...Karise Hutchinson; Barry Quinn Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the internationalisation process of small, specialist retailers with the aim of identifying the key characteristics that define this specific category of international retailer. Design/methodology/approach...

...Göran Svensson; Beverley Wagner; Maria A.O. Dos Santos Purpose The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the sustainable business practices of Woolworths, a major South African retail chain. Design/methodology/approach A content analysis of Woolworths' comprehensive 2008 and 2009 annual...

...Karise Hutchinson; Barry Quinn Purpose This paper seeks to examine the internationalisation process of small, specialist retailers with the aim of identifying the key characteristics that define this specific category of international retailer. Design/methodology/approach Qualitative case...

...Patricia Cairns; Barry Quinn; Nicholas Alexander; Anne Marie Doherty Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the role played by leadership in divestment decision making and indeed during the corporate restructuring phase for retail organisations. In doing so, the paper aims to contribute...

... Limited 2003 Internet Retailing Greece Shopping World Wide Web A growing stream of marketing literature deals with the prospects regarding the World Wide Web (WWW) as an effective outlet for retail businesses (Alba et al., 1997; Ward and Lee, 2000; Doherty et al...

...Göran Svensson Focuses on a business philosophy, usually labelled efficient consumer response (ECR), applied in the retail industry. Its application in a firm’s current business activities may lead to the achievement of substantial business potentials but there can be problems in its implementation...

...Terry Robinson; Robert Foot; Colin M. Clarke‐Hill The aim of the paper is to extend and update previous research carried out in the period immediately following the unification of Germany in 1990. This period saw a rapid and substantial movement by (West) German retailers into the former German...

...C.M. Clarke‐Hill; T.M. Robinson; J. Bailey The article is based on research carried out in 1995 on a sample of UK‐based retailers that were involved in international joint ventures and international buying alliances. The research identified the differences and comparison between these forms...

...Terry Robinson The paper examines the role that potentially could be played by the retailing sector in the economic and social transformation in Russia. The move towards a consumer goods society, by its very definition, necessitates the developments of channels whereby consumer goods can reach...

...Hayley Myers; Nicholas Alexander Considers the importance of Eastern European markets to Europe’s large food retailers. Describes and evaluates the international retail activity which has already taken place in Eastern Europe and the impact this is having on retail structures in Eastern Europe...

...Nicholas Alexander Discusses the internationalization of retail operations within the European Union (EU) and the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Discusses the determining factors behind the internationalization process and the influence this has on the flow of international investment...

...Alan Treadgold Based on recent research, an overview of the new impetus which the 1992 programme has added to the internationalisation of European retailers is given. It is suggested that, in the past, much of the international growth in the retail sector has been a direct result of the constraints...