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Video produced to inform Sainsbury's staff about developments in the company during the 1990-1991 financial year.

Contents:
1. Introduction by presenter Emma Freud outside the new West Green, Crawley store.
2. Presenter interviews staff in West Green, Crawley and Basingstoke Central stores asking what they think is good about the store and what questions they would like to ask management.
3. Interview with David Quarmby (Joint Managing Director, Operations). Discusses: retaining existing town centre stores while opening new stores; staff turnover; promotion opportunities; care for the environment; number of women in management roles. Filmed in a store.
4. Interview with Carol Oldham (Manager, Basingstoke Central store) about the low number of women store managers; the future for older town centre branches. Filmed in Basingstoke Central store.
5. Interview with Stuart Mitchell (Senior Manager, Fresh and Frozen Meat) about farms supplying Sainsbury’s. Filmed on a farm.
6. Interviews with Brenda Jamieson (Home Economics Manager) and Stuart Mitchell, and Tom Vyner (Joint Managing Director, Buying and Marketing) about sampling, quality control and the introduction of new own-brand products. Sainsbury’s Diner range is used as an example of a new product. Filmed in Sainsbury’s experimental kitchens and sampling rooms at Drury House, Blackfriars, London.
7. Interview with David Sainsbury (Deputy Chairman) about the building of new Sainsbury’s stores, growth of the company, the recession, and company values. Filmed at Chelmsford store construction site.
8. Interview with Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover (Chairman) about visiting stores; profit growth; competition; staff profit sharing scheme; training; subsidiaries (Shaw’s, Homebase, Savacentre); company values and reasons for success. Filmed in his office at Blackfriars, London.

Duration: 20 minutes.