Retail and Distribution Management: Volume 17 Issue 1
Table of contents
The use of strategy support models
Dennis SherwoodComputer‐based modelling is something with which many retailers are now familiar, especially simulation modelling, financial modelling, and decision support modelling. The writer…
Hornes: reaping the rewards of takeover
Penelope OdyFrom being a rather outdated and loss making men's wear chain, Hornes has emerged from the recent (mid‐1987) Sears takeover with a new high profile image, expansion plans and a…
The Internal Market of 1992: Attitudes of leading retailers
Nicholas AlexanderRetailing in the UK has experienced, and continues to experience, a period of rapid development. The changes brought about have radically altered the way retailers operate. Their…
NCR Ultra for Mammouth: Euroscanner speeds checkout operation
NCR have installed their Ultra 2127 system in a Mammouth hypermarket at Osny, in northwest suburban Paris. The system uses processor assisted as opposed to processor driven…
Record merchandising at Virgin Retail
The rapid development of the record industry with the emergence of cassettes and then compact discs has brought its own problems of management, and especially stock control. Now…
What's wrong with our furniture stores?
Jessica AlexanderThe retail furniture business, which should be an exciting fashion industry, is stuck in a rut, according to our contributor. It badly needs a new approach to design and…
How retailers are using interactive video
Edward McFadyenThe emphasis was very much on retailing at the British Interactive Video Association's (BIVA) annual show held at Brighton last December. Interactive 88 had a record 64…
Physical distribution in the retail environment
John A HarveyWith multiples dominating the grocery sector, distribution has become a key factor in achieving both cost and value advantages in a highly competitive environment. John Harvey…
The City and the food industry —: Do they understand each other?
Roger CoxOur Financial column this month takes on something of a new theme. Instead of a discussion of specific companies' trading results, our contributor reports on a conference he…