"Chairman's Interview - Year End Film 1974" script

Video produced to inform Sainsbury's staff about developments in the company during the 1973-1974 financial year. Introduced by Nick Harman. Contents of the video: 1. Introduction. 2. Report on Sainsbury's 'going public' - flotation of the company on the stock market. 3. Report on Sainsbury's new clothing range, including footage in Telford store which was the first store to sell the clothing range. 4. Report on the new stores opened by Sainsbury's, mainly about the new Telford store, which was Sainsbury's largest store at the time. 5. Report on frozen food and about the handling of frozen food at the depots. Includes footage of Buntingford depot. 6. Report on the Basingstoke Depot fire. 7. Report on JS 25 Club annual dinner at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London. 8. Report on the Veterans (retired staff) dinner at the Royal Lancaster Hotel. 9. Report on the branch managers conference at the Hotel Metropole, Brighton including speech by John Davan Sainsbury. 10. Report on Sainsbury Staff Association's South East Area Gala Day in Brighton. 11. Interview with John Davan Sainsbury (company chairman) about the company's performance during the year and other developments in the company. Includes a report on the company's finances. Some documents including script relating to the film can be found at SA/SC/4/1/24/3-5. Duration: 22 minutes 31 seconds.