European Retail Digest articles from June 2006

European Retail Digest archives from June 2006

Editorial.(Editorial)
June 22, 2006... It is very appropriate that it is the Digest's 50th edition that should feature a report of events commemorating the life of the Institute's founding Director, Ross Davies. Over the summer, two events took place. One in London marked his...

What will the best retail supply chains look like in the future? (1).(Feature / Retail Supply Chain)
June 22, 2006... Sustainable Retail Supply Chains Transport activities are highly integrated in today's retailing and consumer goods manufacturing environment and are indispensable for continued prosperity. On the other hand this transport may impose...

Cooperative learning: interview with Satu Koskinen, Principal, Jollas Institute, S-Group, Finland.(Interviews)(Interview)(Company overview)
June 22, 2006... S-Group (S-ryhman) is a major Finnish cooperative retail and service. The Group was founded in 1904 and now comprises 22 regional cooperatives, 18 local cooperative organisations and the central organisation SOK (Suomen Osuuskauppojen...

Building a sales organisation for the twenty-first century: interview with Bernard van de Weert, Executive Vice President, Sales, KPN.(Interview)
June 22, 2006... Bernard van de Weert has achieved a great deal since becoming executive vice president of KPN Sales in 2001. He has combined three sales channels, almost tripled the productivity of his sales staff and reduced the cost of sales from 11 to 4.5...

Retailing in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.(Regional Review / The Germanic Countries)
June 22, 2006... In this article Euromonitor International examines the main trends and developments in retailing in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Retailing sales have been characterised by a moderate growth in Europe's largest consumer goods market,...

Customer satisfaction and the Austrian pharmacy retailing industry seen from a growth-oriented perspective.
June 22, 2006... The Situation Today Within the next few years the pharmacy retailing industry is likely to be subject to enormous changes in a great many European countries. Today's traditional pharmacy retailing industry might be threatened on the one...

Meeting Metro: a case study.
June 22, 2006... Initial Position At the turn of the millennium, Metro Group faced two major challenges in recruitment. One concerned vocational training. Germany has always had a dual system that combined school and on-the-job training over a three and...

Internationalisation of German Retailers: the case of Aldi in the United States.
June 22, 2006... German Retailers in the International Marketplace The internationalisation of German Retailers started comparatively late. Up to the mid-1970s German retailers concentrated on international sourcing. Only at that time some large retail...

European political issues: explaining the paths of European policy-making: EurActiv's coverage of the European Year of workers' mobility.
June 22, 2006... Reporting on the European Union policy-making usually leans towards one of two directions: either it takes the form of a typical press article on a selected event, or of detailed communications of policy-makers, intended for insiders and based...

Opportunities in Central and Eastern Europe.(Retail News Analysis)
June 22, 2006... Fuelled by a surge in foreign direct investment (FDI) in search of new growth opportunities, economies in central and eastern Europe (CEE) are enjoying a period of unprecedented growth and development. Many countries in the region are seeing...

Banking at the checkout.(News)
June 22, 2006... This new report, published by European Card Review and BankEcon, examines the impact of retailers' moves into the financial services markets across the world, using case studies from Australia, Europe and North America. Introduction ...

The perverse effect of country-of-origin labelling on multiculturalism in a pluralistic society.
June 22, 2006... Across the world, consumers demonstrate preferences for product categories made in certain countries. German automobiles, Italian designer fashion and French wines immediately come to mind, suggesting a sense of respect and admiration for...

To remain the same, everything has to change (1).(News)
June 22, 2006... If retailers want to continue to grow at current rates, using the same business model, they may have to do so without the help of some key suppliers. Given several years of zero price increases, many suppliers have now cut all the 'fat' from...

Improving store sales.(Dear Reader)(Letter to the editor)
June 22, 2006... Like those elsewhere, American retailers are facing growing cost pressures, strengthening competition from the Internet, and 'disinflationary' pricing trends. All of which is making the achievement of top-line sales growth more difficult. ...

Measuring and managing shoppability: ten principles to convert shoppers into buyers.(Viewpoint)
June 22, 2006... The ultimate goal of retailing is to bring together supply and demand; to provide consumers with a selection of goods and services that satisfy their needs profitably. During the last 30 years, manufacturers and retailers have made considerable...

Selling to the New Chinese Consumer by Tom Doctoroff.
June 22, 2006... Selling to the New Chinese Consumer by Tom Doctoroff. Palgrave Macmillan. 2006 ISBN 1-4039-7169-2 There is certainly a market for this book. There are constant references to the size and growing consumption of the Chinese economy in our...

The Future for Retail & Foodservice: the supplier story. The Carlton Tower, London, November, 2005.
June 22, 2006... The Future of Retail and Foodservice was discussed during a day conference organised by William Reed at the Carlton Tower of London on the 16th November 2005. At a first sight, Retail and Foodservice seem to share so many similarities that...

IGD: Global Retailing 2006 7th Annual Conference. Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London. June 2006.(Company overview)
June 22, 2006... The 7th Annual IGD Conference on Global Retailing took place on the 13th of June 2006 in the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London. As usual, the event gathered an international group of food and grocery experts from over 20 countries....

Commemorating Ross Davies.
June 22, 2006... Friends and colleagues from Oxford and beyond gathered on a gloriously sunny afternoon at Egrove Park on 13 July to pay tribute to Ross Davies, Fellow and Emeritus Fellow of Templeton College, who died in 2005. Ross Davies was the founding...