'Sainsbury's Journal', May/June 2008

Table of content

• Contents Page
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  contents JUSTIN TALKS IN SEASON
  OUR NEWS
  YOUR CHALLENGE
  TELL JUSTIN
  LOCAL HEROES
  S FACTOR
  RETAIL WATCH JAY'LL FIX IT
  REGIONAL NEWS
  JUSTIN ON TOUR
  HAVE YOUR SAY
  GREAT DAY OUT
  COFFEE BREAK
  IN SEASON

• GUEST EDITOR SHARON HODKINSON
  04

  SHARON HODKINSON
  Haydock Depot I always look forward to a new issue of the Journal and this one has
  really got me in the mood for summer!
  As a mother of two, I enjoyed reading about the families having a Great Day Out
  at...

• Justin talks: You've all inspired me
  04

  Summer's coming and I've been
  getting out and about doing what I
  enjoy most - meeting up with colleagues
  around the country. Whether you've
  been with us for ten days or ten years,
  you've always got something new...

• Online -150 stores and rising
  05

  We know that our customers
  are busy and that sometimes
  it's hard to fit everything
  into one day! We want to
  make it as easy as possible
  to shop with us, and one way
  to do this is by expanding
  our online shopping...

• SUPERMARKET SURGERY
  05

  med at Heaton Park in
  ichester. It's part of a six
  trial to see if
  iers will welcome
  another way to fit a visit
  to the doctors' into their
  busy lifestyles.
  Routine appointments
  ,s are available
  customers with
  int, who...

• Take an old bag shopping!
  05

  On April 19th you really got
  behind our latest 'Make the
  difference' day.
  Instore we encouraged our
  customers to take their old
  bags shopping by giving
  them fridge magnets and
  car stickers to help them
  remember their bags....

• Going local...Sainsbury's Locals!
  06

  Since October 2007 we've
  converted 128 out of 136
  Bells and Jacksons stores to
  Sainsbury's Locals. A further
  '• eight stores will be
  converted this year.
  Since the conversion
  programme began, over
  3,000 former Bells...

• Introducing Dido
  06

  New directors don't come much more
  experienced than this. Dido Harding,
  our new Convenience Store Director,
  has held senior retail and marketing
  roles in Thomas Cook, Woolworths
  and Tesco.
  Dido really has seen all sides
  of...

• Stop the price panic!
  06

  The newspapers are full of
  headlines shouting about how
  the cost of food is
  rising with
  prices reaching
  a 17-year high. •
  This is
  naturally
  making our
  customers
  very nervous.
  However, it's just
  media hype.
  A recent...

• Fish for thought
  07

  are becoming more
  and more interested in where their
  comes from. They want to know
  're getting fresh and tasty food
  is sourced responsibly.
  JILII this in mind, Ritchie McFee,
  Holborn store support centre, explains
  why our...

• Keep on running
  07

  When we ran the Flora London
  Marathon competition in the Journal
  earlier this year, a staggering number
  of you wanted to take up the challenge
  and raise money for a good cause.
  One of our ten winners, Mark...

• Tell Justin
  08

  WE HAD A GREAT RESPONSE TO
  OUR LAST 'TURN UP THE VOLUME'
  THE WINNING SUGGESTION
  COMES FROM SUSAN HADDICON,
  FARLINGTON, PORTSMOUTH.
  IDEA: Use mini-barkers on the
  air freshener range.
  RESPONSE:
  A great idea! We've had a look...

• Tell Justin: Start the day with J K
  08

  Welcome to our new feature, 'Start the day with JK',
  where Shining Stars winners from around the
  business are invited to put their questions to
  Justin over breakfast. First stop...Edinburqh
  The first breakfast was held...

• S Factor 2008
  09

  If last year's competition is anything to go by there
  are hundreds of talented colleagues out there ready to
  strut their stuff on stage - and we're not just
  talking singers!
  A quick glance down the list of colleagues who have...

• Its all in the bag
  10

  Plastic bags have
  been all over the news
  recently, and if you
  believe what you see
  and hear in the media
  then supermarkets are
  to blame for increasing
  levels of plastic bag
  litter. It's true that
  plastic bags can...

• Justin on tour
  12

  The best part of my
  week is Friday, when
  I usually get out and
  about to meet
  colleagues. Over the
  last couple of months
  I have been travelling
  all over the country and
  hearing what you think
  about our business.
  Here are...

• Great Days Out
  14

  Summer is a time for having fun, so to help our customers
  make the most of the longer days and the sunnier weather
  we've got an exciting instore promotion - we're giving
  away Great Days Out vouchers to thousands of
  attractions...

• Win some magic prizes
  14

  We've teamed up with Merlin
  Entertainments to give away five
  amazing family weekend breaks
  to LEGOLAND Windsor,
  Chessington World of Adventures
  & Zoo or Alton Towers Resort!
  The prize includes free
  accommodation and two...

• Try something new today: Beauty secrets uncovered!
  16

  The secret to ever-lasting youth is one that every woman wants...and it's
  going to be on our shelves at a great price! So look out for our new range
  of anti-ageing products, Skin Therapy Age Reverse and Skin Therapy Age
  Defence...

• A taste of the country
  17

  This summer we're packing our shelves with lots of tempting regional
  products from across the UK. From delicious ice cream made from fresh Scottish
  cream to traditional Cornish pasties and Jersey butter to name but a few. We...

• FEED YOUR FAMILY FOR A FIVER
  17

  The Feed Your Family for a Fiver
  competition is now closed. So thank
  you to everyone who sent their
  recipe ideas in. We had a great
  response and it's going to be very
  hard to choose a winner! We'll let you
  know all about it...

• A Fairer cup of coffee
  18

  What makes a great cup
  of coffee? You will
  probably say the smell,
  the taste and the
  caffeine kick. But can
  where it comes from and
  how it arrives in your
  cup, also make a
  difference? We invited three Cafe colleagues...

• Check out my basket
  19

  Price is a hot topic for our customers and
  colleagues. So we invited Sue Jellis, Bramingham
  Park, Luton, to do a price survey and tell us how we
  match up to our competitors.
  The mission was simple: we asked Sue So, how did she...

• Local Heroes, national treasures
  20

  Many of our colleagues spend their free time
  volunteering and raising money in their local
  communities. The Local Heroes Awards are our way
  of recognising their efforts and saying a very big
  thank you to them all! "These are...

• The Apprentice - You're Hired
  22

  Being 'A great place to work'
  means we want to give colleagues the
  very best training we can and help them
  with their ongoing development. Gary Tovey, explains why our
  Apprenticeship Schemes are such a
  great opportunity....

• Jay'll Fix It
  23

  We gave Bonney the opportunity to
  have a grand tour of Waltham Point
  Depot by Andy Timbrell. And here's
  what she found out...
  "The scale is so much bigger than I
  imagined," said Bonney at the
  beginning of the tour when...

• Local news round up: London
  24

  LONDON
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  At a meeting of store
  managers and store support
  colleagues, Helen Webb,
  Retail HR and Nick Smith,
  Maidenhead, agreed to a
  sponsored job swap.
  "As part of our Commitment
  is Earned programme...

• Local news round up: East
  25

  EAST
  GRANTHAM KING'S LYNN
  Double congratulations to
  Douglas Rooke! He and his
  wife Marjory recently
  celebrated their 50th
  Wedding Anniversary. Not
  only that-he has also
  completed his fifth year of
  service. Colleague...

• Local news round up: South
  25

  Colleagues hosted a MEND
  programme and loved
  seeing how much all the
  children enjoyed it.
  MEND is a programme for
  all the family that helps
  tackle childhood obesity by
  involving the whole family
  in healthy eating and...

• Local news round up: North
  26

  NORTH
  Colleagues collected Easter
  eggs and treats for children
  at Arrow Park Hospital. An
  Easter Bunny was even
  there to give the hospital
  the eggs! Thanks to
  everyone who donated
  eggs...they made the
  children's...

• Local news round up: West
  26

  There were some happy
  customers at East Filton
  when they were given a £10
  voucher for re-using
  their vintage carrier bags on
  our make the difference day
  in April. AMINGTON
  omers brought in lots of
  interesting bags at...

• Coffee Break Solutions
  27

  Coffee Break
  Solutions

• March/April Competition Winners
  27

  Cafedirect hampers:
  Lily Seddon, Cheadle
  Anna Jolly (veteran), Gr
  Italian wine:
  Alistair Mackintosh, Straiton
  Taste Festival update:
  We've had loads of great entries which
  our Internal Communication colleagues
  are busy...

• Your letters
  27

  A special message finds
  its way onto the letters
  page this issue...
  Tewksbury Road colleagues in
  Cheltenham went out of their way to
  help local people cope during the
  terrible flooding earlier this year. Day
  and night, they...

• Bulldog
  28

  ONE FOR THE BOYS! We're offering three lucky readers the chance to win some great Bulldog
  grooming gift sets, plus a sports bag packed full of goodies.
  Bulldog launched in our stores last summer and since then customers...

• Coffee Break
  28

  Word search
  Have a go at
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  Begonia
  Bluebell
  Chrysantherr
  Daffodil
  Daisies
  Delphinium
  Geranium
  Harebell
  Lupin
  Marigold
  our f ower-themed
  jst for...

• Win a bedroom makeover with Tu!
  28

  nightmares and you could be in
  with a chance to win a fantastic
  bedroom makeover with a
  selection of goodies from the new
  Tu Home Range.
  Send your bedroom pictures with
  your name, telephone number,
  location and why your...

• Win a Summer to Remember with Mullerlight!
  28

  To celebrate Miillerlight's
  'Summer to Remember'
  promotion, there's a chance
  to win a fabulous weekend
  trip for two to Barcelona! You and your lucky guest will be
  able to explore one of the most
  beautiful cities in Europe....