Retail and Distribution Management: Volume 7 Issue 3
Table of contents
The independent retail chemist: Chances for survival
Peter McGoldrick, Emily ChanIt is no news that severe losses have been incurred by independent chemists over the last five to ten years, both in terms of numbers and share of turnover, and that to a great…
THE SHOPPING CENTRE MOVES DOWNTOWN
Edward McFadyenIn America, White House policy on the preferability of siting shopping centres downtown rather than in suburban locations has recently been expressed. It coincides with our own…
Low‐cost marketing analysis: How the medium sized multiple can benefit
Nigel PiercyThis article is aimed at managers of small to medium‐sized multiples who need marketing information to assess their performances and to plan for the future. This kind of…
THE NEEDS OF CONSUMERS
Michael ShanksConsumerism is not a dirty word. Nor is it just one more faction for retailers to contend with against the general background of the high street battlefield. This is one of the…
Fast data for fast fashion: HOW WALLIS EVOLVED INTO SOPHISTICATED DATA ENTRY
Robin HappeWallis has a chain of some 70 fashion shops in the UK and Europe, through which they sell clothes they manufacture themselves. Robin Happe joined Wallis some three years ago, and…
Sunday shopping: The case for and against
Ann FosterIn recent years the anomalies in the laws on Sunday trading have become ever more apparent. It is not even the restrictive nature of the 1950 Act which brings it into disrepute…
Electronic funds transfer: How will it develop in Europe?
Simon EvansWith the development of POS systems, electronic funds transfer, whereby the customer would have her account immediately debited at the point of sale, has become a very real…
Challenge and change in PDM today
John A HarveyThe title of John Harvey's paper is indicative of his approach: he sees the challenge, where the obstacles lie, and tackles them firmly. One of the points which emerge here is…
Warrington: a new location for distribution
John MacRaeThe last few years have seen the emergence of Warrington as a major new centre for road‐based distribution. At the crossover of the M6, M62 and M56 the new town development…