Retail Geography

ISBN-13: 9780815358589 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 254 str.

Shuguang Wang; Paul Du

Opis

The retail sector is an integral part of a national economy. From the political economy perspective, all consumer goods have surplus values locked up in them; the surplus values are not realized until the consumer goods are purchased by consumers through various distribution channels.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. The Contemporary Retail Economy  3. The Geography of Demand, Expenditure Patterns, and Market Segmentation  4. Retail Structure Analysis  5. The External Retail Environment: Role of Regulations and Community Attitude  6. Spatial Growth Strategies  7. Market Screening, Retail Location Analysis, and Site Evaluation  8. Trade Area Delineation and Analysis  9. Store Network Planning and Location-Allocation Modelling  10. Location Analysis of Distribution Centers  11. Conclusions