British Retail Consortium: http://www.brc.org.uk/
The BRC is the lead trade association representing the whole range of retailers, from large multiples and department stores through to independents, selling a wide selection of products through centre of town, out of town, rural and virtual stores.

Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply: http://www.cips.org
CIPS is an international organisation, based in the UK, serving the purchasing and supply profession. Its web site provides numerous links related to distribution.

British Franchise Association: http://www.thebfa.org/
Membership organisation for companies in franchising. The British Franchise Association is the voluntary self regulating governing body for franchising.

UK Franchise Directory: http://www.theukfranchisedirectory.net/
This site provides a list of franchises, and links to franchised organisations. It has developed a complete range of franchise products and services for everyone from established franchisors and franchisees to investors and companies not yet involved in franchising.

Stirling University Institute of Retail Studies: http://www.irs.stir.ac.uk/
Provides links and a summary of recent research.

IBM E-Commerce Case Studies: http://www2.software.ibm.com/casestudies/swcs.nsf/topstories
Contains news and e-commerce case studies.

Vanderbilt University ’s eLab: http://ecommerce.vanderbilt.edu/
eLab was founded by Vanderbilt University in 1994 to study the business implications of commercializing the World Wide Web. It has emerged as one of the premiere research centres in the world for the study of Electronic Commerce.

Virtual Society Research Programme: http://www.virtualsociety.org.uk/
An ESRC funded programme at Oxford University into the sociology of electronic technologies. Useful social sciences links and research.

The Packaging Society: http://www.iom3.org/packaging/
The Packaging Society seeks to serve its membership through training, education and interaction with other members of the industry, providing support and insights to the application of new technologies.

Business Link: http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/layer?topicId=1074039371
This government website gives information to businesses about the importance of stock control and the methods of stock control.