..., the research examines the premiss that: The main obstacle to the adoption of information technology is the failure of small retailers to appreciate the hard and soft benefits[13] to be The authors would like to acknowledge the support of Booker Wholesale Foods and its staff, in particular Jill Finney...

... terms they are concerned with doing things right. Effectiveness measures consider the ability of the organization to satisfy the needs and expectations of its various stakeholders, accepting that they will have to be prioritized. They, therefore, concentrate on the outcomes from the deployment...

... approach to geographic modelling and planning which addresses the “big question” facing businesses is the only way for this relatively new discipline to fulfil its potential as a strategic management tool. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RETAIL & DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT Mapping out Retail Direction Martin Clarke...