...Ulf Elg Purpose This study investigates how global retailers develop sustainability through network interactions that influence institutionalized sustainability perceptions. The findings enable retailers to drive sustainability systematically and understand the critical internal and external...

...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...

...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...

...Steven J. Greenland Despite developments in non‐branch financial service provision, such as telephone and home banking, the high‐street outlet will continue to be the main distribution channel. Branch network management is a highly sophisticated task which has been further complicated since...

... with the functions of the bank branch. Seeks to determine the form and function of the retail bank branch network in New Zealand, in the presence of these self‐service technologies, to the years 2000 and 2010 To achieve this objective, a Delphi study was conducted with leading experts from both banks and technology...