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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...
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Foodco and the Beachland Market
Grunewald, Donald F.; Grunewald, Donald - In: Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal 13 (2006) 3, pp. 219-229
Purpose – To provide a case study with instructor's note to help students learn about the problems of possible closure of a business or other alternatives for the specific store from the points of view of management of the company, employees, town leaders and possible buyers of the store....
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“The findings have surprised some shoppers”
Sparks, Leigh - In: International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management 30 (2002) 2, pp. 126-133
Recent years have seen a plethora of media comments about prices in Britain compared to overseas. This “rip‐off Britain” campaign culminated with the two‐year Competition Commission enquiry into supermarket retailing. International price comparisons, however, are not straightforward and...
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Evaluating the comparative service quality of supermarkets using the analytic hierarchy process
Min, Hokey - In: Journal of Services Marketing 24 (2010) 4, pp. 283-293
supermarkets monitor their service delivery process, identify relative weaknesses, and take corrective actions for continuous … analyses to identify salient factors influencing the service performances of supermarkets. Findings – This study found that a … practical guidelines as to how supermarkets can cope with increasing competition and changing customer needs by measuring their …
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Multi‐channel shopping: understanding what drives channel choice
Schoenbachler, Denise D.; Gordon, Geoffrey L. - In: Journal of Consumer Marketing 19 (2002) 1, pp. 42-53
Observes that traditional retail, catalog, and online‐only businesses face a critical decision – to accept a new, yet unrefined business model that includes multiple channels or to retain their single channel model and risk becoming obsolete and left behind by new, multi‐channel...
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Modeling the structure of CV formation and expectations
Ho, Kim Hin (David) - In: Journal of Property Investment & Finance 25 (2007) 2, pp. 179-206
Purpose – The paper aims to form system dynamics modeling in introduced in conjunction with econometric analysis and planned scenario analysis which will uniquely structure the process whereby the ex ante capital values of the prime retail real estate sector. Design/methodology/approach –...
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Forecasting Performance for Financial Outlets
Fenwick, Ian - In: European Journal of Marketing 13 (1979) 5, pp. 332-340
Examines various models of retail branch performance. Relates branch success to the various characteristics of its marketing environment. Suggests that these assist decision making not only in planning for new branch development, but also in evaluating the performance of existing branches.
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Retail bargaining behaviour of American and Chinese customers
Lee, Don Y. - In: European Journal of Marketing 34 (2000) 1/2, pp. 190-206
Reports on a cross‐cultural study of retail bargaining behaviour between American and Chinese customers. The framework of the Fishbein behavioural intention model is applied to the retail bargaining setting, and bargaining style is treated as an action “caused” by bargaining intention,...
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Retail competition and consumer choice: contextualising the “food deserts” debate
Clarke, Ian; Hallsworth, Alan; Jackson, Peter; de … - In: International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management 32 (2004) 2, pp. 89-99
The “food deserts” debate can be enriched by setting the particular circumstances of food deserts – areas of very limited consumer choice – within a wider context of changing retail provision in other areas. This paper’s combined focus on retail competition and consumer choice shifts...
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Channel collaboration and firm value proposition
Tuominen, Matti - In: International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management 32 (2004) 4, pp. 178-189
In recent years, “efficient consumer response” has replaced prior management fads and rules of the competitive landscape in the field of grocery trade. This initiative thrives on creating value for the final customers through an efficient supply chain value system, and simultaneously...
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