"You've got to be careful about getting the balance right"

Business School academics look at different approaches to supply chain, exploring brands such as Mini and WH Smith

Your brand is more than a logo. Business Bursts explains the value of a brand—and how to cherish one.

How do retailers decide where to locate new stores? Why do consumers behave in a particular manner? How does a frozen pea get from harvest to a supermarket freezer? How do independent and online businesses compete with high street chains? These are just some of the many questions answered throughout this collection of video material that looks in depth at the dynamic and innovative retail industry, and what the future might have in store for retailers and businesses alike. Store operations, globalisation, ethics, supply chains and retail environments are some other areas which are explored, while industry experts discuss the influence and power of the internet as a marketing and distribution tool.

This material forms part of The Open University course B122 An introduction to retail management and marketing.

Could BHS be saved? Maybe, says, Robert MacIntosh - but it would take a brave team to take it on.

Derek Jackson gives the retail perspective on the impact of ethical trading in the clothing market.

Cosumers want to shop more ethically - but need retailers to take the lead

Outlet villages offer value to shoppers, and provide a way of expanding the reach for major brands, explains the man behind Bicester Village.

Superdry boss Peter Bamford explains why, in an age where stores outsource distribution and IT, it's just as logical to let somebody else own the physical property you trade from.