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  • Great Gravy Competition 01

    GREAT GRAVY COMPETITION
    SPONSORED BY SAINSBURY'S AND THE SUNDAY MAGAZINE Left to right: Peter Powell, Willy McPherson, the lucky winner Debbie Freeman, Wendy Godfrey and Mary Stavin. 'BRITAIN'S GREATEST Gravy Maker'
    has been...

  • Contents Pageaction 02

    Page 1
    Great Gravy Competition—results
    Page 2-3
    News
    Page 3
    Property
    Page 4-5
    Branch Managers' Conference 1982— report from Birmingham
    Page 6-7
    Branch opening—JS opens simultaneously with Bentalls at Tonbridge
    Page 8-9
    New...

  • Scanning data 02

    Scanning data
    IN HIS CAPACITY as chairman of the
    Article Number Association, Jeremy
    Grindle, JS's departmental director
    responsible for branch services, recently
    signed a contract with market research
    group A C Nielsen to...

  • Unemployment action 02

    Unemployment action
    IT WAS RECENTLY announced that Sir
    John Sainsbury had been appointed a
    member of the Confederation of British
    Industry's new Steering Group on
    Unemployment, which will be making
    recommendations for action...

  • £1,000 draw 03

    £1,000 draw
    DON'T FORGET-the half-yearly SSA
    £1,000 lucky draw will again take place
    on June 1, but your name won't be
    included unless you have been a member
    of the staff association for three
    consecutive months!
    So be...

  • DIY scene 03

    DIY scene
    scene
    A CLOSER LOOK at the DIY scene was
    taken at the Executive Club at Blackfriars
    on January 18.
    The guest speaker was Amand Van
    Roy, general manager of the home
    improvements division of GBTNNO-BM,
    SA (Brico),...

  • Insurance schemes 03

    Insurance schemes
    schemes
    DID YOU KNOW that if you work at JS
    you can obtain discounts from insurance
    premiums under two insurance schemes
    operated by the company?
    The first scheme is run by the Royal
    Insurance Group who...

  • Property 03

    FOLLOWING THE rejection last June
    by Lewisham Council of a proposal to
    build a Homebase store at Southend
    Pond, Catford, JS have now asked six
    architects to submit competitive designs
    for the 4.5 acre site.
    The competitors...

  • BRANCH MANAGERS' CONFERENCE 04

    BRANCH MANAGERS CONFERENCE 1982 Day one begins for the first delegates The chairman
    reconvenes the conference on day two Marketing questions are put to the panel of experts THE 1982 BRANCH MANAGERS'
    conference was held on...

  • Branch opening—Tonbridge 06

    JS'S NEW DEVELOPMENT in Tonbridge,
    the Angel Centre, opened on
    January 28.
    The store not only made terrific
    impact on the town because it is twice as
    big as its predecessor but because the
    new Sainsbury's is built adjoining,...

  • Entrance with Enhance 08

    Entrance with Enhance
    ENHANCE is the first brand name for an
    own-label shampoo range to emerge
    from the toiletries department, It applies
    to a new co-ordinated range of
    shampoos and conditioners to cater for
    every type of...

  • Super suds 08

    Super suds
    MORE PLATES per penny can be
    cleaned with the new JS washing up
    liquid that has been launched to compete
    with popular brand names.
    JS Super Concentrated Washing Up
    Liquid is formulated with a higher active
    level...

  • The taste of Europe 08

    The taste of Europe
    TWO NEW German wines, Wehlener
    Munzlay and Johannisberger Erntebringer,
    have been added to die range of
    over 90 JS own-label wines.
    Wehlener Munzlay (Qualitatswein
    bestimmer Anbaugebiete) is available...

  • Car parking report 09

    A POLICY STATEMENT on car parking
    for supermarkets was published by JS this
    month.
    The statement explains how car parks
    can, and should, complement their
    surroundings and gives practical
    recommendations covering all aspects...

  • Mince marvels 09

    Mince marvels
    MARVELLOUS MEALS WITH MINCE
    is Josceline Dimbleby's sixth and latest
    cookbook in the successful JS series.
    Fully illustrated, it costs only 75p and is
    available at checkouts.
    Minced meat is both economical...

  • Soft centres by the bagful 09

    Soft centres by the bagful
    ECLAIRS are the latest JS line in bagged
    sweets. Introduced to complement the
    already extensive range of own-label
    confectionery, they will become one of
    the 48 different lines currently on...

  • Spring offers with J 09

    Spring offers with J
    THE J RANGE has been expanded and
    modified for Spring 1982. Two new
    colour-ways have been introduced into
    the triple eyeshadow range and another
    two to the cream eyeshadows. There are
    three new lipsticks...

  • Fairweather fishing 10

    TROUT FISHING may initially be a
    little expensive but John Pearn, assistant
    buyer in the pork products department,
    like other fly-fishermen, certainly
    appreciates its pleasures.
    John's skills have been remarked upon
    in the...

  • All is fair in love 11

    All is fair in love
    THE STORK is being kept busy by
    Coldhams Lane branch!
    Not deterred by Kempston branch,
    who recently topped their record for
    numbers of female staff getting married
    JS Journal December '81), Coldhams
    Lane...

  • Companywide cancer campaign 11

    Companywide cancer campaign
    A COMPANYWIDE effort was launched
    on January 1 to raise money in aid of the
    500-Group Cancer Research Campaign.
    The group has been formed by businessmen
    to encourage industry and commerce
    to raise...

  • Early morning deliveries 11

    Early morning deliveries
    CONNECTIONS WITH SAINSBURY'S
    are recurrent for some families!
    Peggy Stacey is an ex-employee of JS
    and her husband works at Basingstoke
    depot.
    Her daughter, who also used to work
    for the company,...

  • Great Britain goes home 12

    Great Britain goes home
    THE RITZ HOTEL gained a new attraction
    during the magazine In Britain's
    50th anniversary celebrations held
    recently. It was the giant cake made for
    publishers of the magazine, the British
    Tourist...

  • Hotelympia honour 12

    Hotelympia honour
    HOTELYMP1A '82, the hotel and
    catering exhibition held at Olympia
    during January, brought a reserve bronze
    medal to Fred Clay, canteen cook at
    Basingstoke depot, for his competition
    entry.
    Fred entered a...

  • Miss JS finalists 12

    Miss JS finalists
    ALL THE CONTESTANTS have now
    been chosen for the final of the Miss JS
    1982 competition.
    This ever popular event is to be held
    during the annual SSA dinner at the West
    Centre Hotel on February 20....

  • SSA holiday offers 12

    SSA holiday offers
    WITH CHRISTMAS and New year
    celebrations now behind us, most people
    are now probably beginning to think
    about their summer holidays!
    Well, before making up your mind it
    would be worthwhile taking a look at...

  • Cue Buntlngford 13

    Cue Buntlngford
    FOR THE THIRD year running the SSA
    at Buntingford depot recently organised
    a pool tournament.
    This increasingly popular event
    attracted 35 entries. Although the competition
    started in mid-August 1981,...

  • Great grub grabs 13

    Great grub grabs
    SPRINTING SHOPPERS were spotted in
    many JS stores over Christmas. They were
    grabbing their festive fill as prizewinners
    of draws and raffles held in aid of various
    charities.
    At Great Yarmouth two minutes...

  • Retirements with distinction 13

    Retirements with distinction
    Eric Webster, section leader of poultry
    supply control at head office, has retired
    after 45 years with the company.
    He began his career with JS in the sales
    office. After further training with...

  • Appointments 14

    Appointments
    R Allen, formerly deputy manager of
    North Cheam, has been appointed
    manager of Stock well.
    G Becker, formerly manager of
    Balham, has been appointed manager of
    Dartford.
    T Brown, formerly manager of
    Hastings,...

  • Long service 14

    Long service
    George Howard, manager at Kingston,
    has completed 40 years' service with the
    company.
    He joined JS at Tolworth and was
    appointed assistant manager at Kingston
    in 1954. George became spare manager
    at Putney in...

  • Retirements 14

    Retirements
    Lydia Addleton, part-time supermarket
    assistant at Bell Green, has retired after
    12 years with the company.
    She was due to retire in December of
    this year but owing to health problems
    retired early. Being a...

  • Feedback 15

    Letters are welcome
    and should be
    addressed to the editor More appraisals
    From: Tom Delaney, officer manager,
    Streatham
    I was indeed surprised to learn from Tony
    Clarke that appraisals were more
    concerned with the...

  • Obituary 15

    Continued from page 14
    Obituary
    Albert Garwood, branch/depot order
    checker at Blackfriars, died on December
    15, aged 60.
    He began working for the company in
    1948.
    David Hodgson, assistant manager at
    Leeds, aged 24, was...

  • Changing faces 16

    Changing faces
    DO ANY OF YOU on the second floor of
    Rennie House recognise your offices?
    Yes, this was the sausage making
    department of the factory shortly after it
    opened in 1936.
    In the photograph, which was made
    from a...

  • New archivist 16

    New archivist
    A BRAND NEW ITEM appeared this
    month in the JS archives. On February 1,
    25 year-old Bridget Williams took over the
    post of company archivist following the
    departure for pastures new of Harriet
    Geddes who has...