Table of contents
SUNDAY WORKING IN THE RETAIL TRADE
Paul Freathy, Leigh SparksFor many individuals, Sunday working in retailing is simply a factof life. With many retailers trading, some legally, others illegally, ona Sunday, there is a need to understand…
IT AND THE SMALL RETAIL BUSINESS
D.A. Kirby, Martin J.S. TurnerInformation technology is generally accepted as an important sourceof competitive advantage for the small retail business, though UKresearch indicates that the take‐up rate has…
MEASURES OF PRODUCT ATTRACTIVENESS AND THE THEORY OF CONSTRAINTS
Stanley C. GardinerDirect product profitability (DPP) is a performance measure thatwas designed to show each SKU′s contribution to profit. Used by foodretailers to assist with shelf‐space allocation…
MICRO‐SCALE RETAIL LOCATION: CINDERELLA OR UGLY SISTER?
Stephen BrownAlthough the issue of retail location has attracted a great deal ofacademic attention, the bulk of this literature pertains to thenational, regional and urban scales of analysis…
DEPARTMENT STORE ORGANIZATION: FUNCTIONAL DIVISIONS AND OPERATING SYSTEMS
James R. Lowry, Russel G. WahlersExamines the influence of several size‐related factors on retailmanagement′s choice of the organization′s functional division structureand multiunit operating system based on data…
ISSN:
0959-0552e-ISSN:
1758-6690ISSN-L:
0959-0552Renamed from:
Retail and Distribution ManagementOnline date, start – end:
1990Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditor:
- Prof Neil Towers