'JS Journal', November 1993

Table of content

• Contents Page
  02

  HEADLINES 3-5
  WRITELINES 6/7
  BRANCH OPENINGS:
  PINHOE ROAD, EXETER
  NORTH CHEAM
  ENFIELD 8/9
  BECKTON SAVACENTRE 10/11
  BUYERS CONFERENCE 12
  DISCOUNTERS AND
  WAREHOUSE CLUBS 12
  SHAW'S -
  THE FULL STORY 13-20
  WIN A HOLIDAY
  IN...

• Essential for the essentials
  02

  Essential for the essentials
  JS launched a new promotional
  campaign on
  October 31. The Essential
  for the essentials programme
  involves the reduction
  of prices on around
  300 key own brand lines
  which together account...

• Frontline
  02

  There's no business like our business
  Food retailing is certainly a
  dynamic market. It's little wonder
  some staff say working at
  Sainsbury's is like being In show
  business. Bums on seats or
  trolleys down aisles, it's all...

• Women are the winners
  02

  OPP0RTUNITY 2000 Women are the winners
  Forty finalists from 13
  companies were selected
  for the awards at the lunch
  and 20 were declared the
  Winning Women for
  1993. Seven of the
  winners were from JS.
  • Sainsbury's...

• Half year results
  03

  Half year results
  Chairman David Sainsbury announced tlie company's
  interim results on November 3.
  Highlights were:
  (§1 group sales increase by 10.9% to £5.9 billion.
  (g) marliet share of UK supermarliets and
  hypermarkets...

• Jayn makes the grade
  04

  Jayn makes the grade
  Jayn Gilbert.
  Jayn Gilbert has become
  the first woman of the
  seven graduates to qualify
  under the Sainsbury's
  Management MBA
  scheme. She is also only
  the second to attain her
  certificate with...

• Lovely manoeuvres
  04

  Lovely manoeuvres
  Buntingford depot swept
  the board at the 40th Lorry
  Driver of the Year Competition
  on September 19.
  Dave Lyne was truly on a
  roll as he took the Overall
  Championship, his Class
  Championship, the...

• Savings-Related Share Option Scheme
  04

  On November 5, the
  company again offered
  eligible employees an
  opportunity to join the
  Savings-Related Share
  Option Scheme. Over 19,000 group
  employees are currently
  saving more than £15
  million a year for over...

• That's Life!
  04

  That's Life!
  Employees of JS, Savacentre
  and Homebase,
  and their family
  members over 14 years
  of age, are invited to
  studio recordings of the
  BBC Television programme
  That's Life!
  The recordings will
  take place at...

• Traditional beef tops the field
  04

  Traditional beef tops the field
  Sainsbury's Traditional Beef has won a major award
  for helping to reduce the food trade gap. Robin Tapper (far left), head of fresh meat buying, with
  representatives from Partnership in...

• APPOINTMENTS
  05

  APPOINTMENTS
  Finance
  in autumn 1994, BERNARD
  WILLIS, currently Savacentre
  finance and systems
  director, will succeed ALEC
  FRY, who retires as chief
  accountant. Bernard will
  become financial controller,
  reporting to...

• Cool man Peter goes to the Palace
  05

  Cool man Peter goes to the Palace
  Peter Cooper went to the
  Palace to see the Queen
  on October 12 to receive
  his OBE medal.
  We announced in the July
  JS Journal that Peter had
  been included in the
  Queen's birthday...

• News in brief
  05

  M&S announced an
  increase in pre-tax profits
  of 21% for the half year to
  £308 million on the same
  day Sainsbury's announced
  its interims. Sir Richard
  Greenbury, chairman of the
  groceries to textiles stores,
  attributed the...

• Nice one Tommy
  05

  Nice one Tommy
  Coronation Street's Tommy Duckworth may not have had
  his mum and dad to help him celebrate his first birthday,
  but grandma Vera knew how to make the event really
  special. She bought him a Sainsbury's exclusive...

• Writelines
  06

  RECRUITS MEASURED UP
  Mrs L Waters, wife of
  veteran
  I had to smile having seen
  in the July JS Journal the
  advert for 'Are you a retail
  manager?' in which they
  want to know if you have
  two A' Levels and three
  GCSEs, two in...

• Branch opening—Enfield
  08

  ENFIELD
  Opening date: September 28, 1993
  Address: Great Cambridge Road,
  Enfield, IVIiddlesex
  Opened by: Joint managing
  director David Quarmby
  Branch manager: Clive Taylor
  Project manager: Andy Siwik
  Staff: 383 (180 new...

• Branch opening—North Cheam
  08

  NORTH CHEAM
  Opening date: September 14, 1993
  Address: London Road, North
  Cheam, Surrey
  Opened by: Chairman
  David Sainsbury
  Branch manager: Nigel Wade
  Project manager: Graham Caughey
  Staff: 429 (150 new jobs)
  Sales area:...

• Branch opening—Pinhoe Road, Exeter
  08

  PINHOE ROAD, EXETER
  Opening date: September 7, 1993
  Address: 1 Hill Barton Road,
  Exeter, Devon
  Opened by: Joint managing director
  David Quarmby
  Branch manager: David Ambrose
  Project manager: John Kemsley
  Staff: 350 (268...

• Savacentre opening—Beckton
  10

  BECKTON
  Savacentre opens tenth hypermarket
  Opening date: October 19,1993
  Address: Claps Gate Lane,
  Beckton, London E6
  Opened by: Savacentre chairman
  Tom Vyner
  Branch manager: John Lavin
  Project manager: Chris...

• BUYERS CONFERENCE
  12

  A conference entitled Raising tlie Pace was held for all buyers
  at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre on October 5.
  Presentations were given by directors and senior managers and by guests associated
  with the company,...

• DISCOUNTERS AND WAREHOUSE CLUBS
  12

  THE MAIN PLAYERS
  DISCOUNTERS
  Kwiksave, long established
  in the UK, they now have
  eiround 800 stores.
  Newcomers:
  Aldi (Midlands)
  Netto (in the North)
  Ed (in the South)
  LidI and Schwarz
  (in the North)
  Shoprite (Scotland...

• SHAW'S - THE FULL STORY
  13

  Visiting distant shaw's
  'We would like more reports from the subsidiaries,' was your message to the Journal. 'And
  tell us more about Shaw's.' So, we decided to look closely at Shaw's, Savacentre and
  Homebase, devoting extra...

• COMPETITIONS PAGE
  21

  Win a holiday in BOSTON COMPETITION PAGE AT cammmE NICER THAN H
  WHY, NEW ENGLAND IN THE SPRING OF COURSE!
  Answer correctly our three simple questions about
  Shaw's and you could be jetting off to Boston with
  British Airways (In...

• DIPLOMA DINNER
  22

  Thirty two studious JS managers have now reached the
  fourth year of the Retail Marketing Degree. Eleven company
  directors congratulated this first Intake of the course on
  September 28 at a special dinner held at Fanhams Hall....

• STUDY YOUR JOB
  22

  It seems like a real bargain from JS and
  Savacentre - an important national qualification
  without written exams! This is what
  NVQs represent. The Level Two Certificate in
  Retailing will be progressively offered to all
  weekly...

• A MODERN SEAT OF LEARNING
  23

  A MODERN SEAT OF LEARNING
  In 1296 this land was
  home to no more than
  a ramshackle cluster
  of wooden farm buildings owned by John de
  Fanham. For the last six years the estate has
  been owned by Sainsbury's who have
  converted...

• 25 club dinner
  24

  25 club dinner
  October 4 saw David Sainsbury's first address to tlie 25 Club as cliairman and a new
  format to the long servers' dinner. This year, 25 club membership reached almost 1,400 -
  all members of staff who had passed...

• Sainsbury's FutureCooks competition 1993
  24

  Viewers of Sunday morning's chiidren's
  television wiil already linow that 13 year old Ross
  Spence of Banchory, near Atterdeen, was the winner of
  the Sainsbury's FutureCoolts competition 1993.
  Ross Spence's menu of cooked...

• Dusty wheelers
  25

  Dusty wheelers
  The go-get-em go-karters
  from Lordshill.
  Another one bites the dust...
  Staff from Lordshill found it difficult
  to negotiate their way around an
  outdoor go-karting track as the dust
  flew into their faces but,...

• Homebase sends young artists up the wall
  25

  Homebase sends young artists up the wall
  When Homebase was given
  planning permission to build a
  store in Walton-on-Thames, they
  lost no time in building on their
  good relationship with the local
  community.
  Hoardings were...

• Richard's fine four fendered friend
  25

  Richard's fine four fendered friend
  Richard Smith, branch manager
  at Locl pondering for so long over which
  new company car to select, he
  thought someone had made the
  decision for him when Chitty
  Chitty...

• Store gets fund started for Fiona
  25

  Store gets fund started for Fiona
  Fiona Harfield.
  'I couldn't believe that the staff were so kind, and so concerned
  for me and my daughter.' These were the words of Jane Harfield
  who left Haywards Heath branch to have baby...

• Store with plenty of float
  25

  Store with plenty of float
  A somewhat unusual mode of transport parks at Bybrook. Down a bit, left a bit. No this
  wasn't a customer's unusual
  shopping basket, it was part of Bybrook's entertainment for
  Sunday Shopping Day...

• A strip of two halves
  26

  A strip of two halves
  The SSA at Lee Green has used its
  funds to buy new blue uniforms, not
  for themselves but for a local
  football club.
  The South East London and
  Bexley Boys League Football Club
  under tens team were...

• Feltham says farewell
  26

  Feltham says farewell
  Customers and staff said a final
  farewell to Feltham at 6.00pm on
  Saturday, September 18, as the
  doors closed for the final time
  after 27 years of trading.
  The store received many
  tributes and letters...

• Networking
  26

  Networking
  The linockout Christchurch team.
  The shooting skills of the
  Christchurch netball team
  have shot them to success
  this year.
  In October 1992, the team
  entered the Bournemouth
  Winter League and were
  ranked in...

• Song and dance on Eastern area
  26

  Song and dance on Eastern area
  Keith Millen (left) and Alan Bonner
  with winner IVIelanie Roberts. Four ladies from South Woodford sold raffle tickets at the event. They were jumping through hoops
  at the Dolphin Centre in...

• Diamonds are a girl's best friend
  27

  Diamonds are a girl's best
  friend, but after 60 years of
  marriage, when Mrs Williams
  celebrated her diamond wedding
  anniversary, she decided her
  husband was her best friend.
  Mrs Williams, aged 84,
  retired 24 years ago...

• Fundraising
  27

  • Staff at Stafford put their best
  foot forward and raised £2,200
  tlirough a cliarity fun run for a local
  hospital. Because JS raised more
  money than any other company, the
  hospital presented them with a shield.
  •...

• Jane sits this one out
  27

  Jane sits this one out
  Her ladyship takes it easy and gives tlie
  men the run around. Tunbridge Wells have been
  carried away on a tide of success
  recently.
  In the August/September
  Journal 'the Wells did it better' in
  It's a...

• Never far from Fareham
  27

  Never far from Fareham
  Joan Crouch was born 67 years
  ago in a cottage in Fareham. On
  October 8, she retired from five
  minutes up the road.
  For 17 years, Joan was a
  meat assistant at Fareham
  branch, which is just a...

• Running battle for babies
  27

  Running battle for babies
  Constance Hood gained blisters
  for Bliss when she finished 18th
  out of 8,000 competitors in the
  Glasgow half marathon.
  The senior deli assistant at
  Darntey ran the race in one hour
  28 minutes and,...

• Should someone be making plans for Nigel?
  27

  Should someone be making plans for Nigel?
  Nigel Bacon, branch manager of
  Hampton, showed himself to be
  a complete ham when he set
  about raising money for the
  Leonora Trust.
  We thought the Miss JS
  competition had been...

• IT'S NEW, IT'S FRESH
  28

  IT'S NEW, IT'S FRESH
  The new Sainsbury's range of air
  fresheners provides a delightful
  set of aromas which cover the
  nastiest of niffs.
  Available in aerosol, gel or
  compact format, the fresheners
  come in four scents: Water...

• MAKE YOUR OWN DINOSAUR SWAMP
  28

  MAKE YOUR OWN DINOSAUR SWAMP
  Sainsbury's has teamed up with the
  Natural History Museum to launch a range
  of dinosaur bubble bath products.
  Royalties from the friendly dinosaur
  characters will help to fund the...

• MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL
  28

  MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL
  Homebase has launched a
  range of Solid Wood Framed
  Mirrors.
  Homebase Fashion Mirrors
  are available in rectangular and
  octagonal shapes in a variety of
  sizes and in pine, antique pine
  and mahogany...

• PANCETTA OR PORCINI?
  28

  PANCETTA OR PORCINI?
  JS has launched two new pasta
  dishes (Pasticcio's).
  Pasta and Bacon Pasticcio
  comprises pasta shells and
  smoked pancetta (Italian diced
  bacon), red peppers and onion
  in a creamy sauce. Pasta...

• TRUFFLES AND TOM KITTENS
  28

  Several new chocolate
  selections have been introduced
  into stores in time for
  Christmas.
  Luxury Belgian Chocolates
  are made in Belgium from the
  highest quality ingredients. A
  200g box retails at £4.85.
  Belgian Truffles...

• A MODEL LIFESTYLE
  29

  A MODEL LIFESTYLE
  Mark Reynolds, Buntingford depot
  warehousekeeper, is a man with a
  mission. If he cannot buy a model
  of any one of the lorries that has
  been through the gates of
  Buntingford depot in its 26 year
  history, he...

• EDDIE'S CUE FOR SUCCESS
  29

  EDDIE'S CUE FOR SUCCESS
  Eddie Barker, part time sales
  assistant at Chesham,
  knows there is nothing like making a
  living from something many people
  regard as a bit of fun.
  11 the tender age of 19,
  Eddie Barker is about to...

• SSA OFFERS
  30

  SAINSBURY'S
  STAFF ASSOCIATION
  Tel: 0719217227
  HOLIDAY WINNER
  A member of the information systems division is off to
  the Mediterranean courtesy of the SSA and the
  International Travel Club (ITC).
  David Adier with Sue Casey,...

• LONG SERVICE
  31

  LONG SERVICE
  The following employees have
  completed 25years' service
  MERVYN BRADLEY, returns
  operator, Buntingford depot.
  CHRISTOPHER BRYANT, grocery
  manager, Leatherhead. MAY
  CHAPMAN,...

• OBITUARY
  31

  OBITUARY
  Length of service in brackets
  MAUREEN ALDCROFT,
  customer service manager,
  Purley Way, Croydon, died
  on October 15 following a
  long illness, aged 47 (30
  years). JOHN BERESFORD,
  trolley retrieval, Chatham,
  died...

• RETIREMENTS
  31

  RETIREMENTS
  Length of service in braci DEREK FILLERY, meat
  manager, Langney (39
  years). BOB FORROW,
  butcher, Hastings (39
  years). MICHAEL EVANS,
  store manager, Hastings
  (37 years). PETER ARMIGER,
  section manager,...

• WEDDINGS
  31

  WEDDINGS
  Congratulations go to:
  • KEVIN MCCAFFREY, fresh
  foods deputy at EAST FILTON,
  and ELIZABETH CULLEN,
  customer services manager,
  WiNTERSTOKE RoAD. Tiiey met
  Willie Elizabeth was a
  trainee manager at...

• THE HISTORY OF SHAWS
  32

  ARCHIVES
  The second Shaw's store in Congress Street, Maine. ainsbury's may be proud of its long
  and prestigious history, but Shaw's
  can do even better! George C Shaw opened his
  first grocery store in Portland, Maine, in...