmed
  by the kindness and consideration she
  received from the staff when she collapsed
  at the bus stop...

• Ill wind blows good
  07

  Ill wind blows good
  TAKEN.ILL at Broadmarsh branch a
  customer found herself in good hands.
  Staff who were on the shopfloor at the
  time comforted her and looked after her
  until she was well enough to make her
  own way home.
  A...

• No easy tusk!
  07

  No easy tusk!
  A MAMMOTH TASK recently came
  the way of the public relations
  department at Blackfriars. An MA
  living in Oxford wanted to know what
  temperature would be required to deep
  freeze a still warm (but...

• Puffed out!
  07

  Puffed out!
  PICKING UP a packet of puff pastry at
  Oxted branch a customer was overheard
  to say:
  'Mum do you think this will be okay?'
  'Yes 1 should think so, why?' replied
  mum.
  7 thought I might buy one to put in...

• Rosy glow
  07

  Rosy glow
  TACT AND UNDERSTANDING go
  a long way towards making what could
  be an awkward situation into one that
  attracts appreciation and praise. A
  perfect example is this letter from a
  customer at Dartford branch to...

• Second helpings
  07

  Second helpings
  GETTING DIRTY AND SCRUFFY
  proved an enjoyable task for staff at
  Worle branch during the carnival
  celebrations at Weston-super-Mare.
  BPO Barbara Bains says: 'Our float
  for the carnival procession was the...

• JS drives a hard bargain
  08

  Brian Christmas
  The company's business acumen is
  well known when it comes to the
  buying and selling of groceries. A
  l i t t le less well-known perhaps is the
  fact that JS is also pretty good at
  buying the right vehicle for...

• Holiday money
  10

  Holiday money
  PROMPTED BY A DONATION from
  the company to the British Kidney
  Patient Association, which was
  presented by their manager Cyril Cox,
  staff at Farnham started their own fund
  raising efforts to send children to...

• Area trading manager trial
  11

  REVISED ROLES have recently given
  rise to an experimental new job title at
  two area offices. Owen Keen and Reg
  Weeks (both formerly district managers)
  have been appointed area trading
  managers in Uxbridge and Coventry...

• Blowing own-label trumpet
  11

  Blowing own-label trumpet
  THE 'MARKETING MEN' of
  Sainsbury's have hit the headlines in
  defence of quality own-label groceries.
  The quality and true worth of some
  retailers' own-label goods was
  questioned recently in the...

• The eternal triangle
  12

  No one needs to think twice about going to see a
  doctor when they are i l l , or to see a mechanic
  when their car breaks down—but as far as safety
  is concerned, who ever thinks of consulting an
  expert? But there is a growing...

• Perfect plans
  14

  Perfect plans
  IF YOU WANT TO KNOW how to
  plan for a perfect retirement Jack Miles
  is the man to ask. When Jack retired
  recently as reception manager at
  Horsham branch, after nearly 44 years
  at JS, he moved into a brand new...

• Retirement is all go!
  15

  A freshly painted future occupies the thoughts of George and Peggy Milne.
  Retirement is all go! NO TIME FOR TEA-BREAKS is what
  George Milne has found since he retired
  on June 13! It was the only Friday the
  13th that occurs...

• Appointments
  16

  Appointments
  P Robinson, formerly a buyer in the
  purchasing department, has been
  appointed distribution manager in that
  department.
  M Evans, formerly manager of
  Folkestone, has been appointed
  manager of Dover.
  E Kendrew,...

• Long service
  16

  Long service
  Mary Ansley, a fresh meat supplier at
  Boreham Wood Branch, has celebrated
  25 years with the company.
  Mary began her career in the cooked
  meat department in the manual shop.
  She then transferred to the...

• Retirements
  16

  Retirements
  Bert Bridle, produce manager at Hove,
  has retired after 45 years' service with JS.
  He joined the company as bike boy at
  24 Brighton and has worked at many branches in the surrounding area over
  the years.
  Bill...

• Basingstoke gives OAPs a lift
  17

  Basingstoke gives OAPs a lift
  OLD AGE PENSIONERS in
  Basingstoke received a lift recently from
  JS's supermarket manager in the town,
  Ronald Lake.
  He presented a cheque for £500 from
  the Sainsbury charitable fund to...

• Salty tale
  17

  Salty tale
  NORTHWICH BRANCH is built over
  an old ninteenth century salt mine. A
  fact that is recorded in a recently
  published book called Northwich in
  Times Past. The author, Colin Lynch, is
  a local man and provided JS with...

• Yolande just can't stop dancin'
  17

  BUBBLING YOLANDE BECKLES. a
  17 year-old student at Holloway, was
  recently a 'star of the South Bank'
  when she danced at the Purcell Rooms
  and the Queen Elizabeth Hall.
  She and other pupils of Starcross
  school danced in the...

• Just the ticket
  18

  ITS VERY IMPORTANT to have a
  hobby' says Keith Stratford firmly.
  Keith is deputy manager at Wembley
  branch and is glad that his outside
  interests break him away from his day to
  day work and complement it so well.
  A love...

• King's Lynn walks tall
  19

  King's Lynn walks tall
  INSTEAD OF JUST BEING SAD
  when a well-loved member of staff died
  of cancer, the rest of the staff at King's
  Lynn did something positive and
  organised a sponsored walk in her
  memory; and then donated...

• Shopper of the century!
  19

  Shopper of the century!
  A MARVELLOUS OLD LADY, and
  an example to us all, proves that it's not
  only the young who like supermarkets
  when she shops at Sainsbury's. Florence
  Young has received a telegram from the
  Queen to...

• Obituary
  20

  Obituary
  Gerry Bonner, a security officer at
  Biackfriars died on July 24, just before
  his 26th birthday.
  Gerry joined the JS security team in
  1976. He was tragically killed as the
  result of a hit and run accident whilst...

• Your letters
  20

  Your letters
  Letters are welcome and should be
  addressed to the editor. Return journey:
  From: Brian Tidd, distribution division,
  Rennie House
  I wish to refer to the article in the July
  edition entitled 'Pickles to...

• Loving kindness
  21

  Loving kindness
  THE GENEROSITY and loving
  kindness of staff at Solihull branch is
  helping to save the lives of premature
  babies. In support of the Year of the
  Child, staff at Solihull raised over £400
  which they gave to the...

• Gone fishing . . .
  22

  Gone fishing . . .
  'I HAD A VERY HAPPY TIME with
  JS and I'd say that anyone who stays 43
  years with one company must've
  enjoyed their job' said recently retired
  Albert 'Wopp' Wopshott formerly
  manager of Walton Freezer...

• The best of a good job
  22

  'THE COMPANY HAS ALWAYS
  treated me well and I've always done my
  best, what more can you say?' says
  happily retired Jimmy Bush, former
  manager of Brentwood. 'I've had a lot
  of enjoyment and pleasure during my 46
  years with...

• Hot stuff!
  24

  Archives
  Hot stuff! A NUMBER of JS depots have had hot
  histories, in that fire has partially or
  totally destroyed them.
  Allcroft Passage, Sainsbury's first
  depot in Kentish Town, was badly damaged
  by fire in 1953, shortly...