JS JOURNAL IS PUBLISHED FOR EMPLOYEES OF SAINSBURY'S SUPERMARKETS, SAVACENTRE AND HOMEBASE 1 mMi 1 Store management takes on a new shape How Savacentre is wowing archaeologists SAINSBURY'S SUPERMARKETS Enjoy a day out with our four-legged friends Savacentrc H»MEBASI£ Can JS make the world a better place? ^ JF SAINSBURY'S BANK Win AIR MILES with the School Rewards '98 scheme From the editor Contents The Journal's photographer has had to dodge plenty of April showers this month. Company news including stories on: But he's pretty good at dodging, so we've got The special marketing event on personal care products BIPs - Sainsbury's Bank Information Points plenty of great pictures of all the major at East Grinstead (page 18). The latest development in egg crates stories, such as East Grinstead's guinea pig role in the Customer Water Lane's fathers of triplets First Management project (page 18 and cover), Islington JS's The Cosmopolitan Show at Earls Court progress on achieving Investors In People (page 10) and an Senior appointments Kettering's floristry demonstration archaeological dig at Merton Savacentre (page 14). Not to mention Millennium ideas the exquisite photographs of salmon farming on the beautiful lochs iff Discounts on arts events with Stage Pass of Scotland (page 22). Winners in the Sainsbury Group quiz final But this issue isn't just pretty pictures. We take an in-depth look An archaeological dig at at the important role the Sainsbury Group is playing in promoting Merton Savacentre unearths medieval coins and some less 10 People - a sound investment - the steps being taken at JS socially-responsible trading throughout the world (page 20) and we wholesome relics (page 14). Islington to achieve the Investors In People standard examine the work of JS's property development team in J Sains­ 14 Ancient & modern - the archaeological excavation of a 12th bury Developments Ltd (page 16). We've also got news on how the century priory at Merton Savacentre School Rewards '98 scheme is going (page 8) and what colleagues 18 New shape for the most important structure of all the work of the Customer First Management project in designing a new got up to on their trip to La Baume winery in Southern France. management structure for supermarkets As if that wasn't enough excitement, this issue is also offering 20 No place in the world for the unprincipled the launch of the you the chance to win tickets for a day out in pet lovers' paradise Group's Code of Practice for socially-responsible trading (page 17)-although you'll have to be quick to get your entry form in 22 A fisherman's tale - a beautifully photographed look at fish farming on Scottish lochs - plus the opportunity to win a weekend at a health farm for you and a friend (page 33). If you can't find a friend, give me a call, as there's nothing I like better than to lie around in mud with a faceful School Rewards '98 spells good news for schools a chance to Worker welfare around the of cucumber. world lies at the heart of the give your views on the School Rewards scheme and win AIR MILES Code of Practice on socially' But before you flick straight to the competition pages, check 16 Hot property - the work of JS's property development team in responsible trading (page 20), you're not missing out on anything in the news, such as the pension J Sainsbury Developments Ltd scheme for new starters (page 5), the impending roll out of 17 A day at the Pets Pets Pets show - Sainsbury's Pet Club teams up with Pets, Pets, Pets to bring you a day in pet lovers' paradise Sainsbury's Bank information points (opposite), or director 26 Last of La Baume wine - BWS colleagues make a final trip to the appointments and district manager moves (page 4). Or if you really Domaine de la Baume winery in southern France can't resist a competition, there is a news story on the promotion 27 Energy competition unearths live wires winners in the competition to design posters with an energy-saving message offering prizes of full hospitality tickets to a Premier League or England international football match (page 7). If you do enter this one, let's hope you have better luck than Crystal Palace at home. 9 Group-wide - news snippets from around the Sainsbury Group 12 Writelines - your letters See you next month 24 Store openings - Partick, Craigavon, Telford and Deal O 28 Product news - some of the latest products, including a taste test v_/^ on Goal! - the chocolate football and boots c^ SO Out and about - stories from all over the country 34 SSA - offers on holiday insurance, days at Thorpe Park and stays at Premier Lodge Hotels 35 People - long servers, retirements and obituaries 35 Sound + Vision - reviews of some of the latest video and CD releases 36 Archives - a look at the history of parent-friendliness MANAGING EDITOR at Sainsbury's EDITOR : Dominic I.oi ASSISTANT EDITOR : Jon Carpi- EDITORIAL ASSISTANT : Steve Give your views on School Rewards '98 and go into a draw for a COVER PHOTO :Jon C share of 11,000 AIR MILES PRINTING : Keldia Pi i 17 Win family tickets for the Pets Pets Pets show in the grounds of a stately home - but hurry, time is short on this one - JS JOURNAL, J SAINSBURY PLC, DRURY HOUSE, STAMFORD STREET, LONDON SE1 9LL 32 The £25 crossword and £10 wordsearch TEL: 0171-695 8181 33 Win a weekend on a health farm for you and a friend courtesy of E-mail JS.Journal @ JS.btx400.co.uk the Organics Styling Range PRODUCED BY GROUP INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS 35 Go into the draw for Star Trek: First Contact videos, Scream T-shirts, and CDs of The Best Anthems... Ever! (Part 2) WJ5J/52/J JS JOURNAL NEWSROUND Ideasjor Look out for h3 v* 11111 Iv I i,verythin< Pick four the BIPS! under the noli' SALISBURY'S BANK zxtra U Reward points > v Freephone May's the month for health and beauty A major promotion for products right across the personal care range will be taking place in stores from 17 May. Backed by a mailshot and Focus on Family. Point of themed demonstrations for a |[XXXI1| magazine ad campaign, the sale advertising featuring the future report on the chal­ promotion will include in- 'Everything under the sun' lenge Sainsbury's and store demonstrations at 90 slogan will be in all stores for Savacentre are mounting to stores on six different the promotion. more specialized personal themes: Dental, Suncare, The Journals photograph­ care retailers such as Boots Haircare and Styling, Health, er will also be in-store to get and Superdrug. J.S Skincare and Cosmetics, and pictures of one of the A cracking good idea You may have heard about curiosity. The regional roll­ By August, all stores will have replaced the traditional corrugated cardboard Bank Information Points out began in the northern egg box with a new reusable plastic egg crate. (BIPS for short) in previous region at the end of March issues of the Journal and the with all regions planned to be Sainsbury's Bank newsletter. completed by the end of If you're wondering what August. We'll be featuring they look like, here's a BIPS in more detail in next picture to satisfy your month's/owrw«£ First on the home shop front Thanks to the imminent pilot of home delivery to customers living within a 20 minute drive of 32 larger JS stores, Sainsbury's is set to become the first food retailer to offer a home shopping service which covers Britain's big cities. The pilot, which is due to be for home shopping. If the fully up and running by service in the 32 pilot stores September, means four is successful, it will be million customers will be extended to all larger JS Anthony Johnson, provisions manager at Castle Boulevard able to order their groceries stores under the brand name gets to grips with the new egg crate by telephone, fax, or even via of Orderline. JS's website. Orders will then The expectation is that The Sainsbury's Egg Crate is instead of cardboard. The into the new crates, and be delivered for a fee of £5, between five and ten per cent part of JS's commitment to crates will be colour coded - delivered daily to the store. or they can be held ready for of customers will wish to reducing the amount of free range eggs will be in Once the crates are empty collection at the store for a make use of home shopping, waste packaging, and will green crates, and all other they will be collected from charge of £3.50. and that around 500 extra completely replace more fresh eggs will be in yellow each store by the suppliers Initial trials of the home full- and part-time staff will than 1,400 tons of cardboard crates. and returned to the factory shopping service, run earlier be required to help run the that JS disposes of each year. JS eggs will continue to to be cleaned, ready for this year, suggest there is a Orderline service in the 32 Stock loss is expected to fall be selected and graded by reusing for the next day's significant national market pilot stores. by 10% by using crates the suppliers, then packed eggs- APRIL 1998 3 NEWSROUND Triple vision Deputy chairman appointed Water Lane evening shift Sir George Bull has been appointed to the Sainsbury's board as a non- workers Stan Hellis and executive director and deputy chairman, as from 20 April.