Table of contents - Special Issue: IJRDM and retailing 1990‐2010:Reflections on key developments and challenges for the future
Guest Editors: John Fernie
30 years of retail change: where (and how) do you shop?
Jonathan Elms, Catherine Canning, Ronan de Kervenoael, Paul Whysall, Alan HallsworthThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the extent of retail change in the UK grocery sector over the last 30 years.
Location decision making in retail firms: evolution and challenge
Jonathan Reynolds, Steve WoodThe paper has three objectives: first, to reflect on the contribution of this journal to the study of retail location assessment and decision making; second, to use the results of…
Local shopping in the UK: towards a synthesis of business and place
David Bennison, Gary Warnaby, John PalThe purpose of this paper is to provide an examination of the current state of local shopping provision (LSP) in the UK, identifying and evaluating approaches to maintaining its…
From the retail brand to the retail‐er as a brand: themes and issues in retail branding research
Steve Burt, Keri DaviesThe purpose of the paper is to present a review of the existing research themes in the area of retail branding, and note how these have developed as the conceptualisation of…
Technology: advancing retail buyer performance in the twenty‐first century
Susan S. Fiorito, Myron Gable, Amanda ConseurThe purpose of this paper is to explain how buyers can more effectively and efficiently utilize technologies to improve their performance and to inform top executives in retail…
Retail logistics in the UK: past, present and future
John Fernie, Leigh Sparks, Alan C. McKinnonThe purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the logistical transformation of British retailing over the last three decades and to discuss likely challenges that face…
The evolution of a luxury brand: the case of Prada
Christopher M. Moore, Stephen A. DoyleThe purpose of this paper is twofold. In its initial stages it undertakes a review of the key fashion industry‐related themes emerging from the IJRDM. Subsequently, it reflects…
International retail research: focus, methodology and conceptual development
Nicholas Alexander, Anne Marie DohertyThe purpose of this paper is to consider the development of research in international retailing over the last 20 years and propose a future research agenda within a conceptual…
Internet retailing: the past, the present and the future
Neil F. Doherty, Fiona Ellis‐ChadwickThe primary aim of this paper is to critically review the literature that explicitly addresses the adoption, application and impact of internet technologies, by retailers, for the…
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0959-0552e-ISSN:
1758-6690ISSN-L:
0959-0552Renamed from:
Retail and Distribution ManagementOnline date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Prof Neil Towers