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business documentary television series which aired on CBC Television in 1975. It offered a rare behing-the-scenes look at the internal workings of the Steinberg supermarket chain's business operations and departments. Most of the footage was filmed in 1969, and released in the early 1970s.

Premise

This series broadcast all but one of the

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documentary films on the Steinberg grocery company, documenting the business life of the company.Betty Lee, "Steinberg's supermarkets the star of NFB's 6-part study". ''

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'', 21 January 1974. The films received co-operation and involvement from company leader Sam Steinberg. One of the documentaries, "After Mr. Sam", ran almost 78 minutes long and was not broadcast on CBC during this run. All of the films have been digitized and made available for public viewing on the NFB's website.

Scheduling

This half-hour series was broadcast most Sundays at 2:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 16 February to 6 April 1975.

Episodes

# "Growth" describes the past and future development of the company # "Real Estate" concerns the company's land holdings and their effect on residential patterns # "International Operations" featured the results of Steinberg opening a store in Paris # "The Market" documented the company's approach to managing its relationships with customers, competitors and suppliers # "Motivation" documented the company's relationships with its workers # "Bilingualism" documented the company's relationships with Quebec Not broadcast: * "After Mr. Sam" documented discussions surround the future succession of the Steinberg empire and corporate makeup when founder Sam Steinberg steps back from running the company.

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Retailing Industries documentaries at the National Film Board of Canada
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