'JS Journal', April 1987

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• Appointments
  02

  Appointments
  A LARGE NUMBER of changes in responsibility involving various promotions
  to senior management, was announced by the chairman on March 23. Retai
  Division
  A major development in the
  retail division will be the...

• Contents Page
  02

  Page 2-3, 9
  News
  Page 4-5
  The prime minister checks out prices on the eve of the budget
  Page 6-8
  Branch openings
  — North Finchley
  — Stanway
  Page 10-11
  What's cooking? The home economics department
  Page 12-14
  Stepping out...

• FRONTLINE
  02

  FRONTLINE
  IT WASN'T surprising that the
  prime minister was drawn to the
  new Sainsbury's at North Finchley;
  it is an attractive store
  stocked up with all the latest
  facilities (pictures and story —
  pages 4/5).
  And it was...

• PM takes a seat at checkout number ten
  04

  PM takes a seat at checkout number ten MARCH 16 was a busy day
  in North Finchley. Not only
  was the new store just one
  day away from opening but
  that store also played host
  to an army of local dignitaries
  including guest...

• Branch opening—North Finchley
  06

  NORTH FINCHLEY
  For the fourth time in 84 years, a new JS opened in Finchley. An hour
  before opening, the queue stretched the length of the building as
  shoppers waited to enter the store which is three times larger...

• Branch opening—Stanway
  08

  STANWAY
  BIG AND BEAUTIFUL, that's the new Colchester
  store. And as for the staff — will they now take
  over Rayleigh Weir's reputation for sporting
  prowess and It's a Knockout supremacy, with the
  transfer to Stanway of...

• Property plans
  09

  Property plans
  JS HAS PROPOSED the development
  of the former West Station
  in Tunbridge Wells.
  The proposal is for a 34,100
  sq ft supermarket, a Homebase
  with a gross area of 52,500 sq ft
  and parking for 770 vehicles.
  Also...

• Taking charge of the house
  09

  Taking charge of the house
  ON MARCH 26, the board of the Royal Opera House
  was delighted to announce that Sir John Sainsbury will
  succeed Sir Claus Moser, who retires at the end of the
  present season as chairman of the Royal...

• RECIPE FOR SUCCESS
  10

  IT'S ALL A QUESTION OF TASTE
  — before buyers can select the best
  products they must be fully skilled in
  sensory appraisal. Home economics is the
  department which puts the words into
  buyers' mouths. So, although...

• Gillian's the jewel in the JS crown
  12

  MARCH 14 was a
  night of double
  celebration. At
  the annual
  dinner and dance, the SSA
  wished itself a happy 40th
  birthday and Gillian Carter
  was crowned Miss JS
  Personality Girl for 1987.
  Joining in the happy
  occasion was...

• Payroll giving—Angus Clark explains
  15

  AN IMPORTANT LEAFLET is
  enclosed in the Journal's pages
  this month. It's a document which
  launches a brand new scheme
  made possible by the 1986
  Finance Act. Staff may now
  donate up to £120 a year to charities
  of their...

• DRAW WIN IS A BONUS AT BEXHILL
  16

  DRAW WIN IS A BONUS AT BEXHILL
  WINNER OF THE £1,000 SSA
  draw on March 1 was Rod
  Moller, store serviceman at Bexhill
  (pictured centre left).
  He was presented with his
  prize by Bryn Page, district manager.
  South Eastern...

• HOW TO MILK A GOOD IDEA
  16

  HOW TO MILK A GOOD IDEA
  DO YOU EVER feel inspired
  over your morning cereals? One
  artist, Tim Head, was so
  inspired by his Sainsbury's
  carton of milk that the resulting
  piece of art won him an £11,000
  prize in the John...

• STAFF AT STAFFORD BRANCH
  16

  STAFF AT STAFFORD branch were
  praised by their
  l o c a l p r e ss
  recently, who
  included this
  story of the care
  shown to 71 year
  old customer Mr
  Allen:
  Mr Allen's mobility was
  severely restricted around
  the time of his...

• THE HART HAS HIS PRICE
  16

  VALENTINE'S DAY will be
  extra special from now on for
  Charles Hart and Carole Price
  — it's the day they'll celebrate
  their wedding anniversary.
  Charles, manager of Swindon met Carole whilst she was
  working in the store....

• CROYDON TAKES A PANNING
  17

  CROYDON TAKES A PANNING
  AS THE CROWD gathered
  along the great pancake race
  route in Croydon's Whitgift
  Centre on Shrove Tuesday, the
  JS team of Paul Hayter and Kate
  Gornall, along with competitors
  from seven other...

• ODD BALLS GET KNITTED
  17

  ODD BALLS GET KNITTED
  STAFF AT IPSWICH branch
  recently brought in all those odd
  balls of wool, that never quite
  became pullovers, to supply the
  store's army of knitters with
  ammunition for their...

• BEST IN SMALL PACKAGES
  18

  BEST IN SMALL PACKAGES
  L to r: Malcolm Atkinson, David Wingate, Michelle Stewart and
  Linda West. FOL'R YTS trainees from Fareham
  and Chichester, along with
  their course tutor Christine
  Tudor, recently toured a...

• DARTING VICTORY FOR BOURNEMOUTH
  18

  DARTING VICTORY FOR BOURNEMOUTH
  THE SEMI FINAL stage of the
  1986/87 South Western area
  Darts Knockout competition
  saw the remaining four teams
  from Exebridge, Chichester,
  Worle and Bournemouth take
  their places at the oche...

• HIGH SOCIETY NIGHT
  18

  HIGH SOCIETY NIGHT
  BE AN SSA section secretary and mix in high society! As
  part of its 40th birthday celebrations the SSA office held a
  free draw for all section secretaries. The first 40 names
  drawn from a hat won a pair of...

• YTS GROUP LOOKS BACK IN TIME
  18

  YTS GROUP LOOKS BACK IN TIME THE West Wickham
  YTS group inspired a
  great deal of nostalgia
  amongst the
  l o n g e r s e r v i ng
  members of their
  audience when they
  gave a presentation
  to their stores.
  Amanda Hawkes of...

• Karen Oliver
  19

  There is no Text

• RICHMOND JOKERS MAKE A SPLASH
  19

  RICHMOND JOKERS MAKE A SPLASH
  STAFF FROM RICHMOND
  branch recently made a splash
  across the front page of their
  local press following their fundraising
  efforts on behalf of the
  Leprosy Relief Association
  Evaluation...

• SCHOOLS TAKE A LOOK AT LETCHWORTH
  19

  SCHOOLS TAKE A LOOK AT LETCHWORTH
  F O L L O W I N G LETCHWORTH'S
  active support of
  educational visits from local
  schools, the branch received a
  certificate from the Royal
  Society of Arts in recognition of
  their contribution...

• TRIATHON TRIAL FOR GRAHAM
  19

  TRIATHON TRIAL FOR GRAHAM
  WWHEN GRAHAM
  BIRD'S
  baby daughter
  spent a week in
  Dartford's Joyce
  Green Hospital with respiratory
  problems, it was a blessing in
  disguise for the hospital.
  Graham, a research and
  development...

• COMPANY OF GIRLS
  20

  COMPANY OF GIRLS
  AN IMPORTANT PART of
  life for thousands of girls is
  belonging to the Girls' Brigade.
  For Julie Sheridan and Helen
  Oakey that sense of belonging is
  just as important in adulthood.
  Julie (right) is a...

• What you see is what you get
  20

  What you see is what you get Top: An early TV ad — an old style
  counterman endorses the new style packaging.
  Right: It was made clear to customers
  that a JS product labelled 11b was indeed
  a full pound, with the weight of...

• Appointments
  22

  Appointments
  Doug Carey, formerly manager
  at Crawley, has been appointed
  manager of Broadfield.
  Phillip Chapman, formerly
  manager at Tottenham, has been
  appointed manager of South
  Woodford.
  Peter Elborough,...

• Feedback
  22

  FEEDBACK
  Token
  change?
  From: Denis Condon, fresh pork
  buying.
  Whilst welcoming the introduction
  of the staff discount scheme,
  could I make a suggestion for
  future voucher booklets.
  Many staff pay visits to their
  local...

• Long service
  22

  Long service
  Jean Mitchell, store instructor at
  Borehamwood, has completed
  40 years' service with JS.
  She joined the company at
  Watford and was soon made
  senior leading saleswoman and then grocery supervisor. On the
  arrival...

• Obituary
  22

  Obituary
  Peter Graves, leading store
  service assistant at Stevenage,
  died suddenly on January 28,
  aged 39.
  He had been with the company
  since 1975.
  Harry Mace, driver at Charlton
  depot, died suddenly on
  February 17, aged...

• Retirements
  22

  Retirements
  Madge Gowland, forelady at
  Basingstoke depot, has retired after 22 years with the company.
  Alec Toomer, leading store
  service assistant at Clifton
  Down, has retired after 22 years'
  service with JS.
  He joined the...

• Prize crossword
  23

  BY POPULAR DEMAND the
  Journal's puzzler has been poring
  over the Oxford Dictionary,
  (even though the first few
  chapters are a bit thin on plot
  and the ending predictable), to
  bring you a new prize crossword
  that had our...

• ROYAL ROCK NIGHT
  23

  GET ROCKING IN the
  aisles on June 5 or 6 at the
  Princes Trust Second
  Birthday concert party.
  The rock event of the year
  will be held at Wembley
  Arena and stars confirmed to
  appear, so far, include: U2,
  Eric Clapton, The...

• Snow stopper of a wedding
  23

  There is no Text

• TO TOAST THE COUPLE
  23

  CHEERS to another pair of newly weds.
  Jayne Warlow, clerk at Redditch and Warren Donnelly, meat
  tradesman were winners of the SSA champagne draw (see JSJ
  Mar 87).
  The ten bottles of bubbly went down a treat on their
  wedding...

• BLAZING A TRAIL
  24

  BLAZING A TRAIL in all
  branches this month at 27p
  for the six box pack, or Sp
  a box, are the new safety matches depicting various
  methods used to light up
  the paths of early 20th
  century JS distribution.

• CHICKEN SCOOP!
  24

  ROAST CHICKEN LOVERS
  living alone will be familiar
  with the problem of cooking a
  chicken for Sunday lunch then
  being faced with a week long
  menu of chicken risottos,
  curries and cold drumsticks.
  The solution to chicken...

• JAMMED WITH GOODNESS
  24

  JAMMED WITH GOODNESS
  THE NEW RANGE of reduced
  sugar jams and marmalade
  with added vitamin C and no
  artificial colours or
  preservatives arrived in
  branches this month.
  The blackcurrant and apricot
  jams are available in...

• PICK A PASTILLE OR THREE
  24

  PICK A PASTILLE
  RED AND YELLOW,
  orange, black and green
  may not be quite the
  colours of the rainbow, but
  the kaleidoscope of fruit
  flavours, from blackcurrant
  to lemon, w i l l leave pastille
  fans wanting just one...