...Stephen M. Wigley; Pammi Sinha; Lisa Donnell; Karise Hutchinson; Andrea Reid Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify how small to medium‐sized enterprise (SME) fashion retailers can achieve a true understanding of customer trends to close the needs to offer gap in a highly dynamic sector...

.... It also identifies the unequal relationships and how SMEs devise strategies to cope or not, to some extent dependent on their culture. Small to medium‐sized enterprises Clusters Organizational culture Process innovation Recession Relationships Supply chain management Garment industry Buyer...

...Richard Mitchell; Karise Hutchinson; Susan Bishop Purpose The aim of this paper is to explore the meaning of the term “retail brand” to small‐ to medium‐sized enterprise (SME) owner managers and how this impacts upon brand management practice. Design/methodology/approach This research utilises...

...Robert C. Rickards; Rolf Ritsert Purpose The purpose of this article is to analyze problems involved in using a four‐tiered, indirect sales‐and‐distribution (S&D) model and describe how a manufacturing small and medium‐sized enterprise's (SME's) controller can master them. Design...

... of the concept of localistation. Small to medium‐sized enterprises Retailing Globalization Localization Spain United Kingdom This paper presents the results of an exploratory study into the importance of the local, as represented by small retail outlets, to the economy in Seville (Spain...

..., and membership in groups. The findings section is structured around the research objectives and explores issues of regulatory compliance for SME retailers, illustrations of costs, key information sources and relationships with Environmental Health and Trading Standards Officers. Small to medium...

.... This question should be discussed at three different levels: Thomas Foscht can be contacted at: thomas.foscht@uni‐graz.at © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Electronic commerce Strategic marketing Retailing Small to medium‐sized enterprises Internationalisation is one...

...: Electronic commerce Fashion industry Internet marketing Portfolio theory Small to medium‐sized enterprises Rapid progress in the application of information technology is highly pertinent to the successful evolution and sustainability of e‐retail marketing: increasing as consumer opportunity...

... regarding operational issues of distribution, quality and technical criteria. Retail trade Sourcing Small to medium‐sized enterprises United Kingdom Research by the Institute of Grocery Distribution (IGD) found that 59 per cent of shoppers were interested in buying local food and 15 per cent...

..., for instance: © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Small to medium‐sized enterprises Town planning Spain While there remains a very important role in the twenty‐first century for retailers in Granollers, this sector of the economy has undergone considerable changes in the last three...

... are supporting other local business in a spirit of collaboration rather than competition. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Small to medium‐sized enterprises Retailing Training Education Business development There are two strands to the Barnet Initiative, “Business Buddy Mentoring...

... with a discussion of the advantages (and potential problem areas) of such localised SME retailer‐led BIDs. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Business development Retailing Small to medium‐sized enterprises In April 2004, an adaptation of the North American business improvement district (BID) model...

... of size, the yearly turnover, but it facilitates the observation of size factors influencing the decision for or against an ECR participation in all links of the grocery value chain. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Channel management Consumer marketing Food industry Small to medium‐sized...