... industry and academia. A range of articles have sought to support the location planner in applying approaches, methodologies and techniques across a range of sectors, including previously under‐researched areas such as charity shops (Alexander et al., 2008) or the food convenience retail market...

...Tiziana Russo Spena; Angela Caridà; Maria Colurcio; Monia Melia Purpose The purpose of this paper is to focus on Temporary Shops, a recent communication and distribution innovation used by firms in order to improve interaction with customers and to reinforce brand loyalty and equity. The main aim...

... of America Shops Catalogues Internet The conceptual framework of the channel‐migration study presented here draws on the TRA proposed by Fishbein and Ajzen (1975) . The TRA model can adequately predict behaviours that are relatively straightforward – that is, under volitional control (Armitage...

...Andrew G Parsons; Paul W Ballantine; Ann‐Marie Kennedy Purpose This historical narrative aims to analyse the changes in shop trading hour laws in New Zealand, to explore the reasons behind the acceptance of Sunday trading. It compares New Zealand's experience with the USA and the UK. Design...

... and important retail attributes for shopper groups are possible, future studies could expand upon this exploratory work by initiating comparisons of specific retail formats and examining cross‐shopping behavior among consumer electronics shoppers. Practical implications This paper provides consumer...

... stage evaluation by shoppers bringing to light that Indian shoppers are unique in their experience of trust. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 India Consumer behaviour Trust Corporate image Shops Clothing Unfortunately, trustworthiness does not afford an explanation of how...

... be used with negative data directly without any need to transform it (Portela et al., 2004). This left 45 retailers in the final data set to be analysed. Table II reports descriptive statistics of the variables used in the study. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Shops...

... the retailer to earn a living by repairing other people's vehicles typically in their independently owned shops or those who work on a full‐time basis as mechanics for chain repair shops/garages. In our study, merchandise quality characterizes the core tangible aspects of the service offered by the retailer...

... of flowers may be generally perceived as pleasant, but wholly inappropriate for a motorcycle shop. It is this “appropriateness” that this study seeks to examine. For a naturally odourless store, such as an electronics store, stationery shop, fashion outlet, or bookseller, are there appropriate scents...

... and their store image which, in turn, is based on perceived store attributes (Newman and Cullen, 2001). Store attributes, such as quality, price, and variety, affect shopping habits in grocery chains (Doyle and Fenwick, 1974‐1975). We focus on four store attributes: price, product assortment, quality and service...

...Anne Findlay; Leigh Sparks Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate store‐switching behaviours for main food‐shopping consequent on a change in operator for a major superstore; to relate results to previous research findings on store‐switching levels; and to use the results to emphasise...

... statistics and sector analysis are used to investigate the structural changes that have occurred over this period. Findings The results indicate important changes over time. First, there is a decline of shops selling daily and space consuming goods. Second, the expansion of some sectors and the emergence...

...David Bennison; Tony Hines Local shopping is a topic that has been neglected for many years by both retail researchers and policy makers. However, in recent years it has come on to the agenda again, mainly because a number of government policy areas – including social exclusion, regeneration...

...Adelina Broadbridge; Liz Parsons The charity retail format has experienced significant growth over the last 30 years to a situation where charity shops have now become a taken for granted feature of local high streets across the UK. Traditionally charity shops have played an important service role...

... of heavy traffic, lack of car parking space and an untidy physical environment. The pavements are narrow and sometimes partially blocked by retailers’ displays of goods. The vacant shop premises are not only “dead space” but are frequently covered in outdated posters and graffiti. It is important...

...Edmund O’Callaghan; Don O’Riordan This research examined changes in Dublin’s tertiary city centre shopping streets over a 30‐year period to 2002. An observational study of the occupancy of the city’s tertiary streetscape was undertaken in the summer of 2002 and compared with historical data...

... a neighborhood shopping area in Madison, Wisconsin, a medium‐sized city in the mid‐western region of the USA. It finds that well‐educated, affluent residents in both locations believe that they should have input regarding the retail composition of local shopping areas, and that their resistance to new stores can...

...Adelina Broadbridge; Eric Calderwood Using a longitudinal research methodology, this research investigated the grocery shopping habits of residents in rural communities in Western Stirlingshire, Scotland. In particular, it attempted to uncover the factors and attitudes that influence customers...

... in offering Coates a location full of dynamic potential through its situation at one of London’s great shopping focuses, and the volume of visitors. The dialogue with the shopper begins at the pavement edge where the store is announced by a huge copper funnel, seemingly propping the façade and releasing...

...Yvette Reisinger; Robert Z. Waryszak Presents the results of an exploratory study on Japanese tourists′perceptions of service quality in Australian shops. Eight areas of service were examined: the shop assistants′ friendliness, politeness,information giving, helpfulness, concern about customers...