The Internationalisation of Retailing

ISBN-13: 9780714646480 / Angielski / Twarda / 1996 / 218 str.

Gary Akehurst; Nicholas Alexander

Opis

Retail has been considered national, or even local in character. In the 1990s a different environment emerged. The increasing dominance of distribution channels by large retailers, the emergence of global regional trading areas such as the single European market, and the convergence of international consumer tastes have led to a shift in perspectives. The large retail enterprise which does not think on an international basis faces marginalization by those competitors who are building international operations. This work brings together management researchers in the areas of international retailing. They offer an insight into the mechanisms which are driving forward the internationalization of retailing.

Spis treści

The internationalization process in retailing, Gary Akehurst and Nicholas Alexander; a conceptual model of strategic considerations for international retail expansion, Eithel M. Simpson and Dayle I. Thorpe; towards a taxonomy of international retail alliances, Jayne Bayley, Colin M. Clarke-Hill and Terry M. Robinson; the changing process of internationalization in the European Union, Hayley Myers; reciprocal retail internationalization - the Southland Corporation, Ito-Yokado and 7-Eleven convenience stores, Leigh Sparks; the international activities of Japanese retailers, Yung-Fang Chen and Brenda Sternquist; international comparisons of supply chain management in grocery retailing, John Fernie; the planning implications of new retail format introductions in Canada and Britain; Alan G. Hallsworth, Ken G. Jones and Russell Muncaster; retailing in Canada and the United States - historical comparisons, David J. Burns and Dale M. Rayman; consumer behaviour convergence in the European Union, Barry J. Davies and Malene Flemmer; the internationalization of retailing in the Czech and Slovak republics, Tomas Drtina; developing a framework for the study of the internationalization of retailing, Gary Akehurst and Nicholas Alexander.

O autorze

G. Akehurst, Nicholas Alexander