'Sainsbury's Journal', January/February 2010

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• Contents Page
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  P4 JUSTIN TALKS P18 IN SEASON
  ...about Sport Relief and Local Heroes.
  P5-7 OUR NEWS
  Find out what's been going on around
  the business.
  P8 START THE DAY
  WITH JK
  Find out what Justin thought when he
  met colleagues from Area...

• Snow body does it better than you!
  03

  This winter we've had the worst
  weather for almost 30 years, with
  the snow causing real problems
  all over the UK.
  However, despite the terrible
  conditions our colleagues came
  out fighting with thousands of you
  really going...

• Guest Editor Steve Brazier
  04

  GUEST EDITOR
  STEVE BRAZIER
  Rye Park depot
  I'm honoured to be guest editor, particularly as I'm in one of the articles
  about our new range of Foods of the World cooking sauces! I decided to try
  them on my colleagues. I've...

• You make the difference
  04

  arrived and I'm
  ; you'll all be keen to
  ) as well as we did in
  )8 - when we raised a total
  £2.3 million pounds. Last year
  we raised £11 million for Red Nose
  nay despite the challenges
  economically, which just goes
  i to...

• Basics just keep getting better!
  05

  We're always looking for new ways
  to bring value and choice to our
  customers and our new additions to
  the basics range do just that.
  "We've introduced some fantastic
  new food and General Merchandise
  products, with everything...

• Cockermouth and Haydock team up for the Community
  05

  Colleagues from our Cockermouth store and
  Haydock depot really went the extra mile during last
  year's dramatic floods to make sure our customers
  and the local community were looked after.
  Despite the devastating floods...

• Keen to be green!
  05

  We're in the process of rolling out
  battery recycling containers in all
  our stores, giving our customers
  the opportunity to recycle their old
  batteries while doing their shop.
  Clear cylinder containers for...

• UP TO £200 FOR YOUR OLD DEVICE
  05

  From the 24th February you'll be
  able to swap your old mobile phone,
  sat nav, MP3 players or digital
  camera for cash!
  Simply check
  www.sainsburysrecycle.com to find
  out how much your old gadget is
  worth and pick up one of...

• Weather beaters
  05

  The snow may have brought much of
  the country to a standstill recently,
  but for Alton and High Wycombe
  colleagues the one thing it didn't do
  was dampen their community spirit!
  "We had 18 stranded customers,
  including a...

• Charge on the go!
  06

  We are always looking for new ways to
  do our bit for the environment. We're
  now the first retailer to be offering
  customers in London who own
  electric cars, the chance to charge up
  their batteries while they shop....

• Save on your travel money
  06

  If you feel like us, it may seem like
  summer is miles away! We've found
  that the best way to blow away those
  winter blues is to plan a holiday!
  Maybe you fancy some summer sun,
  or some time away with the children
  during half...

• Switch and save success
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  success
  Our Switch and save taste test
  challenge last September and October
  3 huge success!
  had over 300,000 customers
  sample our products and out of the
  six tested, our customers chose five
  own brand products over the...

• Top marks for Basingstoke
  06

  We're very pleased to update you
  on a story we featured before
  Christmas. Last time we revealed that
  Basingstoke depot had been shortlisted
  for the Inspire Business Awards
  'Employer of the Year' Award. Well -
  they...

• 'What's Cooking?'
  06

  Our new 'What's Cooking?' range
  is perfect for customers and
  colleagues who fancy cooking up
  something tasty in the kitchen but
  don't have much time. The 'What's
  Cooking?' range is great value fresh
  food that can be easily...

• Calling all colleague sports teams!
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  We know that there are lots of great
  sporting colleagues out there and we
  want to hear from you!
  Is your store or depot part of a five-aside
  football team...or maybe you play
  hockey...or something else?
  Richard Green, store...

• Love local ads!
  07

  We've just won Campaign magazine's
  top regional press ad for 2009 and
  also best for the decade!
  Our winning regional adverts last
  year celebrated our strong link with
  British farmers, using 25 local farmers
  as the stars of...

• Tip Cards are top hits!
  07

  Hopefully, you've seen our fantastic
  new tip cards instore, giving you and
  our customers even more tasty meal
  ideas. The cards have a brand new
  look too!
  We've introduced three new types of
  tip cards. The first will give...

• Vaccinations for the nation!
  07

  Most of us will have had a few sniffles
  over the winter months, but thanks to
  some of our colleagues, our customers
  will be staying healthy over the chilly
  winter season.
  We trained 200 colleagues in our
  pharmacies to...

• Start the day with Justin
  08

  Here's what Justin
  thought when he met
  some convenience
  colleagues at a recent
  Start the day.
  Start the day
  with Justin
  Area 85, HRSS Manchester.
  "Colleagues raised lots of interesting
  points in Manchester and gave...

• By day, by night
  09

  ...a Category planner
  In the first of a great new series, we shine the
  spotlight on colleagues who have exciting hobbies
  outside of work and also see what they do in work... Meet Emma Knott!
  "As a category planner at...

• Fishing for confidence
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  We're one of the UK's
  biggest fishmongers
  and proud of it! That
  pride is built on our
  commitment to our
  values: 'Sourcing with
  integrity' and 'Respect
  for the environment.'
  How do we know that the seafood
  we buy and sell...

• Making the difference with sport relief
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  Every year, you go the
  extra mile and do some
  fantastic fundraising
  for Sport Relief and
  Red Nose Day. We
  invited some of our top
  fundraising colleagues
  to visit projects in
  Bangladesh and Brighton
  to see where the...

• Making a difference closer to home
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  Half of the money
  raised for Sport Relief
  goes to UK charities. We
  took some colleagues
  from West Hove and
  Brighton to see how the
  money you raise can
  make the difference in
  your communities.
  "We visited two projects,"...

• Getting saucy
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  At the end of January we re-launched our entire Foods of the World
  cooking sauces range. All the products are inspired by traditional
  recipes, lower in salt and they're free from any artificial additives too The range, which...

• Getting active with Active Kids 2010
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  This year, our Active Kids scheme has
  lots of great new equipment and
  experiences to help kids get fit and have
  some fun. Plus there's a brand new look
  and feel for the instore communications. As always schools, scouts and...

• Be good to yourself!
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  Our Be good to yourself range just got bigger - and better! We've added
  30 new products and improved the taste of many others, making
  the range just as tasty and satisfying as our regular lines.
  We asked two champion slimmers...

• Packaging power!
  17

  We're committed to reducing unnecessary
  and wasteful packaging and we're getting
  better at it all the time. We've all heard the phrase 'think
  outside the box'. Well, we're doing
  away with the box altogether! From
  own brand...

• Mad Hatter's tea party
  18

  Everyone loves a cup of
  tea, especially if there's
  a slice of something
  delicious to go with it!
  But for some of our
  customers with
  allergies or food
  intolerances, finding a
  treat for afternoon tea
  can be tricky.
  So that...

• Bedtime Books
  19

  Everyone loves a good
  book and they're the
  perfect way to keep
  children amused during
  the cold winter months...
  Books are a really valuable product in
  our entertainment section and account
  for a page-turning £36 million...

• Community Spirit around the world
  20

  To thank our Local Heroes winners for all their
  fantastic volunteering and fundraising efforts, we sent
  them on a trip of a lifetime to South Africa to meet
  communities making a difference through Fairtrade.
  Our Local Heroes...

• Mum is the star!
  22

  We'd heard that
  Barkingside has more
  than its fair share of
  mums and daughters
  working together. What
  better place to find some
  colleagues to try out our
  fantastic new range of
  Mother's Day gifts! Mum, Sudha Patel and...

• Coffee Break Solutions
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• November/December Competition winners
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  disc player
  Amanda Jones, Pinhoe Road
  Belgian Chocolate
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• Socks at the ready! Sport Relief 2010
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  There are lots of great
  ways you can get
  involved with Sport
  Relief this year - here
  are just a few ideas to
  get you started! Sport Relief Weekend:
  Friday 11th March -
  Sunday 2\St March
  This will be the main weekend
  where...

• Sports Relief Competition
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  Sports Relief Competition

• New Stores opening!
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  Store manager: Mark Fitzgerald
  "We're really looking forward to getting
  involved with the local community. We've
  already supported the Westhoughton
  Visiting charity, which supports elderly
  people, by giving them some mince...

• Local news round up: North
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  UPTON WIRRAL
  The Mayor stopped by
  to present Adrian Harle,
  store manager, with a Ke
  Britain Tidy Gold Award!
  colleagues are the first large
  supermarket to receive the
  award in the North West.
  They also used the evening
  to...

• Local news round up: East
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  HUNSTANTON
  Here's Christine Watford, who
  won the store's Christmas
  raffle with the Mayor and
  store manager. The raffle
  raised money for their Loral
  Charity of the Year. Colle;
  have raised over £1,000 f
  the Mayor's...

• Local news round up: South
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  RICHMOND BLACKHEATH FINCHLEY ROAD
  A super-powered double entry this issue!
  First up, managers dressed as their
  favourite superheroes at their Christmas
  lunch. The costumed colleagues were: Leigh
  Hogarty (Spiderman), Simon Van...

• Local news round up: Logistics
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  HAYDOCK HAMS HALL
  Depot colleagues recentl
  ran a charity event in
  partnership with Wigan
  Athletic FC. A group of
  children from the local
  special needs school visi
  the site to enjoy a specie
  breakfast with Santa followe
  by...

• Local news round up: West
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  THETFORD TELFORD
  lleaques at Thetford
  tainly wear their pride
  their wall! Here's a great
  ample of shouting about
  all the great things they
  do, with new babies,
  birthdays, fundraising and
  even driving tests with 100
  per...

• Local news round up: Convenience
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  SALTBURN LOCAL
  Colleagues grabbe
  Charity of the Ye?'
  colleague swam a
  event raised over
  the charity, making th
  store! The money raised
  equipment and training for volunteer
  Redcar lifeboat station.
  ts and hit the pool for...

• Sainsbury's people: Long service 25 years
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  Jeanette Abel, Swadlincote. Andrew
  Allard, Belgrave Road. Steve Arnold,
  Holborn store support centre. Sonia
  Ashurst, Hereford. Julie Atkinson,
  Woolton. Glenys Attoe, Longwater.
  Juliana Bailey, Marsh Mills. Sonia
  Bailey,...

• Sainsbury's people: Promotions & Appointments
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  PROMOTIONS &
  APPOINTMENTS
  Helen Ainley, Range Strategy Planner,
  Holborn store support centre. Lewis
  Allen, Buyer, Holborn store support
  centre. Donna Anderson, HR Manager,
  Thorley. Julie Archer, Zone Manager,
  Holborn store...

• Sainsbury's people: Long service 40 years
  34

  Jean Baker, Wallington. Janice Cave,
  Northampton. Derek Dear, Lincoln.
  David Dilley, Biggleswade. Doris
  Driscoll, Romford New. Maureen
  Hawkins, Hoddesdon. Christine Jones,
  Burpham. Maureen Warner, Colchester.

• Sainsbury's people: Retirements
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  Barry Adams, Longwater (2 yrs).
  Sheila Adcock, Beeston (14 yrs). Anne
  Ahmet, Thanet (12 yrs). Gloria Allen,
  Wolverhampton (1 yr). Diane Amstead,
  West Green (9 yrs). Phillip Andrew,
  Warwick (5 yrs). Russell Andrews,
  Longwater...

• Sainsbury's people: Obituaries
  35

  Donald Adams, 61, Guildford, died 07
  November (4 yrs). Robert Arnold, 69,
  Hampden Park, died 11 October
  (8 yrs). Jennifer Bartlett, 54, Bitterne,
  died 12 September (20 yrs). Ernest
  Barton, 62, South Woodford, died 16
  August...

• Coffee Break
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• Let's celebrate Chinese New Year
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  Our friends at Northern Food, who
  supply us with lots of our delicious
  Oriental chilled ready meals, are
  offering one lucky colleague and their
  friend the chance to spend a night in
  top London hotel, the Dorchester, and
  have...

• WIN £150 worth of chocolate
  36

  J Easter will soon be here
  ^ ^ ^ a n d that means another
  ^ excuse to indulge our love of
  chocolate with this egg-citing
  Cadbury's Creme Egg competition!
  So if you're lucky, you won't have to
  'shell' out for any chocolate at...

• Win a legendary weekend hotel break for two at Hotel du Vin or Malmaison!
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  Our first instore Drinks Festival of
  the year is based on the theme of
  "Discovery" with a range of wines from
  across the World. One of the most
  exciting regions in the wine world is
  Chile where 'Casillero del Diablo'...