1st Edition

The Internationalisation of Retailing

Edited By G. Akehurst, Nicholas Alexander Copyright 1995
    220 Pages
    by Routledge

    218 Pages
    by Routledge

    The large retail enterprise which does not think on an international basis faces marginalization by competitors building international operations. Here, management researchers in the areas of international retailing offer an insight into the mechanisms of the internationalization of retailing.

    The internationalization process in retailing, Gary Akehurst and Nicholas Alexander; a conceptual model of strategic considerations for international retail expansion, Eithel M. Simpson and Dayle I. Thorpe; towards a taxonomy of international retail alliances, Jayne Bayley, Colin M. Clarke-Hill and Terry M. Robinson; the changing process of internationalization in the European Union, Hayley Myers; reciprocal retail internationalization - the Southland Corporation, Ito-Yokado and 7-Eleven convenience stores, Leigh Sparks; the international activities of Japanese retailers, Yung-Fang Chen and Brenda Sternquist; international comparisons of supply chain management in grocery retailing, John Fernie; the planning implications of new retail format introductions in Canada and Britain; Alan G. Hallsworth, Ken G. Jones and Russell Muncaster; retailing in Canada and the United States - historical comparisons, David J. Burns and Dale M. Rayman; consumer behaviour convergence in the European Union, Barry J. Davies and Malene Flemmer; the internationalization of retailing in the Czech and Slovak republics, Tomas Drtina; developing a framework for the study of the internationalization of retailing, Gary Akehurst and Nicholas Alexander.

    Biography

    G. Akehurst, Nicholas Alexander