JS JOURNAL IS PUBLISHED FOR EVERYONE AT SAINSBURY'S SUPERMARKETS, SAVACENTRE AND HOMEBASE J 8 ^\\WVi CcJ* t ^ V NEWSROUND From the editor Contents So inspired was I by England's series win over South Africa last month that I've spent most of the past few Company news including stories on: On his retirement, David Sainsbury ^ 3 The expansion of Special Selection A weeks going round delighting cricket talks about the past, present and lovers with displays of my googlies. 3 The Foods of the World trial future of the Sainsbury Group (page 18). But if the bowler's art leaves you cold, why not try to 4 Winners of the SSA's angling competition find delight in the display of fine paintings being sold by 5 A visit to an organic farm Hitchin store manager Mark Ellery on his Internet gallery, BritArt (page 26). And if you're a real art lover, you can even enjoy this year's selection in the Pictures for Schools scheme (page 14), destined for 1,200 12 Top-to-toe health and beauty - a look at the latest lines special needs schools. in personal care Then again, if you've ever been collared at a gallery preview by a bow tie with a Buck's Fizz, and listened to 14 Picture perfect! - children with special needs enjoy the EVERY SECOND COUNTS APPEAL a phenomenological appreciation of texture, you might Pictures for Schools scheme JS teams up with The National fancy something a little more down-to-earth. The 22 More space age than ice age - the first dedicated Meningitis Trust for the Every feature on Elstree depot's high-tech operation (page frozen-foods depot to be run by JS Second Counts Appeal (page 9). 22) should fit the bill, or there's the eye-opening article 26 The state-of-the-art gallery - Mitchin store manager Mark on how most of us still need to overcome our pre­ Ellery brings art closer to the people judices when dealing with people with a disability (page 16). But don't let your feet get too firmly on the ground as you'll need your muse for the Journal's 1998 photo competition (page 8). You may even need it to enter the 9 Sainsbury's national fund-raising appeal for 1998 - competition asking for wacky ideas on what to do with the drive to raise cash for the National Meningitis Trust Take good care of yourself with all the latest health and beauty Hula Hoops Mealtime Potato Rings (page 33). Although I 16 Kick the 'dis' out of disability - how prejudice is often products (page 12). doubt it. the greatest obstacle facing people with a disability When you've had your fill of competitions, which 18 Will it still be Sainsbury's without a Sainsbury at the this month include the chance to win thousands of AIR helm? - MILES and a ceramic model of the first Sainsbury's David Sainsbury talks to the Journal on his retirement (page 6), turn your thoughts to the fun business of raising cash for charity (page 9). Sainsbury's is 24 Deli on disc - a look at the new multimedia training teaming up with the National Meningitis Trust for a package for deli colleagues month of fund-raising in October. If you need any motivating to get behind the charity, please read the moving account by Gill Gibbs from Longwater of her personal experience of Meningitis. It really is a heart­ 7 News at ten - ten bite-sized news stories rending story. And while you're in sombre mood, you might like to 8 Group-wide - news snippets from around the take a look at the report on how an era in the Sainsbury Group company's history has come to a close with David 10 Writelines - your letters This year's selection in the Pictures for Schools scheme is on page 14. Sainsbury retiring and ending the long line of family 21 Opening - Hammersmith: the first Sainsbury's Local store chairmen (page 18). Although there's no reason to be too down as, according to David Sainsbury, the Group 28 Product news - some of the latest products to hit the is set to go on to 'greater and greater success as a shelves major, international pic'. 30 Out and about - stories from all over the country 34 SSA - get away from it all with the SSA Travel Club See you next month, providing I can get over the Sri Lankan result -o. 35 People - long servers, retirements and obituaries 36 Archives -the history of JS's 100-year link with supplier Lloyd Maunder MANAGING EDITOR : Chris Boffey EDITOR : Dominic Long 6 Win enough AIR MILES awards to take you to Budapest Elstree distribution centre's high-tech operation comes in-house (page 22). ASSISTANT EDITOR : Jon Carpenter and back EDITORIAL ASSISTANT : Steve Lord 6 A dozen ceramic models of the first Sainsbury's are on offer OLIVES AND SALADS in a lucky draw COVER SHOT : Courtesy of Sains PRINTING : Keldia Printing Co. 32 The £25 crossword and £10 wordsearch 33 A trip to the Futuroscope theme park near Poitiers in France JS JOURNAL, J SAINSBURY PLC, DRURY HOUSE, STAMFORD STREET, LONDON SE1 9LL is up for grabs courtesy of Microban 5 TEL: 0171-695 8181 For general Sainsbury's enquiries Tel: 0171 695 6000 33 Come up with a wacky use for Hula Hoops Mealtime Potato Deli training takes a step into the E-mail JS.Journal @ JS.btx400.co.uk Rings and you could be up for a day at Thunder Bugs future with a multimedia training PRODUCED BY GROUP INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS outdoor adventure centre package (page 24). 2 JS JOURNAL NEWSROUND Savacentre in Adams Savacentre has joined forces with Adams Childrenswear to offer a range of clothes for clothing tie-up children aged 0-10 years old. All 13 Savacentre stores will product range which will allocate 1,500 feet to the appeal to our customers." Adams range. Savacentre's The Adams childrenswear non-foods trading director collection has been available David Empson says: "The in Calcot Savacentre since childrenswear clothing 10 August and will be market is highly competitive available in the other 12 and as Savacentre develops its Savacentre stores by the end proposition for young child­ of October. ren, we are excited to be working with Adams on this Savacentre's tie up with project. Adams has a strong Adams makes kids' clothes brand image and an excellent shopping child's play. On top of the world A new Foods of the World section, being trialled at five JS stores and one Savacentre since July, seems to be capturing the customer's imagination. Hadleigh Road's Foods of the World aisle. Special foods for the select This month Sainsbury's range of Special Selection foods is being relaunched and palate expanded from grocery to include produce, meat, fish, dairy and ready meals. The packaging and branding Singapore recipe - and Bush has been completely updated Tucker Wattle Seeds, which is as the original design is now an indigenous ingredient over four years old. used by the Aborigines - The range is expanding recorded as 40,000 years old, Since the trial began, sales ager Eric Shawdon is because market research but still the newest and in the Foods of the World delighted with the upward reveals shoppers feel the trendiest ingredient in display departments have sales trend: He tells the Special Selection range Sydney. increased by an average of Journal: "Because the trial confirms their view that JS is the best place to shop for Buyer for grocery special selection around 5% per store. It has already proved so and kosher food Mike Natas, and quality and choice. appears shoppers prefer successful, it's now been innovations manager Brigette The expanded range has Hardy, show off some of the new the in-store merchandising agreed that the concept benefited from the search SAINSBURY'S Special Selection lines due in-store of products by geographic will be installed in all new, and re-apply programme SPECIAL region such as 'Oriental' extended and refurbished which sends JS buyers all SELECTION and 'Indian' rather than stores from now on. A roll­ over the world to find new, the less colourful generic out programme to extend unusual and exciting product type, such as the concept to existing products to bring back and sell at JS. Some of the new 'cooking sauces'. stores will commence lines on offer include Senior project man­ shortly." P.K Reuben Solomons Laska Discoveries Curry Paste - an authentic SEPTEMBER 1998 3 NEWSROUND I B 'fHI M^'S Sainsbury's Bank Sale cash for premature babies launches The central home and leisure buying department has donated £1,700 to the special care baby fixed-rate unit at St Thomas' Hospital after two charity sales of product From the left at St Thomas's samples to colleagues at Black- Hospital - Ethel Acqua, Laura Govender (with baby Gavin Brown), friars. The money will go towards Lucy Parker (whose twins are asleep mortgage a new type of ventilator which in the incubators) and home and causes premature babies less leisure buyer Heidi Stickland. long-term damage or side effects than the traditional ventilators. The no-deposit, fixed-rate mortgage package is the latest addition Buyer Heidi Stickland says: "We gather lots of samples of new lines and first production samples, and we wanted a local charity to benefit to Sainsbury's Bank's home-purchase products. from these products. We're almost halfway towards our target of £4,000 for the special ventilator." The package offers house eting director David Noble For a quotation and buyers a fixed rate of 7.65% says: "This is a fresh, fixed- details on the 100% fixed-rate for three or five years and rate deal without penalties or mortgage and Sainsbury's And that's includes £300 cash back lock-ins.