...Hasliza Hassan; Abu Bakar Sade; Muhammad Sabbir Rahman Purpose The hypermarket industry in Malaysia has created a huge momentum for modern retailing concepts. The industry has been developing impressively, and the word hypermarket seems in need of a new definition. There is an overlap...

... in the Czech Republic examining the retail format and merchandise assortment structure of clothing retailing in the period of 1994‐1999. The research focused on Czech towns and specifically excluded the capital city of Prague. From the analysis of the retail format development two broad conclusions emerge...

...Elizabeth Parsons Explores the development of the charity retailing sector in the past decade. Examines the role of charity shops in their local communities. Provides some suggestions as to the likely future of the sector. There are several reasons for the growth and increasing prominence...

...Clifford Guy; David Bennison Explores the economic advantages of superstore (food and non‐food) development especially to the consumer. Looks at the increasing difficulties facing superstore retailers and developers in the UK. Provides some recommendations for superstore retailers and developers...

...Anne Findlay; Leigh Sparks Reflects on the origins and development of The Retail Planner’s Bookshelf and outlines the composition of the 2002 version. Concludes that the updated version, by providing common language all round, will enable progress at the national and local level. Table...

...Nicholas Alexander; Marcelo de Lira e Silva This paper considers the development of emerging retail markets with particular reference to Brazil. The South American region has only relatively recently seen the level of international retail interest previously seen in other global regions...

... political and cultural environments, and a shift from manufacturing to service based economies. Both developments have contributed to the globalisation of marketing activity. However, there remain fundamental conceptual inconsistencies in the literatures that explain the development of international...

...Gary Warnaby; Joanne Upton Resale price maintenance (RPM) is widely regarded as having a retarding effect on market development. The abolition of RPM in the 1960s provided a catalyst for the development of the multiple retailer who, by virtue of scale economies, was able to compete aggressively...