Employee Report - the annual report for JS [Sainsbury's] staff 1987/88

Video produced to inform Sainsbury's staff about developments in the company during the 1987-1988 financial year. Contents: 00:00: Introduction by unidentified presenter (out-of-vision) including summary of financial results and some major achievements. Footage includes view from head office; results being viewed by staff on a computer with screenshot; store interior with customers and staff. 02:03: Sir John Sainsbury [Chairman and Chief Executive] [later Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover] explains why the company had been successful that year. 03:18: Discusses developments in stores including the opening of Ladbroke Grove store, new store features, new shelf edge labelling, the new store development programme. Footage is included of: store opening with Sir John Sainsbury greeting customers; Ladbroke Grove store exterior; store interior; Coffee Shop; and shelf edge labels. An interview with Sir Roy Griffiths (Deputy Chairman and Managing Director) is included. 07:06: Discusses staff conferences - the buyers conference at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in November 1987 and the branch managers conference at the Metropole Conference Centre. Footage is included of Sir John Sainsbury’s and Tom Vyner’s speeches at the buyers conference; and of the branch managers conference. 11:04: Discusses subsidiaries in particular the acquisition of Shaw’s Supermarkets in the USA. The role of UK subsidiaries (Savacentre and Homebase) is also mentioned. Interviews with David Sainsbury and David Jenkins are included. Footage is included of Shaw’s “Everyday” television commercial [see LSA/8890/4]. 13:39: Discusses technology. Includes: the trial acceptance of Link cards [bank cash machine cards] for payment at Heyford Hill store; growth of barcode scanning; how scanning enabled them to roll-out a new product Traditional Beef more quickly; installation of "BMAS" terminals in all branches for amending produce orders. Footage is included of Heyford Hill store exterior; Link card payment using a PIN number keypad; Sainsbury’s Traditional Beef in a store. 15:57: Discusses the "25 Year Club" event in October 1987 at the Royal Lancaster Hotel for staff who had worked at Sainsbury’s for 25 years. Footage of the event and Sir John Sainsbury’s speech is included. 17:18: Sir John Sainsbury concludes the programme. He talks about the company’s latest award from the Sunday Times (for being one of Britain's most "respected" companies) and expresses his appreciation to staff. Duration: 19 minutes. A Roach & Partners production. There are 56 additional videos of unedited footage ("rushes") for this video, including many which appear to be duplicates of each other with the addition of a burnt-in timecode.