International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management articles from March 1992

International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management archives from March 1992

The role of the buyer in UK multiple retailing.
March 1, 1992... A considerable body of research exists into consumer buying and organizational buying behaviour. Authors from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines have tackled these subjects, including marketing specialists (e.g. [1,2,3]), market...

The open-to-buy system and accurate performance measurement.
March 1, 1992... Because of the need to match consumer demands with merchandise offered, the most significant tangible asset held by retailers is inventory. The selection of merchandise and its subsequent control are critical if profit objectives are to be...

The two ways in which retailers can be brands.
March 1, 1992... INTRODUCTION St Michael is "the UK's bestselling brand". Marks & Spencer supply 16 per cent of UK clothing and 5 per cent of UK food[1]. Statistics and claims such as these reflect fundamental change in the structure of product...

Spokes in the wheel of retailing.
March 1, 1992... INTRODUCTION Change is often seen as one of the few constants in retailing. While such change continues to promote and provoke a fertile field of theoretical enquiry and debate[1], a 1938 copy of Chain and Multiple Store[2] (found by...

Wheel meat again: a comment on "Spokes in the Wheel of Retailing." (comment on Barry Davies, Peter Jones and John Pal, International Journal on Retail and Distribution Management, vol. 20, p. 35, March-April 1992)
March 1, 1992... Few would deny that the last quarter-century has witnessed dramatic changes in the structure of UK retailing[1,2]. So fundamental. indeed have these changes been that many commentators consider a "retailing revolution" comparable with the...

Browsers and buyers at the shops.
March 1, 1992... Depending on your viewpoint shopping can be a joy or a bane. Some people like to browse, while others shop to buy. But who are the browsers and who are the buyers? And how many people have to go into a store before someone makes a purchase?...

Retail footwear trade in EC countries examined in new report. (Retail Research Report)
March 1, 1992... With the single market becoming reality and acting as a spur both to increased cross-border retailing and to consumer goods supply within the EC and in Europe generally, there is a growing requirement for information on the broader...

Credit card fraud.
March 1, 1992... Credit card fraud is now one of the fastest growing international industries. The cost to card issuers runs into hundreds of millions of pounds -- at least 150 million [pounds] every year in the UK alone -- and the person who ultimately foots...

Institutional investors return to UK property market.
March 1, 1992... Institutional investors are returning in steadily increasing numbers as buyers of UK property, in response to falling interest rates and the narrowing gap between property and gilt yields, according to Chartered Surveyors, Dron & Wright. ...

The World Retail Directory and Sourcebook.
March 1, 1992... London-based market research analyst Euromonitor, has published the largest and most comprehensive directory of international retailing ever produced. The book weighs in at a massive 770 pages, listing over 1,200 sources of up-to-date retail...

James Cooper, Michael Browne and Melvyn Peters.
March 1, 1992... Until recently, European logistics specialists have taken a rather parochial view of their subject, concentrating on developments in their home countries. The approach of the single European market has given rise to several books on transport...