'JS Journal', March 1992

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• Contents Page
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  CONTENTS
  FRONTLINE
  HEADLINES
  SAVE-A-CAN
  COMPETITION
  BRANCH OPENINGS
  WRITELINES 10/11/23
  BRANCH MANAGERS
  CONFERENCE 12/13/20/21
  JS JOURNAL JOINS
  THE NIGHT SHIFT 14/15
  BEHIND THE LINES 16-18
  BASINGSTOKE CENTRAL'S
  ROYAL...

• ESTHER CHEQUES OUT CHILDREN IN NEED TOTAL
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  ESTHER CHEQUES OUT CHILDREN IN NEED TOTAL
  On January 21 six representatives from
  JS handed over to Esther Rantzen, presenter
  of BBC's That's Life, a cheque for
  £375,000.
  The money was the total raised by
  Sainsbury's for the...

• Frontline
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  By the time you read this JS will have
  taken its first step into Scotland with the
  opening of Darnley store, just outside
  Glasgow, on March 3. Scottish customers
  have previously only been able to buy JS
  products at Edinburgh...

• 1992 GOOD NEIGHBOURS WILL SUPPORT THE HANDICAPPED
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  1992 GOOD NEIGHBOURS WILL SUPPORT THE HANDICAPPED
  Sainsbury's will be distributing £100,000 to local self-help
  groups working with the mentally and physically handicapped
  as part of this year's Good Neighbour scheme.
  The...

• HEARTY DETERMINATION PAYS OFF
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  HEARTY DETERMINATION PAYS OFF
  The Variety Club of Great Britain is delighted with the efforts
  of JS stores which have raised funds by the sale of gold
  hearts. One particular success story is that of Lois Teca,
  checkout...

• JS MANAGES NORTHERN DOUBLE
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  JS MANAGES NORTHERN DOUBLE
  JS enjoyed the honour of being the only retailer to be
  represented by two teams in the final of the 1991 Store
  Manager of the Year competition.
  Andrew Parker, Leeds branch manager, whose team
  won...

• DURHAM IS A COMPREHENSIVE HOST
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  DURHAM IS A COMPREHENSIVE HOST
  Durham store strengthened its links with local schools in
  January when they played host to over 100 teachers from
  two schools engaged on a training course.
  Eighty teachers from Durham Johnston...

• MOSCOW MERCY MISSION
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  MOSCOW MERCY MISSION
  When the Sun newspaper launched its Moscow Mercy
  Mission to fly food out to hungry families in Russia, JS
  stepped forward with a contribution of nearly £3,000 worth
  of food. A tonne of Sainsbury's dried...

• THEIR VOICES WILL BE HEARD
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  THEIR VOICES WILL BE HEARD
  This year sees the fifth Sainsbury's Choir of the Year Competition.
  The biennial event will take place throughout 1992,
  and is open to all types of choirs.
  This competition is the largest choral...

• APPOINTMENTS
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  APPOINTMENTS
  DAVID CLAPHAM (pictured above),
  will be appointed to the board
  later this year.
  The appointment arises
  from the retirement of Cecil
  Roberts in a year's time.
  David Clapham has been
  managing director...

• GUIDE TO SPECIAL DIETS
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  GUIDE TO SPECIAL DIETS
  Sainsbury's free Nutrition Information Lists - product guides for individual
  dietary needs - have proved so useful to customers that the eight
  most frequently requested lists have now been incorporated...

• 'BEST OFFERS THIS MONTH'
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  'BEST OFFERS THIS MONTH'
  Holders of Stage Passes, which were offered free to JS
  staff under 30 in last month's Journal, ace discovering just
  what bargains are available to them. If you missed the
  offer, don't despair, you can...

• STORES MAKE THE ELECTRONIC CONNECTION
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  STORES MAKE THE ELECTRONICCONNECTION
  The growth in the volume of electronic communications
  between all parts of the company has led to the introduction
  of a new system, known as a 'managed data
  network' and run by BT, enabling...

• Do the CAN-CAN and win a prize and ififin a prize
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  Three quarters of all canned food, drink and other
  products that you see on the supermarket shelf are
  packaged in steel - the UK's most recycled metal: a
  staggering one billion cans are recycled every year.
  One way in which...

• Branch opening—East Prescot Road
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  EAST PRESCOT
  ROAD
  The first new JS store to open in tlie Liverpool area since 1983 tias opened in
  Knotty Ash. On the East Prescot Road site, which was formerly used by British
  Rail, there is now a new generation JS store. The...

• Branch opening—Stafford
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  STAFFORD
  The people of Stafford do not have to look far for their new JS - it is located
  directly opposite the old one on Chell Road. Twice the size of the twelve year
  old store, it offers double the number of product lines...

• Writelines
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  FAIR
  SHARES
  Steve Brown, fresh foods
  deputy manager, Arnold
  I write to express the deep
  concern felt by myself and
  many of my colleagues on
  the way the 1991 SAYE
  Share Option Scheme has
  been scaled down. The
  allocation...

• Branch managers gather for 1992 conference
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  Branch managers gather for 1992 conference
  The 1992 Branch Managers Conference felt it was witnessing
  the end of an era. The chairman announced that this
  would be his final conference and yet made it clear that he was
  not...

• JS BY NIGHT
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  JS BY NIGHT
  Every evening, while most JS staff are returning to their
  homes after a day's worit, several thousand are just
  getting out of bed. These are the men and women of
  the night shifts. Sainsbury's nocturnal workers play...

• A VISIT FROM THE BILL
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  A VISIT FROM THE BILL
  Last May, over the bank holiday weekend, all 11
  branches in Charles Hart's district spent three days
  fundraising for the Variety Club of Great Britain.
  Events included raffles, fancy dress...

• GLOUCESTER COMES OF AGE
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  GLOUCESTER COMES OF AGE
  Staff at Gloucester celebrated the store's 21st birthday
  on December 14. Most members of steifT attended
  the party, held at the local community centre, and
  enjoyed the disco and the karaoke singing...

• CHILDREN FIND FORTY FURRY FRIENDS
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  CHILDREN FIND FORTY FURRY FRIENDS
  Bakers at Cheltenham branch took full advantage of
  the offer that came their way for 'oily bears'. By
  returning vouchers from the oil used to fry the doughnuts
  made in-store, 40 teddy bears...

• FOOD FOR THOUGHT
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  FOOD FOR THOUGHT
  Thoughtfrd stafT at Amblecote store organised many
  different sponsored events in order to raise the £532
  needed to purchase 25 food hampers. The food hampers
  were presented to the local Institute for...

• GIVING A.R.M.S. A HELPING HAND
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  GIVING A.R.M.S. A HELPING HAND
  Kempston's Penny Back Scheme enabled the store to
  present a grand total of £488.00 to A.R.M.S. (Action
  for Research for Multiple Sclerosis).
  Each Penny Back donation made by the store has
  been...

• HOW TO CARRY RECYCLING THAT BIT FURTHER
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  HOW TO CARRY RECYCLING THAT BIT FURTHER
  What do you do with 18 carrier bags? You could turn
  them into 18 pennies at a JS checkout but Jean
  Mullis, a customer at Newport, has found an even
  more ingenious use. She crochets them...

• BRANCHES DISPLAY BRAIN POWER
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  BRANCHES DISPLAY BRAIN POWER
  All that sea air in Suffolk is obviously good for the
  brain. Staff at branches in Alan Bonner's district
  held their annual quiz recently. The standard was
  very high for all teams but the Warren...

• Correction
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  Correction
  As eagle-eyed Spurs fans may have noticed in the last
  issue of the Journal, in the article entitled
  'Fundraisers are spiirred on' we mis-named one of the
  players: Jon Torsvedt should have read Erik
  Thorstvedt.

• MURDER, MYSTERY, SUSPENSE
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  MURDER, MYSTERY, SUSPENSE
  When Derek Lobb, the manager of Wellingborough,
  was cruelly murdered by a giant poisonous spider
  it was the fourth murder in one evening, and the
  last straw for the rest of the staff. Who was the...

• SOUTH WEST CHEQUE IS JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED
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  SOUTH WEST CHEQUE IS JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED
  The Royal Marsden Hospital has benefited from a
  force ten of fiindraising. The joint efforts of the ten
  branches in the South West district raised a grand
  total of £23,861.54...

• BY ROYAL APPOINTMENT
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  When most people plan their summer holidays or days out, they think of Spain or Florida, or perhaps a trip
  to Chessington Zoo, but not Jim Fairman, branch manager of Basingstoke Central. His idea of summer
  fun is something a...

• BACON GETS A GRILLING
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  BACON GETS A GRILLING
  Already available in JS stores
  are bacon and cheese grills,
  and now pizza grills have been
  added to the range.
  Made with minced bacon
  and pork topped with tomato
  sauce and a slice of Cheddar
  cheese,...

• MINI SWEET SENSATIONS
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  MINI SWEET SENSATIONS
  Perfect for children's parties, or outings to the
  zoo or parl<, JS has launched a new selection
  of children's sweets.
  Nursery Rhymes Bags of Fun contain 12
  mini bags, in four different varieties, based...

• FISH FAVOURITES
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  FISH FAVOURITES
  Mackerel fillets in sauce have been added to the already
  extensive range of canned fish.
  Three varieties have been launched, each combining a
  premium quality mackerel fillet with a delicious sauce.
  Choose from...

• SOUP SPECIALS
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  SOUP SPECIALS
  The ultimate in convenience is Microwaveable
  Soup, new on JS shelves and available in three
  different varieties: beef and tomato; smoked
  sausage, lentil and bean; and tuna and pepper.
  All the packaging is...

• TOUCH OF CLASS WHEN IT COMES TO THE CRUNCH
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  TOUCH OF CLASS WHEN IT COMES TO THE CRUNCH
  JS has launched three new varieties of crisps which are a
  little out of the ordinary.
  Crinkle Cut Crisps come in Garlic and Herb as well as
  Sour Cream and Chive flavours. They are...

• APPOINTMENTS
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  APPOINTMENTS
  NICK BARKER, fram store manager,
  Preston, to store manager,
  Preston Deepdale for the opening.
  MALCOLM BEATON, from store
  manager, Hendon Homebase, to
  store manager, Richmond
  IHomebase. FREDERICK CLARKE,
  from...

• LONG SERVICE
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  LONG SERVICE
  Employees who have completed
  25 years of service are:
  ALMA BOWRON, checkout assistant,
  Hampton. PAUL BUCKINGHAM,
  supervisor, Buntingford
  depot. JOSEPH COCKRAM, supervisor,
  Buntingford depot. LAURIE
  DiGGLE,...

• OBITUARY
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  OBITUARY
  Length of service is shown in
  brackets:
  GEOFF FRAKE, meat manager,
  Beeston, died suddenly on
  February 8, aged 57 (28 years).
  WENDY GORE, hardware assistant,
  Blackpole, died on January 14,
  following a short...

• RETIREMENTS
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  RETIREMENTS
  Length of service is shown in
  brackets:
  ALEX WATSON, branch manager,
  Stevenage (39 years). LES SELF,
  operations manager, Homebase
  (38 years). JOHN MARTIN, section
  manager, butchery, Goring Road
  (37 years). KEN...

• MARGARINE MEMORIES
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  MARGARINE MEMORIES
  An elaborate window display at Burlington
  Parade (Later 87 Ealing) 1913.
  Crelos advertisment
  postcard, 1917.
  The year 1869 was to be noted not only for the
  founding of Sainsbury's, but also for...