Retail and Distribution Management: Volume 10 Issue 2

South divide — Its implications for the retailer

All the indications are that the recession, having savaged industry mercilessly over the last couple of years, has turned its baleful attention on the consumer. Since March 1981…

Is there a future for the department store?

Sue Sharples

Three well‐known London department stores — Whiteleys, Swan & Edgar, Bournes — have all closed down in the last few months. Does this indicate the beginning of the collapse of the…

The development of planned shopping centres in the Republic of Ireland

Tony Parker

Fifteen years ago well populated town suburbs were the commonest sites for shopping centres in the Republic of Ireland. But now the field is wider and smaller urban areas and town…

Scanning: A marketing tool for the manufacturer

Charles Auld

The advantages and disadvantages of scanning for the retailer have received a great deal of publicity; less has been said about the possibilities which exist for the intelligent…

Future shock in distribution: Anticipating the inevitable

John A. Harvey

“Inevitable and profound” are the changes in the distribution world which John Harvey foresees for the rest of the decade. The number of operators in both the own‐account and…

Distributing temperature‐controlled products: The contribution that Christian Salvesen makes

T.J. Notley

In the UK, Christian Salvesen have 19 cold, chill and transport locations amounting to nearly 50 million cubic feet, and a fleet of nearly 400 vehicles. They offer services which…