The Changing Face of Retailing in the Asia Pacific

ISBN-13: 9780415664486 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 158 str.

Opis

Retailing in the countries of Asia Pacific is being transformed, with the growth of large & international retail firms & the development of new stores & shopping centres. This book studies the trends & the implications for retailers, consumers & governments, through a series of studies in different countries.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: The Transformation of Retailing in Asia Pacific Elizabeth Howard  2. The Regulation of Retailing: Lessons For Developing Countries  Allan Fels  3. Restructuring Retailing in Korea: the Case of Samsung-Tesco Yong-Gu Suh and Elizabeth Howard  4. The Process of International Business Model Transfer in the Seven-Eleven Group: US-Japan-China Toshiyuki Yahagi and Malobi Kar  5. Foreign Retailers in Post-WTO China: Stories of Success and Setbacks Shuguang Wang  6. The Transformation of Food Retailing in Thailand, 1997-2007 Randall Shannon  7. Demanding Customers in the Chinese Context Jos Gamble  8. Development of a Retail Life Cycle: The Case of Hong Kong's Department Store Industry Lai Ngun Sun, Robert Kay and Matthew Chew  9. Two Asia Malls: Urban Shopping Centre Development in Singapore and Japan Hendrik Meyer-Ohle  10. Cultural Perspectives on the Development of the Retail Trade, East and West Hans Peter Holst  11. Conclusion Elizabeth Howard

O autorze

Elizabeth Howard is a founder member of the Oxford Institute of Retail Management, in the Said Business School of the University of Oxford. After professional posts in town planning, she began work on retailing at the University of Newcastle and moved to Oxford in 1986, where she now designs and runs executive education programmes. Her research has focused on retail change, shopping centre development and public policies towards retailing.