'JS Journal', May 1992

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• CHAIRMAN ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT
  02

  CHAIRMAN ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT
  Lord Sainsbury and David Sainsbury in the Ladbroke
  Grove store during filming for the year end video.
  Tom Vyner. Lord Sainsbury announced on May 13th, the day JS released its financial
  results,...

• Contents Page
  02

  CONTENTS
  >ION NEWS
  JD & SAVE
  iHAMPTON
  EBASE
  EDGE FOR LIFE
  ^P INSURANCE
  IW US TO
  ONSTRATE
  BEHIND THE LINES
  LIFE LINES
  SPORTS DAY
  NEW LINES
  lARCHIVES
  CENTRE 12 PAGES -
  FINANCIAL RESULTS

• Frontline
  02

  Our cover this month celebrates life and
  growth, and the inside pages of the
  Journal are also bursting with vitality
  thanks to you.
  Read about Sainsbury's part in the
  Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit on page 12
  and find out how...

• CHAIRMAN BECOMES A KNIGHT OF THE GARTER
  03

  CHAIRMAN BECOMES A KNIGHT OF THE GARTER
  The Chairman, Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover,
  is to join Britain's highest order of chivalry. The
  Queen has appointed Lord Sainsbury to be a Knight
  Companion of the Most Noble Order...

• CONSERVATION AT CAMBERLEY
  03

  CONSERVATION AT CAMBERLEY
  Sainsbury's has been helping a local school recover
  aquatic plants as part of major conservation moves
  surrounding the development of the new Camberley store
  which opens in June.
  Twelve pupils from...

• A MAJOR VISIT TO HEDGE END
  04

  A MAJOR VISIT TO HEDGE END
  On Monday April 6 Hedge End found itself the venue of a
  media scrum as John Major dropped in during the election
  campaign. He arrived at 11.00am along with police in both
  motorbikes and cars, special...

• 'OWN BRAND' SECRETARIES GRADUATE
  04

  'OWN BRAND' SECRETARIES GRADUATE
  Thirty four trainees have now graduated on Sainsbury's
  secretarial training scheme which, for three years, has
  provided secretaries with the skills and experience needed
  to fill major positions...

• PLAYING IT SAFE AT UPTON
  04

  PLAYING IT SAFE AT UPTON
  Four children from Wirral schools near the joint JS and
  Homebase site in Upton have shown that they understand
  the dangers of playing near building sites.
  Darren Kelly, David Gallagher, Michael New and...

• STUDENTS' VIEW ON ENERGY SAVING
  04

  STUDENTS' VIEW ON ENERGY SAVING
  Five students from Nonsuch High School for Girls in
  Cheam stand in front of a display of their project concerning
  methods of reducing energy consumption in
  Sainsbury stores. Their work was...

• APPOINTMENTS
  05

  APPOINTMENTS
  Ian Coull
  Joe Barnes
  Dino Adriano Board moves
  JOE BARNES will retire from the
  JS (USA) Inc. board on June 1,
  on which date IAN COULL,
  development director, and
  DiNO ADRIANO, chairman of
  Homebase, will join...

• JS LAUNCHES NEW TV COMMERCIAL
  05

  JS LAUNCHES NEW TV COMMERCIAL
  The fresh new face of
  the latest celebrity to be
  featured in the JS television
  commercials will be revealed on May 24, until which time their identity is
  being kept a closely-guarded secret. They...

• Pensions Consultative Committee looks to your future
  06

  Pensions Consultative Committee looks to your future
  The company's pension scheme is one of the most
  important benefits available to Sainsbury's
  employees. This is shown by the company contributions
  to the scheme substantially...

• Spend & Save at Homebase
  06

  Spend & Save at Homebase
  Sainsbury staff have an opportunity to make substantial savings
  on purchases at Homebase that can be made on top of their
  discount vouchers. Customer demand has ensured a great success
  for the Spend &...

• Writelines
  07

  THANKS TO LIFE
  SAVERS
  Peter Purslow,
  veteran, Sutton Coldfield
  I would like to express my
  gratitude to several people
  who played a very active
  role in preserving my life at
  the Veterans' Reunion on
  March 30.
  Thanks to...

• Homebase opening—Southampton
  08

  SOUTHAMPTON
  The popularity of Homebase in Southampton has led to the ten year old
  Lordshill store being replaced by a much larger store in Millbrook. The new
  store has room to offer the complete range of 20,000 quality DIY,...

• Branch opening—Dulwich
  09

  DULWICH
  Dulwich has the largest Sainsbury's in South East London with the opening of
  the new store at Dog Kennel Hill... but it has benefited from the development in
  other ways too.
  A new public open space near the store was...

• Branch opening—Godalming
  10

  GODALMING
  The new Godalming store may be welcoming customers who have travelled
  not by road or foot but by barge. The supermarket stands on the banks of the
  River Wey at the National Trust mooring point - an area which was...

• Branch opening—Staines
  11

  STAINES
  Sainsbury's new store in Staines is constructed on the site of the former
  Lagonda car factory which produced many famous luxury cars in its heyday.
  The cars on the site these days will be customer vehicles occupying the...

• JS HELPS THE 'TREE OF LIFE' TO GROW
  12

  JS HELPS THE 'TREE OF LIFE' TO GROW
  The start of June will mark the beginning of the largest ever
  gathering of world leaders to solve the problems affecting the
  environment today and JS is playing its part. The 'Earth...

• SAINSBURY'S Report of the Financial Year 1991-92
  13

  SAINSBURY'S Report of the Financial Year 1991-92 I should like in this, my last year as Chairman, to start
  by expressing my thanks and appreciation to all staff. The past
  year has not been an easy one, with difficult trading...

• From Jardine's claim files:
  25

  From Jardine's claim files:
  f.c-
  '/ was sure the old fellow would never make it to the other
  side when I struck him.'
  'A telegraph pole was approaching. I was attempting to swerve
  out of the way when it struck the front...

• New deals on insurance for staff
  25

  New deals on insurance for staff
  The cost of personal insurance has risen sharply in the last year.
  The company secretary's department has reviewed existing
  arrangements for staff and has arranged a new facility with
  Jardine...

• a taste of things to come...
  26

  a taste of things to come...
  What was it last July that
  consistently managed to
  quadruple the sales of Boboli
  pizzas at certain stores?
  Beryl Mclndoe shows Marian the pizza
  demonstration she has set up in
  Godalming's foyer,...

• DREAM TICKETS
  28

  DREAM TICKETS
  Lady luck has been busy at Dunstable store, where
  two members of staff have won dream holidays.
  Beryl Dudley, frozen foods assistant, won a two
  week holiday to America on Des O'Connor's new TV
  show, Take Your...

• PENNIES HELP LOCAL HOSPITAL
  28

  PENNIES HELP LOCAL HOSPITAL
  The penny back scheme at St Clares raised a new
  total of £1,723, which was presented to Teddington
  Memorial Hospital.
  This brings the total amount raised and donated by
  the store to the hospital...

• SAINSBURY'S STUDENT GOES SOLO
  28

  SAINSBURY'S STUDENT GOES SOLO
  Diana Sharp, checkout/replenishment assistant at
  Salisbury, beat off stiff competition from all regions to
  win herself the solo part of Despina in the Mozart
  opera Cosi Fan Tutte.
  Diana, who has...

• BPM CHECKS IT OUT
  29

  BPM CHECKS IT OUT
  Anne Birchall, BPM at Dunstable
  made a dream come true for a schoolgirl
  when she arranged for Joanne Johnson
  to spend a day of her half term holiday
  working on the checkouts. Joanne, whose mum Pat Johnson is...

• ROCKS BOX RAISED BY KETTERING
  29

  ROCKS BOX RAISED BY KETTERING
  Pennies raised by Kettering's Penny Back Scheme
  were used for an unusual and worthwhile cause - a
  'rocks box'.
  The box, which contains rocks, fossils and a sample
  of North Sea Oil, comes with a...

• VIVA ESPANA
  29

  VIVA ESPANA
  Halifax staff were served lunch with a difference on April 2, as they sat
  down to Asadillo.
  The branch, which last year held a French day, organised a Spanish
  day for staff. The menu was truly Spanish, but the...

• WHISTLE WHILE YOU WORK
  29

  WHISTLE WHILE YOU WORK
  Diane Carrick, chief display assistant, Sunderland,
  knows how to put a smile on the face of customers;
  she was a finalist in the Sunderland Echo's competition
  to find the North's happiest...

• A CHECKOUT STAR
  30

  A CHECKOUT STAR
  Celia Harton, checkout assistant, Kings way Derby,
  has always felt like a star when scanning customers'
  shopping through the checkouts but recently she
  found genuine fame.
  Her local paper, The Derby Evening...

• A FUND DAY FOR KIDS
  30

  A FUND DAY FOR KIDS
  On Sunday May 31, twelve branches from the Eastern
  area are holding a 'fun day' to raise funds for Great
  Ormond Street Children's Hospital.
  The event at Fairlands Valley Park, Stevenage
  from 12.30-5.00, is...

• SSA BOWLS THEM OVER AT SPRINGFIELD
  30

  SSA BOWLS THEM OVER AT SPRINGFIELD
  The new Springfield store recently held their first
  SSA outing, a fun filled evening of Ten Pin Bowling.
  The evening was a great success and the staff are
  looking forward to taking on other...

• TRADING PLACES
  30

  TRADING PLACES
  A once in a lifetime swap took place at Wolverhampton
  on March 24. Lisa Stansfield didn't make it to the
  store, but staff traded places nevertheless.
  Ken Kenney, manager, and Ian Downes, BPM,
  were set a...

• All aboard for Alton Towers Family Fun Day
  31

  All aboard for Alton Towers
  Family Fun Day
  il Alton Towers
  Where Wonders Never Cease IJ
  Sainsbury's has got together with Britain's number one theme
  parl< to offer you and your family an outstanding opportunity to
  visit...

• Crossword
  31

  CROSSWORD DOWN 1.
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  11.
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  Prolonged rainless spell (7) /
  See 3 Down
  See 3 Down
  'Master. '. a Nicholas Monsarrat novel (7)
  First elected leader of the Conservative Party...

• What's on the end of the stick, Nick?
  32

  Nick Weight with a selection of his favourite sticks. When Nick Weight, data operations clerk at
  Buntingford depot, wrote to the Journal about
  his interest in walking sticks, we imagined a portly old
  gentleman who hobbled, back...

• DACORUM DRAMA
  33

  DACORUM DRAMA
  Sunday April 26 was a miserable rainy day outside, but
  inside the Dacorum Sports Centre in Hemel Hempstead
  spirits were high as the annual SSA badminton, darts and
  squash sports bonanza got under way.
  John...

• APPOINTMENTS
  34

  APPOINTMENTS
  KEVIN JENNER, from store manager,
  Romford, to store manager,
  West Green. PHILLIP CHAPMAN,
  from store manager. New Barnet,
  to store manager, Romford.
  CHRISTOPHER BAGGALEY, from
  store manager, Ashford, to...

• LONG SERVICE
  34

  LONG SERVICE
  Employees who have completed
  25 years' of service are:
  JEFFREY ANNETTS, meat manager,
  Solihull. CoRiNNE BAILEY, meat
  preparation assistant, Bexhill.
  TRYPHENA BIRKBECK, deputy
  manager, customer...

• OBITUARY
  34

  OBITUARY
  PAUL ANDREWS, BWS supervisor,
  Northfield, died as a result of an
  accident on October 23 1991,
  aged 21 (6 years).
  (This was included belatedly at
  the special request of the store.)

• RETIREMENTS
  34

  RETIREMENTS
  ALAN CARROLL, reception manager,
  Poole (39 years). KEN
  HAYWOOD, manager, Boscombe
  (38 years). BRIAN MANN, district
  engineering manager. Eastern
  area (38 years). RON MILER,
  reception manager, Tonbridge
  (38...

• BITES AND FINGERS FOR KIDS
  35

  BITES AND FINGERS FOR KIDS
  JS has launched two new snacks especially for children.
  Savoury Fingers with IVIarmite, and Burger Bites come
  in fun shapes and are presented in bright packaging with
  eyecatching designs.
  Available...

• CHICKEN WITH EASTERN PROMISE
  35

  CHICKEN WITH EASTERN PROMISE
  To cater for those with more adventurous tastes JS
  has launched two exciting new varieties of chicken.
  Indonesian Style Chicken Breasts are marinated in
  yogurt, green chilli and lemongrass. Thai...

• LA CREME FRAICHE D'ISIGNY EST ARRIVE
  35

  LA CREME FRAICHE D'ISIGNY EST ARRIVE
  Normandy provides the
  latest addition to the JS
  dairy department. Creme
  FraTche D'Isigny is a thick
  French soured cream with
  a pleasantly sharp taste.
  Cr§me Frafche has the advantage of...

• SPECIAL SPUDS
  35

  SPECIAL SPUDS
  Snack Jacket Potatoes have now been added to the
  already extensive range of JS microwaveable meals.
  The potatoes are ready filled and part cooked, to make
  them a convenient snack which can be ready in...

• VINTAGE VINEGAR
  35

  VINTAGE VINEGAR
  Exclusive to JS is new
  Balsamic Vinegar, which
  has been produced in
  Modena, Northern Italy
  from grape juice since the
  16th century.
  Aged in wooden casks,
  this dark amber vinegar is
  the perfect...

• THE SHOPPING TROLLEY
  36

  ARCHIVES
  During the 70s
  abandoned trolleys
  became a growing
  problem as one
  passer by obviously
  noticed.
  THE SHOPPING TROLLEY
  Trolleys at Harlow in 1957.
  The new baby
  cradle trolley
  introduced in 1973. This month the...