The author prefaced this talk given at the CIES Executive Congress in Monte Carlo in June with the words that his subject — improving productivity through more rational co‐operation between supplier and retailer — was an issue of great importance. His aim, however, was not to startle...

Electronic point of sale applications have now been in operation for long enough to permit the development of some imaginative systems. At EPOS 80, the first Congress on automation at the point of sale, held in June in London, a half‐day session on “The Real Benefits of EPOS” was included...

A great deal of interest has been aroused in the retail trade over the last few months by reports of the development of a new OCR omnidirectional scanning system. Called Scantron, the system has been developed by Herr Hans Scholze, with research being carried out by the Battelle Institute in...

For the food manufacturer, the '70s were a decade of self‐defence. But, says Stephen King, the cause of reduced profits and product deterioration may not just rest with the tough buying policy of the retailer but also with the weak management sometimes displayed by the manufacturer. Over the...

At the Retail Conference held by stockbrokers Capel Cure Myers in June, MFI were one of three companies invited to speak. In his Chairman's introduction, Richard Weir of the Retail Consortium outlined the points of interest which these retailers (Sainsbury and Mothercare among them) had to...

The tag security business has been operating in this country now for nearly a decade. After early success with fashion multiples, Senelco — which claims to have 95 per cent of the market — moved on to department store groups. But the resistance of company Security Officers, whose instinct is...

Electronic Funds Transfer systems will, in spite of delays, be introduced in this country before very long. When the banks and the retailers can resolve their differences over the form the system should take, the growth potential should be substantial. But there will be security problems for the...

Central Milton Keynes may be a fitting title for the shopping development which lies in the midst of this new town; unlike many shopping centre projects which claim to be central to a community or to improve facilities and the environment, but which in fact do nothing of the sort, Central Milton...

With the costs of servicing the grocery industry rising at an alarming rate, many more smaller manufacturers are likely to go out of business. Too many supplier companies are willing to do business with the top multiples which achieves high volume sales but is totally unprofitable. Speaking at...

For Tibbett & Britten, the achievement of the 1970s was to ‘sell’ to retailers the concept of hanging garment distribution. Now they have developed a range of services to help fashion retailers with their presentation. RDM spoke to Managing Director Alan Richards on the company's plans for...