The Future of Retailing

The retailing landscape of the 1990s is not for the fainthearted. A few firms will prosper, but many will disappear. The reasons for this fact include demographic changes, economic developments, increased competition, accelerated consolidation, increased polarization of the players, and the importance of technology.This presentation comes from The Retail Industry—General Merchandisers and Discounters, Specialty Merchandisers, Apparel Specialty, and Food/Drug Retailers conference held in Chicago, Illinois, on March 3-4, 1992.