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The purpose of this final chapter is to draw together the major themes of retailing and retail management dealt with in the previous individual chapters of the text. An opportunity is also taken to look at some particular contemporary issues in retailing in the UK. Reflecting especially the concerns of Part One of the text, the principal topics of this chapter are the continued evolution of retailing, competitiveness and efficiency in retail distribution, retailing corporate strategy, information technology, and international retailing.

‘the changes in the structure of distribution in the past 25 years have probably been both faster and more far-reaching than in any similar previous period, and the pace of changes shows no signs of slackening.’

Monopolies and Mergers Commission, Discounts to Retailers (London: HMSO, 1981, HC 311) para. 3.3.

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Howe, W.S. (1992). Conclusions. In: Retailing Management. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-21716-8_11

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