Retail and Distribution Management: Volume 8 Issue 5
Table of contents
Epos eighty: Where the real benefits lie
Electronic point of sale applications have now been in operation for long enough to permit the development of some imaginative systems. At EPOS 80, the first Congress on…
Scantron unravelled
Gil JonesA great deal of interest has been aroused in the retail trade over the last few months by reports of the development of a new OCR omnidirectional scanning system. Called Scantron…
Growth with brands
Stephen KingFor the food manufacturer, the '70s were a decade of self‐defence. But, says Stephen King, the cause of reduced profits and product deterioration may not just rest with the tough…
MFI: A different concept of furniture selling
Arthur SouthonAt the Retail Conference held by stockbrokers Capel Cure Myers in June, MFI were one of three companies invited to speak. In his Chairman's introduction, Richard Weir of the…
Watch the merchandise — not the customers: The development of the tag security business
Malcolm BarkerThe tag security business has been operating in this country now for nearly a decade. After early success with fashion multiples, Senelco — which claims to have 95 per cent of the…
Electronic Funds Transfer: What are the security implications?
Frank PeggElectronic Funds Transfer systems will, in spite of delays, be introduced in this country before very long. When the banks and the retailers can resolve their differences over the…
A touch of glass
Danica OgnjenovicCentral Milton Keynes may be a fitting title for the shopping development which lies in the midst of this new town; unlike many shopping centre projects which claim to be central…
Small food firms fight for survival
Michael MadiganWith the costs of servicing the grocery industry rising at an alarming rate, many more smaller manufacturers are likely to go out of business. Too many supplier companies are…
PRESENTATION AS A SERVICE TO THE RETAILER: Tibbett & Britten's approach to the clothing industry
Alan RichardsFor Tibbett & Britten, the achievement of the 1970s was to ‘sell’ to retailers the concept of hanging garment distribution. Now they have developed a range of services to help…