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Video consisting of footage of the first part of Day 1 of Sainsbury's Senior Managers' Conference 1991. The conference was held in Brighton on 26-27 January 1991 and the theme was "Leadership in the 90s".

Contents:
00:04: Attendees take their seats in the conference hall, watched by Sainsbury's directors, while classical music plays in the background.
05:02: Speech by chairman and chief executive John Davan Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover welcoming attendees, commenting on recent figures of promotions to senior management, and giving details about the conference's format and purpose.
12:01: Introduction to conference agenda by broadcaster Alan Watson, who was the conference's presenter.
16:01: Presentation by departmental director, marketing services Ivor Hunt about customers' perceptions of the food shopping market. Includes: footage of "vox pop" interviews with customers (see LSA/8692); comparisons with Tesco, Aldi and other supermarkets; statistics; how supermarkets have changed over time; growing the food market.
46:59: Discussion of Ivor Hunt's presentation with joint managing director Tom Vyner, Ivor Hunt and Alan Watson.
59:53: Beginning of presentation by deputy chairman David Sainsbury about financial strategy (the whole presentation is included in LSA/8703).

Duration: 1 hour 1 minute.