Staff identity certificates
[1930s]Each pass contains a picture of the holder, their name, national reg[istration] identity number, height, when they were born and what they were employed as together with their signature. The pass...
SA/EMP/2/3/1
Branch manager's identity certificates
1930s-1940sEach pass contains a photograph of the holder, their name and signature and their national reg[istration] identity number. The pass had to be handed back to Sainsbury's when the holder left the...
SA/EMP/2/3/2
Staff identification and other items
[c. 1930s-1990s]Includes: staff identity certificates and cards bearing photograph of members of staff with details of position held; staff experience cards giving period of time a member of staff spent on each...
SA/EMP/2/4
Standing instructions: General shop practice 1 and 2, Computer and hygiene
1964-1970Instuctions include: cleaning materials; refrigeration equipment; hot weather instructions; evening shift work; employment of students; deliveries; Sainsbury's delivery drivers; opening and marking...
SA/BRA/3/1/1/5/1/1
Standing instructions: General shop practice 2, computer and hygiene
1964-1970Instructions include: stock counting and recording; customer relations; cash register procedure; office procedures eg. pay roll, cash control, income tax; security; recruitment; food hygiene; personal...
SA/BRA/3/1/1/5/1/3
Shoplifting material
May 1967A summary of a response to a press enquiry about shoplifting sent to Mr John Davan Sainsbury (Mr J.D.) by Mr J. L. Woods and a policy statement / procedural manual on Sainsbury's response to...
SA/BRA/3/4/5
Photograph of Charlton Depot surveillance monitor and control panel
[1969-1970s]SA/DEP/4/6/32
Standing instructions: General - Book I
1972-1974Instructions include: staff orders; stocktaking; cash, premises and personnel security; thefts by customers; vehicle sealing; staff induction and hygiene. Indexed at front.
SA/BRA/3/1/1/5/2/1
Standing instructions: General - Book I
1972-1975Instructions include: staff orders; stocktaking; cash, premises and personnel security; thefts by customers; vehicle sealing; staff induction and hygiene. (Indexed).
SA/BRA/3/1/1/5/2/2
'Distribution Division Security Manual'
1975A post-it note states the manual is 'still current 28-7-87'.
SA/BL/3/24/10
JS Branch Security News, Feb 1975
Feb 1975Draft copy of a bulletin to management about security issues.
SA/BRA/3/1/2/12
Branch security guidance notes
Feb 1979Notes from a staff guide relating to action to be taken with shoplifters.
SA/BRA/3/4/2
Sound recordings of radio news and programmes about Sainsbury's
[1980s-2000s]Digital audio recordings and 76 audio tapes containing recordings of news items and programmes from various radio stations relating to Sainsbury's. Issues covered include: bomb threats, beef crisis,...
SA/PR/1/7
Serious incident file
Nov 1980-Oct 1990The file includes internal memoranda, original and photocopied press cuttings, broadcast transcripts and Special Bulletins for Management Teams about serious incidents affecting Sainsbury's e.g. glass...
SA/PR/3/3/3
Special Bulletin 37/85 'Mistaken Arrests' and related memorandum
9 Feb 1985Special bulletin regarding procedure to be followed in the case of a mistaken arrest of a suspected shoplifter. A related memorandum issued in association with the bulletin is also included.
SA/BRA/3/4/1
EFTPOS initiative minutes of meeting with Tesco
8 Apr 1987Minutes of meeting held with Tesco's Retail Systems Contoller to review the issues of: hot card list, mis-use of cards, £200 limit on transactions, networking, credit cards, cash back and an advisory...
SA/BRA/4/3/1/17/6
Group 'monitor' information technology security pack
1990sIncludes Group 'monitor' information technology security pack.
SA/CO/8/6
Press cuttings about Mark Finbow blackmail case
1992Press cuttings relating to the trial and conviction of Mark Finbow for blackmail. Finbow threatened to contaminate food at Camden store if his £1 million demand was not met.
SA/PR/1/3/7/1
Press cuttings about Winton (Bournemouth) store blackmail case
1992Press cuttings relating to the trial of a man for blackmail. The man threatened to plant a bomb at the Wimbourne Road, Winton branch if he was not paid a 'substantial' amount of money.
SA/PR/1/3/7/2