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ABC figures for national daily newspapers (October 1984 - October 1991), internal sales figures, internal report showing effect of launch of The Independent on the Guardian's sales (1990), and a summary of the national readership survey April - September 1990.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Peter Preston (1938-2018)

General file regarding Hachette Gotch Ltd (HG), who were the overseas exporters of the Observer.

Contains correspondence, reports and memorandum concerning: the acquisition of Hachette Gotch by Hachette; foreign sales; overseas pricing; negotiations with HG.

Primary correspondents include: Roger Harrison; Christopher Lezard.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Managing Director's Office; Roger Harrison

File relating to the payment of overtime claims for late delivery to the London wholesale trade. Mainly containing lists of overtime claims received by London wholesalers.

Also contains correspondence, reports and memorandum concerning: overtime costs; negotiations with the London Trade; schedules.

Primary correspondents include: Roger Harrison; David Bishop; Lee Simpson; Reg Sudbury.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Managing Director's Office; Roger Harrison

File containing circulation reports from the night manager covering the period November 1986 to April 1987.

Reports contain information on regional circulation figures and timescales and comments on any printing or circulation problems faced.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Managing Director's Office; Roger Harrison

General file containing documents relating to wholesale agents.

Contains correspondence, reports and memorandum concerning: wholesale agency contracts; the London Wholesalers Federation; James & W Mayell Limited, wholesale newspaper distributors; waste; the Office of Fair Trading; VAT rates; Messageries Paul Kraus and circulation in Luxembourg; issues with circulation; the cover price; publishing the newspaper on New Years Day; the destruction of copies of the newspaper; circulation figures; cover price discounts; load times; handling allowances; Irish newsagents; a meeting of the Circulation Executive; trade terms; cessation of mid-week printed section; handling of the colour magazine; Sunday contracts; credit control; regional wholesalers; Society of Graphical and Allied Trades (SOGAT); Scottish wholesalers; The Times and other newspapers; overtime payments; distribution; National Society of Provincial Wholesale Sunday Newspaper Distributors; WH Smith and Son; Sunday Newspaper Distributor Association; National Federation of Retail Newsagents, Booksellers & Stationers.

Primary correspondents include: Roger Harrison; Lee Simpson; Nick Morrell; Reg Sudbury; Brian Nicholson; Derek Linnett.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Managing Director's Office; Roger Harrison

Weekly circulation statistics for the Observer newspaper. Includes figures for output [sales] to town agents, country agents, cyclists and counter, and subscribers
plus figures for returns from town agents and country agents. Figures also include net sales, a comparison with sales the corresponding week the year before and the weekly average. Up until April 1940 a column entitled 'contents bills' is also completed which contains details of one of the articles published on that day. After 1940 this column is used to record general comments regarding circulation and reasons for unusual figures.
Also includes handwritten letter from William Millinship to Donald Trelford explaining how he came into possession of the volume and commenting on its contents.

Weekly circulation statistics for the Observer newspaper.

File relating to the proposed arrangement for transport of the Observer colour magazine by Renwicks Freight.

Contains correspondence, reports and memorandums concerning: consultancy fees; British Rail contracts; road distribution; costs; reports on the UK distribution of the Observer; the proposed arrangement; the transfer to road delivery; distribution schedules; an investigation into distribution transport.

Primary correspondents include: Roger Harrison; Brian Nicholson; Reg Sudbury; John Nuttall-Smith; George Metcalfe.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Managing Director's Office; Roger Harrison

Weekly and monthly reports which include circulation statistics for the Observer in comparison with other newspapers.

File containing annotated circulation reports, which cover the period February 1986 to April 1987.

Primary correspondents include: Roger Harrison.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Managing Director's Office; Roger Harrison