The structure of the retail trade in Holland has been compared to that in the UK; certainly they have the same apparent dominance by declining independents and a relatively large proportion (20.3%) in the hands of steadily growing multiples — although they are necessarily much smaller than...

In 1972 a Bill passed by the French Parliament inaugurated a scheme to give help to elderly and long‐experienced small retailers, in the form of direct grants and pension schemes. John Dawson has been assessing the effect of the legislation and the nature of the grants awarded.

Two pairs of companies with similar trading patterns are discussed in this financial feature — Tesco and Sainsbury, Fraser and Debenham. Progress of the last two groups indicates that, although department stores might be thought to be losing their share, Debenham and the House of Fraser can...

DI is a Belgian retail chain of drug stores based on American and French ideas. It was developed by its parent company — Delhaize Le Lion — with two objectives: there was a marketing opportunity available for exploitation in the personal care market. But equally important was the opportunity...

Relatively little attempt has so far been made to assess the cost of training in retail organisations. But it is essential that an attempt be made to assess training as an investment, and to control the function so that the best possible return is obtained from it. Stephen Hart has devised a...

Over the period 1955–75 there was a national decline of 25% in the number of pharmacies, while in Scotland the proportion was 30%; in London the fall has been even greater — 30% in the shorter period 1963–75. A recent report by the Retail Outlets Research Unit looks into the decline of the...

Hanley and Bar Hill (Cambridgeshire) are two of the latest stores to be opened by Tesco, and they are interesting in that they demonstrate that company's commitment both to out‐of‐town and to city centre development. Hanley, with nearly 60,000 sq ft, is particularly large for a city centre...

The marketing system — as expressed through institutions such as wholesalers and retailers — has in recent years made a marked impact on city centres and suburbs. The author here examines the effect of hypermarkets, particularly in France, and city centre shopping centres in this country; he...

“With mounting costs of distribution and the need for distributors to reduce journeys and increase drop sizes … the position of the small shop within inner areas is becoming ever more precarious.” It was in reference to this text that John Harvey was invited to speak to this year's PTRC...

The London Group of the Centre for PDM frequently mounts interesting seminars, and one of their most recent on “Distribution in inner cities” was no exception. Martin Foulkes of the GLC led off, and was followed by A.J. West of RHM Foods and A.J. Baker of Fine Fare.