... through group buying strategies increases retailer profits no matter if procurement costs are low or high, and outline the practical implications for retailers to best maximise their use of this marketing strategy. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives, strategists and researchers hours...

... and places the articles in context. Findings Retail companies that embrace digital transformation ( DT ) become better positioned to create new forms of value as customer requirements evolve. Adopting appropriate digital technologies and aligning them with business strategies and practices enables...

... and places the articles in context. Findings Pop-up outlets are ubiquitous, but increasingly powerful tools in the unsettled fashion retail market place. This report looks at how they can be used and why in international organizations. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives, strategists...

... approach involving a multiple-case study analysis in the fashion retail industry, interesting insights are drawn for managing innovation in retail settings. Such insights have considerable relevance to marketing scholars and practitioners, as they provide indications on the best innovation strategy...

... at: guru.prabhakar@uwe.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Emerald Group Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only India Retail Family business Mr Birinder Singh Narula is a third generation member of the Darshan Singh (DS) family and is currently the Managing Director of Ebony...

... and places the articles in context. Findings – The analysis finds that the level of interest in a retail app is positively related to the consumer’s intention to engage in both purchasing and information-sharing activities. In addition, the time since the consumer’s last visit to the retail store has...

.... and Gosling, M. (2014), “ Consumers of organic food and sustainable development in Brazil ”, World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development , Vol. 10 No. 1 , pp. 77 - 86 . Consumer behavior Brazil Sustainable development Retail Organic food...

... comments and places the articles in context. Findings During a time of economic uncertainty does the demand for luxury or high quality goods dry up? Do the well off, the rich, and even the super rich begin to tighten their belts along with everyone else? Do luxury retailers need to trade down...

... For much of the 1990s, Best Buy was best by name but not by nature. The company flouted established business conventions and adopted a cavalier approach in its quest to become the USA’s leading electronics retailer. The difficulties that inevitably followed led to a downturn in fortunes...