Retail and Distribution Management: Volume 7 Issue 2
Table of contents
The DIY revolution: The case of Timberland
David A. KirbyIn the UK, per capita expenditure in the DIY market is particularly high, accounting in fact for over a quarter of the European total. And it is an expanding market. The growth of…
The grocery power game: another dynamic year
Almost two years after Checkout, the tough and competitive nature of the grocery trade shows little sign of relenting. A recent seminar of the south‐west branch of the Institute…
Large vs. small retailers in the USA: The role of legislation
Stanley C. HollanderIn the 1930s, American federal and state governments legislated explicitly in favor of the small retailer. But since the war it has been the indirect legislation which has had the…
A TALE OF TWO SUPERSTORES: The Eastleigh Carrefour & the Coatbridge Asda
Danica OgjenovicTwo fascinating reports have recently been published on two large‐scale retail units — the Carrefour hypermarket at Eastleigh and the Asda at Coatbridge. Other than the fact that…
WINDSOR RE˜ROUTEING: Its implications for distribution
John MacRaeShould the physical distribution industry pay for improvements to the local environment? Just when the Dykes Act seemed to be dead, a High Court decision last December dismissed…
Pilfering: prevention, not cure
William A. WoolleyThis detailed and practical paper featured in the International Warehousing conference held in Marseilles last year. The programme centres around the by now familiar problem of…
FELLOW TRAVELLERS? RETAILING AND MANUFACTURING REQUIREMENTS IN DISTRIBUTION
D McLarenIn 1978, the International Association of Chain Stores held its fifth conference on warehousing and all aspects of centralised distribution, and this paper formed one of the…
Small distribution warehouses: Are they the right answer?
Tom BevingtonA recent seminar presented by the South Eastern branch of the IGD raised some controversial views on the optimum size of warehouses. One point of view put forward was that…