'JS Journal', March 1996

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• Contents Page
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  HEADLINES
  NORTHERN IRELAND
  UPDATE
  WRITELINES
  GREEN SCENE
  SOTH BIRTHDAY
  COMPETITION
  THE TEXAS
  CONVERSIONS BEGIN
  OUR CHOICE OF
  TECHNOLOGY STORIES
  STORES AT LARGE
  CHECK THIS OUT
  LIFELINES - the slimmer
  SOUND AND...

• Deputy chairman addresses food industry
  02

  Deputy chairman addresses food industry
  Deputy chairman and chief
  executive Tom Vyner gave a
  speech on partnership to
  delegates of Gentry Farming at
  the Partners in the Food
  Business conference held at
  Chilford Hall in...

• Fantasy store managers reach final
  02

  Fantasy store managers reach final
  Congratulations to the two
  teams which made it to the final
  of the Supermarketing
  Magazine Store Manager of the
  Year competition.
  The two teams of five beat
  hundreds of other food...

• School vouchers make even more noise
  02

  School vouchers make even more noise
  Sainsbury's Schoolbags scheme is proving invaluable, with over half
  the schools local to stores having already signed up. Collecting vouchers is now even
  easier because anyone spending
  over...

• What a give away
  02

  What a give away
  Something new for readers
  this month is the Great
  Journal Give-away. We have
  a limited number of
  samples of new lines for
  which you can apply. There
  is also a Homebase drill
  and drill bits to be won.
  Turn...

• A brighter future for town centres
  03

  A brighter future for town centres
  Councils in 64 target
  towns have been sent
  information packages on
  FUTURETOWN 2 ready
  for distribution to interested
  schools and colleges.
  It aims to solve some of
  the problems facing...

• A million thanks to staff
  03

  A million thanks to staff
  The BBC Children in Need 1995 fundraising campaign drew to a close at a special
  reception held by the BBC in late January. Altogether, JS raised £374,213.43. BBC chairman Marmaduke
  Hussey...

• Group makes trading statement
  03

  Group makes trading
  statement
  Analysis of the Group's performance over the first 16
  weeks of the second half of the financial year, which
  include the busy Christmas period, shows the
  following growth in sales compared to last...

• We all went potty
  03

  We all went potty
  The week-long 'Go Potty for Tommy's' campaign, which aimed to raise cash for the national baby charity based at St Thomas's Hospital in London, was launched at
  Whitechapel store in February by TV's Birds of a...

• Mr Blobby plays it safe
  04

  Mr Blobby plays it safe
  Noel Edmonds and Mr Blobby were reunited at St Clares recently during filming for the Safe
  Child training pack which was launched late last month by the British Retail Consortium. Safe Child, a type of...

• Prince's Trust in Savacentre
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  Prince's Trust in Savacentre
  Graham Miller runs the
  franchise In Sheffield
  Savacentre.
  Sheffield Savacentre has
  won a major national
  training award for a
  programme developed in
  conjunction with the
  Prince's Trust...

• Survey helps retailers target crime prevention
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  Survey helps retailers target crime prevention
  Head office recently played host to the third British Consortium Retail Crime Costs
  Survey launch which was attended by the Rt Hon David Maclean, Home Office
  Minister; David...

• Delia's winter connections
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  Delia's winter connections
  Using a little spare time
  during the Christmas
  Roadshow as it wound
  through Northern Ireland,
  Delia Smith dropped into
  the Supermac store to sign
  her books. 'It was a
  wonderful opportunity...

• Everybody's going surfing
  05

  Everybody's going surfing
  The Journal has been following Sainsbury's
  involvement with the Internet from the start. Now there are four new
  developments: new graphics
  are creating fresh
  interest; new shopping
  services have...

• Staff compare prices
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  Staff compare prices
  Staff at Harrogate have once again demonstrated JS's
  competitiveness by discovering a 3.2% price advantage
  over a similar basket of goods purchased at Tesco's. Bill Hackett, checkout
  assistant and...

• HEALTHCARE FOR EVERYONE
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  HEALTHCARE FOR EVERYONE
  Around 3,000 staff who work for the
  Sainsbury Group have joined BHSF
  (Birmingham Hospital Saturda^^"'
  Fund) since the company became a
  member of the simple 'cash back'
  health scheme three and a...

• Talkback Feedback
  06

  Talkback Feedback
  You've filled in the questionnaire, posted it in
  the box in time for the deadline, and now
  you're waiting for the results. Unless, that is,
  you work on South Eastern region or in the
  finance division, where...

• 'Exciting career opportunities in Northern Ireland'
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  'Exciting career opportunities in Northern Ireland'
  Regular readers of Current Vacancies will be aware that the company's planned programme of
  development in the Province is taking shape. A special Valentine's
  day welcome...

• Writelines
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  Thanks to staff at Christchurch store for
  sending in this picture of t w o young customers
  who weren't about t o let a shopping t r ip disturb
  their slumber. PARTY DRESS
  Sally Gollop, personnel
  manager, Canley
  Regarding the...

• Wood preservers
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  Safeguarding the world's
  forests is no longer just a
  matter of being frugal with
  paper supplies. Today it's a
  question of improving the
  quality of forest management
  worldwide and ensuring
  the conservation of...

• 50TH BIRTHDAY COMPETITION
  11

  Crystal amazing
  All of you who read the last JS Journal will
  know that we're celebrating our 50th
  anniversary with a series of fantastic
  competitions. There will be a birthday
  competition in each 1996 Journal until
  November...

• All change at Texas
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  The first Texas store to convert to the Homebase format is
  Longwell Green in Bristol To find out what it took to get the
  store's new face ready for presentation to the public, the
  Journal went West a few days before the...

• OUR CHOICE OF TECHNOLOGY STORIES
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  Keeping track of new technology con prove bewildering. The Journal has been
  meeting the experts and brings you the edited highlights of new supermarket
  systems, some on trial, some just going live, and some just a twinkle in...

• Developing Tommy's campaign
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  Developing Tommy's campaign
  Enfield got their
  fundraising for Tommy's
  Campaign off to a good
  start with a cash donation
  of £100 from local
  photographer David Tyrall.
  David spent a week
  instore during February
  taking...

• Magnificent seven
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  Magnificent
  seven
  John Goldfinch (left) with his
  dog Saxon, and Kath Pringle
  (right) with her puppy Shula,
  present Whitley Bay senior
  deputy manager iVlari< Worts
  with a picture of the guide
  dog Sainsbury.
  Whitley Bay...

• Pennies in the air
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• Raising funds by torchlight
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  Raising funds by torchlight
  Raytoish Weir store
  manager Paul O'Connor
  has presented two
  cheques each for £500
  to the National Asthma
  Campaign and the Little
  Haven Children's
  Hospice. Staff raised the
  money by taking part...

• Running with the pack
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  When Northfield store set
  about raising money to
  sponsor a guide dog, they
  enlisted the help of local
  Brownies. The 96th
  Brownie Pack of
  Northfield raised £200 to
  add to the store's £300
  from Penny Back. Mrs
  Emily Fane...

• Elma shares her joy
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  Elma shares her joy
  Shirley store collected its
  Penny Back pennies to
  help buy a Propaq machine
  for the Paedlatric Neuro
  department of
  Southampton General
  Hospital. Explains the
  store's SSA treasurer
  Carol MIntram,...

• Painting and drawing at Sunderland
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  Painting and drawing at Sunderland
  Winner Joan Taylor (left) with Maureen Barron, assistant
  customer care manager, and store manager Andy
  Morrison. Sunderland store recently
  held a painting
  competition with local
  schools in...

• Shopping past and present
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  Shopping past and present
  Sixty children from
  Snettisham First School
  were able to compare the
  modern way of shopping
  with that of the Victorian
  era when they visited
  Kings Lynn store as well
  as the nearby...

• Sponsorship deal for Magpies
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  Sponsorship deal for Magpies
  The Magpies Junior football
  team Is flying high this year
  with sponsorship from the
  South Western regional
  office. The Magpies belong
  to the Littledown Junior
  League which is, with over
  1,500...

• The colour of fundraising money
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  The colour of fundraising money
  Bamber Bridge coffee
  shop brought a splash of
  colour to mid winter when
  they organised a
  colouring competition for
  local children. The
  contest was judged on
  December 24, and the
  winners...

• Fancy pants
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  Fanhams Hall chefs have
  traded in their whites for these
  new stylish checks! Pictured
  are Tony, Sarah, Ralph and
  Roger.

• Hearts and flowers
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  Hearts and flowers
  Gerry Lamb gives a charming
  welcome.
  Customers across the country
  were presented with a free
  carnation to celebrate Valentine's
  Day on February 14.
  Thanks to the wings of love,
  Torquay's flower sales...

• Meet Mr Motivator
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  Meet Mr Motivator
  Mr. Motivator from GMTV's Good
  Morning programme was at
  Kenton store just before
  Christmas, shopping for the 'Me
  and My Shopping Trolley' feature
  in The People magazine. Store
  personnel assistant Mandy...

• Old reliable gets the red book
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  Old reliable gets the red book
  Larkfleld's deputy dry goods
  manager Clive Mandley was in the
  spotlight over Christmas, but it
  was the surprise of his life! New
  store manager Elliot Pilcher, along
  with other new store staff,...

• Piping hot
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  Piping hot
  Burns Night began in klltswinging
  style In Shrewsbury
  when staff and customers were
  treated to a taste of Scotland. A
  ceremonial piping of the Haggis
  was provided by the Western
  Regiments Mass Pipes and
  Drums -...

• Rolling in money
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  Banbury was celebrating with
  customers John and Tina
  Brannlgan after selling them the winning roll In the Nouvelle toilet
  paper promotion.
  Tina got the surprise of her life when husband John emerged
  from the toilet flush with...

• Slim Diana inspires colleagues
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  Slim Diana inspires colleagues
  or most of us, losing a few
  pounds is just something we
  do every Saturday on the
  lottery, but the pounds lost
  by part-time checkout/replenishment
  assistant at Broadcut, Diana Rogers,
  led her...

• SOUND AND VISION
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  This issue we asked head office team leader Steve Bassett and
  house serviceman John Libretto to review the new double CD
  and tape compilation of
  rock ballads. Top Gear
  3. Concentrating on the
  softer side of rock, this
  album...

• A bit professional
  20

  A bit professional
  Homebase has launched a new range of drill bits. The range
  consists of three types - High Speed Steel, Masonry, and Wood.
  The High Speed Steel Bits are especially suitable for
  wood, plastic and most metals...

• Beauty is skin deep
  20

  Beauty is skin deep
  Skin Deep is a new range of seven medicated
  sl to help prevent spots. The range includes Skin
  Deep Facewash (200ml), Skin Deep Facewash
  Sensitive...

• Get trim
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  Get trim
  The new Sainsbury's Trim
  Bar may be a tempting
  combination of real milk
  chocolate and crispy nougat but
  with only 97 calories per bar
  customers can feel free to spoil
  themselves. It carries the lowest
  fat content...

• New products to plug
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  New products to plug
  In conjunction with the toiletries promotion, 'Indulge yourself ... you
  deserve it', several new lines are being introduced
  in the JS Bathcare range.
  Newcomers to the range are Fruit Foaming Bath Essence...

• When it comes to the crunch
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  When it comes to the crunch
  A new catch in
  stores are
  children's frozen
  Crunch Fish
  Bites. These
  bite sized
  morsels are
  covered in crispy
  breadcrumbs
  and are
  available in three different flavours: Mini Tomato
  Relish...

• Chicken every night
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  Chicken every night
  The JS Chick 'n Mix range of filled chicken
  portions and chicken steaks is being
  reformulated, redesigned and relaunched with
  the addition of new flavours and kingsize
  portions.
  New to the range are...

• Easter parade of chocolate
  21

  Easter has arrived and it's time to be eggstravagant!
  This year there is a cracking
  selection of chocolate treats - but
  they're not all egg-shaped. From
  five chocolate spring lambs at 99p
  to the Cappuccino Egg at £2.75,
  all...

• Pick of the orchard
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  Cider drinking is growing in popularity and a new and exclusive range of four
  traditional ciders, Sainsbury's Ciders of Distinction, are now being served.
  Natural Orchard Cider is approved by the Soil Association as it
  is made...

• Soft option
  21

  Soft option
  \ Three new luxury fabric
  conditions were recently
  introduced to stores this month and will compete directly with
  branded goods. Comfort and Lenor.
  Developed as a premium product alongside the standard fabric...

• The Journal's great New Lines giveaway
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  The Journal's great New Lines giveaway
  We have a limited number
  of new lines to give away.
  Just fill in this form and
  send it in an envelope
  marked Great Journal
  Giveaway to JS Journal,
  Rennie House, to arrive no
  later...

• SSA OFFERS
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  A limited number of tickets are
  available for these concerts at
  the following venues in 1996:
  BLENHEIM PALACE
  Woodstock, Saturday, June 22
  Price £16 each (adult)
  SHUGBOROUGH, near Stafford,
  Saturday, July 20
  Price £16...

• LONG SERVICE
  23

  LONG SERVICE
  Employees who have
  completed 25 years' service:
  RICHARD ARCHER, store
  manager, Hereford. WENDY
  BRIDGES, meat preparation
  assistant, llford. RAYMOND
  BUCKLEY, regional services
  manager, south and west
  regional...

• OBITUARY
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  OBITUARY
  PETER DUNMORE, 19, a
  checkout/replenishment
  assistant, died in a car
  accident on December 12,
  1995 (Syrs).
  JOAN LEWIS, 50, checkout/
  replenishment assistant at
  Canley, died suddenly on
  November 30, 1995 (2yrs).

• RETIREMENTS
  23

  RETIREMENTS
  Length of service appears in
  brackets.
  MARY ABURROW, checkout/
  replenishment assistant.
  North Cheam (19yrs). EDITH
  BARRY, checkout/replenishment
  assistant, Crawley
  7yrs). MAUREEN...

• RETIREMENTS
  23

  RETIREMENTS
  IVOR HUNT, marketing director, retired from
  JS on IVIarch 9 after 25 years' service.
  Ivor joined as a senior manager in 1971
  as the company's chief statistician in
  charge of management statistics and
  market...

• WEDDINGS
  23

  WEDDINGS
  As Wednesday is usually the
  scheduled day off for a couple
  from BARNSTAPLE and having
  nothing to do on October 18,
  code controller GERALD REECE
  and floral assistant CHERRY
  BOND decided to get married!
  It was the...

• SMILING THROUGH
  24

  SMILING THROUGH
  Do you remember Smiler
  badges, the Wombles and Terry
  Jacks' 'Seasons in the Sun'.
  How about enforced
  candlelit suppers and
  bashing sugar lumps
  with a rolling pin to
  sprinkle on your
  breakfast cereal?
  la A...