Retail and Distribution Management: Volume 14 Issue 5

Retail planning for the next ten years

Jan de Somogyi

Retail planning is more complex than some retailers imagine; its success depends upon policies about goods, prices and peole. Strategies such as store location, market…

Shopping at all hours: Leicester Coop's successful experiment

Nigel Harvey

Leicestershire Cooperative Society is one of the top eight Coops in the country, and has a turnover in excess of £160m. It provides a range of retail outlets including…

Expert Systems in decision support: Opportunities for the retailer

Gil Jones, John Ledger

Expert Systems — which forms a small part of Artificial Intelligence — presents opportunities for the retailer, with applications to such areas as buying, merchandising…

Providing fast access to database management systems: Eliminating the flood of printouts

With the growth in demand for information at every level in retail companies, there has also been an increased demand for speed among data processing departments. One solution is…

Demographic data reports: How they can be used by retailers

David Rogers

Retailers are fully aware of the importance of demographic data, but may not be clear how to use it profitably. Dr Rogers describes the different data collecting methods and…

Using credit cards for improved direct marketing

Steve Worthington

The growth in retailer‐sourced direct mail between 1984 and 1985 was 26 per cent. However, our contributor claims that retailers could still do a great deal more in terms of…

Distributing imported goods to British customers

Alan McKinnon

Interest in international physical distribution in Britain has traditionally focused on the problems exporters experience in transporting their goods to overseas customers. Very…