Compares a response to an article by Savitt (Vol. 18 Nos. 6.7, 1984) from Hollander and including Savitt's rejoinder, making for very interesting reading and lively debating material. Discusses the Wheel of Retailing concept and gives each author's point of view arguing for and against these...

The motivations behind Multinational Retailing were probably a combination of the author’s wanderlust and his perception of a gap in the retailing textbook literature. Research support emanated from complex circumstances. Thirty years later, more personnel‐oriented research and more study of...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to recount Stanley C. Hollander's own educational experiences and career paths. This is a reprint (with permission) of Stanley C. Hollander's article which first appeared in the Journal of Macromarketing in 1995. Design/methodology/approach – An...

The authors examine issues related to farm‐to‐table direct marketing. We consider motivations and drawbacks associated with participating in farm‐to‐table from both the consumer and farmer perspectives. While we find a significant amount of advocacy for the restoration of nostalgic...

Asserts that the goods which retailers sell and the way in which they sell them impact significantly on the cultural fabric and pattern of civil life. Provides perspectives from both the past and current retail environment. Considers various methods by which retail distributors make...

In the 1930s, American federal and state governments legislated explicitly in favor of the small retailer. But since the war it has been the indirect legislation which has had the most impact on the balance between large and small retailers — especially in such areas as trading hours, social...