... data were collected from managers across diverse distribution and supply chain industries in India, yielding 302 valid responses for analysis. Findings The results reveal that technological factors such as trust in technology, relative advantage and compatibility significantly drive intentions...

... to the transformation toward omni-channel logistics. To support a seamless shopping experience in a complex and increasingly decentralized omni-channel distribution network, it is critical to have tools for information coordination and decision-making support. Examples of critical decisions include setting inventory...

... managers of how distribution performance can be improved through lean warehousing. The resulting performance improvements in the distribution operations will ultimately be reflected in the logistics performance of downstream retailers. The study develops an original instrument for measuring waste...

... in logistics clusters. In particular, this study seeks to fill a gap in the understanding of how logistics clustering may influence FMCG firms’ distribution capabilities. Three case studies of FMCG distributors geographically agglomerated within Q Logistics Cluster in Jordan serve to elaborate...

... researches the role of innovation – in a twofold perspective: innovation in management processes and product innovation – as a mediator between strategic orientations in retail firms and business performance. Retailing Distribution Business performance Market orientation Product innovation Spain...

...S. Umit Kucuk Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide clear insights into the influence of product availability, and thus distribution on double jeopardy (DJ) patterns, for frequently‐purchased products (FPP). This paper also aims to provide important strategies in order to maximize...

... significant ones. Research limitations/implications Simulation models for the beer distribution game are developed to represent supply chains. Different supply chain structures can be constructed to examine the causes of the bullwhip effect. Practical implications In order to mitigate the bullwhip...

.... A proliferation of pure players over the past few years has intensified competition in the online shopping market and the question of who is better at offering physical distribution service quality (PDSQ), multi‐channel retailers or pure players, is open to debate. Despite PDSQ's importance in an electronic...

... of the relationship that exists among the perceptions, the personal characteristics of the respondents and the organisational characteristics of their banks. Bank data processing Distribution Human resourcing Greece One of the most recent channels of distribution to be used in the financial services...

...Niels Jørgensen Presents a case on Danish potted plants distribution. The company, GASA‐Group Denmark, is the dominating distributor of Danish potted plants to all of Europe with a total turnover of approximately DKK2.8 billion. The company’s management is planning a long‐term strategy...

... of this series. Using statistics from various official sources, it provides a handy reference guide to the changes in the UK distributive trades. Statistics Retailing United Kingdom Distribution ...

... of advocacy for the restoration of nostalgic methods of food distribution that remove all intermediaries from direct farmer‐consumer interaction, we conclude that farm‐to‐table direct marketing plays, and is likely to continue to play, a very minor role in US food distribution. Subscription farming...

... and customer satisfaction. Considers that much economic analysis still tends to concentrate on production rather than services. Asks whether economic ideas should be reviewed in order to allow economics to reflect more clearly the realities of the changed economic system of the distribution of goods...

...Beverly K. Brockman; Robert M. Morgan Efficient consumer response (ECR) is arguably the most complex managerial innovation in distribution to be introduced in the US. As such, ECR holds great potential for retailing. Despite praise by some, however, ECR faces criticism and even rejection by others...

...‐phased improvement plan. The approach is simple, systematic, rigorous and easily accessible for practitioners. Capper and Co. distributes convenience food under the Spar franchise in South Wales, along the M4 corridor as far east as Hastings and Ramsgate. Their headquarters and main depot...

...C.D.J. Waters Centrally‐planned economies generally put little emphasis on the retail sector. The communist government in Poland, for example, worked with an “economy of shortages”, where demand for most goods was greater than supply and there was no incentive to develop an efficient distribution...

... Business‐to‐business marketing Channel relationships Distribution Service systems Services marketing Improving customer retention rates is a major goal for most firms. Typically, as customer loyalty increases, costs decline and profits rise (Fornell and Wernerfelt, 1987; Rust and Zahorik, 1993...

... market between the powerful Korean manufacturers and foreign retail competitors who have themselves learned to be competitive by going head to head with world‐class retailers. Manufacturers, rather than retailers, have dominated the Korean distribution industry. Korean retailing is characterized by large...

...Norberto Muñiz‐Martínez It is true that the process of what has been termed the “globalisation” of the world economy is less noticeable in retail distribution than in other sectors more involved in industrial activities. Nonetheless, a slow but steady trend towards establishing a presence in other...

... model to retailing and provides some insightful expansion of the locational factor. Distribution Globalization International trade Retailing USA The USA is the largest mass market in the developed world. It has taken domestic retailers decades to expand from the east coast to the west...