... – The research provides a first empirical and academic perspective on local food consumption within different food retail channels in Europe. Much of the recent results on locavores and their behaviours have been conducted in North America and/or have remained rather conceptual. © Emerald Group Publishing...

... these two trip types in an idealised manner. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Consumer behaviour Shopping Shop design Utility theory Europe Two prevalent trends can be observed in grocery retail markets, namely concentration and consolidation. The first trend describes...

..., government departments, trade magazines, and direct contact with individual companies. This data were then used to plot the cross‐border operations of European retailers. Findings The patterns established from the data set suggest that retail internationalisation within Europe is occurring...

... considering these issues any decision on which method of shrinkage measurement to employ will be uninformed, arbitrary and at best intuitive. The objective of this paper is to scope out and summarise the contextual issues surrounding retail shrinkage in Europe's grocery sector and to offer a view...

...Joshua Bamfield A self‐report questionnaire was used to discover key shrinkage, theft and loss prevention data from 476 major European retailers (23 per cent of West Europe's retail turnover) in 16 countries for the financial year 2001‐2002. The response rate was 33 per cent. Shrinkage rates were...

...Steven Burt R.   Clarke , S.   Davies , P.   Dobson and M.   Waterson . Buyer Power and Competition in European Food Retailing . Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing   2002 . © MCB UP Limited 2003 --> Europe Food industry Retailing Competition...

... companies as acquisition targets. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Europe Retailing Stock markets In the 1980s and 1990s, a significant body of research literature was developed with regard to the financial effectiveness of corporate consolidation. The findings of these studies are often too...

...Paul T. McGurr Compares and contrasts the largest retail firms based in Asia, Europe and the USA. Data were obtained from AsiaWeek 1000, Fortune 500 and Europe 500 statistics. It is hoped that the baseline obtained through this research might serve as a basis for further research...

... Globalization Mergers and acquisitions Europe 1. (1) The majority of consumer spending in Europe is concentrated into the three big markets of Germany, France and the UK (20 per cent of the global total). Together with the fourth ranked market, Italy, these markets accounted for approximately 74...

...Stephen J. Arnold Discusses Wal‐Mart’s entry into Europe. Explains the factors that have contributed to the success of the company, for example an efficient logistics system, extensive internal communications, and a capacity for innovation and reinvention. Outlines Wal‐Mart’s strategy for expanding...

... countries can be detected. In this paper an empirical analysis will be undertaken of the moves to internationalise into America (particularly the USA) by the leading 200 retail distributors in Europe. The most appropriate strategies for different formats of company will be studied. In the context...

... been forced to seek sites in the rest of Europe much earlier than originally intended. Their strategies have differed from the standardized, upmarket brand character of one operator compared with a more customized approach adopted by the market leader. It has already been stated that the study...

... of 1998. © MCB UP Limited 1997 Currencies EMU Europe International trade Retailing United Kingdom EMU will have a profound effect on commercial activity within the EU. For those retailers with operations in countries which participate in EMU, the change will be fundamental...

... countries by far is the UK with an estimated 300 retail sites[ 4 ], followed by The Netherlands (3 malls and nearly 50 standalone sites) and Austria. Nearly every country in Europe has at least one major retail chain pioneering a Web site: in Italy, La Rinascente; in Spain, El Corte Inglés; in Austria...

... in those markets of north‐western Europe which have seen the sustained growth of indigenous multiple retail operations. International expansion has therefore become an increasingly necessary action, if retailers are to maintain growth in their core product area. The reduction in international barriers...

.... The single European market is not therefore uniform and,compared with the manufacturing industry, remains localized. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Concentration is most in evidence in the food sector and in Northern Europe, but it exists in all the European countries and is growing stronger in non‐food...

... and marketing benefits of retailer information technology, all affect the relationship between retailers and their suppliers. These trends are seen at their most extreme in the UK market, which is seen by many as a model for the future of the rest of Europe. In this emerging trading environment, the issues...

... measure of the gross cost of the retail function. Queries the relevance of the output measure value added to micro‐economic analysis, in the context of increased externalization of services and labour. © MCB UP Limited 1993 Europe Financial statements Microeconomics Retail trade USA Value...

..., will produce a more complex and subtle structure to the UK grocery retail market. © MCB UP Limited 1993 Europe Grocery industry Marketing planning Retail trade Supermarkets United Kingdom VOLUME 21 NUMBER 1 1993 European New Entry into UK Grocery Retailing Robert Colin Duke Leeds University...

...Andrew Wileman Discusses the opportunities to be found in“destination” retailing (drawing the consumer to the store)and “proximity” retailing (being where the consumer is) in the USA and Europe, and illustrates the two with many case examples of companies which have been particularly successful...