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Futures for European food distribution

This paper reports the findings of a survey of views of members of the food chain in ten European countries. The survey was undertaken in early 1986 and respondents came from all sectors of the food chain. The purpose of the survey was to obtain...

Catalogue: Seminar 1986: Retail Strategies For Profit And Growth

Author: Susan A. Shaw

June 4, 1986

Hypermarket's development in Italy

The title of my assigned report is "Hypermarket's development in Italy". Since the total of these establishments, calculated with some generosity, is of about 20, we may immediately conclude that this development is anything but impressive. If we...

Catalogue: Seminar 1986: Retail Strategies For Profit And Growth

Author: Carlo Orlandini

June 4, 1986

A comparative study of distribution in six European countries

In spite of the difficulties, it has been possible to reach a certain level of comparability between six European countries. The results show that the general trends of all these countries are comparable, but there remains some specificities in the...

Catalogue: Seminar 1986: Retail Strategies For Profit And Growth

Author: André Tordjman

June 4, 1986

Cases and causes of structural change in retailing

The paper considers general trends of structural change in terms of averages per type of trade. It consists of two parts. The first paper is descriptive, and gives an international comparison of trends concerning average shop size, number of shops...

Catalogue: Seminar 1986: Retail Strategies For Profit And Growth

Authors: Bart Nooteboom, Roy Thurik, Sjaak Vollebregt

June 4, 1986

Gaining competitive advantage trough distribution

This paper proposes a new approach for manufacturers to deal more effectively with retailers and in the process gain competitive advantage in distribution. This paper will highlight the main factors contributing to the change in the balance between...

Catalogue: Seminar 1986: Retail Strategies For Profit And Growth

Author: Christian R. Viros

June 4, 1986

Applying strategic research to the retail area

This paper seeks to examine several of the key issues which face retailers now, and which will become increasingly important over the next decade and beyond, and to look at the implications for research, and the way that researchers are reacting to...

Catalogue: Seminar 1986: Retail Strategies For Profit And Growth

Authors: Chris Blamires, Tony Lunn, David Seaman

June 4, 1986

Brands and own brands in Europe

More purchasing power, the need for a guaranteed profit margin, tougher retail competition, the recession and the need to have own (ISP's directed the European food retailers to a policy in which own brands became more important than in former times....

Catalogue: Seminar 1986: Retail Strategies For Profit And Growth

Author: René W.J. Salimans

Company: Nielsen

June 4, 1986

Improving the standing of manufacturers among their key retail accounts

This paper describes how the growing concentration of retail power has made it increasingly important for manufacturers to optimise their relations with their key customers in order to secure a more favourable position there. This need has stimulated...

Catalogue: Seminar 1986: Retail Strategies For Profit And Growth

Authors: Martin Simmons, Michael Hague-Moss

June 4, 1986

Will the clients of different supermarkets of the retail chains be spilt into segments?

The retail trade in Finland is very much centralized; the four major chains dominate the market. Mass marketing by making use of mass media and mass bargains has been very powerful in the past few years. Segmentation of the consumers by shop chains...

Catalogue: Seminar 1986: Retail Strategies For Profit And Growth

Author: Leila Lotti

June 4, 1986