'JS Journal', September 1982

Table of content

• Contents Page
  02

  Page 2-3
  News
  Page 3
  Property
  Page 4-7
  Branch openings—Woolton, Epsom
  Page 8-9
  Business news
  Page 10-11
  Happy Birthday! —Lord Sainsbury celebrates his 80th
  Page 12-14
  Energy matters—a look at the increasing importance of...

• Notable victory
  02

  Notable victory
  NIGHTINGALE GENERAL Challenger's
  most impressive triumph in the
  show ring occurred just too late to be
  mentioned in the last Journal.
  After his Royal Highland Supreme
  Championship award, JS's prize...

• Surprise, surprise
  02

  Surprise, surprise
  MOTHER-OFTHREE Kathleen Hanson
  gave birth to her fourth baby in the
  buffer room at JS's Chatham store on July
  29. It took about a minute!
  Kathleen, in her 40's, was doing the
  weekly shopping with her...

• Business school support
  03

  Business school support
  DAVID SAINSBURY, JS's finance
  director, is putting up £ 1.25 million for the
  London Business School to set up a
  research centre for business strategy.
  As a result probably the second largest
  team of...

• Food from Britain
  03

  Food from Britain
  TWO PERSONALITIES were spotted
  recently at JS's Nine Elms store.
  The Rt Hon Peter Walker, Minister of
  Agriculture, Food and Fisheries and
  Nicholas Saphir, chairman of the Central
  Council for Agriculture and...

• Property
  03

  JS IS TAKING its first steps into
  Scotland! Agreement was signed on July
  14 between SavaCentre (JS's joint
  hyper-market venture with British Home
  Stores) and Gilbert Ash Estates (a Bovis
  Company) for a new store two miles...

• Branch opening—Woolton
  04

  SAINSBURY'S SECOND store in
  Merseyside opened on July 13 to an
  enthusiastic reception.
  The store is situated in Wool ton, a
  village about seven miles from the centre
  of Liverpool, and strengthens JS's hold in
  the North West....

• Branch opening—Epsom
  06

  A QUEUE of 100 people set JS's new
  store in Epsom off to a flying start on its
  opening on August 10.
  This is the fifth JS branch in the
  area—the others being Leatherhead,
  Sutton, North Cheam and Surbiton.
  Sainsbury links...

• Falklands victory
  08

  Falklands victory
  FOLLOWING a request from the Sun
  newspaper JS recently assembled a
  consignment of Cadbury's Creme Eggs.
  The £100 load was flown out to the troops
  from RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire.
  There have been no reported...

• Food glorious food
  08

  Food glorious food
  EACH DAY of the year 2,128 households
  throughout the country complete diaries
  recording what they buy and eat.
  The results of those diaries when put
  together form the National Food Survey,
  which is...

• More! More!
  09

  EVEN OUR children are now feeling the
  squeeze. The results of the annual Wall's
  Pocket Money Monitor have recently been
  published. This is a survey commissioned
  by Wall's but carried out by Gallup, the
  election pollsters. It...

• Unigate—year end results
  09

  Unigate—year end results
  MAJOR JS supplier Unigate, recently
  announced its results for the year to
  March 31 1982. Although sales increased
  by 11 per cent to £1.5 billion, taxable profits
  only increased by £300,000 to...

• Happy Birthday !
  10

  Happy Birthday !
  LORD SAINSBURY, known
  throughout the company as 'Mr
  Alan', joint president of J Sainsbury
  pic, celebrated his 80th
  birthday on August 13.
  The elder son of JB Sainsbury and
  grandson of the founder, he was...

• Energy matters
  12

  Energy costs are soaring and energy supplies dwindling. JS is at the forefront in this, the dawning of a new age of ENERGY CONSERVATION WORLD ENERGY PROBLEMS have
  been a topic of public debate for some
  time, and will continue to...

• In the right DIRECTION
  15

  In the right DIRECTION
  ANOTHER BAND with JS links, has a
  very different musical style.
  Tom Claxton, assistant pork buyer, is
  the drummer in Direction—which is a
  well-established six piece gospel group.
  They write all their...

• WHITE LIGHTNING
  15

  WHITE UGHTNING
  ROCK MUSIC has raised more than
  £200 for charity in the last few weeks as
  well as help to realise the dreams of one
  of JS's young musicians.
  Bill Barry, multilith print operator in
  the central printing...

• Bubbles burst
  16

  Bubbles burst
  STAY FRESH with JS own-label
  Deodorant Soap, now available at 151
  branches at 15%p (150 grams). With no
  other own label equal on the market
  this new soap is a household must. Other ranges of toiletry products...

• Fresh herbs
  16

  Fresh herbs
  A WIDER VARIETY of fresh herbs have
  been introduced to many branches this
  summer.
  Chives, mint and other popular varieties
  have now been joined by tarragon
  (which completed one season's trial last
  year in some...

• Six pittas
  16

  Six pittas
  AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL launch of
  JS's own-label pitta breads in May, the
  bakery department have now introduced
  a 'follow-up'—6 Wholemeal Pittas, made
  with wholemeal flour instead of white
  flour.
  Pitta bread...

• Sleepless nights?
  16

  Sleepless nights?
  SAINSBURY'S own-label Decaffeinated
  Gold Choice Coffee has now made
  sleepless nights a thing of the past!
  This new product is made from a
  unique blend of carefully roasted coffee
  beans which have been...

• Fruity
  17

  OWN-LABEL PURE GRAPE and apple
  juice has pipped opposition fruit juices at
  the post.
  Made with concentrated red grape and
  apple juice—a new and unique recipe to
  JS—it promises to be the perfect
  refreshing...

• Sweet tooth
  17

  Sweet tooth
  WAKE YOUR taste buds with JS's
  mammoth launch of new own-label
  sweets and chocolates.
  Candy Cubes (25p, 4oz), unique to JS,
  and Mini Wine Gums (24p, 4oz) are the
  two 'supercalifragilistic' additions to...

• Wine of the month
  17

  Wine of the month
  PROLONG THE HOLIDAY spirit by
  sampling the September wine of the
  month.
  The full flavour of Sainsbury's Cotes
  du Rhone Villages will help recapture the
  memories of sultry summer days.
  This wine comes from...

• Cancer round up
  18

  Cancer round up
  WHERE THERE'S a will there's a way!
  This old proverb has been amply
  demonstrated by JS staff in their
  efforts to raise £'s for cancer research.
  So far companywide £105,012 has been
  collected.
  Fun and games...

• Community spirit at SavaCentre
  18

  Community spirit at SavaCentre
  STRONG SUPPORT for local events has
  emphasised the commitment of several
  SavaCentres to their respective communities
  this year.
  They have each chosen various ways of
  strengthening their links...

• Holiday of a lifetime
  19

  Holiday of a lifetime
  SRI LANKA bound, Cosette Gedge,
  canteen assistant at Stratford, still
  couldn't believe her luck at winning the
  SSA £1,000 holiday draw (which took
  place during 1982 Miss JS competition—
  JSJMarch)....

• Man overboard
  19

  Man overboard
  CHIPPENHAM'S NUTTIEST nautical
  event—a first ever raft race organised by
  JS's local branch set sail on the River
  Avon on Sunday July 4.
  More than 50 rafts entered the
  competition, 11 of which were...

• A great day out
  20

  A great day out
  LOCAL HANDICAPPED children from
  Saxon Wood School and Limington
  House recently enjoyed a fun afternoon
  at Basingstoke depot.
  The youngsters, aged between five and
  13, under the close supervision of
  transport...

• Points to health
  20

  Points to health
  IT'S ALL BEEN happening in the gym
  since an Aerobics competition took off
  on June 9.
  Open to all members of the gymnasium
  at Blackfriars, the aim of the competition
  is to gain 10,000 points while carrying...

• Rising damp
  20

  Rising damp
  MOPPING UP was the orderof the day
  at Edgware on Saturday Junex^7, after
  torrential storms caused extensive
  flooding.
  Rain was forecast for Saturday but,
  naturally enough, there was no cause for
  alarm (it always...

• Variety club call up!
  20

  Variety club call up!
  A REPRESENTATIVE of the Variety
  Club of Great Britain was a surprise
  visitor at this year's JS Family Day (see
  July/August JSJ).
  Naturally, he was so thoroughly
  impressed by the organisation...

• Move of a lifetime
  21

  Move of a lifetime
  KEN BRUSHWOOD, communications
  technician in the data processing,
  operations department, has opted for the
  move of a lifetime to launch his retirement
  after 43 years at JS.
  The hurly burly of modern city...

• Photographic Competition
  21

  ENTRIES are beginning to arrive for this
  year's JS Journal/SSA photographic
  competition with its two first prizes of
  £75.
  Interesting interpretations are being
  made of the two themes of Summertime
  Blues and...

• APPOINTMENTS
  22

  APPOINTMENTS
  G Alvin, formerly manager of Arnold,
  has been appointed manager of Beeston.
  D. Carey, formerly deputy manager of
  Locksbottom, has been appointed
  manager of Crawley.
  P Carr, formerly deputy manager...

• LONG SERVICE
  22

  LONG SERVICE
  Bill 'Blue' Allard, supervisor at Charlton
  depot, has completed 25 years' service
  with JS.
  He joined the company as a bacon
  clerk at Union Street and ten years later
  became assistant departmental manager.
  After...

• MANAGEMENT APPOINTMENTS
  22

  MANAGEMENT
  APPOINTMENTS
  Ted Glendinning, senior manager
  fresh pork buying, will be appointed to a
  new post in the retail division with
  responsibility to departmental director
  Jeremy Grindle for the co-ordination of
  the...

• Feedback
  23

  FEEDBACK
  Letters are welcome
  and should be
  addressed to the editor Dead duck
  From: Tom Delaney, office managers,
  Streatham
  So the Journal has started a regular
  business news section.
  The Sunday Telegraph has been quick
  to...

• RETIREMENTS
  23

  RETIREMENTS
  loy Sinden, skilled supermarket assistant
  at Hastings, has retired after 34 years'
  service with JS.
  She joined the company at 14 Hastings
  and worked in the two other neighbouring neighbouring
  branches until her...

• Fading memories
  24

  Fading memories
  THESE TWO PICTURES from the
  archives photograph library record a
  happy day out for JS staff, one summer
  day in 1923.
  The reverse of the group photo records
  that the outing, from St Albans, was to
  Dunstable...

• Memories revived
  24

  Memories revived
  MANY MEMORIES have been jolted by
  the recent archives article and picture
  published in the June edition of the
  Journal. Contemporary colleagues have
  written in, delighted at either spotting
  themselves in the...