'JS Journal', April 1986

Table of content

• Contents Page
  02

  Page 2-3
  News
  Page 4-5
  Branch opening — Salisbury
  Page 6
  Nutritional labelling and additives
  Page 6
  Property
  Page 7
  A quick smoke — how new stores are given the fire safety test
  Page 8-9
  Homebase is five years old — a...

• Discount for staff
  02

  A DISCOUNT SCHEME
  for JS and Homebase
  s t a f f will come into
  operation in October.
  I t will provide, tax
  free, £ 1 0 0 of discount
  each year to present
  full-time employees, and
  proportionately for...

• FRONTLINE
  02

  FRONTLINE
  IT'S A GLAMOROUS cover for
  April with Clair Bolton of New
  Barnet being chosen as Miss JS
  for 1986.
  And the arrival of the Miss JS
  final can only mean one thing —
  Spring is in the air. What better time to follow...

• It's clean it's fresh . . . it's Aylesbury
  02

  It's clean it's fresh . . . it's Aylesbury
  THE COVETED 'Silver Rose
  Bowl' for 1986, the supreme
  hygiene award, has been won by
  Avlesbury branch for running the cleanest premises in the Vale of
  Aylesbury.
  Organised by the...

• Board Changes
  03

  Board Changes
  FOLLOWING THE
  resignation of Peter
  Davis as assistant
  managing director, buying
  and marketing, to take up
  the position of deputy chief
  executive at Reed International,
  a number of
  changes have been made...

• Branch opening—Salisbury
  04

  Overlooking the River Avon in the beautiful town of Salisbury,
  Sainsbury's opened its doors to thousands of long suffering
  customers who felt they had waited an eternity for the first
  Sainsbury's to be built in...

• Nutritional labelling the story so far
  06

  Nutritional labelling the story so far
  'DESPITE THE Chinese calendar proclaiming 1985
  the year of the Ox, for Sainsbury's it will go down
  as the year of the label'! This is what press were told at
  a special briefing on March...

• Property
  06

  PROPERTY
  IN OCTOBER last year
  Sainsbury's gained outline
  planning permission for a mixed
  use development on the site of the
  former ABC bakery in Camden.
  A detailed application has now
  been made to Camden Borough
  Council...

• No smoke without fire?
  07

  It's reassuring to know that in all JS stores there's a highly technical system designed
  to deal with the problem of fire.
  No smoke without fire? Visit any new store about five days before
  handover and you'll witness the...

• Homebase - the first five years—by the man at the helm
  08

  Homebase - the first five years—by the man at the helm
  March saw the departure of general manager,
  Dino Adriano, from Homebase. He's been with
  the company since it was a one-store operation.
  N(
  the helm
  ow, returning to JS...

• GLITTERING PRIZES
  10

  On March 15 at the London West Hotel the SSA's
  annual dinner and dance took place in glittering
  style. Around 1,000 SSA members from branches,
  depots and head office dined, danced and
  GLITTERING PRIZES Miss JS is 20 year old...

• Packaging improves on nature
  12

  Packaging improves on nature
  LEADING THE WAY in packaging,
  JS has hatched a new egg
  box.
  Over the years, the company
  has pioneered research into much
  improved packaging: there was
  the change to plastic from...

• Cadbury's concern
  13

  Cadbury's concern
  CADBURY'S SCHWEPPES has been sending
  warning noises to the City for some months that all
  is not well. These indications were recently confirmed
  when the company unveiled results for 1985 which
  showed pre-tax...

• Downbeat Berisford
  13

  Downbeat Berisford
  S W BERtSFORD, the
  commodity trader and sugar
  refiner, has recently
  announced results well below
  the levels of previous years.
  Pre-tax profits were down by
  34 per cent on the previous
  year, at £53...

• Ladbrokes bet on DIY
  13

  Ladbrokes bet on DIY
  LADBROKES, the hotels,
  property and betting shop
  group, has recently announced
  an agreed takeover
  of Home Charm, the
  operators of Texas Homecare
  DIY stores. The Ladbroke's
  offer values Home Charm...

• Retail news in brief
  13

  Retail news in brief
  • Merger talks between
  the two largest co-operative
  trading groups in the UK —
  the Co-operative Wholesale
  Society (CWS) and Co-operative
  Retail Services (CRS)
  have broken down after three
  years. It...

• Oh those busy bees
  14

  Oh those busy bees
  Honey, that most natural of foods, is more
  popular than ever. So, as Spring arrives, the
  humble honey bee takes a b ow and the
  Journal asks 'what about the workers?' WINNIE-THE-POOH sat down at the foot
  of...

• Bowthorpe takes a bow bow
  16

  Bowthorpe takes a bow bow
  BOWTHORPE BRANCH have
  gone to the dogs, in the nicest
  possible way.
  During 1985, staff led by Rita
  Knocker collected just over
  £1,000 for the Guide Dogs for the
  Blind Association.
  Loyal companion...

• Variety Club is richer for love
  16

  Variety Club is richer for love
  APPROPRIATELY
  ENOUGH for the charity
  whose symbol is a heart, the
  Variety Club of Great
  Britain was the charity
  chosen to receive proceeds
  from a Valentine's dance.
  The dance was held...

• A corny tale
  17

  A corny tale
  CORN PLASTERS and
  foot spray were a must on
  March 29, when Elvira Hill
  and Margaret Boorman,
  supermarket assistants at
  Locksbottom, took part in
  a marathon walk.
  The pair hiked fifty
  miles, along the A21, in...

• Big hearted Harlow
  17

  Big hearted Harlow
  FOLLOWING THE DEATH of
  a member of staff, recently,
  Harlow branch have been
  working hard to raise funds for
  the West Essex CAT cancer
  scanner appeal at the Princess
  Alexandra Hospital.
  To date, they have...

• Down under branch?
  17

  Down under branch?
  SOMEONE'S BEEN Sainsbury
  spotting again!
  The location is Sydney,
  Australia and the man behind the
  camera, is Robin Whitbread,
  director of produce.
  'While on business I spotted
  this building,' commented...

• Maidenhead pools resources
  17

  Maidenhead pools resources
  SPLASHING OUT for a good cause, 30 members of Maidenhead recently took part in a
  swimarathon organised by the local Lions Club.
  A total of £12,000 was raised which will go towards the provision of...

• Sainsbury skiers do it in style
  17

  Sainsbury skiers do it in style
  POSING ON the piste, tumbling
  on toboggans, balancing bottoms
  on precarious drag lifts — such
  activities were the cause of many
  bronzed faces to be spotted in the
  past few months...

• The home front on film
  18

  The home front on film Cinema newsreel was introduced
  by Pathe Freres to Britain in
  1909, and brought news of
  international events to the
  thousands of cinema-goers who
  went twice-weekly to see their
  favourite stars.
  By...

• Appointments
  20

  Appointments
  Ray Clark, formerly manager at
  West Ealing, has been appointed
  manager of Chiswick for the
  opening.
  Keith Rogers, formerly deputy
  manager at Farnham, has been
  appointed manager at Chertsey.
  James Rooney,...

• Feedback
  20

  FEEDBACK
  Nostalgia
  in packets
  From: Thelma Cant, veteran of
  Rainham, Kent.
  I felt I had to write to the Journal
  to tell of a very pleasant
  experience.
  On a recent trip to Colombo in
  Sri Lanka, I decided to visit a few
  of...

• Long service
  20

  Long service
  Ken Buckberry, beef supervisor
  at Basingstoke depot, has
  completed 25 years with JS.
  He joined the company at
  Victoria manual shop and in 1962
  moved to Woking branch. Ken
  transferred to Basingstoke depot,
  as...

• Obituary
  20

  Obituary
  Geoffrey Abbott, meat manager
  at Balham, died suddenly on
  February 22, aged 55.
  He had been with the company
  for three years.
  James Cullen, door service
  assistant at Basingstoke Central,
  died suddenly on February...

• Retirements
  20

  Retirements
  Hilda Talbot, part time
  supermaket assistant at Chesham,
  has retired after 35 years with JS.
  She joined the company at
  Stanmore and following a spell at
  Kingsbury, moved to Amersham
  branch. In 1971, Hilda...