'JS Journal', June 1989

Table of content

• Contents Page
  02

  Page 2-7
  Headlines
  Page 8-9
  A look at the changing face of customer services
  Page 10
  Photographic Competition 1989 is launched
  Page 11-13
  Branch openings —
  Dewsbury
  Plymouth Homebase
  Norwich Homebase
  Page 14-15
  The Spring...

• Frontline
  02

  FRONTLINE
  LAST MONTH the company
  results were announced and staff
  heard that profits had increased
  by 20.9 per cent, setting a ten
  year record of performance
  unmatched by any other UK
  company of the same size.
  Said...

• JS will train 700 school leavers
  02

  JS will train 700 school leavers
  THE COMPANY HAS ANNOUNCED it will expand its Retail Training
  Scheme to JS stores throughout the country. Seven hundred places are offered to
  16 and 17 year olds who are leaving school this term....

• Journal awarded for its 'vitality'
  03

  Journal awarded for its 'vitality'
  THE JS JOURNAL has
  won an award of excellence
  in the Ekliting for Industry
  Awards held by the British
  Association of Industrial
  Editors, which is the professional
  association for...

• JS takes strong lead in handling the world gently
  03

  JS takes strong lead in handling the world gently
  JS HAS BEEN NAMED as top retailer for its environmental activities in the
  Grocer Green Awards organ^ed by The Grocer magazine and Varta
  Batteries. Hie judges, which...

• Senior appointments
  04

  Senior appointments
  Arthur Holland Peter King Dennis O'Sullivan
  JOHN RAMSDEN, former
  head of fruit buying, has been
  seconded to Shaw's for up to 18
  months to assist them with the
  development of a private label
  programme....

• Cashiers cash in on the prizes
  05

  Cashiers cash in on the prizes
  'EVEN TESCO'S were cheering
  our girl on.' So reported
  Dorothy Little, area administration
  specialist at Northern
  area office. She was at the
  Savoy Hotel in London on April
  25 to support two JS...

• JS backs farming studies
  05

  JS backs farming studies
  A DONATION of £5,000 has been made by the JS Charitable
  Fund to an agricultural college near Chelmsford. Mike Alder (right), principal of
  Writtle College by John Love,
  manager, produce technical...

• One for the Good Neighbour album
  05

  One for the Good Neighbour album
  PICTURED HERE are just a
  few of the many youngsters now
  receiving donations from the JS
  Good Neighbour Scheme. Standing
  or sitting still for just two
  minutes, before dashing off to
  play, are...

• JS and Shaw's in double awards
  06

  JS and Shaw's in double awards
  JS AND SHAW'S stood side
  by side recently in the 23rd
  annual Food Marketing
  Institute/Woman's Day
  Advertising Merit Awards.
  JS won the International
  Magazine Advertising section
  and Shaw's...

• Students to take up JS sponsorship
  06

  Students to take up JS sponsorship
  FIFTEEN STUDENTS currently
  sitting their 'A' level
  examinations have been offered
  sponsorship by JS for their
  university/polytechnic courses.
  The sponsorship is dependent
  on them getting...

• Wine winners are off for a taste of the good life
  06

  Wine winners are off for a taste of the good life
  Diana Paterson-Fox (left) with Kate IVIorse. THE WINNER OF The Wine
  Taster of the Year competition
  was decided on May 19 at the
  offices of The Daily Telegraph
  London's...

• How to mix drinking with thinking
  07

  How to mix drinking with thinking
  HOW DID YOU get on on
  National Drinkwise Day on
  June 20? The JS Health Education
  Programme took part
  in the campaign with leaflets
  and posters sent to all locations.
  The message put...

• Now it's tea for three
  07

  Now it's tea for three
  THE 41ST VETERANS' REUNION was this year split into three separate events rather than
  the usual two in order to give the 1,800 guests a bit more elbow room.
  On April 10, 17 and 24 the veterans gathered at...

• THIS DEPARTMENT IS ON ACTIVE SERVICE
  08

  THIS DEPARTMENT IS ON ACTIVE SERVICE
  WHAT IS DEEPLY CONCERNED
  with only 0.02 per
  cent of all JS customers; loses
  sleep over the calories in a
  Mint Imperial; and gets very
  active when there's a full
  moon? The answer is . . ....

• 1989 SSA/JS JOURNAL PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION
  10

  PICTURE YOURSELF AS A WINNER IT'S THAT TIME of year when the photographers
  amongst JS staff start loading up and looking round.
  They're looking for a subject which will win for them
  that £100 first prize in the SSA/JS Journal...

• Branch opening—Dewsbury
  11

  1. Enjoying a
  well-deserved
  break after a
  hectic morning.
  2. A brick
  archway forms
  the entrance.
  3. A disabled
  customer gets a
  helping hand.
  4. Another star
  shopping
  incognito?
  5. All smiles
  from...

• Homebase opening—Plymouth
  12

  1. One young lady makes a
  splash in the fountains and
  ponds department.
  2. Early morning queuers are
  rewarded with Easter eggs.
  3. The store reflects life in
  Plymouth town centre!
  4. Mike Virgo (second from
  right) and his...

• Homebase opening—Norwich
  13

  1. Tom Davey answers a
  horticultural query.
  2. A sweet welcome to
  the golden store.
  3. 'I hope you're not
  going to eat your dinner
  with those! . .'
  4. First day customers
  keen to pass through the
  stylish...

• Take a closer look
  14

  CUSTOMERS
  HAVE BEEN
  taking a closer
  l o o k at J S
  recently. And that
  is exactly what we
  have asked them
  to do throughout
  the biggest single
  promotional campaign ever mounted by
  the company.
  The Spring Promotion has...

• JS FAMILY DAY 1989
  15

  JS FAMILY DAY 1989
  The Griffin Ground
  12 Dulwich Village, London SE21
  Heme Hill Arena
  Sunday 25th June
  10.30 am to 6.00 pm
  GRAND PARADE AND OPENING (EREMONY-II am T I M E T A B L E OF EVENTS
  COMMENCING
  TIME
  HERNE...

• ITS THE CAT'S WHISKERS
  19

  ITS THE CAT'S WHISKERS
  FOR THOSE dogs and cats
  who hunger for a bit of
  variety in their food, this
  new range 31 p—dogs, 26p—
  cats) will put an end to that
  long wait. With such
  tantalising flavours as beef and chicken,...

• PUDDINGS FROM THE PAST
  19

  THOSE YUMMY home-made puds
  Gran used to spoil us with are now
  available in 107-210 stores (depending
  on pud). Called 'Traditional Puddings',
  the range includes roly-poly,
  bread and butter pudding and
  bakewell tart. Priced...

• THE EYES HAVE IT
  19

  THE EYES HAVE IT
  A NEW RANGE of eye
  pencils (£1.25 each) for the
  summer, come in a range of
  eight colours, sure to coordinate
  with anybody's
  wardrobe. Also new are two
  eyeshadow compacts (£3.95
  each) in lilacs and...

• BACON GOES BACK IN TIME
  20

  BACON GOES BACK IN TIME
  A NEW KIND of bacon has
  been introduced into 210
  stores. Traditional bacon is
  so called because it has been
  cured and matured using
  traditional methods, which
  enhance the flavour. It is
  available as...

• REJECT THE RAYS
  20

  DEDICATED SUN worshippers
  everywhere will be pleased to
  know that their hair doesn't
  have to suffer for their cause.
  A shampoo {£1.50), conditioner
  (£1.50), hair gel (£1.95) and
  hair mist (a protective spray,
  £2.45),...

• YOGURTS SET TO DO WELL
  20

  YOGURTS SET TO
  DO WELL
  LOW FAT YOGURTS for
  children are a must in these
  days of fast, fatty foods.
  With Mr Men packaging,
  these new yogurts will
  appeal to young children
  vtfho may think of yogurt as
  'grown-ups food'....

• NEW DEPOT FOR A GROWING BUSINESS
  21

  THE WORLD OF
  PLANTS and
  shrubs is as hectic
  in springtime as a
  supermarket at
  Christmas. Hap-
  pily, Homebase's
  new horticultural
  depot in Swindon
  has come through
  its first peak period
  with flying colours.
  Building...

• MEET THE MAN WITH A MISSION
  22

  GETTING TO KNOW RON
  may sound like a straightforward
  piece of socialising, but
  to part-time bakery assistant at
  Homchurch, Phil Davison, it's
  a vocation.
  It's not that Phil has trouble
  making friends. On the contrary,
  his...

• IT'S A SPORTING LIFE
  23

  IT'S A SPORTING LIFE
  APRIL SHOWERS STAYED away from
  Hemel Hempstead for the company's
  sports day on April 9. Instead there was
  a heavy fall of talent in the darts competition,
  strong gusts of skill in the
  squash and...

• Dudley plays safe
  25

  Dudley plays safe
  A TEAM FROM Dudley managed to secure the shield after taking
  part in a security quiz at Dudley police station. Fifteen teams
  entered and were asked tough questions concerning all aspects of
  security in the...

• Jason strips the Homebase way
  25

  Jason strips the Homebase way
  THE STARS certainly know
  the right places to shop. Spies
  tell us that everybody's Neighbour,
  Jason Donovan, was seen in Walthamstow Homebase
  buying a paint and wallpaperstripping
  knife. Any...

• Sutton Coldfield looks after a star
  25

  Sutton Coldfield looks after a star
  T H E S A I N S B U R Y
  C E N T R E in Sutton
  Coldfield proved it wasn't a
  'castle in the air' when it
  opened its doors after a 12
  month refurbishment. So,
  who better to open it...

• DORA LOUGHTON
  26

  DORA LOUGHTON, a customer
  at West Ealing, went into
  treble figures as she celebrated
  her 100th birthday recently. Joe
  Ward, deputy manager, now at
  Crystal Palace, presented her
  with a bouquet of flowers on
  behalf of the...

• News
  26

  • The winner of the
  SSA Lucky Draw for
  this quarter is Lee
  Tatum, who is a student
  at Ilford.
  • Terry Osbourne, customer
  service assistant at
  Sittingbourne, helped
  Great Ormond Street
  Hospital (GOSH) reach
  their £43...

• Pedal-pushers help heart transplant fund
  26

  Pedal-pushers help heart transplant fund
  A HEARTFELT THANKS
  went to staff at Wilmslow when
  they raised £1,680 for Wythenshawe
  Hospital Heart Transplant
  Fund and BHF. They took
  part in a three day non-stop
  pedal push on an...

• Gang of four in charity assault
  27

  Gang of four in charity assault
  YTS trainees from Warwick and
  Coventry raised £160 for the
  Spastics Society when they completed
  a gruelling assault course.
  They were presented with
  'bravery certificates' for
  completing the...

• Husband's story touched hearts at Prestwich
  27

  Husband's story touched hearts at Prestwich
  STAFF AT Prestwich showed
  they're big-hearted by presenting
  the 'New Heart, New Start'
  appeal at Wythenshawe Hospital
  with £1,000.
  The store decided to raise
  money for the appeal...

• Lincoln team gains medals in 'baby marathon'
  27

  Lincoln team gains medals in 'baby marathon'
  A SUPER-FIT running team
  from Lincoln managed to
  complete the local halfmarathon
  — and raised £200 for
  a worthy cause.
  Lincoln County Hospital's
  special baby care unit...

• Northern area's prize bakers
  27

  Northern area's prize bakers
  THREE JS BAKERS featured in a prize-giving ceremony at the Birmingham College of Food,
  Tourism and Creative Studies.
  Top prize in the First Year Bread and Confectionery part-time course went to Ian...

• Writelines
  28

  WRITELINES
  From: Harry Clark, manager,
  Bognor.
  With reference to the 1950-
  1969 section of the 120 year
  supplement in the April/May
  Journal, picture number seven.
  Did the customer get cold feet
  or was she too tall for...

• Appointments
  29

  Appointments
  Michael Bantin, from deputy
  manager, Crayford to manager,
  Dover.
  Grahame Becker, from manager,
  Dover to manager,
  Bexhill.
  Michael Kay, from spare
  manager to manager, Harlow.
  Nicholas Lambourn, from
  manager,...

• Long service
  29

  Long service
  Employees who have completed
  25 years' service are:
  Eddy Bass, meat manager,
  Bromley.
  Iris Bedford, staff restaurant
  assistant, Rugby.
  Eddie Charter, production
  m a i n t e n a n c e foreman,
  Basingstoke...

• Obituary
  29

  Obituary
  James Allen, aged 18, general
  assistant at Bowthorpe, died
  on April 18 (six months).
  Alfie Botten, aged 57, a
  driver at Charlton depot, died
  suddenly on March 11 (30
  years).
  Nick Fisher, aged 20,
  evening shift...

• Retirements
  29

  Retirements
  Leslie Rigden, leading store
  service assistant, Eastbourne
  (39 years).
  John Jenkins, manager, St
  Stephens, Norwich (38 years).
  Raymond Savage, meat manager,
  Gravesend (38 years).
  Terence Leather, motor
  vehicle...

• JS is the Evergreen grocer
  30

  JS is the Evergreen grocer
  IF YOU THOUGHT
  'environmental friend-
  liness' was something
  new at JS, the archives
  is happy to reveal that
  you'd be quite wrong.
  Looking through
  some aerosol cans sent
  to the archives by the...

• FAMILY DAY 1989
  31

  June 25th
  GRIFFIN SPORTS GROUIID
  DULWICH
  10.30 am to 6.00 pm
  SUNDAY, JUNE 25 IS Family Day at the Griffin
  Sports Ground, Dulwich. At 11.00 am there will
  be a grand opening ceremony and parade.
  This will be the last Family...

• What the devil are you doing here?
  31

  What the devil are you doing here?
  WHAT DEVILISH work
  this? These red-nosed red
  devils were, in fact, assistants
  from the Lincoln BhS. They
  swooped on Lincoln's store
  manager, Steve Morris, and
  kidnapped him. They...