International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management: Volume 21 Issue 7

SUNDAY WORKING IN THE RETAIL TRADE

Paul Freathy, Leigh Sparks

For many individuals, Sunday working in retailing is simply a factof life. With many retailers trading, some legally, others illegally, ona Sunday, there is a need to understand…

IT AND THE SMALL RETAIL BUSINESS

D.A. Kirby, Martin J.S. Turner

Information technology is generally accepted as an important sourceof competitive advantage for the small retail business, though UKresearch indicates that the take‐up rate has…

MEASURES OF PRODUCT ATTRACTIVENESS AND THE THEORY OF CONSTRAINTS

Stanley C. Gardiner

Direct product profitability (DPP) is a performance measure thatwas designed to show each SKU′s contribution to profit. Used by foodretailers to assist with shelf‐space allocation…

MICRO‐SCALE RETAIL LOCATION: CINDERELLA OR UGLY SISTER?

Stephen Brown

Although the issue of retail location has attracted a great deal ofacademic attention, the bulk of this literature pertains to thenational, regional and urban scales of analysis…

DEPARTMENT STORE ORGANIZATION: FUNCTIONAL DIVISIONS AND OPERATING SYSTEMS

James R. Lowry, Russel G. Wahlers

Examines the influence of several size‐related factors on retailmanagement′s choice of the organization′s functional division structureand multiunit operating system based on data…