'JS Journal', November 1996

Table of content

• Contents Page
  02

  HEADLINES - INCLUDING
  HALF YEAR RESULTS
  B|
  2-5
  25 CLUB ANNUAL DINNER 6
  STAFF COUNCILS UPDATE 6
  MEET THE NEW HOMEBASE
  AND US BUSINESSES
  DIRECTOR 7
  LEFT, RIGHT AND CENTRE AT
  THE PARTY CONFERENCES S
  GREEN SCENE
  MONSTER...

• Half year results
  02

  Half year results
  Sainsbury's half year results, published on Wednesday 30 October,
  showed a 6.4 per cent increase in Group sales, but a fall of 13.8 per cent in
  Group profit before tax.
  Here are some common questions in...

• Looking back and looking forward
  02

  Looking back and looking forward
  This page contains our half year results and news of our move into banking.
  Elsewhere in the Journa/we're celebrating anniversaries - at Fanhams Hall, Savacentre
  and the oldest JS store.

• Sainsbury's banks on financial success
  02

  Sainsbury's banks on financial success
  A new venture for Sainsbury's - Sainsbury's Bank - will be up and running
  early next year. The company has applied to the Bank
  of England for authorisation under the
  Banking Act for a new...

• Festive season begins early in Northern Ireland
  03

  Festive season begins early in Northern Ireland
  Sainsbury's is launching its arts sponsorship programme in Northern Ireland in
  November by becoming a principal benefactor of the Belfast Festival. The festival, the largest...

• JS wins Most Exciting New Food Award
  03

  JS wins Most Exciting New Food Award
  Readers of Woman
  magazine have voted
  Sainsbury's the
  supermarket with the
  most exciting new foods
  on offer.
  More than 2.5 million
  readers took part in the
  survey which asked...

• Many happy returns
  03

  Many happy returns
  Sir Robert Sainsbury,
  joint president and former
  chairman, pictured with
  Lady Sainsbury,
  celebrated his 90th
  birthday on 24 October.
  The Journal hopes
  Sir Robert
  (who coincidentally
  shares his birthday...

• Sainsbury's buys Plymco stores in Devon
  03

  Sainsbury's buys Plymco stores in Devon
  Sainsbury's has bought
  the freehold of two Plymco
  superstores, at Torquay
  Road, Newton Abbot and
  Brixham Road, Paignton.
  The two stores, which have
  a combined sales area of
  more than...

• Top of the shops
  03

  Top of the shops
  Our Friendliest Store competition has come to a close
  and the stories we've received were certainly
  heartwarming. Terry Wells, director of
  customer services, decided
  on Wood Green as the
  winner of our...

• A taste of fame
  04

  A taste of fame
  An unexpected phone call
  led to a surprise TV
  appearance for Vincent
  Murphy, development
  chef at Blackfriars Food
  Centre.
  The call came on Tuesday.
  Three days later Vincent
  was filmed as a guest on
  BBC...

• Better Quality... Same Price
  04

  Better Quality... Same Price
  Sainsbury's is launching a
  wide range of products
  under its new Better
  Quality, Same Price programme,
  to show the
  company's commitment to
  continuing improvement
  to own brand products
  without...

• Heavy footed stars steal the show
  04

  Heavy footed stars steal the show
  Bentley, an 11-year-old
  cob owned by Sainsbury's
  and driven by Barry Hook,
  was one of the stars of the
  Potteries Horse Parade,
  complete with an 1886 JS
  delivery van used for
  household...

• Sainsbury's welcomes new Fairtrade products
  04

  Sainsbury's welcomes new Fairtrade products
  Sainsbury's is welcoming
  to its shelves three new
  products bearing the
  Fairtrade Mark: Clipper
  Gold, the first blended tea;
  and roast and ground
  coffees Percol...

• 100 not out
  05

  100 not out
  England and and Middlesex cricketer Angus Fraser presents
  Mrs Crook witli her prize-winning hamper -
  Sainsbury's and NatWest.
  courtesy or
  England and Middlesex fast bowler Angus Fraser
  turned up at the...

• CORRECTION
  05

  CORRECTION
  Owing to a misprint in
  last month's JS Journal
  article about Operational
  Skills we stated that it
  was illegal to sell
  alcoholic drinks to
  children under 16. Of
  course, it is HXEGAL to
  sell alcoholic drinks...

• Have a NISE day
  05

  Have a NISE day
  Sainsbury's has announced its support for the
  National Initiative for Supported Employment (NISE),
  scheme which aims to give meaningful employment
  to people with learning difficulties. STATUS, a Croydon
  based...

• Sainsbury's welcomes a new director
  05

  Sainsbury's welcomes a new director
  Phil Robinson recently
  joined JS as director of
  marketing services,
  covering market research,
  statistical services and
  retail competition.
  Phil and his team will play
  a central role in...

• Say cheese!
  05

  Say cheese!
  Sainsbury's cheese buyers
  invited journalists from top
  women's magazines to
  tasting session in October,
  as part of the company's
  contribution to British
  Cheese Week. Among the
  tempting British varieties
  on...

• Catching up on old times...
  06

  In October, just over 800 members of the 25 Club, employees who have
  completed over 25 years continuous service with the company, gathered for
  their annual dinner at the London Royal Lancaster Hotel. The Journal went
  along to...

• Staff councils update
  06

  Staff councils update
  Sainsbury's staff councils are
  attracting positive responses from
  both staff and management.
  The new staff councils are currently being held at a local
  level across the business. So far, issues that have...

• David Bremner - back to business
  07

  David Bremner - back to business
  David Bremner made a big impression during his first 11 years with the company before being headhunted by the Kingfisher Group.
  But now he's back, taking charge of Homebase and our US businesses....

• Paper caper!
  08

  It's easy to forget that the neat, white sheets of office paper that we probably ali taice for granted at worit begin iife
  as trees in a Swedish forest. While researching a new guide on best practice for paper use, Keith Paciter,...

• What a party!
  08

  Defence Secretary Michael Portillo (centre)
  meets Jane Blower (left), property affairs
  manager, and Matthew Trimming.
  (Right) Jane Sell chats to Maijorie Mowlam,
  Labour's spokesperson on Northern Ireland.
  What a...

• a monstrously good read
  09

  a monstrously good read
  It was beastly, it was monstrous - and It proved a major success with thousands of youngsters... keeping the kids amused over the long
  summer holidays is a thankless task,
  but a joint venture...

• Writelines
  10

  LEGAL POSITION
  Irene Whatling,
  maintenance department,
  Calcot Savacentre:
  I am retiring from Savacentre,
  Calcot on 25 October,
  having worked there for
  the past 7 '/i years.
  Although this Is the only
  time I have worked for...

• Jamborees - Jacobean style
  12

  Novelist Frederick Forsyth has been there, so have pop duo Chas and Dave and Sheryl (Mrs Gazza) Gascoigne,
  but there wasn't room for Noel Edmonds and his House Party... Jamborees - Jacobean style
  If there are any ghosts at...

• Life begins at ninety
  14

  Life begins at ninety
  Guildford High S t r e e t branch, S a i n s b u r y ' s oidest e x i s t i n g
  s t o r e , has j u s t t u r n e d 9 0 .
  Veterans and customers from the Guildford High Street branch had good reason...

• Not so much a supermarket, more a way of life
  14

  Not so much a supermarket,
  The local Sainsbury's is more
  than just a supermarket. It works
  with the local community in ways
  that extend far beyond the shop
  floor.
  There was a time when the job
  of the local grocer was,...

• 50TH BIRTHDAY COMPETITION
  15

  For exciting and delicious party
  food without the hassle of
  lengthy preparation, look no
  further than Sainsbury's
  Occasions range. With 53
  high-quality lines to choose
  from, available both from the
  provisions chiller and...

• Curry 'n' chips, please
  16

  Curry 'n' chips, please
  East meets west in a new dish
  wliich hit the frozen food section
  in September. JS Frozen Chip
  Topped Chicken Korma is made
  from pieces of chicken in a mild
  curry sauce topped with chipped
  potatoes....

• Flower power
  16

  Flower power
  Ever heard of TomakI,
  Badam or Glabrum? They're
  types of exotic dried flowers and
  seed pods from around the world, which
  have been added to this year's
  Christmas range of dried flowers.
  The dried flowers range...

• Salami with a difference
  16

  Salami with a difference
  Larger deli counters are now
  selling the new Apple Coated
  Salami - a dark brown pork
  salami made from a mixture
  of pork, spices and
  garlic and coated in
  pieces of apple. It's
  an authentic
  German...

• Warm up with these winter dishes
  16

  Warm up with these winter dishes
  Filled Yorkshire Puddings are
  available with three different fillings -
  Lamb and Potatoes (£1.59 for
  205g), Sausage and Onion (£1.19
  for 205g) and Roast Beef and
  Gravy (£1.79 for 185g)....

• Delicious dresser
  17

  Delicious dresser
  This delightful chest of
  drawers contains 16
  delicious milk chocolate
  smooth hazelnut praline
  hearts. When you've eaten
  the chocolates you can use
  the dresser as an attractive
  box for jewellery...

• Pies to fill the whole family
  17

  Pies to fill the whole family
  These new family sized pies are on offer at JS. Traybal three to four portions in each, launched in time for the onset of winter. There are three...

• Stick of sophistication
  17

  Stick of sophistication
  Amarettos, milk
  chocolate sticks with a rich
  Amaretto (almond liqueur
  flavoured) centre are a new flavour
  in the JS chocolate stick range. Other sophisticated
  varieties on offer are mint, mandarin,...

• Stocking up for Christmas
  17

  Stocking up for Christmas
  Sainsbury's new
  range of 40 Denier
  2 pack opaque
  tights are perfect
  for cold weather.
  Made with nylon
  and lycra, they
  come in two colours
  - black and navy -
  and are available in
  three sizes...

• The Journal's great New Lines giveaway
  17

  The Journal's great New Lines giveaway
  if you would like to sample some of our new products simply cross the box
  next to your first choice and send the coupon to the JS Journal November
  Giveaway, 9th floor, Drury House,...

• Cooking provides relief
  18

  Cooking provides relief
  JS home economist Janice Trevellion gives a cooicery demonstration to Hariow store
  customers. When staff at Harlow were
  asked to help sponsor
  Light Force International, a
  local charity...

• Fun day turns to foul play!
  18

  There is no Text

• Percy fuels the fun
  18

  Children were in their
  element at the opening of
  Bury St Edmunds' new
  petrol filling station when
  they were allowed to frolic
  with Percy the giant petrol
  pump.
  Percy was also on hand
  to demonstrate the
  station's...

• Pooled resources send little boy to Disney
  18

  Pooled resources send little boy to Disney
  staff at Poole have joined forces to help send
  Matthew Callaghan, a young cancer sufferer, on a
  holiday to Disneyland. Six-year old Matthew is the son
  of their colleague Paula, a...

• Breakfast in support of breast cancer
  19

  Breakfast in support of breast cancer
  staff at Savacentre's
  Ihead office in
  i/okingham raised
  £100 when they tucked
  into an early morning
  sponsored breakfast in
  support of breast
  cancer research. The
  event, which...

• First aid training helps save a life
  19

  First aid training helps save a life
  Staff at Newcastle store
  helped save the life of a
  62-year-old customer
  when he suffered a
  heart attack at the
  checkout. Checkout
  assistant Jo Rutter,
  meat manager Craig
  Howell and...

• Learning Occasions
  19

  Learning Occasions
  Occasions
  When Basingstoke teachers
  Lyn Bostock and Jill
  Sandeman decided to hold a
  Drug Awareness Day on the
  problems of drug abuse,
  they could little have
  realised how much support
  it would...

• Martyn's status is rising!
  19

  Martyn's status is rising!
  Martyn Cardy, bakery
  manager at Braintree,
  recently received outstanding
  recognition for his work when
  he came second in the
  National Bakery Awards.
  Martyn's name was put
  fonward by eastern...

• Staff reward customer loyalty
  19

  Staff reward customer loyalty
  staff at Dorking said a
  special farewell to two of
  their oldest customers
  recently. Jack and IVIaud
  Howard of Marlborough
  Road said an emotional
  goodbye after 65 years of
  shopping at the...

• Staff sign on
  19

  Blackball staff put their
  communications si the test when they invited
  two students from the
  Donaldson School and
  College for the Deaf in
  Edinburgh to the store.
  "Some of our staff can
  sign and lip read which
  made...

• A new home? We'll drink to that!
  20

  The National Canine
  Defence League
  (NCDL) Rescue
  Centre at Bridgend
  found itself fostering
  these three
  adorable puppies,
  rescued by
  customers from the
  car park of the
  Thornhill store in
  Cardiff.
  The store
  donated four...

• Staff stage their own Olympics
  20

  Staff from 14 stores
  across south London took
  part in their own Olympic
  challenge on 28
  September and raised
  over £6,000 for the
  Children's Trust. The
  event, which they called
  the 'Olympic Store-Hop',
  had 60 staff...

• Support across the Group
  20

  Support across the Group
  \
  Forest Hill School
  headmaster Graham
  Agnew (left) and former
  headmaster Dave Stanbury
  cut the Savacentre cake.
  Sue Austin, secretary to
  Geoff Spriegel,
  departmental director,
  scientific...

• Early retirement reveals a hidden talent
  21

  Early retirement reveals a hidden talent
  After 13 years of service
  to JS, Maggie Hussey
  discovered she had a
  latent talent. On taking
  early retirement she
  stumbled across a skill for
  painting and has been
  invited to...

• Florida for free!
  21

  Florida for free!
  Marina Sply, staff restaurant
  manager at Kidllngton, had not
  had a proper holiday for two years
  when she won two tickets to
  Florida with the vending machine
  company, Kllx.
  "I was amazed! This was my
  first...

• From Massada to the Red Sea for charity
  21

  From Massada to the Red Sea for charity
  When graduate trainee manager
  Duncan Bell fronn Whitley Bay
  decided to do his bit for charity
  there were no half measures.
  On 7 December Duncan and a
  college friend, together with...

• Steve scoops pumpkin prize
  21

  Steve scoops pumpkin prize
  Stephen Abbot, grocery
  manager at Portsmouth, walked
  off with first prize for his giant
  pumpkin in the Abbey Garden
  Centre competition atTitchfield
  recently. Stephen had grown
  the 51 kilo pumpkin...

• Well done Geoffrey!
  21

  Well done Geoffrey!
  Geoffrey Mansell, a
  trolley collector at
  Nuneaton, has achieved
  a silver medal in the 800
  metre race in the
  Reading Disabled
  Olympics.
  Geoffrey, who has
  learning difficulties,
  joined the branch...

• SSA OFFERS
  22

  The Cockney London Night Out
  Isle of Wight Tours
  New Year Breaks IP
  f 0:
  Why not arrange a Christmas 'do' at this
  venue, for a great night out in the heart of
  London's West End? The Coci^ney is a
  traditional London night...

• LONG SERVICE
  23

  LONG SERVICE
  Employees who have
  completed 25 years' service:
  MARIO BALBUENA. warehouse
  man, Basingstoke depot;
  JANICE BRACEWELL, senior
  systems assistant, Pinner;
  JOAN DIX, bakery counter
  assistant. Queens Road;...

• OBITUARY
  23

  OBITUARY
  Length of service appears in
  brackets.
  JANET PERCIVAL, 55, a fresh
  foods replenishment assistant,
  Canley, died suddenly on 25
  September (ISyrs). MARGARET ELLEN, checkout
  assistant at Bybrook died
  suddenly in July...

• RETIREMENTS
  23

  RETIREMENTS
  Length of sen/ice appears in
  brackets.
  EDNA AMES, reductions
  controller, Hitchin (23yrs).
  TERENCE BAKER, produce
  manager, Kettering (36yrs).
  KVETJANA BIELSKI, checkout/
  replenishment assistant,
  Watford (5yrs)....

• SOUND AND VISION
  23

  A smash hit at the box office. Babe is a
  heartwarming story based on the classic
  children's book by Dick King Smith. It's
  about orphaned piglet Babe, who arrives at
  Hoggart's farm and is cared for by Fly the
  sheepdog, ends up...

• WEDDINGS
  23

  WEDDINGS
  Stephen Riley, fresh foods
  manager at Pump Lane, and
  Laura Evans, senior checkout
  assistant at Coldharbour
  Lane, married on 10 August
  at St Mary's church, Hayes. Sally Holmes of Dagenham
  and Ivo Di Menno of...

• THE HYPERMARKET CROSSES THE CHANNEL
  24

  THE HYPERMARKET CROSSES THE CHANNEL
  7977 - As part of the JS Journal
  festivity of anniversaries, this
  month we celebrate the
  opening of the first Savacentre. D he year began with heavy
  snowfalls, especially in the
  Midlands...