Retail and Distribution Management: Volume 6 Issue 1
Table of contents
HORNES: A menswear company with a ‘life style’ that remains up to date
David Walters, Geoffrey NicholsonWith the emergence of new social attitudes and styles over the last ten years or so, many of the more old‐established menswear retailers found themselves losing business to the…
The benefits of scanning: A comparison of US and British experiences
Some two and a half years ago the Universal Product Code was introduced into the United States, and a number of American supermarket groups installed scanning systems. In spite of…
THE CHANGING IMAGE OF DEPARTMENT STORES
Patrick McAnallyHow have department stores fared over the last five years? Patrick McAnally suggests that there has been something of a renaissance, that a newer generation of store has developed…
WITHIN THE LAW: DISMISSAL FOR DISHONESTY
C J BournDismissal for dishonesty is a particularly difficult problem for employers in distribution. What level of proof is necessary? What is the relation between unfair dismissal…
CAVEAT VENDOR! A realistic look at theft in shops
Howard SledmereEverybody is agreed that “theft”, as it is now bluntly called, from stores and shops represents an increasingly horrendous loss each year. But there is scant agreement as to how…
SECURITY: How much is lost through the backdoor?
Chris BakerWe recently published (July/August) an article on the problems of shop‐lifting which dealt to a large degree with the culpability of the customer. This paper, given by Chris Baker…
The limited effect on industrial growth of the trunk road system
The Leitch Report on Truck Road Assessment was published early in the New Year. It covers a range of topics: traffic forecasting, the overall frame‐work for scheme assessment…
TWO VARIETY CHAIN GIANTS: Marks & Spencer and British Home Stores
It may be great for the consumer, but the stock‐market thinks that the grocery price war is going to be hell for the big supermarket groups that have in recent months joined the…