International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management: Volume 19 Issue 1

PUTTING DATA TO COMMERCIAL USE

Simon Brodie

Despite the high level of investment in information systems by manyretailers, senior management expectations are frequently not being met.The value of the information now…

RETAIL EFTPoS 90: PAPER HOLDS OUT AGAINST PLASTIC

Vic Penn

A summary of the Retail EFTPoS 90 conference is given. Theconference highlighted many developments over the past 12 months in theprogress of EFTPoS UK, and was enthusiastic about…

SHOPPER CIRCULATION IN A PLANNED SHOPPING CENTRE

Stephen Brown

The circulation of shoppers is the ultimate determinant of thesuccess or failure of planned shopping centres and the retail outletstherein. However, as a consequence of the…

THE GROCERY SHOPPER – IS HE DIFFERENT?

Gary Davies, Jonathan Bell

As more men adopt the role of grocery shopper, the potential growsfor positioning a supermarket chain against the male shopper. Anecdotalevidence and previous research suggested…

ARTICLE NUMBERING: THE LANGUAGE FOR BUSINESS

Andrew Osborne

Companies can reduce their costs and increase their sales byimproving control over their supply chains. Effective control of supplychains requires good quality information and…

MEADOWHALL: ITS IMPACT ON SHEFFIELD CITY CENTRE AND ROTHERHAM

Jeremy J. Williams

In September 1990 the Meadowhall Regional Shopping Centre inSheffield′s Lower Don Valley opened its doors to trading. There has beenmuch speculation of its anticipated impact on…