W<sc>ood</sc> S. and R<sc>eynolds</sc> J. Establishing territorial embeddedness within retail transnational corporation (TNC) expansion: the contribution of store development departments, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. Establishing territorial embeddedness within host regions in international retail expansion is well known to...

The benefits that rigorous analysis can have for retail-store portfolio management in guiding and informing investment decisions (store expansion, closure, extension, refascia, and acquisition) is well established within the economic geography research literature. However, studies of retailers...

Endorsement of the ‘Reform Treaty’, culminating in its’ signing as the Treaty of Lisbon in December 2007, promises to end the EU’s enduring institutional problems. The compromise reached is the best realistically possible outcome given the divergent interests in the EU27. Yet...

The relationship between merger and acquisition activity and the making of competitive space remains an underemphasized theme within contemporary economic geography. This paper seeks to add to this debate through a case study of the regional consolidation strategies of US department store firms...