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An Empirical Test of the Gravity p-Median Model

Carling, Kenneth; Han, Mengjie; Håkansson, Johan; … - Handelns Utredningsinstitut (HUI Research) - 2013

tested empirically. We implemented the model in an empirical problem of locating locksmiths, vehicle inspections, and retail …

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Entry in the Swedish Wholesale Trade Sector: Does Market Definition Matter?

Brandt, Daniel; Macuchova, Zuzana; Rudholm, Niklas - Handelns Utredningsinstitut (HUI Research) - 2013

Entry of firms into local markets has often been studied using administrative areas such as municipalities as the assumed relevant markets to study. However, administrative areas and the actual relevant markets based on local demand for firms’ products often need not coincide, which could bias...

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Measuring CO2 Emissions Induced by Online and Brick-and-mortar Retailing

Carling, Kenneth; Han, Mengjie; Håkansson, Johan; … - Handelns Utredningsinstitut (HUI Research) - 2014

We develop a method for empirically measuring the difference in carbon footprint between traditional and online retailing (“e-tailing”) from entry point to a geographical area to consumer residence. The method only requires data on the locations of brick-and-mortar stores, online delivery...

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Revenues as a Proxy for Profits: A Cautionary Note

Daunfeldt, Sven-Olov; Rudholm, Niklas - Handelns Utredningsinstitut (HUI Research) - 2006

In the entry literature, researchers sometimes use revenues as a proxy for profits because this is the only data available. Doing so could seriously bias the results.

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Managing town centres under increasing competitive conditions – The role of the property owners

Lagin, Madelen; Håkansson, Johan - Handelns Utredningsinstitut (HUI Research) - 2012

To manage increased competition cooperation between stakeholders has become more important. Retailer’s role is well researched. Property owner’s role is not well researched. The aim is to analyse different stakeholder’s erceptions of what property owners contribute with and could...

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The role of events in the survival of rural retail

Engström, Christina; Håkansson, Johan - Handelns Utredningsinstitut (HUI Research) - 2012

urban shopping centers and increased customer mobility. This study examines the how events can influence local retail … survival in rural areas. In interviews, local stakeholders involved in retail, events and municipal decision-making describes … how events affect the retail of a rural municipality in Sweden. A questionnaire survey among the visitors of two local …

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Does Gibrat’s Law Hold for Retailing? Evidence from Sweden

Daunfeldt, Sven-Olov; Elert, Niklas; Lang, Åsa - Handelns Utredningsinstitut (HUI Research) - 2011

purpose of this paper is to test Gibrat’s law within the retail industry, using a novel data-set comprising all Swedish …´s Law can be rejected for a large majority of five-digit retail industries in Sweden, since small retail firms tend to grow …

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Firm migration in the Swedish wholesale trade sector

Håkansson, Johan; Macuchova, Zuzana; Rudholm, Niklas - Handelns Utredningsinstitut (HUI Research) - 2011

This paper analyzes the determinants of firm migration in the Swedish wholesale trade sector using a unique dataset covering over 10,000 Swedish wholesale trade firms during the years 2000 – 2004. The results indicate that there are negative correlations between profits, firm age, and firm...

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Firm Growth in the Retail and Wholesale Trade Sectors – Evidence from Sweden

Daunfeldt, Sven-Olov; Lang, Åsa; Macuchova, Zuzana; … - Handelns Utredningsinstitut (HUI Research) - 2011

To identify the determinants of firm growth within the Swedish retail – and wholesale trade industries during the …

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City Retailers’ Perceptions of Competition: A Choice Experiment

Lang, Åsa - Handelns Utredningsinstitut (HUI Research) - 2012

The increase and expansion of out-of-town shopping centres is often criticized for out-competing retail business within … city centres. City retailers’ own perceptions of competition within and between retail districts are here analyzed via … perceived a competitive threat within rather than between retail districts. Thus, city retailers do not seem to share …

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