• 1. Introduction 2. The Output of the Distributive Trades 3. Competition 4. Pricing 5. Assortment 6. Transport and Storage 7. Location of Shops 8. Economic Use of a Site 9. Services 10. Use of People 11. Finance 12. Summary in Economists’ Categories. First Statistical Exhibit. Second Statistical Exhibit. Index. Bibliography

‘A valuable and welcome undergraduate textbook.’ Environment and Planning‘Recommended unreservedly to managers and planners in the distributive trades and to all those who are concerned with the implications of current trends in the provision of shopping facilities.’ Retail Distribution and Management

• 1. Introduction 2. The Output of the Distributive Trades 3. Competition 4. Pricing 5. Assortment 6. Transport and Storage 7. Location of Shops 8. Economic Use of a Site 9. Services 10. Use of People 11. Finance 12. Summary in Economists’ Categories. First Statistical Exhibit. Second Statistical Exhibit. Index. Bibliography

‘A valuable and welcome undergraduate textbook.’ Environment and Planning‘Recommended unreservedly to managers and planners in the distributive trades and to all those who are concerned with the implications of current trends in the provision of shopping facilities.’ Retail Distribution and Management

• 1. Introduction 2. The Output of the Distributive Trades 3. Competition 4. Pricing 5. Assortment 6. Transport and Storage 7. Location of Shops 8. Economic Use of a Site 9. Services 10. Use of People 11. Finance 12. Summary in Economists’ Categories. First Statistical Exhibit. Second Statistical Exhibit. Index. Bibliography

‘A valuable and welcome undergraduate textbook.’ Environment and Planning‘Recommended unreservedly to managers and planners in the distributive trades and to all those who are concerned with the implications of current trends in the provision of shopping facilities.’ Retail Distribution and Management