International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management: Volume 34 Issue 2

The underground mall: An investigation of factors influencing gray market consumption

Jane Boyd Thomas, Cara Lee Okleshen Peters

A dynamic retailing format is emerging in metropolitan cities across the USA: the underground mall (UGM). The UGM is a place of trade where a cluster of socially networked buyers…

Motivations for developing direct trade relationships

Melina Parker, Kerrie Bridson, Jody Evans

This study aims to understand buyer and supplier motives for developing direct relationships with their trade partners.

Efficiency measurement among hypermarkets and supermarkets and the identification of the efficiency drivers: A case study

Carlos Pestana Barros

The purpose of this paper is to analyse a representative sample of hypermarkets and supermarkets working in the Portuguese market, using a benchmark procedure to compare companies…

Economic efficiency in supermarkets: evidences in Spain

Ricardo Sellers‐Rubio, Francisco Mas‐Ruiz

To estimate the economic efficiency of supermarket chains in the Spanish retailing industry.

Stocking and discounting decisions for perishable commodities using expected profit approach

Ramakrishnan Ramanathan

Commodities that have a fixed useful life are said to be perishable commodities. These commodities pose special problems to retailers and distributors as these have to be sold…

Editorial

John Fernie