Retail and Distribution Management: Volume 7 Issue 6
Table of contents
ASDA: How an innovative approach pays off
David WaltersIn the short span of 13 years since Asda started, they have made a tremendous impact on the British retail scene. Not least they have developed a reputation as one of the biggest…
Retail productivity in the UK:: Some changes between 1950 and 1976
DE CookIt is reasonable to conclude that there has been an increase in retail productivity but the rate of change has varied greatly between different types of business. This is the…
A volatile year for Irish grocers
A.J. ParkerThe grocery trade in Ireland over the past year or so has been in a state of considerable upheaval. Albert Gubay's Three Guys has now been taken over entirely by Tesco, who are…
Using design as a strategic function: The role of design in the 1980s
Bryan BrownFor too long design in the retail context has tended to be a superficial adjunct, concerning itself with decoration and colour style. Now it is evolving as a strategic weapon…
John Lewis at Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes, one of Europe's largest covered shopping centres, opened its doors in September. Started in 1976, the town of Milton Keynes is one of the most recent but also…
Cash or card in the Eighties?
Danica OgnjenovicThe wind of change is blowing through the stores of this country, not least in terms of how we may be paying for our purchases in the coming decades. Electronic funds transfer was…
“The Big Store”
Danica OgnjenovicTime was when the lot of the department store was not a happy one. Its glorious past contrasted unhappily with its demise, and until recently, it seemed that the department store…
Plotting retail strategy: Part 2
David WaltersThe first part of this feature (RDM September/October) looked at the decisions which make up retailer's strategy for the future, and in particular at product mix and market…
TACTICAL PLANNING OF RADIAL JOURNEYS
Harry O'BrienThe following two papers were presented at the Oyez/IBC conference on “The Computer in Road Transport Planning” held in London in September. The conference addressed itself to…
THE DEPOT OPERATION
Terry GoldbergThis paper was also presented at the Oyez/IBC conference entitled “The Computer in Road Transport Planning”, held in September of this year. Whilst at the conference, Terry…