Retail and Distribution Management: Volume 5 Issue 1
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Approaches to retail management:: 2. Texas Homecare
David WaltersAs every householder knows to his cost, do‐it‐yourself methods are essential in these straitened times. The “hardware” shop stuffed with odd planks of wood, “pounds” of nails and…
STOCKS: The prospects for retailing
W J PhilpottThe forecast that average wages would rise by at least 10% by mid‐'77 and inflation would continue at 14% were two of the more depressing “prospects” put forward at a recent…
Tesco's in‐town superstore in Maidstone
Tesco, keen to develop edge‐of‐town superstores wherever suitable sites are available, have nonetheless opened a 70,000 (gross) sq ft superstore in a town centre in Maidstone. But…
Nottingham's Scan becomes Debenhams One‐Stop: FROM DISCOUNT UNIT TO DEPARTMENT STORE
Debenhams opened their Scan superstore in Nottingham's Victoria Centre in 1972. Now they have completed its transformation into a single‐storey, one‐stop department store, with a…
Pallet pools / The European marketplace: CIES discusses warehousing and distribution
Oliver RichterThe Fourth International Biennial Conference on Warehousing and Centralised Distribution, organised by the International Association of Chain Stores (CIES), presented delegates…
Prospects for survival: The population explosion and the food crisis
Ian C MacLaurinAs we wallow in the self‐pitying gloom of a British winter bandying words like depression, recession, unions and greed, we short‐sightedly forget what the Club of Rome or…
Data capture at point of sale: Some retail examples
Better stock replenishment, speeding up checking out of customers, up‐dating of stock records, improved staff scheduling—these are some of the objectives sought by retail…
PDM—Techniques in action
JM WilliamsPDM, the brainchild of the booming sixties has grown into a vital cost‐saving factor in the sober seventies. A recent national conference held by the Centre for Physical…
PILE 'EM HIGH: A GUIDE TO HIGH STACKING WAREHOUSE DESIGN
Richard ChamberlayneOne does not have to look very far to find the reason for development of the high stacking warehouse. The cost/unit volume of building envelope reduces significantly with height…
The financial implications of shrinkage
Overall performance of retail shares was bad during 1976. The list of sector leaders and laggards compiled at the beginning of January shows food and non food retailing well into…