'JS Journal', March 1988
- Ref. No: SA/SC/JSJ/42/2
- Format: Publication
- Date: Mar 1988
- Level: Item
- Extent: 1 volume
- Access: Open
Table of content
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Contents Page
02
Page 2-4
Headlines
Page 5-7
Branch openings
— Wolverhampton
— South Ruislip
— Tewkesbury Road
Page 8
'How would you like to pay?' An EFTPOS update
Page 9
Hygiene poster competition
Page 10-11
New Lines
Page 12-14
Branch... -
Frontline
02
FRONTLINE
GOOD NEWS for staff
throughout the company came
t h i s m o n t h with the
announcement of new health
care measures.
JS has undertaken to provide
time off with pay for all
full time female staff to enable
them... -
High tech proposal for Kent
02
High tech proposal for Kent
JS HAS proposed the redevelopment
of the former GEC
premises on Margate Road,
Thanet, Kent. The nine acre
site is equidistant from Marg
a t e , B r o a d s t a i r s and
Ramsgate.
The proposal... -
OPENINGS FOR MARCH ARE:
02
OPENINGS FOR MARCH ARE:
Wakefield supermarket, Ings
Road, Wakefield, West Yorkshire
at 9.30 am on Tuesday
March 1.
Mosborough supermarket.
The Crystal Peaks Centre,
Waterthorpe Greenway,
Beighton, Sheffield,... -
Staff plant a tree at Ladbroke Grove
02
Staff plant a tree at Ladbroke Grove
WARM SPRING SUNSHINE
welcomed store manager, David
Robb and six of his staff onto the
site of the new Ladbroke Grove
store on February 15.
The store isn't due to open
until March 15, but... -
JS helps to save the ozone layer
03
JS helps to save the ozone layer
JS IS LEADING the way
in the production of 'ozone
friendly' aerosol products.
As part of its policy of
providing customer information,
JS has recently unveiled
new labelling to be carried... -
JS to sponsor essay competition
03
JS to sponsor essay competition
FOR THE FIFTH year running,
JS is sponsoring the
Wider Share Ownership
Council's (WSOC) Schools
Essay competition.
The aim of WSOC is to
encourage the ownership of
shares in UK companies.... -
Search for Cashier of the Year
03
Search for Cashier of the Year
THE SEARCH for the District
Cashier of the Year is well
under way.
At branches throughout the
company evaluations and
interviews are being carried out
to find the store's most... -
Third choral competition is launched
03
Third choral competition is launched
IN APRIL, the nation-wide
search for the 1988 Sainsbury's
Choir of the Year begins.
This is the third time this
biennial event has been sponsored
by JS and it is now the
largest choral... -
1988-YOUR PENSION
04
Have you seen the new video and explanatory leaflet?
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Crosby is impressed by YTS
04
Crosby is impressed by YTS
WHEN THE Crosby Herald
heard of the success of JS's
YTS scheme they featured
some of the trainees in the
paper. Pictured here with
branch manager, David Smithson,
are John Bracken and
Christina... -
She'll be a jolly good Fellow
04
She'll be a jolly good Fellow
MARGARET ELLIS,
remuneration planning manager
at Blackfriars, is going
back to college after five and a
half years at JS. Margaret has
been given the opportunity to
study for three months,... -
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY
04
SEVEN YEARS AGO this
month Homebase began
op>erations as a one store company.
Since then another 37
stores have opened and a further 12 are planned to open
this year.
As the company has grown,
so has its reputation. A... -
Branch opening—Wolverhampton
05
WOLVERHAMPTON
1. Management team with
Joe Barnes — front far left.
2. Entrance via the clock
tower and stone spire of St.
George's. The preservation
of the old church was
guaranteed when it was
incorporated into the... -
Branch opening—South Ruislip
06
1. Looking after baby,
manager, James Rutledge,
takes care of even his tiny
customers.
2. JS branches out!
3. Dino Adriano welcomes
the first customer.
4. All together now. The
management team.
SOUTH RUISLIP There are now... -
Branch opening—Tewkesbury Road
07
TEWKESBURY ROAD They called it the biggest corner shop in
Gloucestershire but the opening was almost as big as
the Cheltenham festival. Hundreds braved the gales
and rain as the store opened and most were only too
glad of a... -
THE CASHLESS SOCIETY MOVES CLOSER
08
JUST LIKE ROYALTY, soon
everyone will be walking around
without a penny in their pocket.
In October 1987, JS teamed
up with Girobank pic to launch
an 'Electronic Funds Transfer at
the Point of Sale' (EFTPOS)
trial at... -
HYGIENE POSTER COMPETITION
09
EVERYONE WILL be a winner with the
M ^^knew hygiene poster competition
V m^V because all entrants will receive a
^ < ^ ^ 7 specially designed key ring.
All you have to do is send us an idea for a
poster to be used to promote... -
Curtains are off the hook
11
The Spring cleaning season is
a busy time for Homebase
with people's thoughts turning
to new colour schemes for the
walls and curtains for the
windows.
To provide a touch of
elegance to any window, a
stylish range of... -
Doggy bags
11
Man's best friend could
become even friendlier after a
taste of Supreme Mixer. The
recognised importance of
mixers in providing a balanced
diet for dogs has led to the
development of Supreme Mixer.
Traditional mixers are... -
Living Today
11
A new addition to the JS shelves is Living Today no 6
— 'Facts about Food Additives'.
This booklet, free to customers, sets out to clear up
some of the confusion about food additives. Much of
this confusion arises because of... -
Oriental express
11
For those bewildered by the
sight of a spice rack — not
knowing their garam masala
from their cardamom pods —
JS has solved those curry
worries with the superb new
range of Indian ready meals.
And it's not just curries.... -
Pizza the action
11
A pizza's home is now a
Sainsbury's. Even more choice
is now available with the
introduction of the new
'thinner base' recipe Cheese
and Tomato Pan Baked Pizzas,
with a variety of toppings.
Prices range from £1.35 for
the... -
Traditional tea-time
11
A tea-time treat arrived in
store last month in the form of
Bramley Apple Crumbles (73p
— 137 branches) and Derby
Scones (71 p — 266
branches).
They should provide three
afternoons' worth of tea for two as both new... -
Managers gather force for the 90s
12
SAINSBURY'S Branch Managers Conference 1988
Joe Barnes.
NEW MANAGEMENT
STRUCTURE
Joint managing director, Joe Barnes,
highlighted the changes in demands
upon management over the previous ten
years which, coupled with the... -
HOMEBASE IS WHERE THE ART IS
15
HOMEBASE BOASTS A range of
nails in all sizes, but stores at Bath
and Worcester have taken it to the
extreme. Some of their largest nails
are over fifteen feet long!
But the nails are not for sale,
they're just to look at,... -
Barry's taking care of the kids!
16
Barry's taking care of the kids!
COOKING UP A STORM
in Potters Bar's staff restaurant
is general assistant,
Barry Newman. He raised
£100 for the North Herts
Working Party on Kids by
washing up and seeing that
no one went... -
Halifax bats for the babies
16
Halifax bats for the babies
THE GLORY OF Yorkshire
cricket was greatly enhanced
recently by the efforts of staff
at Halifax. In a charity match
they raised £275 to help buy
resuscitation equipment for the
maternity unit at... -
Read all about Princess Polly
16
Read all about Princess Polly
ONE HUNDRED and twenty
children enjoyed the JS sponsored
performance of 'Princess
Polly to the Rescue' at Oldham's
art gallery recently. The
play went hand in glove with
Children's Bookweek,... -
Canterbury's special baker
17
Canterbury's special baker
IT TAKES A SPECIAL kind of person to bake buns one
day and bag burglars the next. Nicholas Earth, deputy
bakery manager at Canterbury is one such person.
In his spare time Nicholas swaps kneading the... -
Finding money in their boots
17
Finding money in their boots
STAFF AT WARWICK proved
that boots aren't made just for
walking by raising over £200
for Myton Hospice in a car
boot sale held at the store.
Pictured presenting the cash to staff from the... -
Wish me luck
17
Wish me luck
GILL SHELDON, systems
clerk at Exebridge, had a wish
come true as she picked up a holiday for two in Tenerife,
£100 cash, a silver trophy and
the Miss Devon title. -
Beauties and the beasts battle it out for charity
18
Beauties and the beasts battle it out for charity
The Iwastie, and not-so-beastie line up. KIMBERLEY MAY BE a
long way from the twin towers
of Wembley stadium, but staff
from the branch brought all
the pageantry and... -
Did you ring the changes at Christmas?
18
Did you ring the changes at Christmas?
ENTRIES FOR the spot the
difference competition poured
in, and most had all ten
changes correctly ringed. But
the lucky five winners pulled
from the editor's woolly
bobble hat were:... -
Celebrity sale of the century
19
Celebrity sale of the century
WHAT DO Cyril Smith MP,
Terry Wogan, Jackie Collins
and the entire Watford football
team have in common?
They all contributed items for
sale in the celebrity auction
organised by... -
Great growing chrysanthemums!
19
Great growing chrysanthemums!
IF YOUR DAHLIAS grow up
as failures, your roses make
poor posies, your hydrangea
look even stranger and your
chrysanthemums don't really
come out very well at all —
perhaps you should contact... -
This is no drill!
19
This is no drill!
Panfc starts to rise ... DECEMBER 2 is a normal
Wednesday's trading at Swansea
Homebase. Suddenly a
cloud of smoke billows across
the customer car park and a
distraught man runs into the
store calling for... -
Campaign says 'if it moves—code it'
20
Campaign says 'if it moves—code it'
A television receives ttie 'code-it' treatment from Lougfiljorough schoolchildren. JS HAS JOINED forces with a
group of schoolchildren to
become local crime busters.
Loughborough police... -
Personality competition hots up now the heats are over
20
CONTESTANTS from all
over the country have been
stepping out in a bid for the
title of Miss Personality Girl
1988. The final stage of the
competition will be featured at
the SSA annual dinner and
dance to be held at... -
Shopping down the aisle
21
Shopping down the aisle
QUESTION: When is a church
not a church?
ANSWER: When it is a JS
branch.
NO, NOT ANOTHER
BBB quiz, but a chapter
in JS's history recalled
by the opening of the
new Wolverhampton
branch on January... -
Appointments
22
Appointments
DOUGLAS BECKER, formerly
manager at Southend,
has been appointed manager of
Ipswich.
Michael Botwright, formerly
manager at Barkingside, has
been appointed manager of
Edmonton.
Reginald Curtis,... -
Long Service
22
Long Service
TERRY BUTLER, serviceman,
bacon department at
Basingstoke depot, has completed
25 years' service with
the company.
Peter Gannon, returns warehouseman
at Charlton depot,
has completed 25 years with
JS.
He... -
Retirements
22
Retirements
JOAN SMITH, purchasing
clerk at Blackfriars, has retired
after 38 years' service with the
company.
Les Barry, returns operator
at Basingstoke depot, has
retired after 30 years' service
with JS.
Harry Pilgrim,... -
Valentine message
22
This mysterious valentine
message was spotted in
the Wandsworth Borough
News. The mind boggiesi -
Writelines
23
WRITELINES
CKarity
choices
From: Tony Gayfer, distribution
division, Blackfriars.
More power to the elbows of
JS staff who raised so much for
the Cancer Relief Macmillan
Fund by voluntary effort in
their own time.
If the... -
A skirmish in the secret woods
24
A skirmish in the secret woods
The Craytord team prepare — there's orangey. A SECRET LOCATION in
Kent was turned into a grisly
war zone recently as warriors
from Crayford and fresh meat
buying at Blackfriars fought
for... -
Meet the red nosed fund raisers
24
Meet the red nosed fund raisers
STAFF FROM all over
the company ditin't
turn up their noses
when asked to raise
funds for Comic Relief on
February 5. A grand total of
£20 niillion was raised by the
«vent — the money...
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