"Careers in Focus: Food Retailing" video

Video about careers in food retail for school leavers and university graduates.

The video is part of the “Careers in Focus” series of videos by Edman Communications and promoted jointly with COIC [Careers and Occupational Information Centre]. This programme was sponsored by Sainsbury's. It has an illustrated cover sleeve. Sainsbury’s is used as the sole case study for the video and it shows the various roles in stores and elsewhere in the company.

The video discusses: opportunities in stores; use of computer technology and IT related careers; store management roles; in-store bakery management; IT helpdesk roles; buyer roles; range of other roles across the company including at head office.

It features the following members of staff: Keith Millen (store manager); Paul Donovan; Edward Faughan; Pragna Ranpuria; Lesley Childs (computer department); Carole Oldham (deputy store manager); Adam Johnson (trainee bakery manager); Alison Callixte (customer service section manager); Kathleen Tilley (IT); and Martin Barron (buyer).

Footage is included of: store exteriors (The Poplars, Stevenage; Nuneaton still image); staff working in stores; store interiors; use of computer systems and handset for ordering stock; computer in office; staff at head office; fish counter; delicatessen counter; in-store bakery and bread displays; IT helpdesk; a buying department office for delicatessen; still images of various head office departments.

Duration: 20 minutes. Narrated by Paula Wilcox. Written, directed and produced by Peter Allen (see video for full credits). Part of the “Careers in Focus” series of videos which was devised, produced and distributed by the Edman Communications Group. Also credited to Vision Communications in AV/TV.