'JS Journal', January/February 1996

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• Board changes
  02

  Board changes
  On January 10, chairman David Sainsbury announced that the
  following management changes will take effect from the start of our
  new financial year. 'As the Group expands and
  develops there is a need...

• Contents Page
  02

  CONTENTS
  HEADLINES
  JS JOURNAL IS
  SO YEARS OLD 6/7
  STORE OPENINGS
  AINTREE HOMEBASE
  FALKIRK HOMEBASE
  WIGAN HOMEBASE
  WIGAN JS
  KENTON JS 10
  GREEN SCENE 10
  SIDE BY SIDE - a record of
  the pilot scheme 11-18
  MEET THE...

• Frontline
  02

  We're talking telephone numbers
  If you want to talk to the Journal about your news, views or
  something of interest happening in your neck of the woods, there's a
  new telephone number to call: 0171 921 8181.
  This number will be...

• It's a record
  02

  It's a record
  The success of the 'Best of the
  Best' promotion and the worl(
  done by staff on the new Sound
  and Vision departments was
  acknowledged when Virgin
  Records recently presented
  Sainsbury's with a
  commemorative...

• Gift for children comes from tub
  03

  Gift for children comes from tub
  The 20 pence donation
  made by JS and Ben &
  Jerry's for every tub of
  this famous Vermont
  duo's ice cream sold
  during the special promotion,
  which took place in
  selected stores at the end
  of...

• Mountain of help for homeless
  03

  Mountain of help for homeless
  The most recent effort of Bramingham Park's store
  manager James Kellett to help the homeless has moved
  the people of Luton to donate a mountain of food. James raised £250 for
  local homeless...

• Roger will return
  03

  Roger will return
  The challenge is still on to
  cross the Antarctic alone
  and unsupported.
  Roger Mear announced his
  intention to make a second
  attempt next autumn at the
  'last great land journey'
  after rival,...

• So, what do you think?
  03

  What's blue, orange and keen to know your views? Ninety thousand JS staff
  should by now have
  received questionnaires
  giving them the chance to
  express their opinions
  about the company. Says
  Jan Cameron, personnel
  policy and...

• DEVELOPMENTS
  04

  Applications for permission
  to build new stores
  recently made to planners
  at councils around the UK
  include Winnersh, Pimlico,
  Shaftesbury, Melksham,
  March, Stirling, Newcastle,
  Tring, Chapel en le
  Frith, Ashbourne...

• January sales
  04

  January sales
  Staff will already have
  noticed and taken advantage
  of the exceptional
  January price offers
  available in store. The
  'January Savers' promotion
  offers excellent value
  for money on essentials
  like potatoes,...

• Pupils win computer by design
  04

  Pupils win computer by design
  Brendan Glynn, manager of the New Cross Gate store due to open in south east London on February 27,
  presented a computer to Monson School following the first and second place success of two of its...

• Stores get festive with fantasy managers
  04

  Stores get festive with fantasy managers
  Midland regional office
  came up with a novel idea
  to increase sales over
  Christmas - by introducing
  a sales-based competition
  for departmental managers.
  They were given two
  weeks to...

• Crystal Palace is a shining example
  05

  Crystal Palace is a shining example
  Crystal Palace
  management were invited
  into the Mayor's parlour
  at Croydon Town Hall
  recently to receive a Good
  Hygiene Award for the
  second year running.
  Competition was stiff,
  with...

• News in brief
  05

  News in brief
  JS tops popularity
  poll
  According to research
  carried out by Harris
  International Marketing,
  JS is the UK's most
  popular grocer in terms of
  not only the number of
  households it serves but
  also the total of...

• Schools register for scheme in thousands
  05

  Schools register for scheme in thousands
  Sainsbury's Schoolbags
  project is proving to be a
  huge success. Nearly
  12,000 schools have so
  far signed up for the
  promotion.
  Sainsbury's cashiers are
  now giving away...

• Wrexham's cake is a cut above
  05

  Wrexham's cake is a cut above
  Judged by TV cook Jane
  Asher, the winners of the
  competition to design the
  best Christmas cake
  display are the bakery staff
  at Wrexham.
  Stevenage, Stanway,
  Marsh Mills, Portsmouth and Crystal...

• JS JOURNAL IS 50 YEARS OLD
  06

  The JS Journal is 50 years old this year and In honour of our golden anniversary
  we're giving our readers the chance to win a golden trip for two to the sunshine
  and surf down under In Australia.
  To give yourself the best...

• WHEN WE WERE VERY YOUNG
  07

  ARCHIVES
  Fifty years ago, before word processors,
  laser scanners or design software were
  even a twinkle in the eye of the electronics
  wizards that invented them, the very first
  JS Journal was published.
  WHEN WE WERE
  VERY...

• Homebase opening—Aintree
  08

  AINTREE
  Aintree, perhaps best known
  for its racecourse and for
  being the last resting place
  of three times Grand National
  winner, Red Rum, is now
  home to Homebase number
  90.
  Despite strong competition
  in the area,...

• Homebase opening—Falkirk
  08

  FALKIRK
  Frost, wind, sleet and even a drop of snow
  were not enough to deter the hardy souls north
  of the border in Falkirk who queued outside
  their new Homebase on opening morning to take
  advantage of the first day bargains....

• Branch opening—Wigan
  09

  The hard men of Wigan's all-conquering rugby league club might
  like nothing better than running around in shorts, covered in mud,
  on a chilly afternoon, but for the folk of Wigan who showed up on
  the frosty opening morning of...

• Homebase opening—Wigan
  09

  WIGAN
  Three days after the opening of the supermarket on the other side of the car park,
  Wigan's new Homebase store opened its doors to its first customers.
  Having received their free gifts of Homebase mugs, balloons and pot...

• A modern treatment for the vapours
  10

  A modern treatment for the vapours
  Petrol fumes can be
  dangerous but new
  nozzle technology In JS
  filling stations is clearing
  tiie air.
  Before fuel is even
  burnt it gives off what
  scientists call volatile...

• Branch opening—Kenton
  10

  KENTON
  Despite a fall of snow in the
  morning, the services of the snowplough
  on stand by for opening day
  at the new Kenton store were not
  needed by the hundreds of
  customers who decided to beat a
  path to its doors. Among...

• Side by Side at SAINSBURY'S
  11

  Side by Side at SAINSBURY'S
  to
  siae side
  at the heart of your community The 'Side by Side' local volunteering f e « i B
  launched on a pilot basis in 1995 and the first projects
  are now nearing completion.
  This special...

• Meet: KEVIN McCARTEN
  19

  Meet: KEVIN McCARTEN
  He's been described by those in the know as 'a marlteter of unqualified
  experience' and a 'hotshot'. JS's new marlteting director is 38-year-old
  Kevin McCarten. Kevin joined JS in December
  from the...

• Writelines
  20

  Charlie, customer, West Sussex
  I am a West Highland Scots terrier belonging to J
  Dunn, a West Sussex customer, who has at last
  found dog food that's nourishing and also
  enjoyable - and it's not for sharing! S H O W...

• CHILDREN IN NEED FUN
  22

  Tamworth had a novel idea to
  raise funds - they encouraged
  customers to Adopt a Jelly Baby.
  Jelly babies were arranged in
  dolls houses by Veterans of the
  store Joyce Mcllree and Greta
  Nunn and personnel clerk
  Pauline Davey....

• Badge for good brooming
  24

  Badge for good brooming
  £!>Hiil|R|
  Stockport Homebase gave a
  helping hand to the Blue Peter
  paper appeal by donating 12
  brooms for filming of the show in
  the Manchester area.
  Jean Crossfield, office
  manager at Stockport,...

• Farlington curries favour
  24

  Farlington curries favour
  Year ten pupils of Glenwood
  School in Waterlooville had JS to
  thank for some help with their
  food studies course recently.
  The students were asked to
  devise main dishes and
  Farlington store was...

• Lambing time
  24

  Chairman David Sainsbury presented a case of JS champagne to Low Hall
  meat counter assistants during a Christmas visit to the store. Meat counter staff across the
  company have taken part in the
  Welsh lamb promotion...

• Santa poses for a price
  24

  Santa poses for a price
  Thanks to an enterprising
  Truro store, Santa's
  Christmas visit will pay
  dividends for war veterans
  who served in the Far
  East.
  Parents of the children
  who posed for a portrait
  with the portly...

• Scout packing
  24

  Customers and staff at
  Leatherhead had extra help over
  Christmas when the 7th
  Leatherhead Scouts came in to
  pack and carry customers'
  groceries.
  The scouts spent four hours
  per day from December 21 until
  Christmas helping...

• Baby's bath time
  25

  Baby's bath time
  Now reformulated and dermatologically tested, the 30 products which make up the Sainsbury's Baby Care
  toiletries range are all lanolin free and feature the new Snuggly Ted logo on their packaging.
  Brand new to...

• Guildford's giveaway
  25

  Guildford's giveaway
  Store manager Santa Jim Fairman with lielpers, Gary Boxhall (left) and Steve
  Holloway. Guildford staff and customers took
  the saying a 'penny saved is a penny
  earned' to heart when they collected
  £1,000...

• Liquid laundering
  25

  Liquid laundering
  After the successful launch of Novon
  2000 powders last year, four new
  improved concentrated liquids are
  now on sale: non-biological, biological
  colour, biological with fabric
  conditioner and...

• Pet performance
  25

  Pet performance
  The 21 varieties of pet food in Select Diet
  provide balanced nourishment for dogs
  and puppies, and for cats and kittens too.
  The range will be In 150 stores from
  January 21 with special introductory offer
  on...

• Spirit of trade marks past
  25

  Spirit of trade marks past
  Blackfrlars Gin Is a
  recent newcomer to 44
  stores, but there's
  nothing new about the
  elegant 'Sains-berry'
  trademark embossed on
  the bottle - that dates
  back to cl905.
  The gin is 43% proof
  and...

• That's entertainment
  25

  That's entertainment
  New Sound and Vision releases for January/February
  are: X-Files - The Unopened Files; Reservoir Dogs, Only
  You, Shallow Grave, Disclosure and IQ.
  New music on the scene includes Michael Ball's...

• LIFELINES
  26

  LIFELINES
  Spend a little
  time with Joanie
  t tEikes something a bit special to
  get Michael Bartymore excited when
  he's out and about watching
  shopping mall performers for his TV
  show, My Kind Of People. That's
  why the...

• WINNERS WINNERS WINNERS
  26

  WINNERS
  WINNERS
  PARTY TIME
  Gillian Edmundson, a
  meat assistant at
  Dewsbury, didn't
  believe us wlien we
  * called to say she was
  # the winner in the
  • Occasions party
  range/ JS Journal competition.
  Gillian won £500 to...

• LONG SERVICE
  27

  LONG SERVICE
  Employees who have
  completed 25 years' service:
  MAJORIE ANDREWS, grocery
  replenishment assistant,
  London Road. DAVE ASHWOOD,
  warehouse supervisor,
  Hoddesdon depot. MARY
  BERRY, cash office clerk,
  Harpenden....

• OBITUARY
  27

  OBITUARY
  Length of service appears In
  brackets.
  CARMEN ASHER, a senior deli assistant at Ladbroke Grove,
  died after a long illness on
  December 22. She was 53
  years old. (21yrs).
  MARY HEALY, 23, a senior
  cashier at...

• RETIREMENTS
  27

  RETIREMENTS
  BETTY ARCHARD, checkout/
  replenishment assistant,
  Chippenham (18yrs).
  BRIAN BARKER, warehouse
  assistant, Hoddesdon depot (24yrs). GWENDOLINE BARRON,
  bakery counter assistant,
  Tonbridge (16yrs). BRIDGETTE
  BLACK,...

• SSA OFFERS
  27

  VALENTINE'S CABARET WEEKEND & CORONATION STREET TOUR
  Saturday-Sunday, February 17-18
  The SSA has never offered anything quite like this
  novel weekend break which Includes a bumper
  cabaret Saturday evening.
  Depart on Saturday...