...Rajesh Rajaguru; Margaret Matanda; Christopher Agyapong Siaw Purpose This study examines how formal retail formats (FRFs), and informal retail formats (IRFs) may coexist as substitutes and complements in emerging markets because of store patronage driven by customers’ chronic shopping orientations...

...Ilke Kardes; Leisa Reinecke Flynn; Michael Dugan Purpose The fundamental research question is which aspects of the external environment are most strongly associated with the differential market share between large multinational online retailers and smaller, local retailers in emerging markets...

...Stephan Zielke; Marcin Komor Purpose This paper analyses three strategies in customers’ use to afford consumption in a developed and an emerging market for different product groups. The strategies are: (1) usage of loyalty cards, (2) usage of credit cards and (3) usage of long-term credits...

...Renata Maria Gomes; Jorge Carneiro; Luis Antonio Dib Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify patterns for the intra-market expansion of international branded retailers on a continent-sized emerging market using the network approach. Design/methodology/approach A multiple-case study...

... store image is perceived across different emerging markets and how it relates to customer knowledge cues and personal characteristics. Design/methodology/approach A store-intercept survey undertaken in Brazil and Vietnam generated 505 usable responses from customers of two metropolitan cities...

... and can be contacted at: h.sekhon@coventry.ac.uk 15 10 2015 26 10 2015 09 02 2016 15 02 2016 05 05 2016 17 06 2016 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Emerald Group Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only India Retailing Emerging markets...

...Ana Paula Miotto; Juracy Gomes Parente Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop a taxonomy to describe and synthesize the retail strategies and store formats in the fast-changing modernization context of emerging markets. It identifies how these different formats are related...

...Xavier Brusset; Lanlan Cao; Daniele Pederzoli Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the international retailers' strategic responses to the institutional environment in emerging markets. Design/methodology/approach Based on in‐depth interviews with top managers from a grounded‐theory...

... to and the benefits generated by the introduction of hypermarket chains into emerging markets – such as boosting and opening up the economy (Batra, 1997); ensuring transfert of knowledge (Hagen, 2002) and improving management tools and optimizing the supply chain; raising the standards of quality and production...

... to understand how the company develops appropriate operations strategies to survive in the competitive and dynamic Chinese business environment. Findings The study identifies that companies intending to expand their businesses in emerging markets face many challenges in the new business environment...

...Harri Lorentz; Juhana Lounela Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the relevant assessment criteria for retailer supply chain capability from the perspective of foreign food manufacturers, in an emerging market context, and to evaluate the development level of Russian retail chains...

...Mark A.P. Davies; K. Waite; Elena Millan; Jonathan Reynolds Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of individualism and collectivism at an individual level, in the context of an emergent market economy of Eastern Europe. More specifically, the effects of the psychological...

... at different levels, bargaining power and trust between members. Additionally, the paper provides a description of FMCG and grocery retail in Pakistan as the context of the study since this is not available elsewhere. Fast moving consumer goods Emerging markets Wholesaling Pakistan Makros's...

... topics focusing on how organizational phenomena impact firm marketing strategy and management (Varadarajan and Jayachandran, 1999). Market orientation Emerging markets Retailers Supply chain management China © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 From the traditional...