Retail and Distribution Management: Volume 12 Issue 1
Table of contents
Stock control of products with short shelf lives
Johh SussamsThe shelf‐life of a product, from packing to “sell‐by” date is divided between the distributor and the retailer. If the time allowed for distribution is inadequate then either…
Hypermarkets in France: Has the Loi Royer had any effect?
Steve BurtThe independent shopkeeper in France has always played a very important role, and historically they have been supported — if only in theory — by government intervention…
Migros City
Sue SharplesMigros City in the centre of Zurich in Switzerland is a far cry from the company's traditional superstore layout, and this dramatic departure seems to be successfully meeting the…
Nixdorf in Europe
Sue SharplesThe trend towards fewer and larger retail outlets, with the organisation centre often far away from the selling points; the doubling of the number of products sold in the last 10…
Scanning at St Helens Co‐op: The first Hugin NSC Datachecker system in Europe
Ron WilsonSt Helens Co‐operative Society has an annual turnover of more than £21m, although its geographical base consists of a relatively small area of 20 sq miles extending from St Helens…
EFTS and the consumer
Edward McFadyenIn all the discussions about the political situation surrounding EFTPOS — who pays for it, the need for standardisation, the apparent lack of firm representation by retailers …
Using EPoS in a small photographic chain
Loughton Photographic has five retail outlets in Essex and a turnover of around £3m. For some time they have been using, with success, a system provided by DSI which involves the…
Retailer charitable donations — Can giving money away be made to pay?
Christopher Cowton, Nigel PiercyThe practice of companies donating money and gifts in kind to ‘good works’ or deserving causes is hardly new in the retail sector, but it is one which has received very little…
Can fashion stock levels be forecast ?
David J FreestoneThe key to the control of fashion stocks is the ability to identify slow‐sellers early — but the key word here is the company's definition of “slow‐seller”. David Freestone…
Seven years of generics
Peter J McGoldrickPeter McGoldrick offers some thoughts on generic positioning and some comments on the progress of generics over the last seven years. He also takes up points made by Robert…
Money purchase pension schemes are on the scene again
John C. VannAs alternative to the final salary pension scheme, money purchase pension schemes are coming more into prominence now. Our contributor outlines the pros and cons of such schemes…