Video consisting of footage of part of Day 2 of Sainsbury's Senior Managers' Conference 1991. The conference was held in Brighton on 26-27 January 1991 and the theme was "Leadership in the 90s".
Contents:
00:04: Attendees take their seats in the conference hall while classical music plays in the background.
03:44: Introduction to conference agenda by broadcaster Alan Watson, who was the conference's presenter.
06:37: Presentation by joint managing director Tom Vyner about challenges to Sainsbury's leadership ahead of competitors such as Tesco and Aldi. Topics include: "quality" of products; "innovation and product development"; "value and price"; "communication" (advertising, packaging design, display styles, environmentally friendly initiatives).
25:39: Discussion of Tom Vyner's presentation with: Tom Vyner; trading director for produce, dairy, frozen foods, and beers, wines and spirits Cecil Roberts; trading director for meat, delicatessen and bakery Bob Cooper; Alan Watson.
44:27: Part of presentation by joint managing director David Quarmby about effective management and efficient use of company assets ("sweating the assets").
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute.
Video recordings of 1991 Senior Management Conference
"Senior Managers' Conference 1991: Camera Mix Tape 4 [perhaps should be "3"]" video
- Ref. No: SA/CO/12/1/6/2/3
- Date: [27 Jan 1991]
- Level: File
- Extent: 1 file
- Access: Open
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