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SOME PERSPECTIVES ON RETAILING IN THE 1990s
Richard FordThis article, based on the winning essay in the 1989‐90 Minit Prizecompetition, looks beyond the problems currently besetting manyretailers and tries to uncover the important…
CASH AND CARRY CUSTOMERS′ SHOPPING HABITS AND SUPPLIER CHOICE CRITERIA
Arthur Meidan, Anne TomesThe number of cash and carry stores has grown significantly in theUK in recent years. This article presents the results of a survey whichwas conducted to investigate the shopping…
SPEEDING UP THE SUPPLY CHAIN
Penelope Ody, Sue NewmanRetailing is sometimes defined as having the right goods in theright place at the right time. Latest developments in informationtechnology can ensure that the supply chain runs…
EFTPoS, BEFORE AND AFTER; RETAILER REACTION
Nicholas Alexander, Jim Hine, John HowellsEFTPoS (electronic fund transfer at point of sale) seen as apotential development in the 1970s, increasingly became a realisticproposition during the 1980s. In 1985, Eftpos UK…
RETAIL COMPARATIVE PRICE PRACTICES IN NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING
Paula J. HaynesAre retail advertisers using price‐featuring tactics effectively?After a review of past findings on the effectiveness of comparativeprice formats, this study conducted a content…
THE SPAZA SHOP: SOUTH AFRICA′S FIRST OWN BLACK RETAILING INSTITUTION
N.S. TerblanchéThe formal business sector in South Africa failed during the pastdecade to create new job opportunities. In fact it experienced a declineof approximately 20,000 job opportunities…
DPP: TOWARDS AN EFFICIENT USE OF RESOURCES
David Nelson, Alison PinnockSpace in stores is a limited resource which the grocery retailersin the UK are finding new ways to manage and measure. Assigning costs tothis and the many handling and storage…
ISSN:
0959-0552Renamed from:
Retail and Distribution ManagementOnline date, start – end:
1990Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Prof Neil Towers