Retail and Distribution Management: Volume 8 Issue 3
Table of contents
The sunny side of Clydebank
Richard EvelyThe Clyde Centre, with over 33,000 sq metres of shopping space, was opened in October 1978. Its tenants include Fine Fare, Safeway, BHS, Boots and the Co‐op. How has the Centre…
The need for a: BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE
Danica OgnjenovicAlso from the ICSC 5th Annual Conference came this discussion of the changes that are going to happen to the shopping centre in the near future. It seems that the consumer and…
The Competition Act
WH ThomasThe ramifications of the Competition Act, which has just come into effect, and its consequences for retailer and supplier is a highly technical area. It is therefore very much to…
How velocity coding controls staff costs: POS system in Co‐op supermarket
POS systems are more frequently thought of as being appropriate to the larger retail unit. That they can in fact bring substantial benefits to the smaller unit is shown in this…
Shrinkage —whose responsibility?
Howard SledmereJust how seriously do management regard the shrinkage problem? And is management quite clear as to who exactly are the villains in the piece? Shrinkage is avoidable, says Howard…
Design and the retailer
Danica OgnjenovicWith the promise of more and more retailers trading up and the increasing proliferation of speciality shops, it seems that the designer may be just coming into his own. Interior…
Sell more and sell better with good design
David CalcottThe designer needs to have an accurate picture of what the retailer is selling today — and intends to sell tomorrow. He's going to have to know, as well, whether there is likely…
The Food Retail Scene
MJ WicksThe relationship between retailer and supplier, the impact of data processing and data transmission on the distribution and stock‐ordering function, the particular needs and…
FOOD WHOLESALING: Physical distribution for the 80s
Bernard DoréThis paper falls roughly into three sections: a brief description of the development and structure of the wholesale trade, the implications this structure has for the distribution…
Specialist requirements
D M BristowIn contrast to the paper from Bernard Doré of Booker Belmont, this one from Safeway Food Stores gives us the benefits of centralised distribution. As the title suggests, the…
Standard computer documentation
D G HarrisIt seems that as far as analysing sales data and physical distribution is concerned, the technological changes of the new few years will affect speed and accuracy of information…
FROZEN ASSETS
Christian Salvesen's food services division has identified an area of specialist distribution which is as yet unexploited in certain parts of Europe. The following account is an…