Sainsbury's Business Television programme, 6 June 2000

Recording of a Sainsbury's Business Television programme for Sainsbury's staff (mainly store management teams). It was broadcast live on 6 June 2000 by satellite to Sainsbury's stores, depots and offices. It was presented by John Howard in the studio.

The programme mostly relates to the development of e-commerce including internet shopping.

Contents:
1. Introduction by presenter John Howard.
2. (1:55) Video about Sainsbury’s e-commerce strategy. Discusses: relaunch of Sainsbury’s Orderline as Sainsbury’s to You; improved and new websites (Taste for Life and Sainsbury’s to You); how internet shopping will be of increasing importance and how shopping is likely to change; research; competitor’s services; new Park Royal Picking Centre; use of GlobalNetXchange (a business-to-business online exchange for purchasing) for buying; digital television. Includes footage of Sainsbury’s to You delivery; screenshots from websites; picking of goods at St Clare’s store; Park Royal Picking Centre; staff buying goods in an office with GlobalNetXchange. Includes interviews with Patrick McHugh (Group eCommerce Director), Terry Tyrell (international branding consultant), Angela Megson (SSL eCommerce Director) [SSL = Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd], Peter Shaw (Store Manager – St Clare’s [Hampton]), and Tony Carroll (Personal Shopper).
3. (13:55) Studio discussion with Angela Megson, Patrick McHugh, Sarah Trowbridge (Operations Manager 'Sainsbury's to You'), and Chris Daniels (District Manager) about internet shopping. Includes phone-in calls from Sainsbury’s staff. Matters discussed include roll out plans, picking centres, lessons learned from Orderline,
4. (18:59) Video of staff in a store giving their thoughts on Sainsbury’s internet shopping plans.
5. (21:05) Continuation of studio discussion including potential impact on staff; return of service to Manchester; picking centres versus picking in stores.
6. (33:25) Video of staff in a store discussing whether they would use internet shopping.
7. (34:40) Continuation of studio discussion including GlobalNetExchange used by buyers to deal with suppliers; how it operates; collection service; flexible approach to development of internet shopping; importance to company.
8. (47:05) Conclusion by presenter. Congratulations on sales initiative on produce which has increased sales and stores achieving Investors in People status (list of stores at end).

Duration: 50 minutes. Produced by Group Internal Communications. Store footage is probably from Low Hall, Chingford and Chase Lane, Newbury Park stores which are thanked at the end.

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