Studies in Public Law and the Retail Sector

This title was first published in 2000: Part 1 Shifting patterns of retailing - a journey to and through the "golden age": highlights of the earlier history; the post-war decades - the '50s, '60s and '70s; the "retail revolution" of the '80s - the creation of the "golden age"; the early and middle '90s - less certain times...and a "watershed". Part 2 Planning control and retail developments: the policy; policy into practice - the law in operation. Part 3 Competition law and policy and retailing: preliminary observations; the domestic law - up to the Competition Act 1998; domestic law reform - the new Act; the European law; the approach to price discrimination and mergers; a consideration of certain further major issues. A postscript - in the "millennium spirit".

Acknowledgements, Introduction, PART I: SHIFTING PATTERNS OF RETAILING: A JOURNEY TO AND THROUGH THE ‘GOLDEN AGE’, 1. Highlights of the earlier history, 2. The post-war decades ~ the ’50s, ’60s & ’70s, 3. The ‘Retail Revolution’ of the ’80s ~ the creation of the ‘Golden Age’, 4. The early and middle ’90s ~ less certain times... and a ‘watershed’, PART II: PLANNING CONTROL AND RETAIL DEVELOPMENTS, 5. The policy, 6. Policy into practice: the law in operation, PART III: COM PETITION LAW AND POLICY AND RETAILING, 7. Preliminary observations, 8. The domestic law ~ up to the Competition Act 1998, 9. Domestic law reform ~ the new Act, 10. The European law, 11. The approach to price discrimination and mergers, 12. A consideration of certain further major issues, A postscript ~ in the ‘millennium spirit’, Index

Everton, Ann; Hughes, David