Corporation is a Canadian

Television in Canada

Television in Canada officially began with the opening of the nation's first television stations in Montreal and Toronto in 1952. As with most media in Canada, the television industry, and the television programming available in that country, are strongly influenced by the American media, perhaps...

 business documentary television series which aired on CBC Television

CBC Television

CBC Television is a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.Although the CBC is supported by public funding, the television network supplements this funding with commercial advertising revenue, in contrast to CBC Radio which are...

 in 1975.

Premise

This series broadcast all but one of the National Film Board of Canada

National Film Board of Canada

The National Film Board of Canada is Canada's twelve-time Academy Award-winning public film producer and distributor. An agency of the Government of Canada, the NFB produces and distributes documentary, animation, alternative drama and digital media productions...

 documentary films on the Steinberg grocery company, documenting the business life of the company. The films received co-operation and involvement from company leader Sam Steinberg

Sam Steinberg

Samuel Steinberg, OC was a Hungarian immigrant to Canada who transformed the grocery store founded by his mother, Steinberg's Supermarket, into one of the largest chains in the Province of Quebec....

. One of the documentaries, "After Mr. Sam", ran almost 78 minutes long and was not broadcast on CBC during this run.

Scheduling

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

Episodes

1. "Growth" describes the past and future development of the company
2. "Real Estate" concerns the company's land holdings and their effect on residential patterns
3. "International Operations" featured the results of Steinberg opening a store in Paris
4. "The Market" documented the company's approach to managing its relationships with customers, competitors and suppliers
5. "Motivation" documented the company's relationships with its workers
6. "Bilingualism" documented the company's relationships with Quebec

External links

• Retailing Industries documentaries at the National Film Board of Canada