Retail and Distribution Management: Volume 1 Issue 6
Table of contents
OPERATION EUROPE: A blueprint for action
The long‐awaited NEDO report on the distributive trades in Europe is published this month. It sets out to draw the attention of British distributors to the opportunities resulting…
Planning the move to the Continent: Questions that must be answered
Graham I. JacksonMore than twenty British retailers are now proudly displaying their fascias on the other side of the Channel. Other companies certainly have the same idea in mind. What decisions…
Design in action: A FACELIFT FOR FOUR COMPANIES
Lucy HalfordThe role of the design consultant within the retail management context was discussed in a recent issue of RDM. This article examines how four different companies have faced up to…
A defence of promotions
Christina FulopSamples, free gifts, competitions and even trading stamps are severely curtailed or forbidden in EEC member countries, and British manufacturers and retailers will be hindered by…
EQUAL PAY IN RETAILING
Olive Robinson, John WallaceIn the final article of their series dealing with the aspects of wage payments and employment in retail distribution, the authors examine the implications of the 1970 Equal Pay…
On Record
The right sort of relations. It is a long‐standing complaint of training officers that there are all too few films available on sales training in a retail environment. Too often…
CONSUMER ADVICE CENTRES: — Not necessarily bad news for retailers
Penelope OdyFourteen Consumer Advisory Centres are at present operating and many more are planned for the New Year. Encouraged by the Government and financed by local authorities, the Centres…
Training for Buying
R.A. ForresterOne image of a buyer is of the man who leans heavily on ‘flair’, wielding limitless power and doing scrappy calculations on the back of an old envelope. With the coming of EDP and…
THE HYPERMARKET —: Gold mine or white elephant
Since the opening of the Caerphilly Carrefour in September 1972, a second has opened at Telford and planning permission has been sought for many more. Other companies have opened…
THE RETAILER'S RESPONSIBILITIES: The Supply of Goods (Implied Terms) Act
Simon ElliottThe Supply of Goods (Implied Terms) Act 1973 has now been in force since last May. It is one of the most important — as well as one of the most misunderstood — statutes in the…