Over the last few years, distribution developments in non‐food have been considerable. Centralisation and contract distribution have gained favour, and an increasing number of companies are re‐appraising their choice of distribution channels and systems. Just as in food, distribution systems...

Driven along by the rapid pace of change which has taken place in grocery retailing over recent years, there has been a considerable degree of development in the services offered by third party distributors to leading food retailers. Far greater demands are now being placed upon the distribution...