Retail and Distribution Management: Volume 17 Issue 3
Table of contents
The Metro Centre experience: — and the prospects for Meadowhall
Ross Davies, Elizabeth HowardIn 1984 the building of Metro Centre in Gateshead got underway, and since it opened it has attracted a great deal of comment. Meadowhall in Sheffield is due to open in 1990; it…
Overhead cost management in retailing
Brian LandersIn the current period of economic pressure, the control of costs is of particular importance. But it is easy to damage the long term viability of the business by making cuts in a…
Retail THEFT: the hidden crime
Alan ElderMost people connected with the retail industry are now well aware that huge sums of money are lost to shop theft, euphemistically covered by the term “shrinkage”, each year…
The role of the shopping centre manager
Clive Kaye“Excellence in management” was the theme pursued by Clive Kaye in his presentation to the recent conference of the International Council of Shopping Centres, held in Vienna. In a…
Is the recession just starting?
Roger CoxOur commentator speculates as to whether we might be getting longer intervals between our recessions, and is the next one just starting? All is good news, however, as far as Tesco…