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The challenge to c‐stores: Edinburgh South Asian responses

Welsh, Rita; Bent, Richard; Seaman, Claire; Ingram, Arthur - In: International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management 31 (2003) 8, pp. 408-417

While no two businesses are the same, examples from Edinburgh Pakistani community convenience store owners illustrate business survival strategies developed in response to increased environmental challenges presented by changing consumer behaviour, increased competition and demographic...

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Shopper characteristics, product and store choice criteria: a survey in the Greek grocery sector

Baltas, George; Papastathopoulou, Paulina - In: International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management 31 (2003) 10, pp. 498-507

Considers the brand and store choice behaviour of grocery shoppers and explores relationships among consumer … characteristics, brand choice criteria and store selection criteria. A survey was carried out to collect data on demographic profiles … associations between brand and store preferences are identified and related to specific demographic characteristics of the …

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A multi‐attribute approach to understanding shopper segments

Yavas, Ugur - In: International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management 31 (2003) 11, pp. 541-548

The purpose of this paper is to assess the relative strengths and weaknesses of a mall as viewed by two shopper segments: those shoppers who prefer to shop there, versus those who favor a competitor mall. The importance‐performance technique is used in analyzing the data. Study results and...

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In‐store customer behaviour in the fashion sector: some emerging methodological and theoretical directions

Newman, Andrew J.; Foxall, Gordon R. - In: International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management 31 (2003) 11, pp. 591-600

situations and contingencies. Implications for retail management, theory and practice are discussed within the context of fashion …

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Situational, consumer, and retailer factors affecting Internet, catalog, and store shopping

Gehrt, Kenneth C.; Yan, Ruoh‐Nan - In: International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management 32 (2004) 1, pp. 5-18

Most research related to consumer choice of retailers emphasizes retailer attributes and/or consumer characteristics. Since many retail formats, including online retailing, have emerged in recent years, knowledge of how consumers select retail formats must be updated. A source of influence that...

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The characteristics of supermarket shoppers in Beijing

Mai, Li‐Wei; Zhao, Hui - In: International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management 32 (2004) 1, pp. 56-62

Retail shopping establishments in the West have evolved through many different stages, in close association with Western lifestyles. The growth of supermarkets has been an important part of this trend, and in the 1980s, they were introduced in China. With their distinctive business environment,...

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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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Measuring convenience: Scots’ perceptions of local food and retail provision

Fitch, David - In: International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management 32 (2004) 2, pp. 100-108

Interest is increasing interest in the links between social exclusion and access to both grocery and retail stores. There is however little knowledge of the extent to which consumers lack convenient access to retail facilities. Data from 30,000 households from the 1999‐2000 Scottish household...

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A lifestyle choice? Evaluating the motives of do‐it‐yourself (DIY) consumers

Williams, Colin C. - In: International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management 32 (2004) 5, pp. 270-278

Reflecting the broader “cultural turn” in retail studies, recent surveys of do‐it‐yourself (DIY) consumers have emphasised human agency rather than economic constraints when explaining their motives for purchasing DIY products. The aim of this paper, however, is to evaluate critically...

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Are natural diamond engagement rings forever?

Fram, Eugene H.; Baron, Robert - In: International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management 32 (2004) 7, pp. 340-345

The tradition of celebrating an engagement with the gift of a natural diamond ring is largely an American custom. The custom helps drive 2002 retail sales of all diamonds in the USA ($27.4 billion) to 50 percent of global revenues. As a result, anything affecting the US diamond market,...

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