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Video comprising highlights from the Sainsbury's "One Company One Agenda" convention, held in Brighton on 9-10 February 1999.

Video begins with text onscreen reading "On the 9th of Febuary [sic] 1999, 1200 Sainsbury's and Savacentre managers, arrived in Brighton for the Sainsbury's 'One Company One Agenda' convention." This is followed by a computer graphic showing circles labelled "CNV", "WWW" and "WEB", with "ONE COMPANY ONE AGENDA" on the base.

Contents:
00:26: clips showing chief executive Dino Adriano at the convention and explaining "One Company One Agenda".
02:18: "CNV", "WEB": clips of Dino Adriano and unidentified man speaking to convention about six "Customer Needs and Values" ("CNVs"; "WEB" seems to refer to a previously defined strategy, rather than the internet).
03:24: "SHARE PRICE": clip of Dino Adriano speaking about harmony between shareholders' needs and customers' needs.
03:43: "WWW": clips of Dino Adriano and human resources director John Adshead speaking to convention about "Way We Work principles" ("WWW" seems to refer to this, rather than the internet), and attendees talking at the convention.
05:18: "The Noble Purpose": clips of Dino Adriano and director, marketing and brand development Kevin McCarten speaking about the "making life taste better" slogan.
08:24: "THE THREE YEAR PLAN", comprising: "COSTS" (08:28): clips of finance director Hamish Elvidge leading group activity; "FORMAT & LOCATION" (09:25): director, property and corporate communications Ian Coull and director, special business units and services David Clapham speaking about opening new stores; "PRODUCT/CATEGORY MANAGEMENT" (10:30): director, trading and international buying Robin Whitbread and Dino Adriano speaking about category management; "BRAND" (11:27): Kevin McCarten speaking about new brand identity and logo.
13:08: clips of Dino Adriano outlining five priorities and the future he wants for Sainsbury's.
15:45: clips of interviews with attendees reflecting on the convention.
16:28: credits: "Produced by Sainsbury's Group Internal Communications in association with c/t/n [Corporate Television Networks]".

Sainsbury's Business Television presenter John Howard appears in some clips.

Duration: 16 minutes 50 seconds.