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Convenience store location planning and forecasting – a practical research agenda
Steve Wood, Sue BrowneThis paper aims to compare the accepted techniques of location analysis in the food sector with the realities of “real world” forecasting in convenience store (c‐store) retailing…
Legislation and SME retailers – compliance costs and consequences
Ruth Ä. Schmidt, David Bennison, Stephen Bainbridge, Alan HallsworthThe introduction, implementation and enforcement of new laws governing the conduct of business can result in substantial additional costs to retailers. Focusing on small to medium…
Employer perceptions of skills gaps in retail: issues and implications for UK retailers
Cathy Hart, Grazyna B. Stachow, Andrew M. Farrell, Gary ReedThis paper seeks to identify the skills gaps associated with retail employees in SME and multiple retail companies, and to investigate the potential training and business…
Labour turnover in the retail industry: Predicting the role of individual, organisational and environmental factors
Simon Booth, Kristian HamerThis paper aims to identify key variables that influence the variability of labour turnover.
Understanding the causes of the bullwhip effect in a supply chain
Seung‐Kuk Paik, Prabir K. BagchiThis study attempts to determine the relative contribution of each of the causes of the bullwhip effect and to identify which causes of the bullwhip effect have relatively…
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0959-0552e-ISSN:
1758-6690ISSN-L:
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Retail and Distribution ManagementOnline date, start – end:
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- Prof Neil Towers