This text examines developments in retailing in Asia, showing in particular how international influences are beginning to be felt in this sector.

As retailers become more international, the existing concepts and theories of international business fit uneasily with international retailing. Exploring key concepts in international retailing through in-depth studies of several retailers, this text provides accessible material for students at every level. Illustrating and evaluating the strategies of international retailers, developing concepts and theories that enable an understanding of international retailing, and showing the contrasts in approaches adopted by major firms in their international operations, this important text is a...

Japanese distribution was long seen as archaic and difficult to understand, but today that has changed. Domestic firms stretching across all retail formats and categories have taken control of channels and now lead the consumer market from the front. They are now so advanced that the very best are bursting out of the Japanese market and operating across Asia and even as far as Western Europe. Through case studies and concrete examples, this book provides the most detailed analysis of retailing in Japan ever written; it is the definitive guide to how Japan has changed and what to expect in the...