'The Journal', January/February 2002
- Ref. No: SA/SC/JSJ/56/1
- Format: Publication
- Date: Jan-Feb 2002
- Level: Item
- Extent: 1 volume
- Access: Open
Table of content
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Contents Page
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contents
features
in the know with product development 7
a new knowledge portal could shorten the time it takes to
get products to the shelves
we've got the loolc 8
new packaging for own-brand products makes
shopping... -
Forward View
02
... from Stuart Mitchell, assistant
managing director
Weil, you did it! Your hard worl<, improved systems and solid
planning, led to a record Ctiristmas and New Year trading
period. For the fourth consecutive quarter, we've... -
If I Were Boss
03
Taking stock this month is John Clive, stock
control assistant at Lewes Road, Brighton.
I'd make sure all new starters are fully trained in their jobs. In
our store, too many new starters leave before their probation
is up.... -
Record Christmas sales beat rivals
03
SAINSBURY'S HAD a record
Christmas and New Year trading
period last year with like-for-like sales
up 6.8 per cent for the six weeks to
5 January - beating both Tesco and
Safeway. That's all down to the hard
work of... -
Anna and the naked chef
04
WINCHMORE HILL colleague, Anna Wilson,
is so passionate about food that she went
along to see the naked chef him'self and
ended up on stage helping Jamie Oliver
with his recipes.
Anna was picked at random from the
audience -... -
What's On
04
new regular column, the journal brings
you an indispensable guide to what's new
in food over the coming weeks.
dates for your diary
ly. See page 12 to find
out how to toss the perfect pancake.
12 February is also Chinese New... -
Whitechapel gets an environmental check-up
04
THE ENVIRONMENTAL management
department took a day out of the business
centre to give Whitechapel store a thorough
environmental check-up in December.
"We know that stores want to be as green
as possible, and this gave us a... -
Bites - New MD for Sainsbury's Bank
05
bites
NEW MD FOR
SAINSBURY'S
BANK
Sainsbury's Bank
has a new managing
director. Tim Pile
started work on
1 February, taking
over from Hamish
Taylor.
Timjoins
Sainsbury's Bank
from Alliance and
Leicester where he
was... -
Jackpot!
05
SAINSBURY'S STORES have sold an
amazing £1 billion of National
Lottery and Instants tickets in the
first seven years of the National
Lottery. To marl< the occasion, Marl<
Biscoe, national account manager
of Camelot,... -
Sainsbury's takes responsibility seriously on the web
05
KEY STAKEHOLDERS can now find out more about Sainsbury's
impact on society by logging on to www.j-sainsburyco.uk/csr.
The web site aims to give key stakeholders - colleagues,
shareholders, suppliers and customers - information... -
Smooth changeover to euro
05
THE FIRST weeks of the euro have been hitchfree
for Sainsbury's stores in Northern
Ireland, as well as the Calais wine store, since
they began taking the new currency on
1 January. On that day, over 14 billion euro
notes and... -
Bites - Loughborough Wins Slice of Cake
06
bites
LOUGHBOROUGH
WINSSLICEOF
CAKE
Loughborough got
to have its cake and
eat it after the
store won a
colleague sales
incentive on Taste
the Difference
desserts for period
nine.
The SLICE
Initiative (Sales
Linked... -
Far-sighted sponsorship
06
SAINSBURY'S HAS teamed up with
the Hampshire Association for the
Careofthe Blind (HACB)and
sponsored a leaflet which helps train
the general public in how to guide
people with sight loss.
The leaflet was launched at
Hedge... -
Sharing pay brings reward
06
SAINSBURY'S HAS received an award
from Sharing the Caring tor its support of
payroll giving. The award was presented
by Michael Martin, Speaker of the House
of Commons at a ceremony at London's
Palace of Westminster.
During... -
Trolley donation in the news
06
WANTAGE STORE made its local newspaper
after rushing to the aid of a customer who
required a special trolley fitted for her disabled
daughter.
When regular customer, Mrs Lassiter
requested a specially fitted trolley... -
In the know with product development
07
New products will
soon be winging
their way to
supermarket
shelves guicker
than ever before
thankstothehelpof
a new computer
tool being piloted by
Sainsbury's product
developers. Atrial of the new knowledge portal... -
We've got the look
08
There's been a quiet
revolution in own-brand
packaging recently, with
a fresh and clean new
design that aims to make
Sainsbury's quality
clearer to customers. Sainsbury's takes great pains to
ensure that the best,... -
Testing, testing, testing
09
f/ie/oarna/discovers
how product
testing is helping
Sainsbury's really
betheFirstforFood.
Sainsbury's enjoyed outstanding
success in ttie 2001 Quality Food and
Drink awards, winning more
accolades than any of its... -
A taste of things to come
10
Bread, milk, eggs, baked beans... Do you buy the
same items week in, week out? It's easy to get in
a rut with your shopping list. But there is a way
to inspire consumers to try something new. Ask anyone who has tried -... -
Are you being good to yourself?
11
Gill Fine, company
^. nutritionist tells
* the journal aboutthe
nutrition team's plans
to make healthy eating
' tasty and fun in 2002.
The start of a new year is when many of us think
about living a healthier lifestyle and... -
It's a toss-up!
12
With Pancake Day just around the
corner on 12 February, you'll no doubt be
trying to remember how to toss that
perfect pancake. And who better to ask
than Sainsbury's own inspiration chef,
Stephen Parkins!
This was Stephen's... -
Put a bit of romance into Valentine's Day
12
WHETHER YOU want a helping hand with that
romantic meal, or to add a bit of excitement to
Valentine's Day on 14 February, Sainsbury's
has something for everyone. From tasty
timesaving romantic meal options from
Sainsbury's... -
Putting on the fizz
12
SAINSBURY'S CLASSIC Cola has been reformulated to
add even more fizz to the shelves!
The thirst-quenching cola drink carries a full spicy
aroma and rich caramel flavour and includes the following
lines:
• Regular - a... -
Passionate about food
13
Innovation chef,
Stephen Parkins,
helped developthe
new Oriental range,
which comes into
stores early this
nnonth. He shares
some of his favourite
Oriental recipes with
/ouma/readers.
Peking duck
Here's a quick way to... -
Oriental feast set to treat
14
J the journal celebrates this month's launch
of Sainsbury's new Oriental range by
looking at how exotic tastes of the East will
get this year off to a flying start. 2002 is the Year of the Horse, and
riding in with the Chinese... -
The magazine that's good enough to eat
16
Good old-fashioned mash was the flavour of the month
in January - and all because of Sa/nsibtvr/'s Magaz/ne. Chef, Nigel Slater, cooked up some
mouth-watering mash recipes in the
January issue of the Magazine and
sales of... -
In Season
17
Jane Curran, food & drink editor of
Sainsbury's Magazine, inspires you
to think seasonal fruit and veg.
January and February may be dark, damp and
depressing, but there is plenty of
seasonal produce around - much
of it... -
Shaw's colleague is Olympic torchbearer
18
SHERRI LYNCH, Shaw's 2001 President's Award winner had
an appointment with history on 28 December 2001. She
became Olympic torchbearer number 138, carrying the
Olympic flame two-tenths of a mile through Concord, New
Hampshire... -
Sister Cities
18
Wakefield, Rhode Island
Shaw's colleagues made Christmas special for terminally ill
children. Associates from the support centre worleight-hour shifts to benefit the Make-a-Wish Foundation which
grants wishes, such... -
Be a good sport
19
Thousands of
colleagues across
the country regularly
prove there's a lighter
side to working life
by socialising after
the day is done,
playing together in
sports teams. Here's
a round-up of some
of those teams. A great... -
Win a pair of rugby tickets
19
Continuing in the sporting vein, the journal
has obtained a pair of tickets from Tetley's,
the official beer of England rugby, for the
clash between England and Wales in the Six
Nation's Competition at Twickenham on
23 March... -
Sainsbury's shows its heart
20
Colleagues from stores,
depots and central
departments have spent
the past year generating
funds forthe British
Heart Foundation (BHF)-
Sainsbury's chosen
charity for 2001-
pronnoting the company's
commitment to... -
Big hearts indeed
21
Many colleagues, in addition to
fundraisingforthe British Heart
Foundation, also collected money ;
forthe Children in Need appeal,
which took place late last year, f/ie ;
yourna/doesn't have enough space
to include all the... -
Express yourself
22
spot on, boss!
June Shepherd, in-store sampler,
Loughborough:
I thought Bryan Quirk was spot on with
what he would do "If he were boss" in
the Decemberyourna/. His comments
about paying colleagues more to
encourage staff... -
Cartoon
23
I'm not being ageist! She is my grandma!!
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Salient Points
23
Joyce Leabourne, customer service
assistant, Poole:
Poole is rarely mentioned in the journal,
and we are such a friendly store with
excellent colleagues. I am due to retire in
February 2002, and after 12 years' service,
have... -
Bob brings birthday tidings
24
IT'S BEEN 12 months since the new
Maidstone store opened, and to
help celebrate its first birthday.
Bob The Builder popped in for a
special shoot.
Customers and children had the opportunity
to have their picture taken with... -
Cider comes with season ticket
24
ONE LUCKY customer at Leeds now has
two season tickets for Leeds United - thanks
to a competition held at the store in
conjunction with Strongbow Cider.
The winner of the free prize draw, Pat
Marshall, is pictured receiving... -
Harrogate's open for business
24
HARROGATE'S REOPENING after its
refurbishment made the local newspaper,
and star of the show was ten-year-old
Robert Umpleby, who cut the ribbon.
Robert, a pupil at Birstwith County
Primary School, was bought shares by... -
Lordshill helps local youths
24
LORDSHILL STORE in Southampton has
worked closely with others nearby to set up
and fund a project which hopes to empower
and develop the potential of local young
people.
The Lordshill Youth Project is aimed at
young people... -
They're the goodies guys
24
EAST M AYNE store stepped into the breach to
provide1,000 goodie bags at the Children's
University Award ceremony after a local rival store
allegedly let them down, with just a week to go.
Education Action Zone, a... -
Top of the charts
24
WEDNESFIELD STORE
manager, Martin Comes
popped into the studio to
donate a chegue to New Cross
Hospital Radio Wulfrun's Pete
Hickman, who presents a
weekly chart and dedication programme for children
and young people at the... -
Equipped to teach
25
DONCASTER'S THORNE Road
made it into the local newspaper
when store manager Nick Allcock
presented Kingfisher School with a
variety of books, musical
instruments and cookery
equipment - thanks to Sainsbury's
Equipment For... -
In another planet
25
NEWBURY STORE has put in a stellar
performance to receive a certificate of
excellence at the Mars Awards for the
Environment in Berkshire.
Code controller, Jenny Campbell, and
community officer, Tony Green, accepted... -
Raising Awareness
25
COLLEAGUES AT Washington Savacentre
have raised an impressive £1,556 for the
Breast Cancer Awareness charity.
The total was achieved through various
fund-raising activities within the store, with
help from four colleagues,... -
Sainsbury's 7's supports students
25
SAINSBURY'S NOW sponsors an Inter-university
sports day, formerly ttie Ctiristie Cup, and the
Group's graduate recruitment team attended ttie
inaugural competition In Liverpool late last year.
The Sainsbury's 7's Cup saw... -
The Maltese fashion
25
JENNY PESKETT, from Crayford
store, was holidaying In Malta,
trying to choose fabric for an
exclusive evening gown for her
store's Christmas bash, and this
Is what she found.
Now all she needed was an
orange fleecy-type... -
October competition winners
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Winning the £25 crossword is Jerry Bridson at Sedlescombe Road. The £10
wordsearch goes to M Stuart at Basildon Savacentre.
For a list of the winners in the rest ot the competitions featured in the October
issue, please send... -
Quick Crossword
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ACROSS
1. Conducive (10)
7. Weak (5)
8. Break up (7)
10. Fully (8)
11. Prejudice (4)
13. Angry (6)
15, Peril(6)
17. Declare (4)
18. Dig (8)
21. Building (7)
22. Gruesome fiend (5)
23. Blockade (10)
DOWN
1. Festival... -
Solutions to December crossword
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Across:1 Christmas: 6 Dates:
9 Radon:lo Multitude:
11 Bureaucrat: 12 Itch: 14 Frailty:
15 Aviator: 17 Satsuma: 19 Anklets:
20 lced:22 Cinderella:
25 Interfere: 26 Excel: 27 Yeast:
28 Disclosed.
Down:l Carob: 2 Redbreast:
3... -
Win a monster prize
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Win a monster prize
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Win a holiday!
27
You could be in with a chance of winning a great
holiday to Cornwall, provided by Central Vacations.
the journal is your magazine, and we want to make
sure that it's relevant, up to date, and contains all the
information you... -
Win a trip to Tenerife
27
Tenerife
Reef brings together a natural blend of exotic fruit juice
with the cutting edge of vodka, making it delicious and
easy to drink. Reef is the No.1 tasting fab range
according to consumer research and has the... -
Win Brita's new water-filter kettle
27
The UK water filter market is now worth
morethan £70 million a year-and
Sainsbury's is a leading retailer in the
market. Around 1.4 million cartridges
will be bought in its stores this year.
There is still huge potential in... -
That's what I call service!
28
Congratulations to everyone who has been nominated for
a Great Service Heroes award. The judges received over
350 nominations-and they made their final decisionjust as
the journal went to press. See the panel, right, for the...
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