Studies in Public Law and the Retail Sector

The theme of this work is the dynamic relationship between retailing and planning and competition policy. The book views the subject in retrospect and prospect, taking a broad stance to explore issues at the interface of the trade and regulatory regimes, and considering what the future may bring.

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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".