European Retail Digest articles from September 2006

European Retail Digest archives from September 2006

Editorial.
September 22, 2006... The last three months of 2006 saw the publication in the UK of four substantial independent policy reviews that are likely to have potentially significant implications for the retail sector (1). Commissioned by HM Treasury to inform the...

Factors affecting the structure and pattern of retailing in London.(Feature / Retail Locations)
September 22, 2006... Earlier in 2006, the Institute undertook research aimed at exploring the past experience and future implications of structural change in retailing for shopping patterns in central London, at the request of Transport for London (TfL). The need...

Tenant reasons to choose a particular space in Finnish shopping centres.
September 22, 2006... Introduction Location is one of the most important factors behind the competitiveness of most business areas, for example, retailing in shopping centres. As much as 85 percent of the success of retailers depends on the local and external...

Convenience store sales forecasting: art before science?
September 22, 2006... This commentary is loosely based on a longer and more detailed article accepted for publication forthcoming in the International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management in 2007. Introduction The science of store location decision...

Ideapark: retail city within a city.
September 22, 2006... Retail city Ideapark is not an ordinary shopping mall. Already its size makes a difference: Ideapark has shop floor space of 10.4 hectares. But size isn't everything. Enjoying and total experience is increasingly more important. Welcome to the...

Retailing in France.
September 22, 2006... In this article Euromonitor International examines the main trends and developments in retailing in France. Retail sales have experienced only moderate growth in France over the 2000-2005 period, undermined by low consumer confidence. Grocery...

The image of retailers in France.
September 22, 2006... The importance to retailers of effectively monitoring their image has been firmly established and documented over the last five decades. In one of the earliest and most inspirational of the many papers on retailer image, Martineau (1958) quoted...

Working hours, Chinese shoes, animal testing and German shopping hours: European issues for retailers.(European Political Issues)
September 22, 2006... Reform of the Working Time Directive The UK's 'opt-out' from the Working Time Directive is safe, at least for a couple of years. On the other hand, the UK, together with 22 other Member States, may well be in trouble over the way it treats...

The little guys matter too..... convenience upturn in UK retail as a global indicator.(News Analysis)(Company overview)
September 22, 2006... Because of the degree of customer concentration in most trade sectors, and the increasing impact of globalisation in increasing levels of dependence on major customers, combined with the high cost of servicing small accounts, it is easy for...

Measuring retail out-of-stocks: analytical methods, information technologies and research requirement.
September 22, 2006... Introduction As early as the beginning of the 1960s, US academics started to examine the problems of the lack of product availability at the POS (see, for example, Peckham, 1963; Chang & Niland, 1967; Progressive Grocer, 1968; Elton &...

Fast-moving consumer goods retailing in Turkey from a competition policy perspective.
September 22, 2006... Introduction In the 1990s, retailers were able to generate high financial income thanks to their negative working capital with high interest rates. Retailers focused on volumes, neglected operating profit and squeezed suppliers for...

America.(Letter)
September 22, 2006... Dear Reader Current Retail Development Trends in America Trends Six years ago we warned in the European Retail Digest about the eroding market position of the traditional regional mall in America. This is now an accepted fact but...

China.(Letter)(Company overview)
September 22, 2006... Dear Reader Why are the Multinational Franchisors not Franchising in China? China is home to the largest franchise sector in the world. Nevertheless, McDonalds, which franchises 60% of its restaurants outside the US and 83% of its...

Store-back operations: tackling the store operations dilemma.(Viewpoint)
September 22, 2006... Introduction Today, more than ever before, retailers are faced with delivering a more complex and diverse offer to their customers. Customers are often better informed and more demanding; moreover, they use different modes of shopping at...

Oxford Retail Masters Forum.(Forthcoming Events)
September 22, 2006... As anyone in retail knows, launching a new initiative is a lot easier than keeping it going and, very important, making the continual improvements that are the guarantee of success with any venture. The Oxford Retail Masters Forum has now...