International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management: Volume 41 Issue 4

Effect of channel congruence on a retailer's image

Christophe Bezes

The purpose of this paper is to assess whether the image of a retailer – beyond the distinct contributions of the website and the stores ‐ is improved by the perceived congruence…

Polarisation of the society: a possible outcome of the economic crisis?: Hungarian citizens’ purchases of food and household items in retail stores in the present economic crisis

Zsuzsa Deli‐Gray, Lászlo Árva, Tamás Matura

This paper aims to evaluate the results of an empirical research whose objective was the analysis of the impact of the actual economic crisis on the expectations, preferences and…

International retailers' strategic responses to institutional environment of emerging market: Multiple case studies in China

Lanlan Cao, Daniele Pederzoli

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the international retailers' strategic responses to the institutional environment in emerging markets.

Optimal pricing in retail: a Cox regression approach

Rudi Meijer, Sandjai Bhulai

The purpose of this paper is to study the optimal pricing problem that retailers are challenged with when dealing with seasonal products. The friction between expected demand and…

Special issue on kids and retailing

Guest editorial

Xavier Brusset