25 years of Supply Chain Management in Retailing

Today, the terms supply chain and supply chain management are in common use. In the global economy, supply chain is part of everyday business across industries, and retailing is a leading example. On this 25th anniversary of the Oxford Institute of Retail Management we look at how the concept of supply chain management was introduced in retailing and how it has evolved over time. This exercise is based on a selective review of OXIRM publications between 1990 and 2010, mainly articles from the Retail Digest (formerly the European Retail Digest).