...Nathalie Silva; Fredrik Nilsson Purpose The purpose of this research is to examine the role of logistics and packaging in home-delivery of food and groceries and identify opportunities for sustainable packaging logistics innovations that can enable competitive advantages for retail actors...

...Md. Rafiqul Islam Rana; Song-yi Youn Purpose This study explores the role of knowledge management capabilities (KMCs) in enhancing competitive advantage and organisational performance in fashion retailing. Employing the resource-based view (RBV) and knowledge-based view (KBV) perspectives...

... Retail technology Frictionless shopping Customer experience Operational excellence Competitive advantage Retail strategy COVID-19 The retail sector is experiencing a revolutionary transformation where retailers that embrace technology as an enabler of competitive advantage are poised...

...Donna McGuinness; Karise Hutchinson Purpose The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how product knowledge is utilised by specialist independent grocery retailers (SIGRs) and how it can enhance competitive advantage for these firms. Design/methodology/approach A case study approach...

... brand name is more capable of improving the retailer's economic satisfaction with the buying group when differentiation is perceived to be a source of competitive advantage, when environment is perceived as more dynamic and when the retailer is strategically integrated in the relationship...

... retail offer advantage over competitors. It concludes with new insights and suggestions for fashion retailers in driving greater differentiation and competitive advantage. While Hankinson's (2001b) and Urde's (1999) definitions recognise the importance of branding and provide greater clarity...

... the scope of marketing – are prioritised for the second stage of TCM. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Competitive advantage Marketing strategy Town planning Town centre vitality and viability is of relevance to a range of stakeholders: users, producers and intermediaries. Producers include...

... and possible difficulties in responding to longer term market developments. © MCB UP Limited 2001 Retailing Vertical integration Competitive advantage Confectionery A firm’s ability to achieve and sustain competitive advantage can be seen as dependent on the development...

... directions is an important aspect of the analysis. More recently, Walters[ 10 ] identified two components of competitive advantage, one led by productivity improvement, and one led by marketing decisions. Knee and Walters[ 11 ] incorporated these components into their adaptation of Ansoff′s product/market...

...D.A. Kirby; Martin J.S. Turner Information technology is generally accepted as an important source of competitive advantage for the small retail business, though UK research indicates that the take‐up rate has been slow. Examines the factors influencing take‐up among small food retail businesses...

...Jurgen Maximov; Hendrik Gottschlich Observes the success of Japanese companies and industries and attempts to analyse the reasons behind such success and to identify the strategic success factors. Lists the three determining factors for the attainment of competitive advantage as: time; cost...

... of management “gurus” for increasing the empowerment of front‐line managers. Develops a simple analytical framework for considering the issues, and isolates the important variables involved in the decision. © MCB UP Limited 1993 Competitive advantage Co‐ordination Decentralization Empowerment...

... strategy to attain competitive advantage outperform those using a singular strategic approach. Competitive advantage Financial performance Retail trade Strategic planning VOLUME 20 NUMBER 5 1992 Competitive Strategies and Business Performance within the Retailing Industry Marilyn M. Helms, Paula J...