Retail and Distribution Management: Volume 4 Issue 1

WHAT SHOULD BE THE RESPONSE OF RETAIL MANAGEMENT? The change of form in retailing

John H. Phillips

Changing market and economic conditions, inflation, and Government controls are commonplace problems facing every business, and most managers, including retail management. But…

How strategic advertising can speed up retail change: Woolworth's and Tesco's revolutionary campaigns

John Nielsen

In an ariticle last year, (RDM, May/June 1975, p.22, Foodstore Advertising), I deferred consideration of what was then a new advertising campaign—the now familiar “Wonder of…

BEC‐and call: Some reflections on education in distribution

Robert L Marshall OBE MA

Last year the Business Education Council issued a consultative document asking for advice from those concerned with education in distribution. Robert Marshall outlines some points…

WOOLCO AT CWMBRAN ‐ How retailers view it

John A. Dawson, David A. Kirby

Woolco opened a superstore at Cwmbran in South Wales last October. The store is 9,290 sq metres in size and adds yet another major unit to an area which already contains a…

The case for contract warehousing

Gerald Hawkins

The ever spiralling cost of distribution operations has led to the idea of contract warehousing being reviewed in a new light. The present policy for retailers has been towards…