"JS Trading and Operating Statistics - 14th June 1974" document

Document by Sainsbury's Business Economics Section giving a summary of various statistics and financial data on the company.

The document includes:
turnover figures;
average figures for the financial performance of stores under five different size categories (eg 8000-10000 sq ft) and comparison with the average UK and USA figures for supermarkets;
market share figures;
information on the make up of trade - for each category of product (eg bakery): the number of lines, its proportion of the trade of the company; and the percentage of trade which is own label;
statistics on Sainsbury's customers and comparison with Great Britain overall figures - age, economic class, expenditure in relation to distance from store, and method of travel to the store