From Paul Stubbins, sales and marketing director, Kerry Foods Direct to Store, by e-mail
why are asians so poorly represented?
From Professor Suresh Patel, by e-mail
Sir; So James Millar thinks he has got problems with parking tickets (The Grocer, May 1, p30).
Well, London is becoming a parking ticket nightmare for Kerry Food Direct to Store! Our sales representatives serving the capital are racking up thousands of pounds in parking fines - just trying to do their job.
It’s crazy. Our people are being faced with over zealous traffic wardens who are dishing out parking tickets like confetti as soon as our people attempt to make a call.
The financial implications are huge for our reps collecting parking tickets every time they make a delivery. As you can imagine their stress levels are going through the roof as they
encounter these unnecessary obstacles in doing their job.
Something needs to be done, and done quickly, to put a halt to traffic wardens preying on delivery drivers.
Sir; I was intrigued to read the letter from Shamus Lehel, Preferred Alliance of Londis Shopkeepers (The Grocer, April 17, p31).
Putting aside the time warp observation, an important issue is raised about the lack of representation of Asians in the higher echelons of power in the retail industry.
Why is this so when the British are often perceived to be open minded and associated with virtues of fairness ?
It is certainly not true that there is a shortage of talented people who could perform these roles of representing their own communities. Asians continue to make a dynamic and diversified contribution in many other fields (for example, the professions, business, academia). Why not in the senior ranks of retail?
With increasing pace of globalisation, technological advances and unstoppable competition from the large multiple stores in convenience retailing, the survival of local, independent stores, many of which are owned by Asians, will be further marginalised.
It is about time we addressed this inequity in our institutional structures. Unless Asians are allowed to influence the decision making the existing practice will continue to prevail.
Some progress is being made. Government-inspired agencies have supported best practice initiatives in the retail sector. But a lot remains to be done.
why are asians so poorly represented?
From Professor Suresh Patel, by e-mail
Sir; So James Millar thinks he has got problems with parking tickets (The Grocer, May 1, p30).
Well, London is becoming a parking ticket nightmare for Kerry Food Direct to Store! Our sales representatives serving the capital are racking up thousands of pounds in parking fines - just trying to do their job.
It’s crazy. Our people are being faced with over zealous traffic wardens who are dishing out parking tickets like confetti as soon as our people attempt to make a call.
The financial implications are huge for our reps collecting parking tickets every time they make a delivery. As you can imagine their stress levels are going through the roof as they
encounter these unnecessary obstacles in doing their job.
Something needs to be done, and done quickly, to put a halt to traffic wardens preying on delivery drivers.
Sir; I was intrigued to read the letter from Shamus Lehel, Preferred Alliance of Londis Shopkeepers (The Grocer, April 17, p31).
Putting aside the time warp observation, an important issue is raised about the lack of representation of Asians in the higher echelons of power in the retail industry.
Why is this so when the British are often perceived to be open minded and associated with virtues of fairness ?
It is certainly not true that there is a shortage of talented people who could perform these roles of representing their own communities. Asians continue to make a dynamic and diversified contribution in many other fields (for example, the professions, business, academia). Why not in the senior ranks of retail?
With increasing pace of globalisation, technological advances and unstoppable competition from the large multiple stores in convenience retailing, the survival of local, independent stores, many of which are owned by Asians, will be further marginalised.
It is about time we addressed this inequity in our institutional structures. Unless Asians are allowed to influence the decision making the existing practice will continue to prevail.
Some progress is being made. Government-inspired agencies have supported best practice initiatives in the retail sector. But a lot remains to be done.
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