Retail and Distribution Management: Volume 13 Issue 5
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Finding the right site … And Marks & Spencer's quest for an extra 3 million sq. ft.
Michael PoynorThe third RMDP seminar on Shop Location Analysis was held at the end of June; it focussed as much on the business of finding the right site as on site evaluation. The most…
The battle for better margins: A new approach to overhead control
Austin BendallThe challenge of reducing overheads and achieving firmer control of indirect costs is particularly relevant at a time when many leading retailers are concerned about margins and…
Next — now for the interior
Penelope OdyThe achievement of Next in changing the shape of UK high streets, in revolutionising both women's and men's fashion has been remarkable. In August came the launch of Next's latest…
Shopping centres in Canada: An emphasis on downtown
Alan HallsworthThe general trend of shopping centre location over the last few years has been to move back into town centres. The writer of this article, who has recently returned from a five…
SHOPS WITHIN SHOPS: The concessionaire's point of view
Steve WorthingtonIn RDM November/December 1984 (p 15), Steve Worthington examined the use that major retailers make of concessionaires. This article reverses the process and asks — what do the…
Retail research: studies in ‘lifestyle’
John A DawsonIn this review of some recent studies in retail research, work related to the general theme of lifestyle retailing is considered. Almost all the work reviewed is American in…
Management training for the smaller retailer
David A KirbyThere is certainly an awareness in this country of the need for training in the retail sector. However, this is directed principally at the needs of the larger retailer (cf the…