Retail and Distribution Management: Volume 5 Issue 2
Table of contents
Approaches to retail management:: 3. The simplicity of Carrefour
David WaltersPerhaps the most controversial feature of the UK retailing scene over the past few years has been the emergence of the hypermarket; the principal company concerned has been…
UBM: How data processing improves stockturn and reduces storage space
Geoffrey BarnesUBM is a well‐known builders merchants group with turnover of £112m and 130 branches, and the company's product range consists of 28,000 lines. An MSI/SLIM stock recording system…
Superchoice: a voluntary group for CTNs
Some three years ago the Moffat whole‐saling organisation started up a voluntary group for independent CTNs. Over 2,800 CTNs have now become members—on a national basis—and growth…
CA's SyFA system for Wright & Green
Keith RoweWholesalers Wright & Green, well‐known in the voluntary group movement and part of the Linfood group, have become the first company to adopt Computer Automation's SyFA system…
General merchandise retailing in America: The prospects for the next decade
Edward W. CarterBritish retailers may be slightly envious to read that their American counter‐parts expect “a good but not spectacular year” in 1977, and that over the next ten years retail sales…
THE USE OF MINI‐COMPUTERS IN RETAILING: A rapidly growing market
M.D.L. EcclesOne of the reasons for the dramatic growth of the mini‐computer market is the realisation on the part of retail managements in both small and large companies that this type of…
PENSIONS: TIME TO ACT NOW ON PENSIONS
John C. Vann FCIIThe 1975 Social Security Pensions Act introduces fundamental changes in the scope and pattern of State pensions, and provides the main framework for the development of…
Eldon Square: concept and reality: THE GENESIS OF A SHOPPING CENTRE
R.G. ChapmanNewcastle's Eldon Square, in the heart of the city's commercial centre, opened early last year after a favourable response from would‐be retail tenants. With over 1.6 million sq…
CONTRACT WAREHOUSING: DEBENHAMS APPROACH TO DISTRIBUTION
G.E. HawkinsDebenhams expansion in recent months has been noteworthy; store extensions and modernisations presage significant future development. Present and anticipated expansion of turnover…
Danish supermarket installs product coding system: NCR automatic price look‐up
Better information on movement of items; information on results of pro‐motions; direct input into ordering system; information to help with staff allocation—these are some of the…
Discount furniture—the Swedish way
Heinz HildebrandtAlthough America has often—or even usually—been the breeding ground for new ideas in retailing, it is not always necessary to go that far to see retailing methods which will…
THE USE OF AN OWN BRAND CREDIT CARD SYSTEM
J.M. GuilbertCredit cards are now widely accepted by the public, and in recent years some retailers have introduced their own. This secures customer loyalty, but can be a costly system to…
The immediate future for consumer expenditure
The stockmarket was broadly pleased with the budget and consumer shares should do well following the modest reflationary implications of income tax cuts. Obviously the full…