Description
Book SynopsisJames Topps has worked in retail supply chain for Kraft (Formerly Cadbury), Ted Baker and Morrison's. He currently heads up the merchandise planning (formerly supply chain) for Maplin Electronics, Rotherham.
Glenn Taylor is currently Merchandise Planning Director at Maplin Electronics. He has been Merchandise and Supply Chain Director in companies such as Dreams, B&Q and BonMarche, developing best practice through periods of expansion and growth for business on and offline, in the UK and overseas.
Trade Review"This is a highly informative insight into the practicalities of running a commercial function within a retail organization. I wholeheartedly recommend it to anybody seeking a career in supply chain or merchandising." * Matt Finch, CEO, Northwood Initiatives *
Table of Contents
- Section - 01: Introduction;
- Section - 02: Foundations of retail and supply chain and merchandising;
- Section - 03: Merchandise planning;
- Section - 04: Branch merchandising;
- Section - 05: Buying and sourcing;
- Section - 06: Logistics;
- Section - 07: Finance;
- Section - 08: Omni-channel retailing;
- Section - 09: Tools, reports and documents;
- Section - 10: Technology;
- Section - 11: Roles within supply chain and merchandising;
- Section - 12: Vertical integration and manufacturing;
- Section - 13: The fashion industry;
- Section - 14: Supermarket and food retail;
- Section - 15: Electronics retailing;
- Section - 16: Big ticket retailing;
- Section - 17: SME retail;
- Section - 18: Troubleshooting common issues in supply chain and merchandising;
- Section - 19: The future for supply chain and merchandising in retail;
