'Sainsbury's Journal', July/August 2008

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• Contents Page
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  P4 JUSTIN TALKS
  And tells you how you can make
  the difference.
  P18 BACK TO SCHOOL
  Check out the latest kit for
  school children.
  P5 OUR NEWS
  Find out what's been going on around
  the business.
  P8 START THE DAY
  WITH...

• GUEST EDITOR CLARE CLARKE
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  CLARE CLARKE
  Craigavon, Northern Ireland
  I was really excited when I saw the new look Journal - the front cover looks
  amazing! I was even more excited when I opened it up and found the 'Our
  Values Make us Different' booklet. I...

• Justin talks: You make the difference
  04

  I that this
  Journal looks a bit
  different. This is because
  we have a new way of talking
  with our colleagues. It's all about
  how 'You make the difference' and
  how by working together, focusing on
  our goal and living our...

• Our special fish fingers
  05

  We are the first supermarket
  to be using only certified palm
  oil in one of our products.
  We know our customers care
  about where their food
  comes from and so we're
  working really hard to make
  sure we give them
  responsibly...

• Our Veterans Association
  05

  Did you know that for 60
  years we've been running
  the Veterans Association
  for colleagues who have
  retired after being with us
  for 25 years.
  It's a great way for
  colleagues to keep in touch
  with each other and enjoy
  lots...

• Rubbing shoulders with Jamie Oliver
  05

  You will have seen our
  Feed Your Family For A Fiver
  advert and for colleagues at
  Greenwich it's got a very
  special guest star in it and
  we're not talking about Jamie!
  Sam Jeffery has been working
  with us for 17 years and...

• Sports Relief Stars
  05

  The numbers are in, the
  buckets have been emptied
  and counted and (hopefully)
  everyone's socks have had a
  good wash!
  This year we raised a
  staggering £2.3 million for
  Sport Relief as a business,
  with our colleagues...

• School for socks
  06

  Could these be the furthest
  our Sport Relief socks have
  travelled? These Kenyan
  school children are proudly
  showing off their socks, but
  there's another reason
  they're smiling...
  As well delivering the funky
  footwear, a...

• SHERBURN AT YOUR CONVENIENCE!
  06

  Our new distribution centre
  in Sherburn has just opened
  and it's already delivering
  around 125,000 cases of
  products to 90 convenience
  stores each week.
  The depot covers 550,000
  sg ft and will be looking
  after around 160...

• Taste the World!
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  We're teaming up with the
  Quality Food Awards to one
  of you the chance to win a
  job for a year at Holborn
  store support centre working
  in the food development and
  technology teams.
  The Taste the World
  competition will let...

• British chickens ...free to roam!
  07

  Our customers want to know where
  their food comes from and that it is
  sourced responsibly. With this in mind
  we have just launched a new range of
  Freedom Food endorsed chickens.
  The chickens are slower growing,
  traditional...

• Convenience Wins Big
  07

  The recent convenience awards at
  Holborn store support centre
  celebrated colleagues hard work over
  the last year.
  One of the highlights of the day was
  Rob Powderham, Fulham Broadway,
  being awarded Convenience Store
  Manager...

• Taste the difference tops the tables
  07

  Our Taste the difference range has
  done really well at this year's
  Grocer Awards.
  We picked up five awards for the
  range. The awards celebrate value
  and guality in own-branded products.
  The winning products were...
  •...

• Top marks for service
  07

  Ryan Holmes, Letchworth, joined us
  last September through the Remploy
  job action scheme. Remploy helps
  people who find it hard to find a job
  because of physical and mental issues.
  Since starting with us Ryan has proved
  very...

• We're Good Eggs!
  07

  Out of the big four supermarkets we're
  going to be the first retailer to stop
  using all eggs from caged chickens in
  our own brand products by 2012.
  We're also going to be the first major
  supermarket to sell eggs from...

• Tell Justin: Start the day with J K
  08

  Friday 13th June was
  far from unlucky for
  some of our Shining
  Stars winners who
  were invited to start
  their day with Justin.
  They had a great time
  telling Justin what's
  on their minds.
  Stanstead Airport
  With a bacon...

• Taste festival
  09

  A taste of Britain We ran a competition in
  the Journal asking you
  to tell us what your
  favourite Sainsbury's
  product is. We had
  hundreds of entries
  and the lucky winners
  got to go to Channel 4's
  Taste Festivals. The Taste...

• Food for thought
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  Our food donation
  scheme is one way
  that we can live our
  values and 'make a
  positive difference to
  our community' and
  show 'respect for
  our environment'. Every day we donate food to some of
  the most vulnerable people in...

• Stars awards
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  Our colleagues do
  amazing things and our
  Stars Awards give us
  the chance to celebrate
  their achievements.
  On 26th June 450 lucky
  colleagues came to London for
  the awards ceremony. Starting the day
  on a traditional London...

• Colleagues Cook up a storm
  14

  The 'Feed Your Family
  For A Fiver' campaign
  really caught our
  colleagues' imaginations!
  We asked colleagues to send in their
  favourite family meals for under a
  fiver. Jamie then choose his top five
  recipies and invited the...

• Strawberry fields
  16

  Strawberries and summer go hand in hand. This summer our strawberries are
  fresher than ever, thanks to a trial scheme where locally grown fruit is ordered by
  nearby stores and delivered directly from the growers. We invited...

• Battle of the beers
  17

  As part of our Summer Drinks Festival, our seasona
  aisle has got 16 new British beers to try. The Summer Drinks Festival is running
  instore from the 13th August to 16th
  September. During the five weeks 16
  new regional beers...

• Cool for School
  18

  Our Back to School range has everything school
  children and their parents need to be happy and
  healthy in and out of the classroom. Don't panic - we've got everything you
  need to make sure your children are
  the best dressed in...

• Check out my basket
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  We know our customers are watching the pennies
  at the moment so it's important that we show
  them that we offer great products at fair prices.
  We invited Glenys Gosling, Bourne, near Stamford,
  to see how we match up to the...

• Tell Justin
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  We have had over
  20,000 Tell Justin
  suggestions in
  the last four years,
  with colleagues really
  making a difference
  with their ideas.
  Over the last 12 months Tell Justin has
  received some great colleague
  suggestions and...

• Making recruitment easy
  22

  You may have heard of
  the Human Resources
  Support Centre in
  Manchester (HRSS) but
  do you know what it's
  all about? We meet
  Jane Colcombe to find
  out more. Introducing Jane
  We spoke to Jane Colcombe, who
  works in...

• Jay'll Fix It
  23

  Of course we can! We arranged for
  Saiqa to check out her nearby store,
  Lee Green.
  Before she set off she had a quick
  chat with fellow colleague, Fran Kasab,
  to find out more. Fran talked Saiqa
  through the survey and gave...

• Local news round up: London
  24

  HIGHLANDS
  VILLAGE
  Colleagues recently swapped uniforms for sports kit to take part
  in the London Bridges 10K Walk for their chosen charity, Kidney
  Research UK. It took them three hours to complete. They hope to
  raise at least...

• Local news round up: East
  25

  Jean Watts showed
  customers a novel way of
  reusing their plastic bags
  with her recycled ball gown!
  it really helped customers
  to remember to bring their
  old bags shopping.
  Colleagues from Region 33 took part in a 53 mile...

• Local news round up: South
  25

  BAGSHOT ROAD
  Colleagues at Bagshot Road celebrated the re-opening of
  their store in style with a glass of champagne and a special
  cake. They are all really proud of their new store and
  customers love it!
  ALTON
  ....

• Local news round up: North
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  MONKS CROSS
  We know our colleagues love
  dressing up and doing
  crazy things for charity.
  Colleagues at Monks Cross
  turned themselves into
  characters from Little
  Britain for Sport Relief and
  did a 'wheelchair' push
  through...

• Local news round up: Supply Chain
  26

  Colleagues at Hams Hall
  took part in the Birmingham
  road safety show at Small
  Heath Park. They took a
  truck and a trailer and talked
  to the local community
  about road safety. Everyone
  found it very interesting
  and enjoyed...

• Local news round up: West
  26

  Colleagues really got behind the June 'Make the difference'
  day and showcased some secret talent. Charlie Malin showed
  customers what they could do with their old plastic bags and
  made a beautiful ball gown, while the rest of...

• Coffee Break Solutions
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• July/August competition winners
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  competition winners
  Great day out
  competition
  Tracy Healy, Swansea
  Sue Jase, Exeter
  Mrs Horsfall, Woking
  Suzanne Sayers, Bexhill
  Ian Bradshaw, Huddersfield
  Muller Light
  summer competition
  James McKinsey, Murray...

• Your letters
  27

  Duck Rescue!
  Colleagues at our Hessle store in Hull
  are not just making life easier for
  customers - our feathered friends are
  getting a helping hand too!
  Dear Journal,
  On Friday 13th June, my colleague
  Dave Watson and I...

• Sainsbury's people: Long service 25 years
  28

  Margaret Akhurst, Hempstead
  Valley. Richard Allain, Apsley Mills.
  Jean Archer, Islington. Jean Argent,
  East Mayne. Joanne Ashmore,
  Wigston. Marilyn Bainbridge,
  Station Approach. Desmond Barker,
  Bybrook. Andrew Barnes,...

• Sainsbury's people: Promotions & Appointments
  28

  Majid Abbas, Local Store Manager,
  Fortess Road Local. Jonathan
  Annis, Area Operations Manager,
  Skelton. Gillian Archer, Financial
  Analyst, Holborn store support
  centre. Madeline Ashton, Technical
  Manager, Holborn store...

• Sainsbury's people: Long service 40 years
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  LONG SERVICE
  40 YEARS
  Rita Cotton, Bitterne. Peter
  Jones, Bretton. Valletta Maycock,
  Northampton. Edward Metcalf,
  Basingstoke. Ian Parker, East
  Prescot Road. David Wilson,
  Northfield New.

• Sainsbury's people: Retirements
  29

  Maureen Adams, Larkfield (16 Yrs).
  Margaret Akhurst, Hempstead
  Valley (25 Yrs). Patrica Alexander,
  Lewes Road (23 Yrs). Stephen Allen,
  Hoylake Local (41 Yrs). Beryl
  Andrews, Kiln Lane (27 Yrs). Janet
  Ashford, Osmaston Park...

• Sainsbury's people: Obituaries
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  Richard Afton, 54, Tooting,
  Died 14 May (5 Yrs). Julie
  Appleton, 52, Pound Lane, died 9
  Jun (8 Yrs). James Barclay, 66,
  Leamington, died 31 Mar (7 Yrs).
  June Benbow, 63, Crawley, died 8
  May (26 Yrs). Katie Bennett,...

• A BIT OF A HAIRDO!
  32

  Award winning stylist Phil Smith,
  creator of the Be Gorgeous range
  of hair products exclusive to
  Sainsbury's, is offering one lucky
  colleague a hair makeover at his salon in Covent Garden! Your
  travel will be paid for and you...

• Coffee Break
  32

  Wordsearch
  Have a go at our ice cream-themed
  wordsearch just for fun!
  Amaretto
  Banana
  Cappuccino
  Caramel
  Cherry
  Chocolate
  Coconut
  Coffee
  Cookie dough
  Fudge
  Lemon
  Mint choc chip
  Orange
  Pistachio
  Raspberry
  Rum and...

• Win a visit to Emmerdale
  32

  Love TV soaps? In association with
  ITV we're offering the chance for
  one colleague and their guest to
  visit the set of Emmerdale! We'll
  also throw in lunch for you both to
  the value of £50!
  To win this great prize...

• Win some camping goodies
  32

  What better way to celebrate summer than with a
  camping trip? Fruit suppliers Dole are offering one
  lucky colleague and their family this great prize...
  • A Pro Action 4 person Dome and
  Porch tent.
  • Four Pro Action...

• Booklet - 'Our Values Make Us Different'
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  OUR VALUES
  MAKE US
  DIFFERENT
  Sainsbury's Dear colleague
  We should all be really proud of the
  fact that we have come so far on
  our journey to Make Sainsbury's
  Great Again. We've done this by
  working together and by...