Material relating to World War One
[c. 1914-1918]Contents include: photocopy of British Legion and Disablement Claim form, J. Sainsbury ration card (butter, sugar and meat), 1914 template letter to branch managers (signed by Mr John) regarding...
SA/WAR/1/1
"Cocoa Sales" letter (part) from head office to branches
27 Jan 1920Part of a letter to branch managers on J. Sainsbury headed paper. The Manager. Sir, Cocoa Sales. I wrote to a number of branches last week regarding the sales of Tea and Margarine and I should now...
SA/MARK/ADV/1/1/1/1/1/6/2/194
Branch Letters (Branch Management Department memoranda)
1924-1925Memoranda (from Branch Management department at Blackfriars (head office) with instructions regarding product availability; pricing; display; advertising etc. Most of the branch letters dated 1924-6...
SA/BRA/3/1/2/46/1
Branch letters (memoranda from head office), 1938-39
1938-1939Memoranda from Head Office to branches and departments with instructions regarding product availability; pricing; display; advertising etc. Most letters are numbered from 679 to 998. Many letters...
SA/BRA/3/1/2/46/3
Bulletin Extracts
Sep 1939-Nov 1942Bulletins (Daily Bulletins and Special Bulletins) and memoranda from Sainsbury's head office to branches concerning various matters relating to the operation of the business including issues relating...
SA/BRA/3/1/2/46/4
Bulletin Extracts
1942-1945Head office bulletins to branches and departments concerning the effects of the war on the operation of the business.
SA/BRA/3/1/2/46/5
Daily bulletin, 19 Nov 1946
19 Nov 1946'Daily Bulletin No. 567 (3)'. Issued by the General Managers' Office, Stamford House. Regarding the retirement of Mr G. Hoare and Mr E. W. Toynton and announcing the appointments of Mr. J. F. Lamb...
SA/BRA/3/1/2/1/1/7
Daily bulletin 203/66
29 Sep 1966'DAILY BULLETIN 203/66', notifying branches of product news and price changes. Issued by Stamford House. The bulletin contains information on: Super Save of seeded raisins (insufficient supplies for...
SA/BRA/3/1/2/1/1/10
Branch Merchandising bulletin about Oxford (21 Westgate) store opening, 19 Jun 1973
19 Jun 1973Internal communication providing information about the new store to open on 7 Aug 1973 including names of store management and supervisory staff, and opening programme.
SA/BR/22/O/5/2/6
Memorandum relating to price changes
1973SA/BRA/3/1/1/9
Copy of note for Daily Bulletin about contact with the press
7 Feb 1974Copy of note for "Daily Bulletin" issued by Peter Ireson (Public Relations Manager) in which he states that managers and deputy managers may only speak to the press on routine matters affecting the...
SA/PR/3/1/2
Internal news releases and memoranda
1974-2002Includes internal news releases by memorandum, email or printouts from Sainsbury's intranet site. Most items date from 1996 to 2002.
SA/SC/35
JS Branch Security News, Feb 1975
Feb 1975Draft copy of a bulletin to management about security issues.
SA/BRA/3/1/2/12
Sainsbury's Freezer Centre press cuttings and other papers
Mar 1975-Aug 1987Includes barker cards advertising the 1979 Christmas edition of 'Sainsbury's Freezer News' and several editions of 'Sainsbury's Freezer Magazine & Price List', between Nov 1979 and May 1982. Also...
SA/SUB/FRE/2
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 41/81 'New Uniform Badges'
24 Feb 1981Bulletin about new uniform badges
SA/BRA/3/1/2/2/1/3
JS Merchandising News, 1981
1981Details changes to display presentation, including basic layout and shelving within stores.
SA/BRA/3/1/2/36
Christmas Bulletins 1986
1985-19 Dec 1986Christmas communication bulletins to branch managers and staff containing instructions on the running of branches during the festive period. The bulletins came from Branch Administration.
SA/BRA/3/1/2/3/11
Daily Bulletins Management Team, Jan-Oct 1986
Jan-Oct 1986Most of the bulletins are the original computer printouts and so do not have printed headers as would appear on the photocopied bulletins sent to stores. Some have annotations. The departmental daily...
SA/BRA/3/1/2/1/5
'Daily Bulletin Management Team', 1987
Jan-Dec 1987SA/BRA/3/1/2/1/6/1