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Problems and prospects of supermarket development in China
Wing‐Chun Lo, T.; Lau, Ho‐Fuk; Lin, Gong‐Shi - In: International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management 29 (2001) 2, pp. 66-76
developing country. When supermarket technology was introduced to China in 1981, supermarkets were mainly serving visitors from … overseas. When the economic environment improved during the 1990s, supermarkets in China shifted focus to the local community …. The findings of this study showed that the nature of problems faced by supermarkets changed over time during the past 18 …
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EUROPEAN NEW ENTRY INTO UK GROCERY RETAILING
Colin Duke, Robert - In: International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management 21 (1993) 1
A number of competitive forces seem set to re‐shape the UK grocery retail market during the 1990s, such as superstore saturation, information technology, and the emergence of a dominant “Big Three” group of retailers. A factor likely to be of major significance is the entry of European...
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SUPERMARKET SHOPPING LISTS: THEIR EFFECT ON CONSUMER EXPENDITURE
Thomas, Art; Garland, Ron - In: International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management 21 (1993) 2
The presence of a written shopping list on a major grocery buying trip to the supermarket is tangible evidence of out‐of‐store planning by the shopper. This pre‐planning may influence both time spent in store and grocery expenditure, two factors of importance to supermarket retailers. Set...
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EVALUATION OF NEW PRODUCTS BY NEW ZEALAND SUPERMARKET RETAIL GROCERY BUYERS
Thomas, W.A.; Marr, Norman E. - In: International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management 21 (1993) 8
Little has been written about the evaluative aspects of new product decisions within the broad reseller market. Reports a study, prior to which no known information existed about New Zealand retail grocery buyers′ evaluations of new products, procedures followed or importance attached to...
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Grocery Store Saturation
Guy, Clifford M. - In: International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management 22 (1994) 1, pp. 3-11
Saturation of retail stores, at national and local levels, is a cause for concern in Britain. Attempts to define saturation in grocery retailing and to investigate its relationships with market penetration and catchment area size. Discusses the differing views of commentators and retailers, and...
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Market Segmentation and Competitive Analysis for Supermarket Retailing
Segal, Madhav N.; Giacobbe, Ralph W. - In: International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management 22 (1994) 1, pp. 38-48
Demonstrates the usefulness of combining retail market segmentation with competitive analysis as a very effective method to understand the dynamics of retail markets and to analyse strategic options for supermarket chains. Attempts to advance the market segmentation research by narrowing the gap...
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The Dynamics of UK Grocery Retailing at the Local Scale
Clarke, Ian; Bennison, David; Guy, Clifford - In: International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management 22 (1994) 6, pp. 11-20
The expansion by grocery retailers in the UK has been a subject of much speculation and continues to raise questions about the scope and format of future investment in new stores. Suggests that a more dynamic perspective of the strategies of individual retailers is central to understanding this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014803778
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Moment of truth for Indonesia’s food retailers
Walker, David - In: International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management 24 (1996) 8, pp. 25-30
large population base. That in Indonesia approaches 200 million but there are only 350 supermarkets currently in operation … supermarkets. Concludes that not only is Indonesian retailing in a process of change, but also that this change is dramatic and …
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Settling for second best?
Sparks, Leigh - In: International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management 39 (2011) 2, pp. 114-129
Purpose – The paper seeks evaluate to the comparative progress of Asda in the UK since its surprise takeover by Wal‐Mart in 1999. Wal‐Mart expected to become the number 1 retailer in the UK and many commentators saw massive problems ahead for local retailers. These expectations were not...
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Storehouse
Warnaby, Gary - In: International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management 21 (1993) 3
Describes the origins and development of the companies that merged to form Storehouse in 1985; and the overall performance of the group in the subsequent five years. Highlights the failure of entrepreneurial leadership under Selim Zilkha and then Terence Conran; and the problems of such different...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014803731