Lacy, Milo G.

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LABOR PRODUCTIVITY - RETAIL CENTER
Work Group Discussion
by
Milo G. Lacy
California State Polytechnic University of Pomona
Increased production is necessary
if Retail Food Businesses are to be
profitable and prices are to be kept at
a reasonable level. To what extent can
research contribute to these lofty
goals?
While FDRS Members have contributed
to, been part of, and privy to research
inspired and carried out by private,
university, and government research
bodies, the lack of recent research
pertinent to increasing productivity of
retail food operations was of general
concern. Some of the subjects suggested
for study included:
10 Types of stores such a hypermarkets,
supermarkets, speciality, and convenience
stores.
2. Service standards for what and whom?
3. Systems - receiving, warehousing,
pricing, energy savings.
4, Marketing mixes.
5, Centralization of food related bus-
inesses (retail and wholesale).
6. Productivity of management.
7. Segmented marketing.
Some of the roadblocks challenging
research were posed as:
1. Regulatory, state and federal.
2. Organized labor.
3, Merchandisers.
4. Inflation.
Journal of Food Distribution Research February 79/page 23

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