Retail and Distribution Management: Volume 1 Issue 5
Table of contents
THE LOGISTICS IMPLICATIONS OF CHANGES IN RETAILING
David WaltersLimited use of containers; government intervention in the control of deliveries; the creation of a National Pallet Pool; the development of automated warehousing; these are some…
The catalogue showroom comes to town
Ralph TowseyThe phenomenal rise of mail order — armchair shopping — has been well documented. More recently, discount trading has made a marked impact on the retail scene in this country. Now…
KAUFHOF: A GERMAN STORE GROUP
Gottfried NagelKaufhof is the second largest retail group in the German Federal Republic. Like several German groups, it consists both of department stores and variety chain stores; in addition…
VISIBLE RECORD COMPUTERS
Clare SmytheThe complexity and the wide range of electronic data processing machines on the market is bewildering; at the one end are the relatively simple machines such as invoicing…
Measurement and problems of low pay in retail distribution
Olive Robinson, John WallaceIn the third article of this series dealing with aspects of wage payments and employment in retail distribution the authors look at the problems of low pay in this sector. Despite…
Massive Merchandisers
Jennifer TanburnThis article is one result of an extensive tour Jennifer Tanburn recently undertook to study a wide range of retail outlets around the world. During this tour she visited New…
Overcoming the enemy of inflation The gathering strength of discounting
Donald WrightTrying to be responsible It's early days yet, with Phase 2 of the Prices and Incomes Policy being (as I write) hardly three months old. Already, however, several colleagues have…
TAX ALLOWANCES AND MANAGEMENT DECISIONS
Robert H. Grimsley BCom FIACCapital allowances form a considerable incentive to a business to acquire new assets to increase its earning power. An understanding of the way these allowances operate will help…
THE CITY'S VIEW OF THE GROCERY TRADE
Peter W. ClarkeIn this paper taken from the proceedings of the recent Institute of Grocery Distribution annual convention, Peter Clarke gives his view on the performance of grocery manufacturers…
For most people ˜ a good year
The unusually large number of retail companies issuing reports in the past few weeks prompts us to change our format for this issue; we are holding over our special analysis and…