Within the rapidly changing world of higher education in the UK, links between universities and industry are assuming ever increasing importance. Focuses on one such link, namely the award‐bearing management development programmes developed for companies by the Department of Retailing and...

During the past decade research into retail regulation has become one of the key themes in the “new retail geography” but most of the work in this genre has been focussed on the retailing of goods and more particularly on food retailing. This paper is based in the retail services sector and...

Radio frequency identification (RFID) is the generic name for technologies that use radio waves to automatically identify individual items that carry such identification tags. Unlike barcodes, which need line of sight sensors, RFID tags do not. As the cost of this new technology falls, the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to offer a preliminary assessment of the potential role for biometrics within the retail sector of the economy. Design/methodology/approach – The paper begins with an outline of the origin and characteristics of biometrics and this is followed by a...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to offer an outline of, and commentary on, Retail Futures published by Forum for the Future in September 2007. Design/methodology/approach – The paper begins with a brief description of the factors identified as being likely to drive future retail...

There is growing interest in town centre management schemes in a umber of towns and cities in the UK. Some of the major elements within such schemes are outlined.

Sociology has received little attention in the UK′s first generation of undergraduate retail degrees. Suggests that in some ways this is a surprising omission and offers some simple thoughts on the links between sociology and retailing. Stresses the importance of shopping as a social activity...

Provides a lighthearted view of post‐modernist links with retail marketing via the UK soap opera Coronation Street .

Within the UK, the continuing development of out of town retail outlets is well documented in the literature. The process is usually depicted as a set of four waves. However, all four waves focus on the retailing of goods rather than of services. Asserts that there are growing indications that...

During the past 30 years the balance between retail development in “out of town” as opposed to “town centre” locations has been a recurrent theme in retail planning policy debates and policy initiatives within the UK. This paper reviews the continuing growth and diversification of...