International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management articles from November 1993

International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management archives from November 1993

Business strategy. (abstracts)
November 15, 1993... Among the highlights in this first section on strategic issues are: an examination of the rise in "category killer" retailers in the UK; a report on the Littlewoods St Petersburg store entitled "How to sell raincoats to Russians"; and a look at...

Personnel and training. (abstracts)
November 15, 1993... Featured in section two, on personnel and training topics, are: a look at the effectiveness of performance-related pay; an analysis of the issues relating to secondments; an examination of the use of computer-based training by Marks & Spencer;...

Marketing and customer service. (abstracts)
November 15, 1993... Abstracts in this third section include: a review of marketing development and efficiency; a look at how increased automation in retailing may mean that shoppers' total needs are not being met; and an analysis of the success of the Freeman's...

Logistics and distribution. (abstracts)
November 15, 1993... Included in this fourth section on logistics and distribution topics are: an examination of operational aspects of the food distribution chain; a look at the logistics partnership forged between Laura Ashley and FedEx; and the global logistics...

Financial management. (abstracts)
November 15, 1993... Featured in this section on financial management issues are: a look at the failure of the management buy-out of US drugs retailer Revco; an examination of the environmental reporting practice of Body Shop; and a report on the cost of debit card...

Information technology. (abstracts)
November 15, 1993... This major section on the use of information technology within retailing and distribution includes: a discussion on the merits of invisible barcoding; the use by Japanese retailer 7-Eleven of electronic point-of-sale data to create customer...

Sunday working in the retail trade. (UK)
November 1, 1993... INTRODUCTION Sunday trading has long been the focus of contentious debate. Current concerns that arise from the enforcement problems of the 1950 Shops Act have not been aided by the legal confusion that exists. It is recognized widely that...

Micro-scale retail location: Cinderella or ugly sister?
November 1, 1993... INTRODUCTION It has often -- perhaps too often -- been said that the three secrets of success in retailing are location, location and location. It has also often been said, though perhaps not often enough, that a few metres can make all the...

IT and the small retail business. (information technology; UK)
November 1, 1993... INTRODUCTION Traditionally, the British distribution system has been characterized by the small, independent business, and the retail sector has provided important opportunities for those wishing to set up and run their own businesses|1~....

Department store organization: functional divisions and operating systems.
November 1, 1993... INTRODUCTION During the 1920s, Paul Mazur, a New York investment banker, worked with the National Retail Dry Goods Association to develop a model organization for department stores. The structure that evolved consisted of four functional...

Measures of product attractiveness and the theory of constraints.
November 1, 1993... Direct product profitability (DPP) is a performance measure that was designed to show each stock-keeping unit's (SKU) contribution to profit. Used by retailers to assist, primarily, with shelf space allocation and pricing decisions, DPP also...