'JS Journal', June 1992

Table of content

• Contents Page
  02

  CONTENTS
  HEADLINES
  WRITELINES
  OPENINGS:
  RICHMOND HOMEBASE
  SEVENOAKS
  PORTSMOUTH HOMEBASE
  FARLINGTON
  BEAULIEU'S
  NEW OLD SHOP
  POURING OUT THE
  FACTS ON OLIVE OIL
  BAKERY RECRUITMENT
  SPEAKS FOR ITSELF
  NEW LINES
  BEHIND THE...

• Frontline
  02

  The Journal paid a visit to Liverpool on
  May 13 to be presented witii a tropliy
  and an award of excellence by television
  presenter, Barry Tool<.
  Tine trophy was for best presentation
  of financial results in 1991 and...

• SHARING THE SECRET OF OUR SUCCESS
  03

  SHARING THE SECRET OF OUR SUCCESS
  Press reaction to Sainsbury's finartcial results,
  announced on May 13, could be summed up by ?-?^
  headlines such as 'Celebration time for Sainsbury'
  and 'A shining performance asJ_ord...

• SKILLS FOR LIFE
  03

  SKILLS FOR LIFE
  A bright idea by the Midlands area personnel department is
  giving new opportunities to the long term unemployed.
  Ten people employed on a temporary basis for the East
  Prescot Road opening spent their first week...

• JS HELPS TO BUILD A BETTER BRITAIN
  04

  JS HELPS TO BUILD A BETTER BRITAIN
  In May Sainsbury's joined the Civic Trust, lbstocl< and The
  Builder Group as sponsors of the Building a Better Britain
  Exhibition at London's Business Design Centre.
  The aim of the...

• MENTORS ACT AS ROLE MODELS
  04

  MENTORS ACT AS ROLE MODELS
  'I can use his experience to avoid the mistakes that he
  made.' This is how student Dzoland Daniels, who works
  part-time at Watney Street store, describes his relationship
  with branch reception...

• LARGEST JS/HOMEBASE DEVELOPMENT GETS GO AHEAD
  05

  LARGEST JS/HOMEBASE DEVELOPMENT GETS GO AHEAD
  Sainsbury's will build its largest ever joint JS and Homebase
  development on a site one mile north of Hayes town
  centre in West London. The London Borough of Hillingdon
  opted for...

• QUARTERLY DRAW
  05

  QUARTERLY DRAW
  Congratulations to Debbie
  Savage, night shift replenishment
  at Bramingham
  Park, she is the latest winner
  of the SSA's quarterly
  draw for £1,000. Debbie Savage.

• RETIREMENT
  05

  RETIREMENT
  The company's finance
  director, DEREK HENSON, has
  retired from JS after 13 years'
  service. He Is succeeded by
  ROSEMARY THORNE, who joined
  the board from Grand
  Metropolitan pic in March.
  The directors held...

• SAVACENTRE T-SHIRTS WILL HELP THE ANIMALS
  05

  SAVACENTRE T-SHIRTS WILL HELP THE ANIMALS
  Young Savacentre customers
  are being given
  the chance to design
  their own t-shirt. The
  company is launching
  its first Sainsbury brand range of schoolwear for children
  from four to...

• Writelines
  06

  5% DISCOUNT ON
  THE CARDS?
  Tony Nugent,
  produce manager,
  Barkjngside
  Having exhausted last
  October's supply of JS staff
  discount vouchers, it was
  most pleasing to receive
  another batch. My better
  half (also a...

• Homebase opening—Richmond
  08

  RICHMOND
  Richmond is known as a green area and now it is even greener A brand new
  Homebase - the company's 66th - opened on April 10, and the first 100 adults
  were delighted to receive a free Easter egg. Opening date: 10 April...

• Branch opening—Sevenoaks
  09

  SEVENOAKS
  A hot sunny summer's moming brought the first customers out in force to
  Sevenoal<'s first Sainsbury's supermarket at Otford Road. In l historic town's scenic setting, the whole development is very...

• Homebase opening—Portsmouth
  10

  PORTSMOUTH
  Homebase's 67th house and garden centre has opened immediately beside the
  new JS in Farlington. In addition to the usual wide range of keenly priced
  products available at Homebase, customers have the bonus ofSeeboard...

• Branch opening—Farlington
  11

  FARLINGTON
  Portsmouth's second Sainsbury's supermarket, just outside the town in
  Farlington, sits on a ten acre site shared with the new Homebase store and
  petrol station. It makes quite a landmark beside the elevated A27 coast...

• The opening of a new old shop
  12

  The opening of a new old shop
  'This is the first time' said Lord Sainsbury, 'that I have ever opened a shop
  which doesn 't sell anything!' Romford branch, c1905. The scale
  of early twentieth century
  branches was more...

• The Golden Elixir of Life
  14

  The Golden Elixir ofLife
  Signor Arturo Archibusacci plucks a ripe black
  fruit from one of the olive trees that his family
  has cultivated for almost 300 years. Behind
  him, the warm winter sun shines down
  on the olive grove and...

• CAMERAS ROLL IN THE BAKERY
  16

  CAMERAS ROLL IN THE BAKERY
  As one of the company's flagship stores, Streatham Common is accustomed to receiving
  a lot of attention but, even there, a few heads turned when a film crew rolled up in the
  bakery to make the latest...

• DEVELOPING A CRUSH
  17

  DEVELOPING A CRUSH
  For those hot summer days
  JS has introduced new Cool
  Crush - a range of refreshing,
  sparkling fruit crush
  drinks.
  It comes in three different
  flavours: orange, grapefruit, and pineapple and...

• HAM IT UP
  17

  HAM IT UP
  JS has introduped two new hams to the chiller cabinet.
  English Gammon Ham and English Honey Roast Ham are
  natural shaped hams presented as three large round slices,
  in each 113g pack.
  The packaging carries a special...

• LET THEM EAT BRIOCHE
  17

  LET THEM EAT BRIOCHE
  Making its first appearance in tlie bal new range of JS Brioclie.
  The French have eaten Brioche since the Middle Ages,
  and it was thought to have originated in Brie or possibly
  Saint...

• SIZZLING IDEAS FOR THE SUMMER
  17

  SIZZLING IDEAS FOR THE SUMMER
  Eleven new lines have been added to the already extensive
  range of Sainsbury's barbecue meats.
  Several of the ribs, kebabs, chicken, lamb, and
  sausages, are marinated in either barbecue, Chinese...

• STAY COOL
  17

  STAY COOL
  With the Summer months
  approaching, and the temperatures
  rising, JS has
  introduced a new cool bag.
  It helps to control the temperature
  of chilled and
  frozen food during
  the journey home from the store, or if out...

• ALL CHANGE
  18

  ALL CHANGE
  As part of the Trading Places charity day, Kathy
  Hampshire, section manager catering. Galoot Savacentre,
  was presented with an intriguing invitation -
  how would you like to be women's page editor for the
  day on...

• BUDDING ARTIST NETS £500 FOR SCHOOL
  18

  BUDDING ARTIST NETS £500
  FOR SCHOOL
  Steve Potts, branch manager at the new Sevenoaks
  store, faced a difficult task when judging entries in
  Otford County Primary School's Site Safety Competition.
  The competition to design a...

• H.O. TEAM K.O. BRANCH TEAM
  18

  H.O. TEAM K.O. BRANCH TEAM
  The head office facilities soccer team will not be questioning
  the rights and wrongs of penalty shoot-outs
  since this is how they beat Wandsworth 3-1 to take the
  1992 D J Clapham cup. Player-manager...

• KNOCKOUT FUN DAY
  19

  KNOCKOUT FUN DAY
  On Sunday May 10, a group of staff and management
  from Richard Davies' district got together and formed
  a team for the Fun Day at Thorpe Park in Surrey,
  in aid of the National Grocers' Benevolent Fund.
  Taking...

• LOB A PIE AT LOBB
  19

  LOB A PIE AT LOBB
  Rules of fair play went out of the window when Wellingborough
  held a 'gunge' day.
  The store held the fundraising day for Cancer
  Research with a 'gunge' tank, and custard pie fights.
  Staff had to pay 50p to...

• NOT ALL PLAIN SAILING AT SOUTHPORT
  19

  NOT ALL PLAIN SAILING AT SOUTHPORT
  Catherine Stead, trainee manager, Southport, was
  all for the idea of helping to raise funds for the local
  NSPCC, on the suggestion of manager David
  Thursfield.
  Little did she know that David...

• PEDAL POWER
  19

  PEDAL POWER
  Stjiff at Thetford were busy going nowhere as they
  raised funds for the local Children's Hospital at Quidenham
  in Norfolk.
  By pedalling an exercise bike the distance from
  Thetford to London, they raised £750. The...

• FUNDRAISING IDEA TAKES OFF
  20

  FUNDRAISING IDEA TAKES OFF
  Fundraising in 91/92 got off the ground in a big way in
  Alan Rowland's district. The result was a presentation
  of an incredible £40,429 to the Kent Air
  Ambulance Service on May 27, at Rochester...

• ROLLING TOWARDS RETIREMENT
  20

  ROLLING TOWARDS RETIREMENT
  When Ken Haywood retired as manager of Boscombe, the
  staff decided to give him a special send off.
  The proceedings began with a buffet in the canteen, and
  then Ken was presented with a beautiful...

• A DOLL WITH A DIFFERENCE
  21

  A DOLL WITH A DIFFERENCE
  Warden Park School was recently presented with a
  resuscitation doll from Hay wards Heath.
  The store's Link school was delighted with it, in the
  light of the sad loss of two students last year.
  The...

• CRICKETERS NET FUNDS
  21

  CRICKETERS NET FUNDS
  Staff at Kingsway, Derby recently held a charity
  cricket day to raise funds for the Derby Children's
  Hospital.
  Staff paid for the privilege of batting and bowling
  in the nets against the professionals of...

• DRAMA AT BLACKFRIARS
  21

  DRAMA AT BLACKFRIARS
  Following a break of almost 30 years, amateur dramatics
  are thriving again at Blackfriars. The Black
  Friars were triumphant in their first production in
  May - a 1940s farce entitled 'The Best Days of...

• TRACKSUITS FOR THE TEAM
  21

  TRACKSUITS FOR THE TEAM
  The Sainsbury's Good Neighbour Scheme comes top in
  the eyes of the members of the Cheltenham and
  District Sports Association for the Disabled, since
  Cheltenham branch presented them with a cheque
  for...

• APPOINTMENTS
  22

  APPOINTMENTS
  PETER EDMONDS, from store
  manager, Willesden, to store
  manager. Mill Hill. MARK LAWLEY,
  from store manager, Middleton,
  to store manager, Willesden.
  MARTIN PATERSON, from store
  manager. Mill Hill, to...

• LONG SERVICE
  22

  LONG SERVICE
  Employees who have completed
  40 years of service are:
  LAWRENCE HALL, section
  manager, Ladbroke Grove.
  VICTOR PERREN, meat manager,
  Leatherhead.
  Employees who have completed
  25 years of service are:
  TRYPHENA...

• OBITUARY
  22

  OBITUARY
  Length of service Is shown In
  brackets:
  MAUREEN BRUCK, fresh food
  replenishment assistant. Cannon
  Park, died suddenly on May 27,
  aged 51 (12 years). JOHN
  CLAYTON, office clerk, Clifton
  Down, died on May 6, after...

• RECYCLING COMPETITION WINNERS
  22

  Congratulations to Julia Salter, layout
  controller, Newcastle-Under-Lyme Homebase
  she is the winner of this fabulous canteen of
  stainless steel cutlery worth £350.
  We received hundreds of entries to our March
  Steel Can...

• RETIREMENTS
  22

  RETIREMENTS
  Length of sen/Ice Is shown in
  brackets:
  PAT LAWS, cash office clerk,
  Winton (24 years). PEGGY
  CHAPMAN, checkout/replenishment,
  Cheltenham (22 years).
  CATHERINE MOONEY, office
  manager, Swiss Cottage
  (22 years)....

• WEDDING
  22

  WEDDING
  On Saturday May 2, NIGEL
  MENZIES, section manager
  bakery, and NORMA LINES, chief
  dispiay assistant, botti from
  Durham, were manied.
  Nigel and Norma met when
  the store opened in May 1990,
  and gradually their...

• DON'T give the hyenas the last laugh
  23

  DON'T give the hyenas the last laugh
  To combat the ever increasing problems of car security, 1992 lias been made the Year of
  Car Crime Prevention.
  The Home Office has been running a campaign to reduce car crime through...

• PICK OF THE CLUBS
  24

  PICK OF THE CLUBS
  A thirsty entrant surveys the
  golfers as the sun goes down
  on the Brabazon course.
  Nigel Cave (left), senior butcher at Redditch and
  Robert McKinlay, Sutton Coldfield manager
  near the end of a long hot...