Retail and Distribution Management: Volume 11 Issue 5

The Transaction Telephone: Credit card automation strategies at point of sale

Anthony J. Zeilinger

During the 1970s we became thoroughly accustomed to the use of “plastic money”; the volume of UK based credit card transactions rose from 10m in 1971 to over 100m by 1979. Today…

VICTOR VALUE: Stores move south and operate with laser scanners

Thirteen Victor Value limited range discount stores, owned by Tesco, have now been opened, three of them in the south. Each is being equipped with an IBM laser scanning system �…

Retail spending patterns 1961–81

Montague Lewis

The EDC for the Distributive Trades has recently published “Retail Trade Prospects” by C.B. Moir, on the development of key elements in retail trade structure in the UK over the…

America's maturing innovation: off‐price apparel stores

David Rogers

Successful retailing concepts never remain static. When they become popular, competition increases and this inevitably leads to the need for differentiation and a repositioning of…

Mothercare — Conran's gift from the stork

Sue Sharpies

There was a long pause after the Habitat/Mothercare merger and the retailing world spent much time speculating on its outcome. Now the new look Mothercare has been revealed and…

SWITZERLAND: RETAILING AT A CROSSROADS

Bryan Smith

Despite some bad years in the 70s, the Swiss continue to remain relatively affluent in comparison with some of their western European neighbours. The retail sector still has…