"It's the Business" programme, 4 November 1997

Recording of "It's the Business" programme for Sainsbury's staff (mainly store management teams). "It's the Business" was the anchor business television programme on the "SMART" network (Sainsbury's Management and Retail Television). This programme was broadcast live on 4 November 1997 by satellite to Sainsbury's stores, depots and offices. It was presented by John Howard from Charlton depot.

A separate programme (not included on this video) was broadcast shortly after this programme on the job opportunities available at Sainsbury’s new Northern Ireland stores.

Contents:
1. Introduction by presenter. Includes preview of Northern Ireland programme.
2. Interview with Dino Adriano (Chief Executive) live from the Blackfriars (head office) studio. Discusses his new additional responsibilities as Group Chief Executive from March (while continuing to be responsible as Chief Executive for the supermarket business); appointment of David Bremner as Deputy Chief Executive; and the interim financial results.
3. Report about depots with Danny Warner (Warehouse Operations Manager) discussing improvements which have been made, systems used, meeting Christmas demand etc. Includes footage filmed inside and outside Charlton depot with staff at work, equipment, lorries, and computer systems.
4. Live discussion in Charlton depot with Bob Parle (Director of Distribution) and John Perman (Regional Distribution Ops Manager) about depots/distribution including new finger scanners, reasons for discrepancies with orders, delivery in store friendly sequence, late deliveries, investments to improve distribution operations.
5. Report about the new store at High Street, Penge with Chris Sutcliffe (Store Manager). Discusses the new features of the store. Footage of the store interior and exterior is included.
6. Report about marketing for Christmas at Sainsbury’s stores with Neil Brassington (Senior Manager, Merchandising) including displays, decorations, brochures, Sainsbury’s Magazine, hampers. Footage is included showing Christmas decorations in a store, product displays etc.
7. Presenter discusses Christmas with footage of lorry with new Sainsbury’s “Fresh Ideas for Christmas” and television commercial “Our touch. Your touch”.
8. Live phone-in questions from staff, answered by Bob Parle and John Perman discussing distribution issues.

Duration: 30 minutes. Produced by Sainsbury’s Group Internal Communications.

There are ten additional videos of unedited footage ("rushes") for this video.