'JS Journal', December 1992

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• AND THE WINNER IS...
  02

  AND THE WINNER IS...
  JS has won two prestigious
  awards from the
  British Academy of Film
  & Television Arts
  (BAFTA) - 'Best Retail &
  Publishing' for the
  Selena Scott commercial and 'Best
  Voice Over' for Robert Morley....

• Contents Page
  02

  CONTENTS
  HEADLINES
  WRITELINES
  BRANCH OPENINGS
  FRESH NEW PAINT RANGE
  FANTASTIC FILO
  PROFILE OF
  DAVID SAINSBURY
  PHOTO COMPETITION
  RESULTS
  WIN A MAKE-OVER
  CHILDREN IN NEED
  BEHIND THE LINES
  FRENCH CHRISTMAS
  NEW...

• Frontline
  02

  It was no set up. Our Christmas cover
  really does feature a bungee-jumping
  Father Christmas. That Is Charlton depot
  warehouse assistant Mark Sedgewick In
  mid flight. Ten daredevils from the depot
  with three members of their...

• A WOMAN'S PLACE IS ON THE ROSTRUM
  03

  A WOMAN'S PLACE IS ON THE ROSTRUM
  It was a case of deja vu for Diane Carter, Kettering branch
  manager, and Gillian Barker, senior manager bakery buying,
  as they returned to Claridges for the Winning Women
  awards on November 3....

• CHRISTMAS MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN
  03

  CHRISTMAS MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN
  I would like to offer all staff in the
  Sainsbury's Group, as well as all veterans,
  my best wishes for a Happy Christmas.
  May you and your families
  enjoy good health and happiness in 1993.

• RESULTS REINFORCE SAINSBURY'S PLACE AT THE TOP
  03

  RESULTS REINFORCE SAINSBURY'S PLACE AT THE TOP
  The half year results to September, announced on
  November 4, revealed a 19.4 per cent increase in Group
  profit before tax to £391.1m. The Group's continuing
  expansion has led to...

• BLUE PETER CFC FOR THEMSELVES
  04

  BLUE PETER CFC FOR THEMSELVES
  A film crew from Blue Peter visited East Mayne store in
  Basildon on November 17 to interview construction
  director Peter Ibbotson about Sainsbury's policy on CFCs.
  East Mayne is the first store in...

• IN TRAINING
  04

  IN TRAINING
  Seventeen trainers from JS, Savacentre and Homebase
  received certificates from the Institute of Training and
  Development on November 10 after completing the 17
  week course specifically designed for the...

• TOPS WITH TODDLERS
  04

  TOPS WITH TODDLERS
  Parents across the country have voted Sainsbury's the
  best supermarket for their children. Readers of The Daily
  Telegraph were asl in various categories that provided the...

• APPOINTMENTS
  05

  APPOINTMENTS
  TOM VYNER RICHARD CHADWICK KEN BARDEN As part of tlie clianges at the
  top of the company, chairman
  David Sainsbury wiil hand over
  chairmanship of Savacentre to
  deputy chairman, TOM VYNER, on
  January...

• DRURY HOUSE PURCHASE WILL SAVE ON RENT
  05

  DRURY HOUSE PURCHASE WILL
  SAVE ON RENT
  Sainsbury's has bought the freehold of Drury House, the
  Blackfriars JS-occupied building connected to Stamford
  House. The freehold was acquired in a favourable deal
  from the Norwich...

• FOOD AND DRINK SHOW STOPPERS
  05

  FOOD AND DRINK SHOW STOPPERS
  Celebrities abounded on the Sainsbury stands at the BBC
  Good Food Cool Birmingham's NEC from November 12 to 15. A special JS
  book stand was set up, next to the main...

• Corrections
  06

  Corrections

• HEDGE END STEELS DESIGN AWARDS
  06

  HEDGE END STEELS DESIGN AWARDS
  Hedge End store has received a commendation for
  its design alongside some of the most distinctive
  construction projects in the South of England. Last
  month Timothy Sainsbury, minister for...

• NEWS IN BRIEF
  06

  Six places are available for Sainsbury's
  runners wishing to take part in
  the Nutrasweet London Marathon on
  April 18. Simply send your name,
  location and telephone number to Sue
  Mercer, community investment,
  Blackfriars and...

• LORD SAINSBURY WILL SPEAK FOR ALL RETAILERS
  07

  LORD SAINSBURY WILL SPEAK FOR ALL RETAILERS
  Lord Sainsbury KG, who retired as
  chairman of Sainsbury's last
  month, has been elected the first
  president of the British Retail
  Consortium (BRC).
  The BRC was formed in...

• NEW DEPOT FOR RESTRUCTURED DIVISION
  07

  NEW DEPOT FOR RESTRUCTURED DIVISION
  Joint managing director
  David Quarmby opened the
  distribution division's largest
  single building at the
  end of October by driving a
  40 foot articulated vehicle
  through a red ribbon....

• OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN - SEEING IS BELIEVING
  07

  OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN - SEEING IS BELIEVING
  As part of the first anniversary
  celebrations for Opportunity 2000,
  the Business in the Community
  campaign to increase opportunities
  for women and to improve the
  balance of women...

• Writelines
  08

  EATING OUR WORDS
  Gill Sterne, deputy manager,
  Wilmslow
  My seven month old son
  Daniel's verdict on the JS
  Journal?.. Very tasty!
  WATCHING THE
  SMALL PRINT
  David Bowler,
  London Colney Savacentre
  Recently a JS...

• Branch opening—Ripley
  11

  RIPLEY
  As one of the new 'small formula' stores, Ripley was referred to throughout its
  development as Arkwrlght's corner shop from the television comedy Open All Hours.
  Clerks of works Ray Simmons and Trevor Beastall marked the...

• Branch opening—West Hove
  12

  WEST HOVE
  'LondonI
  "West Hove .
  Opening date: October 27,1992
  Address: Old Shoreham Road,
  Benfield Valley, Hove, East Sussex
  Opened by: Lord Sainsbury
  Branch manager: Steve Woodrov*/
  Project manager:
  David...

• Branch opening—Hadleigh Road - Ipswich
  13

  HADLEIGH ROAD - IPSWICH
  Ipswich is an historic seaport which has provided
  access to the North Sea for invading hordes and
  fishermen aiii Felixstowe and Harwich have become more famous...

• FRESH NEW PAINT RANGE
  14

  When Homebase carried out Its
  largest ewer own brand
  relaunch, shelf space bad to be
  extended by three metres to
  accommodate
  the la? newr lines In
  the totally redesigned
  own brand paint range.
  In order to expose the paint...

• Filomania
  16

  Filomania
  Helped by a much-lauded
  advertising campaign with the late
  Robert Morley's award-winning
  dulcet tones (see page two), the
  product saw a shelf-sapping 1500%
  increase on pre-ad sales in 1991.
  JS filo was thus...

• PROFILE OF DAVID SAINSBURY
  17

  Leading Sainsbury's into the 21st Century
  IB^ ~ David Sainsbury ~
  the new chairman
  David Sainsbury assumed responsibility as ciiairman
  of J Sainsbury pic from Lord Sainsbury KG on
  November 2. Every leading newspaper marked...

• WINNING WAYS WITH A CAMERA
  20

  Andy Bull, picture editor of The Independent,
  says he is looking for
  something more than a snapshot. In
  judging this year's Journal photographic
  competition, he comments
  that there are plenty of competent
  pictures but just a...

• YOU'VE GOT TO HAND IT TO THEM
  22

  YOU'VE GOT TO HAND IT TO THEM
  As in previous years, the recipients of the Sainsbury's
  Community Service Awards have been announced just in
  time for the season of goodwill.
  More than 100 entries were submitted from...

• WIN A MAKE-OVER
  23

  Beauty in no more than ten words
  
  ^
  Christmas is just around the corner and the frantic
  rush to buy presents and send cards is nearly over.
  Before you know it, the new year will be upon us and
  it will be time to make your...

• Playing up and paying up for Pudsey
  24

  Playing up and paying up for Pudsey
  Together we have so far raised over £350,000
  for thiss year's BBC Children in Need Appeai.
  And the methods were as madcap as ever.
  The reports (and the funds) are still coming in
  as wire...

• BABY BOOM
  26

  BABY BOOM
  It's been a busy year at Northampton. Julie Smith,
  kiosk assistant, was intending to return to JS after
  the birth of her baby, but when it turned out to be
  babies, not baby, she decided work would have to be
  put on...

• GOSH THANK YOU
  26

  GOSH THANK YOU
  October 16 saw the culmination of fundraising efforts
  on Charles Hart's district for the Emma Stevenson
  Appeal, in conjunction with Great Ormond Street
  Hospital (GOSH).
  A cheque for £18,000 was presented to...

• IS IT SPIDERWOMAN? NO, IT'S SUPERGRAN
  26

  IS IT SPIDERWOMAN? NO, IT'S SUPERGRAN
  Jean Edwards, section manager, customer
  services, at Wolverhampton, stepped off a
  120 foot building in a daredevil stunt to raise
  £200 for the Spastics Society.
  Jean, who is a...

• HASTINGS STRIKE FOR VICTORY
  27

  HASTINGS STRIKE FOR VICTORY
  On October 11, the
  Apocalypse bowling
  team from Hastings
  stormed their way to
  victory in the Ten Pin
  Bowling Sunday Night
  Business League.
  Kevin Baker, senior
  baker, is secretary of the league,...

• MAIDSTONE HELPS FLYING DOCTORS AT A STROKE
  27

  MAIDSTONE HELPS FLYING DOCTORS AT A STROKE
  In caps and goggles, six ladies from Maidstone raised
  £210 for the Air Ambulance Service. No, they weren't
  doing impressions of Biggies, they were taking part in
  a swimarathon.
  The...

• SPOT THE BALL NETS A WINDFALL
  27

  SPOT THE BALL NETS A WINDFALL
  June Coles, checkout assistant at Milton Keynes,
  may know nothing about football, but it did not
  prevent her from scooping £220,000 on Spot the Ball.
  June was over the moon with her win. She...

• THREE WHEELS ON MY WAGON
  27

  THREE WHEELS ON MY WAGON
  Eddie Ricketts, departmental director, branch
  merchandising, was explaining how punishing was
  his pre-Christmas store visiting schedule. But a
  picture paints a thousand words...this was his car
  after...

• A SUNDAY STROLL FOR SUE
  28

  A SUNDAY STROLL FOR SUE
  Sue Ladson, layout controller at Sheffield
  Homebase, and her husband Dennis
  completed an 18 mile walk around the Peak
  District on August 16. She has now collected
  £200 in sponsorship which has been...

• RTS ON FIRE
  28

  RTS ON FIRE
  A group of RTS students donned yellow plastic
  trousers and hard hats when Kate Stoodley, RTS
  tutor, took them on a visit to the Devon Fire and
  Rescue Service Training Centre.
  The visit was part of the group's...

• THE TIES THAT BIND
  28

  THE TIES THAT BIND
  When Steve Fryer took over as
  manager of Newbury in August
  he thought it would be much the
  same as any other store. He
  expected the staff to have good
  working relationships and, in
  time, to become a part...

• Midnight feast for a French Christmas
  29

  Midnight feast for a French Christmas
  The Channel Tunnel will
  open In 1993 and the
  Journal would, therefore,
  like to spread a little
  entente cordiale for
  Christmas. Bob Miles,
  staff restaurant manager
  at Blackfriars, has...

• ON THE ROAD TO NOWHERE
  29

  ON THE ROAD TO NOWHERE
  Staff at Thetford rode to London and back on bikes
  rooted to the foyer floor in a bid to raise £1,000.
  The staff completed 20 minute stints on the
  exercise bikes, covering nearly 150 miles.
  The cheque...

• GAME FOR CHRISTMAS?
  30

  GAME FOR CHRISTMAS?
  JS has introduced a new
  product in the fresh game
  range, Fresh Pheasant Breast
  Fillets.
  The fillets are tasty, easy
  to cook and versatile. Each
  pack features a recipe such
  as pheasant with orange...

• JANE'S JOLLY CHRISTMAS CAKES
  30

  JANE'S JOLLY CHRISTMAS CAKES
  Jane Asher's range of celebration cakes has been a great
  success and for Christmas she has surpassed herself.
  Her Santa Cake shows Father Christmas stuck in the
  chimney pot and underneath the soft...

• SANTA CLAWS
  30

  SANTA CLAWS
  Turkey is traditional at
  Christmas time but tradition
  does not cater for vegetarians.
  Fish-eating vegetarians could
  find that special Christmas
  luxury with lobster.
  This year, JS has launched
  Freshly Cooked...

• SWEETS FOR MY SWEET
  30

  SWEETS FOR MY SWEET
  JS has introduced four new frozen desserts which are a
  quicl< and easy alternative to a homemade Christmas cal Simply remove from the freezer and defrost.
  White Chocolate Gateau - layers of sponge,...

• BABY YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL (or the dimensionally challenged vegetables)
  31

  BABY YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL
  (or the dimensionally challenged vegetables)
  Sainsbury's Baby Vegetables have proved so popular that several new
  lines have now been added. Carrots, parsnips, aubergines, patty pan
  (a relative of the...

• FRAGRANCES FROM THE HOUSE OF SAVACENTRE
  31

  FRAGRANCES FROM THE HOUSE OF SAVACENTRE
  Savacentre is the perfect place to stock up for a
  wholly traditional Christmas but this year the
  company itself is breaking with tradition. Six
  Savacentre stores are selling, for the...

• READING BETWEEN THE WINES
  31

  READING BETWEEN THE WINES
  The new Sainsbury's Wine
  Magazine is a 16 page full
  colour magazine which
  gives you buckets of ideas, from which wines to buy to what they
  best accompany. With a 32 page pull-out price guide, it is...

• NOW, here's a poser
  32

  NOW, here's a poser
  \Nhy do fools fall in love?
  When shall we three meet again?
  Who shot the sheriff?
  Wherefore art thou?
  Whatever happened to Baby Jane?
  Well, life's a puzzle is it not?
  At Christmas time, tine Journal...

• Santa' s Circles Puzzle
  33

  While Santa is racing round the rooftops, you can take a spin round Santa's Circles
  Puzzle. The last letter of each answer is also the first letter of the next answer. All the
  clues relate to Christmas. Once the puzzle is...

• The write stuff
  33

  The write stuff
  When the Journal received a letter explaining how a store's paintball team had
  been presented with a 'plague' for winning a tournament, it set us on a hunt for
  more howlers. Here is just a selection of the ones...

• Tuck into trivia
  33

  Tuck into trivia
  Here's a quiz to feed the mind. Tlie questions are
  devised around traditional items of food and drink and
  are designed to whet your appetite as they put your
  trivia knowledge to the test.
  Turkey
  The turkey...

• APPOINTMENTS
  34

  APPOINTMENTS
  DAVID ADCOCK, from store
  manager, Sheffield, to store
  manager, Leicester. STUART
  CLUER, from store manager,
  Wigston, to store manager,
  Tamworth. DEAN COX, from
  senior deputy manager, Wigston,
  to store manager,...

• LONG SERVICE
  34

  LONG SERVICE
  Employees who have completed
  40 years' service are:
  DOREEN STROUD, BPM, Balham.
  Employees who have completed
  25 years' service are:
  JOHN BLAKE, departmental
  director, Blackfriars. RON
  BRIDGMAN, logistics...

• OBITUARY
  34

  OBITUARY
  JAMIE CRAWFORD, RTS student,
  Chesterfield, died suddenly on
  November 5, aged 17 (3
  months). MARK RODDEN,
  produce assistant, Lordshill, died
  suddenly on October 9, aged 28
  (3 years).

• RETIREMENTS
  34

  RETIREMENTS
  ALAN SAGE, delicatessen section
  manager. Queens Road (44
  years). LEONARD THORNE,
  warehouse keeper, Basingstoke
  depot (39 years). PHILLIP
  CRACKLE, manager, Bretton (37
  years). ALEXANDER AIKEN, clerk,
  Basingstoke...

• WEDDINGS
  34

  WEDDINGS
  Dawn and Kevin.
  Congratulations to DAWN
  RICHARDSON and KEVIN SUTTON
  on their recent marriage. Dawn
  is a general office section
  manager at Loughborougli and
  Kevin is provisions manager at
  Burton-on-Trent. Tliey met...

• Now's the season to be a good neighbour
  35

  Now's the season to be a good neighbour
  Christmas is a time for giving and J S stores have been lucky
  enough to be able to give generously to local groups for disabled
  people, through the Good Neighbour Scheme. Now in its...

• ADVERTISING'S CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN
  36

  ADVERTISING'S CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN
  raditionally, the first advertisements of
  the Christmas season were for the dried
  fruits with which the well-prepared
  housewife made Christmas puddings.
  The new season's crop of Greek...