'JS Journal', June 1987

Table of content

• Contents Page
  02

  Page 2-5
  News
  Page 6
  Calling all hot shots — the launch of the 1987 SSA/75 Journal photographic competition
  Page 7
  Health matters — the new Living Today magazine
  Page 8, 13-15
  News in brief
  Page 9
  Sunshine and funtime —...

• FRONTLINE
  02

  FRONTLINE
  DID YOU KNOW that
  when people look for nutrit
  i o n a l information they
  prefer to hear the facts from
  their supermarket than from
  anyone else? Did you also
  know that JS customers read
  more magazines than...

• Glendfiddich award for JS
  02

  Glendfiddich award for JS
  JS HAS WON the Glenfiddich
  Trophy for its Classic cookbook
  series.
  Michael Rosen, director of
  non foods buying, received the
  award from David Grant, great
  grandson of the founder of
  William Grant...

• Sir Roy to give lecture
  02

  Sir Roy to give lecture SIR ROY GRIFFITHS,
  deputy chairman and managing
  director, has been
  invited to give this year's
  prestigious Redcliffe-Maud
  Memorial Lecture on June
  29 at the Institution of Civil
  Engineers in...

• Bumper share out for staff
  03

  Bumper share out for staff
  'SAINSBURY'S checks out
  well with staff.', 'Sainsbury
  rings up yet another sales
  record.', 'More in store for
  Sainsbury.', 'Sainsbury a
  w i s e buy.', 'Sainsbury
  serves up food for...

• Nuneaton cleans up
  03

  NUNEATON HAS WON a
  local council food hygiene award
  for the eighth year running.
  Local traders were examined
  on their compliance with food
  legislation, the relevant codes of
  practice, standards of food
  hygiene and...

• Scanning in 100 stores
  03

  Scanning in 100 stores
  A NEW MILESTONE in
  scanning at JS passed on May 14
  when the 100th JS store began
  scanning at checkouts.
  JS currently accounts for
  more than half of all supermarket
  scanning in the UK.
  The scanning...

• Top award for JS Journal
  03

  Top award for
  JS Journal
  THE JOURNAL has been
  named as top staff newsmagazine
  in the annual competition
  of the British Association of
  Industrial Editors (BAIE) —
  the Editing For Industry
  awards.
  The Journal was judged...

• Express commends JS recruitment
  04

  Express commends JS recruitment
  The campaign to recruit bakery managers. AT THE RECENT Daily
  Express Recruitment Advertising
  awards lunch, JS received a
  commendation and a certificate
  of merit.
  The commendation was...

• Industry and education unite
  04

  Industry and education unite
  Industrialists learn about new education approach. JS HOSTED a seminar in May,
  for 45 representatives from
  industry, which explained the
  new General Certificate of
  Secondary Education (GCSE)
  and...

• JS books in with school prizes
  04

  JS books in with school prizes
  JS HAS TAKEN another step
  towards building better links
  between education and industry.
  The JS Book Donation
  Scheme is currently undergoing
  trial at seven stores.
  Each participating branch...

• SAINSBURY'S RETAIL BUSINESS CHALLENGE
  04

  SAINSBURY'S RETAIL BUSINESS CHALLENGE
  FOLLOWING THE SUCCESS
  of last year's Retail Business
  Challenge, JS is running the
  competition again this year.
  In 1986, almost 2,000 schools
  and colleges participated in the
  national...

• Advertising wins more awards
  05

  Advertising wins more awards
  FOR THE FOURTH time in six
  years, JS has won a major award
  in the Food Marketing Institute/
  Women's Day Advertising
  Awards competition.
  The 'Grapefruit' ad was
  awarded first place in the...

• Gallery passes free to staff
  05

  Gallery passes free to staff
  OVER THE PAST two years,
  many staff have taken advantage
  of the free passes to Dulwich
  Picture Gallery.
  The passes were given in
  thanks for the company's donation
  to the Gallery's...

• Property plans
  05

  Property plans
  JS HAS RECEIVED planning permission
  for a new store on a site bounded by
  Davigdor Road and Holland Road in Hove.
  Included in the plans is the provision of a
  new school with modern facilities to replace
  an old...

• Russian around
  05

  Russian around
  ON MAY 12, Nine Elms store
  played host to Mr Iyevlev, first
  deputy chairman of the USSR
  State Anglo Industrial Committee.
  Having expressed a wish to
  visit a supermarket whilst in
  London for a meeting of...

• 1987 SSA/JS JOURNAL PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION
  06

  1987 SSA/JS JOURNAL PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION
  READY TO LOAD UP? THE 1987 SSA/JS
  JOURNAL PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION
  IS LAUNCHED.
  Yes, it's a year since you last dug out your Box Brownie and, bribing
  family and friends or pouncing...

• LIVING TODAY READ ALL ABOUT IT
  07

  LIVING TODAY READ ALL ABOUT IT
  A NEW MAGAZINE was launched
  recently, which on its first appearance, was
  able to boast a readership of over three
  quarters of a million. The title is Living
  Today; the publishers and...

• Cwmbran cupwinners
  08

  Cwmbran cupwinners
  FORGET COVENTRY CITY,
  Cwmbran is the team to watch.
  The team from JS recently
  won the Newport and District
  Football League (NDFL)
  Sunday 'D' Division and are
  promoted for the second time in
  three...

• Nigel serves the community in more ways than one
  08

  Nigel with the judges. Left to right: Ross and Rosemary McWhirter, Nigel, Jan Leeming, Radio
  Luxemburg's news editor and Duncan Goodhew.
  Nigel serves the
  community in more ways than one NIGEL WINTERBOTTOM,
  evening warehouse...

• Two superstars in one store
  08

  Two superstars in one store
  SERVICE WITH A smile -
  that's one of the qualities that
  Maureen Brassington says helped
  her reach the finals of Super
  Marketing magazine's Checkout
  Assistant of the Year competition.
  There were...

• YTS campers
  08

  YTS campers
  Trainees with an award
  scheme officer.
  THREE YTS trainees from
  Letchworth and Hitchin recently
  spent a few nights under the
  stars as part of the Duke of
  Edinburgh award scheme.
  Sandra Bellwood, Paul
  Daniells...

• SAFARI SUNDAY
  09

  SAFARI SUNDAY
  Despite the risks of mauling from such beasts as
  grizzly bears, fierce tigers, snarling baboons and,
  perhaps most dangerous of all, the prehistoric
  mammoth!, the seven and a half thousand visitors
  had a w i ld...

• HOMEBASE extra SERVICE
  10

  HOMEBASE extra SERVICE
  Says Anthony Rees,
  Homebase marketing
  director: 'Customers
  usually associate edge
  of town retailers with
  convenience and low
  prices rather than
  service. Homebase
  Extra Service reinforces
  the...

• FUN, FRESH AIR & A KNOCKOUT FIGHT
  12

  FUN, FRESH AIR & A KNOCKOUT FIGHT
  THE MAY BANK holiday weekend saw hundreds of Eastern area staff
  descend on Kessingland Beach holiday centre for a few days of fun,
  games and fresh air.
  The mild weather led to plenty of...

• BAKER'S BURNING AMBITION
  13

  BAKER'S BURNING AMBITION
  BARRY CLARK lives for the
  heat of the moment.
  A baker at Braintree store,
  Barry is also one of the town's
  part time firemen.
  According to Barry part
  timers probably attend more
  fires than the...

• HERE'S A FOLLOW up
  13

  HERE'S A FOLLOW up to Graham Bird's story of superhuman efforts in the head office
  gymnasium. As told in April's Journal, Graham, a research and development officer in branch
  productivity, cycled, rowed and ran for 15 miles each...

• HUNGARY FOR FUNDS
  13

  HUNGARY FOR FUNDS
  AFTER RUNNING ALMOST
  40 miles between them, three
  staff from Kilburn have raised
  £850 for a needy cause.
  Jim Byrne, Martin Keane and
  Gerry Hickey each completed
  the Tunbridge Wells half
  marathon in...

• STAFF AT WOOD GREEN
  13

  STAFF AT WOOD GREEN
  recently held a pool competition
  and a raffle in aid of the Ferry
  Disaster Fund.
  They raised over £100 and
  would like to send their thanks
  to those who donated the raffle
  prizes.

• THE LONG SERVICE ARM OF THE LAW
  13

  THE LONG SERVICE ARM OF THE LAW
  JOHN IRELAND is a special
  person. He is reception and
  warehouse manager at Walsall,
  and also a member of the police
  specials.
  On March 19, he was presented
  with the first bar to his
  long...

• CLIMB TO CONQUER COT DEATHS
  14

  CLIMB TO CONQUER COT DEATHS
  FOUR YTS trainees recently
  climbed for charity.
  Jayne Taylor (Camberley), Susan
  Mathews and Ruth Baker (Farnborough)
  and Brian Spalding (Bracknell)
  completed a sponsored rock climb
  and abseil at...

• HOMEBASE CHALLENGE
  14

  HOMEBASE CHALLENGE
  HOMEBASE HEAD OFFICE
  cricket team is laying down a
  charity challenge for all comers.
  Following a successful nine
  fixtures last season, they are
  looking for some friendly JS
  competition to play a 40 or...

• LOCKSBOTTOM ATTRACTS SOME STRANGE LOOKS
  14

  LOCKSBOTTOM ATTRACTS SOME STRANGE LOOKS
  APRIL 12 saw the invasion of Locksbottom by some
  escaped prisoners, a couple of clowns and several men in
  frocks!
  In total, 54 JS staff in fancy dress left their
  Locksbottom store on...

• MR AND MRS TEAM COMPLETE LONDON MARATHON
  14

  MR AND MRS TEAM COMPLETE LONDON MARATHON
  KARKN JOHNSTON from Tottenham was one of the faces among the sea of runners in the
  London Marathon on May 10.
  Karen and her husband, Michael, successfully completed the 26 mile run and...

• CHICHESTER DOES IT FOR CHARITY
  15

  CHICHESTER DOES IT FOR CHARITY
  ST WILFRED'S HOSPICE
  has received over £500
  thanks to the generosity of
  staff from Chichester.
  Funds were collected from
  many activities including
  sponsored walks, slims and
  raffles.
  Susan...

• FARNHAM'S LITTER IS IN THE BAG
  15

  FARNHAM'S LITTER IS IN THE BAG
  FARNHAM IS a cleaner place
  thanks to JS and a group of
  litter conscious youngsters.
  At the end of April, six young
  friends organised a sponsored litter pick up in aid of the World
  Wildlife...

• FUNDRAISERS FIGHT A RARE DISEASE
  15

  FUNDRAISERS FIGHT A RARE DISEASE
  S T A F F FROM
  Woolwich have raised
  £375 for Lupus
  research.
  Lupus is a disease
  whereby the normal
  immunity of the body
  is upset — the
  p a t i e n t ' s immune
  system produces...

• GOLF CLUB NEWS
  15

  GOLF CLUB NEWS
  THE HEAD OFFICE
  Golf Society held their first
  outing of 1987 at
  Woodlands Manor Golf
  Club on April 27, when 30
  members played in both a
  morning and afternoon
  competition.
  Clear winner in the
  morning...

• BPM IS VIP
  16

  BPM IS VIP
  RECRUITMENT EXPERT, LEGAL
  CONSULTANT, CAREER ADVISER,
  WELFARE COUNSELLOR, DIPLOMAT,
  PSYCHOLOGIST . . .
  The list goes on, but these are just a few of
  the terms that describe a branch personnel
  manager. Jackie...

• Depots double up on anniversaries
  18

  An aerial shot of Buntingford depot taken shortly after completion.
  Depots double up on anniversaries 1017 brings a double anniversary for
  JS depots at Buntingford and
  Hoddesdon. On May 20 Buntingford
  was 20 years old and
  on...

• Appointments
  19

  Appointments
  Richard Archer, formerly manager
  at Colchester Avenue, has
  been appointed manager of
  Cwmbran.
  Gerald Fulcher, formerly manager
  at Cwmbran, has been
  appointed manager of Thornhill.
  Stuart Callaway,...

• Double century celebrations
  19

  Double century celebrations
  Edith Lagden w i t h
  granddaughters 'Nanny' Webster THE FIRST 'centuries' this summer were scored by two JS
  veterans who, no doubt, enjoyed a tipple of sherry to celebrate.
  On April 21, Edith Lagden...

• Feedback
  19

  FEEDBACK
  Veterans
  in the spring
  From: Eddie Duncan, retired
  driver, Basingstoke depot.
  Owing to the explosion in our
  numbers I must, on behalf of my
  fellow veterans at Basingstoke
  depot, express appreciation for a
  very...

• Homebase appointments
  19

  Homebase appointments
  David Boverhoff, regional manager
  designate, has been
  appointed manager of Lordshill
  until his formal appointment as
  regional manager later this year.
  Terry Hartnup, formerly
  deputy manager at Catford,...

• Retirements
  19

  Brian Brearley, distribution
  analyst at Blackfriars, has
  retired after 39 years with JS.
  Les Head, driver at Charlton
  depot, has retired after 37 years'
  service with the company.
  Ted Agass, grocery division a d m i n i s t r...

• MYCO PROTEIN RANGE
  20

  MYCO PROTEIN RANGE
  More exciting alternatives to meat filled pies are
  available this month with the introduction of the myco
  protein Savoury Pie range.
  Myco protein is a new wholesome protein and fibre
  food made from a...

• RECIPE LIBRARY IS LOOKING GOOD AND COOKING GOOD
  20

  RECIPE LIBRARY IS LOOKING GOOD AND COOKING GOOD
  There are four new additions
  to the Recipe Library range.
  Each book includes
  around 85 recipes, all
  illustrated in colour. The
  current trend towards
  healthier eating is...

• SLICE OF THE GOOD LIFE
  20

  SLICE OF THE GOOD LIFE
  The new Nature's Choice
  bread range in white or
  wholemeal went into 146
  branches this month at the
  special introductory price of
  39p (400g). Milled from high protein,
  organically grown...

• THE KRUNCH
  20

  THE KRUNCH
  Dog biscuits enriched with
  calcium and vitamins are
  just the job to keep the teeth of customers' canines
  primed for the postman's
  visit.
  Krunchies are available
  in 200 stores at 49p for a
  500g pack (which comes...