Retail and Distribution Management: Volume 5 Issue 5
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Approaches to retail management: Di OF BELGIUM
David WaltersDI is a Belgian retail chain of drug stores based on American and French ideas. It was developed by its parent company — Delhaize Le Lion — with two objectives: there was a…
How to cost distributive training
Stephen JS HartRelatively little attempt has so far been made to assess the cost of training in retail organisations. But it is essential that an attempt be made to assess training as an…
The decline of the independent pharmacy
Over the period 1955–75 there was a national decline of 25% in the number of pharmacies, while in Scotland the proportion was 30%; in London the fall has been even greater — 30…
A BRACE OF NEW STORES FOR TESCO
Hanley and Bar Hill (Cambridgeshire) are two of the latest stores to be opened by Tesco, and they are interesting in that they demonstrate that company's commitment both to…
The impact of marketing on the urban environment
John A. DawsonThe marketing system — as expressed through institutions such as wholesalers and retailers — has in recent years made a marked impact on city centres and suburbs. The author here…
DISTRIBUTION PROBLEMS FACING RETAILERS IN TOWN CENTRES
John Harvey“With mounting costs of distribution and the need for distributors to reduce journeys and increase drop sizes … the position of the small shop within inner areas is becoming ever…
Distribution in inner cities
The London Group of the Centre for PDM frequently mounts interesting seminars, and one of their most recent on “Distribution in inner cities” was no exception. Martin Foulkes of…
Mail order forges impressively ahead: Back to growth of early 1970's
The recent surge forward in equity markets has seen the share prices of our leading retailers outperform the broadly based indices by generous margins. Since the stockmarket…