Retail and Distribution Management: Volume 6 Issue 3
Table of contents
A PROFITABLE SOLUTION TO UNPROFITABLE SUPERMARKET TRADING: SHOPPERS PARADISE
A feature of the grocery scene in the UK has been the increasing plight of the medium‐size supermarket situated in the High Street. What can these supermarkets do? Fine Fare came…
WHAT FUTURE FOR THE CO‐OP?: Part 2
J.A.N. BamfieldThe first part of this feature examined the story behind the revival in the fortunes of the Co‐operative movement during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Part 2 goes on to look at…
Tomorrow's manager in retailing
WAG BraddickThis feature, specially prepared for RDM by Mr W A G Braddick, Deputy Principal of Ashridge Management College, outlines how management training must keep pace with developments…
PRODUCE OPERATIONS: A return to service
Geoffrey FramptonAs sales from supermarket produce departments reached a stasis, a thorough re‐examination of the public image of pre‐packed produce revealed it to be one of ‘Variable quality at…
Coupon redemption: Computing aids as a cost effective solution
Jeremy MillerThe problem of handling promotional coupons, which come in all shapes, sizes, materials and values from hundreds of different manufacturers, provides an interesting case history…
Two furniture take˜aways
Two stores offering furniture on a take‐away basis form the theme of this picture‐feature. They are the first Take‐Away Habitat, in Wythenshawe in Lancashire, and Home Interiors…
Recruiting a distribution manager: What makes a distribution specialist and how can he be found?
Kevin JermeyIt is important that a prospective employer should use the proper criteria for judging a candidate's suitability for any management post. Here, Kevin Jermey outlines what, in his…
On record
Faster re‐ordering keeps stocks down. Establishing stock levels is one of the big problems facing the retailer — over‐stock and you tie up too much money and storage space…
PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION AND THE CO˜OP
Arthur SugdenIn the past, manufacturers and retailers have tended to pursue their own objectives rather too narrowly, sometimes to their own mutual disadvantage, and certainly to the…
THE COST AUDIT: Cost factors and their reduction
Robert WilliamsIn the last issue of RDM, Robert Williams outlined a model cost audit of a distribution system. In this second part, he demonstrates how such a cost audit can identify the major…