Launched by the same progressive retailer who established Next, which has rapidly become the ‘role model’ for retailing in the eighties, Next for men promises to kindle the same…
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Launched by the same progressive retailer who established Next, which has rapidly become the ‘role model’ for retailing in the eighties, Next for men promises to kindle the same kind of quiet shopping revolution in menswear. David Sands visited the Jenkins Design Group in London to discuss with Bernard Dooling how the assignment was tackled.
People who have been talking for years, with doom‐laden relish, about the death of the department store should take a trip to London's Oxford Street and take a look at the new…
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People who have been talking for years, with doom‐laden relish, about the death of the department store should take a trip to London's Oxford Street and take a look at the new Debenhams. Elegant, brilliantly lit, and with a generous approach to the use of space, the new store provides an appropriate backdrop for fashion merchandise which is sharply and colourfully contemporary. If the store doesn't quite have that deeply luxurious, self‐confident feel of the best department stores in Zurich, for example, or Copenhagen, then that in itself reflects the mood of 1980s Britain and the dichotomy of its economy — superficial glitter successfully concealing deeper uncertainties. And whatever happened to the much‐vaunted galleria idea? David Sands reports.
What will be the largest shopping and leisure complex in Europe, the Metro Centre, opened on a site three miles outside Newcastle in October. Consisting of two million square feet…
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What will be the largest shopping and leisure complex in Europe, the Metro Centre, opened on a site three miles outside Newcastle in October. Consisting of two million square feet of shopping enclosed in a glass‐covered mall half a mile long, the Metro Centre can boast a glittering roll‐call of prestigious retail names as tenants — Carrefour, Marks & Spencer (their first out of town venture), BHS, Boots, House of Fraser — you name it, they're there. The Metro Centre owes much to the vision of John Hall, of Cameron Hall Developments, who seems quite unfazed by the 23 per cent unemployment in the region and the fact that Gateshead is one of the nation's economic black spots. In this feature David Sands talks to John Hall about his concept of shopping centres, and also discusses the likely impact of the project on Newcastle city centre and particularly Eldon Square.
Bert Green, Gwyneth Raymond, John Peardon, David Fox, Barbara Hawkes and Michelle Cornes
This paper aims to present findings from a service user controlled research project; essentially it seeks to provide commentary by older people on their experiences as visitors to…
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This paper aims to present findings from a service user controlled research project; essentially it seeks to provide commentary by older people on their experiences as visitors to hospital or as patients receiving visitors.
Design/methodology/approach
The method of data collection was to facilitate discussions (focus groups) with diverse older people at eight different locations in North Lancashire and South Cumbria. They were asked about their recent experience of hospital visiting and its value to them, given their individual circumstances and those prevailing at the hospitals.
Findings
From verbatim transcripts the authors identified particular concerns or vivid experiences of individuals that were interpreted and classified into common themes such as: getting there and back; on the ward; the value of visiting.
Research limitations/implications
The project maximised the participation of older people at all stages of the research process.
Practical implications
The paper makes recommendations for practice that could improve hospital visiting for older people, and consequently their wellbeing, including: times and rules for visitors; the response they get from staff; the potential of older visitors to help improve the welfare of the older patient; locating older people's wards.
Originality/value
The literature of hospital visiting hardly refers to older people's experience; however some articles of general application suggest that visitors' needs are not always being met. The findings from the perspectives of older people broadly confirm this conclusion.
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“The Human Face of Retailing” was one of the major themes of the 12th Annual European Conference of the International Council of Shopping Centres (ICSC), held at Monte Carlo in…
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“The Human Face of Retailing” was one of the major themes of the 12th Annual European Conference of the International Council of Shopping Centres (ICSC), held at Monte Carlo in March. There was the usual impressive spread of speakers from major companies in continental Europe, some of which we summarise in our special report on the following pages. Peter Spriddell of Marks & Spencer referred obliquely to his company's out‐of‐town initiative with Tesco by drawing attention to the shopper's need for a better environment, which means good car parking, and pointed out that “both out of town and city centre retailing have their place” — an assertion that only a couple of years ago would have been more than a little startling from a Marks & Spencer spokesperson. Francis Rigotti, from another highly prestigious company, Migros, talked about his company's search for “produits vivants”, by which he means articles which decorate the lifestyle and affirm the personalities of the “me‐generation”. We are celebrating the demise of the mass market, he implied; quality has supplanted quantity in modern life. And what of the retail pattern in Germany? Professor Dr Bernd Falk described the importance of the role of the shopping centre, whilst at the same time explaining the difficulties of the department store. And we offer our congratulations to the designers of the Kö‐Gallerie in Dusseldorf, which won this year's ICSC design award in the category of large centres, and which we feature on our front cover. Described as a “beautifully developed dream”, it was conceived, designed, developed and leased by Walter Brune of Dusseldorf. RDM was represented at the conference by David Sands.
The Bijenkorf group of department stores in Holland has a unique significance for Dutch people, evoking sentiments of childhood nostalgia and security. Not that they have always…
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The Bijenkorf group of department stores in Holland has a unique significance for Dutch people, evoking sentiments of childhood nostalgia and security. Not that they have always been tied to comfortable solidity; as long ago as the late 1950s they brought in Naum Gabo, the Bauhaus designer, to work on the new Rotterdam store which emerged from the ruins of that destroyed city. Now this attention to design has been maintained with Bijenkorf's decision to use Fitch & Co for their new store in Utrecht. The accent is firmly on fashion and leisure.
Aims to clarify the use of “nuclear” robots with special reference to one UK contractor (Magnox) and the cost‐effectiveness of its decommissioning programme.
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Aims to clarify the use of “nuclear” robots with special reference to one UK contractor (Magnox) and the cost‐effectiveness of its decommissioning programme.
Design/methodology/approach
Goes through the protocol of the use of robots in the disposal of contaminated scrap.
Findings
Justifies the use of a built‐to‐order modular linear (Cartesian) robot system required by Magnox.
Originality/value
Provides valuable advice for handling nuclear materials, especially reactors.
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Vincent K. Chong, Michele K. C. Leong and David R. Woodliff
This paper uses a laboratory experiment to examine the effect of accountability pressure as a monitoring control tool to mitigate subordinates' propensity to create budgetary…
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This paper uses a laboratory experiment to examine the effect of accountability pressure as a monitoring control tool to mitigate subordinates' propensity to create budgetary slack. The results suggest that budgetary slack is (lowest) highest when accountability pressure is (present) absent under a private information situation. The results further reveal that accountability pressure is positively associated with subordinates' perceived levels of honesty, which in turn is negatively associated with budgetary slack creation. The findings of this paper have important theoretical and practical implications for budgetary control systems design.
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WE place this special Conference number in the hands of readers in the hope and belief that it will offer features of distinct interest which will increase the value and enjoyment…
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WE place this special Conference number in the hands of readers in the hope and belief that it will offer features of distinct interest which will increase the value and enjoyment of Brighton. There can be no doubt that the organizers of Library Association Conferences have endeavoured to surpass one another in recent years; almost always, it may be said, with success. Brighton, like Blackpool if in a rather different way, is a mistress of the art of welcome, and it will be long before another town can surpass her in the art. She is at her best in September when the great, and to some appalling, crowds of her promenades have thinned out a little. This year, then, librarians have an interesting time ahead; although, as we glance over the programme again, we fear that the outdoor and other pleasures we have subtly suggested will occur only fitfully. There will be so much to do in the way of business.