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Video containing clips of footage of Sainsbury's 2005 Management Conference "Getting Better Every Day" held on 19 September 2005 at Cheltenham Racecourse.

Includes clips of: speeches introducing various key messages by chief executive Justin King, customer director Gwyn Burr, supply chain director Lawrence Christensen, managing director of convenience Jim McCarthy, and retail director Ken McMeikan; attendees responding to products they have sampled and launch of "Try Something New Today" advertising campaign; Justin King, Gwyn Burr, Lawrence Christensen, trading director Mike Coupe, [director of change or competition enquiry director?] Hamish Elvidge, company secretary Tim Fallowfield, Jim McCarthy, chief executive of Sainsbury's Bank Tim Pile, finance director Darren Shapland, HR director Imelda Walsh, and Ken McMeikan (with zone managing director Jon Hartland and others) onstage mostly in fancy dress costumes promoting their products in the "bid up" (a competition in which each director supported a "hero line" and encouraged branches to boost sales).

Original description [on tape?]: Rough cut of footage from the Sainsbury's Management Conference. Includes "the best pieces by the Directors, plus a shortform of the Bid Up session, and edited highlights of the interviews". A letter relating to the video is enclosed.

Duration: 22 minutes 30 seconds (excluding 2 hours 15 minutes of advertisements, film and TV programmes unrelated to Sainsbury's included at end).