... that are concentrations of c-stores with higher-density or higher-revenue were locationally identified. We further searched for the c-store that had a high density/revenue value and was enclosed by c-stores with low density/revenue (High Outlier) or if the c-store had a low density/revenue and was enclosed by c-stores...

...Tony Hernández; David Bennison Although formal techniques of locational analysis have been available for over 50 years, most retailers traditionally made no use of them, relying instead on intuition guided by experience and “common sense”. However, the simultaneous advent in the last 15 years...

... to be a need for further research into corporate closure programmes and their relationships with property and locational issues. Some tentative conclusions for corporate retail strategies are discussed. © MCB UP Limited 1999 Retailing Rationalization Stores Closure Location Corporate strategy...

..., shows how redeveloped sites with low acquisition costs are a likely option for future factory outlet developers. The acquisition has been successful because of the selection of product type for sale (ceramics which lend themselves to discount prices) and location (at the heart of the Potteries). © MCB...

..., leisure complexes and hyperpubs. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Cinemas Location Out-of-town development Planning (town and country) Retailing Service industries Britain in 1997 has been Americanised. Almost every provincial town has a greenfield development complete with multiplex cinema...

... by analysing sub‐segments of shopping preferences for customers of Next for Men, a UK fashion retailer. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Consumer behaviour Fashion Location Market segmentation Retailing Stores Market positioning, based on price, product differentiation and service provision...

...‐shopping centre retailers. Despite many countries having seen a substantial growth in the number of shopping centres, not all retailers choose to locate within a shopping centre, and some retailers actively oppose shopping centres. A survey of clothing retailers in New Zealand showed that retailers...

...Gary Warnaby; Barry J. Davies States that the importance of retailing to the vitality and viability of many town and city centres is widely acknowledged. However, the marketing of these locations to date has largely focused on tourism or inward economic investment. Identifies many of the factors...

...Ian Clarke; David Bennison; John Pal Much of the existing literature on location does not address the problems faced by retail organizations at a strategic level, largely because it has tended to concentrate on the technical and policy issues relating to the evaluation and development of new sites...

...Richard M. Clarkson; Colin M. Clarke‐Hill; Terry Robinson States that the choice of a store’s location is considered to be the single most important decision a retail organization has to make, and that location is seen as a critical factor of success. Reviews the literature on store location models...

...David J. Burns; Homer B. Warren Since the store mix and product offerings of many regional shopping malls are very similar, often the primary discriminator between many of these centres is merely location. Making the choice to shop at a regional shopping mall other than the one nearest to one′s...

...Gary Davies The way we think about retail location is dominated by the idea that the primary role of the retail store or the retail centre is to attract the shopper to the location. An alternative paradigm exists of taking retailing to where there are people either at home or in crowds...

... MCB UP Limited 1995 Discounts Location Retail trade Shopping United Kingdom Within the UK the past three decades have witnessed dramatic and continuing change in retail environments[ 1 ]. The traditional supremacy of town and city centres at the top of retail hierarchies has been...

...Ian Clarke; Alan Hallsworth Most location investments in retailing are frequently viewed as resulting from a combination of objective site assessments and decisions by individual organizations. They are also influenced, however, by the relationships between retailers, developers, financiers...

... retailers is central to understanding this issue. Examines competing perspectives of locational change and suggests that retail potential needs to be defined locally not just with reference to the quality of retail floorspace but also to the strategic objectives of competing organizations...

...Russell Schiller British town centres are suffering from the growing trend towards out‐of‐town retailing. The Continental model for the future of town centres appears attractive, but there are problems. National durable multiples face a locational dilemma – they have a commitment to town centres...

...Martin Davies; Ian Clarke Highlights the integral link between the location of a particular format of retail outlet and the benefit which they offer to the customer segments which they serve. Outlines a simple conceptual framework for planning store networks which can be used as a starting point...

... contemplating the ideal size, shape and structure of a branch network. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Banks Design Distribution Financial services Hierarchy Location Networks Retail trade The 1980s saw a period of economic growth and consumer confidence shattered by the collapse...

...Stephen Brown Although the issue of retail location has attracted a great deal of academic attention, the bulk of this literature pertains to the national, regional and urban scales of analysis. An equally important,but comparatively neglected, consideration is micro‐scale retail location...

...Kim Harris A case study based on a number of similar businesses but illustrating some general points applicable to any independent retail business. Discusses the importance of location and a potential customer base and how these can be used to advantage. Considers the product range which needs...