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Recording of a special business television programme for Sainsbury’s staff (mainly store management teams) about the closure of Savacentre's head office in Wokingham and the removal of its functions to Sainsbury's head office in Blackfriars. The programme was broadcast on the "SMART" network (Sainsbury's Management and Retail Television) on 12 April 1999 by satellite to Sainsbury's stores, depots and offices. It was presented by John Howard in the studio.

Contents:
15:00: Introduction by presenter John Howard.
15:43: Clip of interview with Savacentre chairman Ian Coull about the review process leading to the closure and the impact on staff and operations.
21:47: Interview in studio with director, large store format group John O'Sullivan and retail director, Sainsbury's Supermarkets Limited Bill Williams relating to practical issues.

Duration: 12 minutes 35 seconds (excluding 15 minutes countdown at start). Produced by Sainsbury's Group Internal Communications in association with c/t/n [Corporate Television Networks].

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