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Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Distributive industries > Retail sector

Perceptions of Retailing in Early Modern England (Hardcover, New edition): Nancy Cox, Karin Dannehl Perceptions of Retailing in Early Modern England (Hardcover, New edition)
Nancy Cox, Karin Dannehl
R4,201 Discovery Miles 42 010 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Whilst there has been much recent scholarly work on retailing during the early modern period, less is known about how people at the time perceived retailing, both as onlookers, artists and commentators, and as participants. Centred on the general theme of perceptions, the authors address this gap in our knowledge by looking at a different aspect of consumption. They focus on two ancillary themes: the first is location and how contemporaries perceived the settlements in which there were shops; the other is distance. Pictures, prints, novels, diaries and promotional literature of the tradespeople themselves provide much of the evidence. Many of these sources are not new to historians, but they have not been scrutinized and analysed with the questions in mind that are posed here. The methodology to be employed has been developed by Nancy Cox over the last decade, and is used successfully in her book The Complete Tradesman and in the compilation of the forthcoming Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities 1550-1800. This book will find a ready market with scholars concerned with British social and economic history in the early modern period. Although it is first and foremost a book written by historians for historians, it nevertheless borrows concepts and approaches from various disciplines concerned with theories of consumption, material culture and representational art.

The Economics of Retailing and Distribution (Paperback, New edition): Roger R. Betancourt The Economics of Retailing and Distribution (Paperback, New edition)
Roger R. Betancourt
R1,294 Discovery Miles 12 940 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book provides a uniform and coherent approach to the analysis of distribution systems in general and retail systems in particular. It develops the fundamentals of retail demand and supply, and demonstrates how the provision of distribution services is a principal determinant of economic outcomes in retail exchanges for both retailers and their customers, as well as for other agents such as suppliers and franchisors. The author integrates the existing literature with new applications to provide novel insights into the multi-product nature of retailing, the service aspects of packaging, and the evolution of retail formats such as supermarkets, non-store retailers (including the Internet) and shopping centers. He illustrates how the complementarity that underlies retail activities leads to lower average prices for customers. This integrative process also brings out the role of distribution services as mechanisms to exercise economic power. This is evident not only in channels of distribution but in the evolution of Wal-Mart and the development of franchise contracts. The author also identifies the crucial differences between the retailing of goods and the retailing of services. This impressive volume skilfully integrates conceptual, theoretical and empirical research to analyse critical issues in the economics of retailing and distribution. It will be required reading for academics and professional economists interested in industrial organization, marketing, applied microeconomics and business.

Cultures of Selling - Perspectives on Consumption and Society since 1700 (Paperback): John Benson Cultures of Selling - Perspectives on Consumption and Society since 1700 (Paperback)
John Benson; Laura Ugolini
R1,367 Discovery Miles 13 670 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The study of consumption and its relationship to cultural and social values has become a vibrant and important field in recent years. Hitherto however, relatively few detailed and full length works on this topic have been published. In what will become a seminal volume, this book examines retail selling in various historical contexts and locations, as both an activity at once 'mundane' and almost universal. The book introduces the reader to the existing literature relevant to the subject; and explores the widespread perceptions of moral ambiguity surrounding the practice of selling consumer goods - ranging from concerns about the adulteration of goods, to fears about sharp practice on the part of retailers - and places such concerns in the context of wider societal values and ideas. The ambivalence towards retail selling and sellers is also a central focus of the collection, focussing on the attempts by retailers to develop selling techniques and successful practices of salesmanship, and at the same time establish widely-shared understandings of 'good' retailing. The book also delves into the more dubious practices of retail selling, including practices on the margin of legality, the issue of credit and changing attitudes towards debt. Uniquely the book examines how sales techniques relate to the wider context of a whole shopping 'experience' or shopping environment. Taken as a whole, this volume will provide a first port of call for students, researchers and others interested in exploring consumer cultures, and the cultural norms and practices involved in the sale of consumer goods in various historical periods and geographical contexts.

The Hard Sell - An Ethnographic Study of the Direct Selling Industry (Hardcover, New Ed): John Bone The Hard Sell - An Ethnographic Study of the Direct Selling Industry (Hardcover, New Ed)
John Bone
R4,201 Discovery Miles 42 010 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In this work John Bone provides a lively and engaging insight into the social world of direct selling organizations. He investigates these under-researched organizations via a detailed ethnography of two home improvement companies selling products such as fitted kitchens, double glazing and conservatories, as well as developing wider sociological debates on trust and interaction. These organizations tend to be loosely ordered and internally competitive collectives whose sole aim is to maximize short term profits through sales strategies that routinely employ the calculative exploitation of consumer norms and expectations. John Bone uses his findings to argue that amid the wave of increasing deregulation and liberalization that has supplanted the planned and regulated form of capitalism that predominated until the 1970s, such conditions are now becoming prevalent in mainstream contemporary organizations, threatening to unleash a latent disorder that underlies the rationality of 'modern' business.

Retailing in Emerging Markets - A policy and strategy perspective (Paperback): Malobi Mukherjee, Richard Cuthbertson, Elizabeth... Retailing in Emerging Markets - A policy and strategy perspective (Paperback)
Malobi Mukherjee, Richard Cuthbertson, Elizabeth Howard
R1,482 Discovery Miles 14 820 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Retailing is changing extremely rapidly in the emerging economies, both as a driver of social and economic change, and a consequence of economic development and the rise of consumer societies. Changes that took many decades in Europe or North America are happening at a much greater speed in emerging markets, while regulations continue to be hotly contested in these markets, raising questions about appropriate business strategies for both globalising firms and local contenders. While much has been written about retail in emerging markets, the focus has been primarily on the nature of entry strategies for Western retail companies. This book seeks to capture the impact of both internal and external regulations on retail development and strategy in emerging markets. It provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the development of retailing in a wide range of emerging economies, and seeks to capture the interplay between both retail policy and retail strategy and the theoretical implications of this on retail development as a whole. This book will be of interest to academics, researchers and advanced students with an interest in retail development in emerging markets, international business/strategy and international marketing.

Retail Strategy - The view from the bridge (Paperback): Christine Cuthbertson Retail Strategy - The view from the bridge (Paperback)
Christine Cuthbertson; Edited by Jonathan Reynolds; Contributions by Richard Bell, Dmitry Dragun, Elizabeth Howard, …
R1,669 Discovery Miles 16 690 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The book is made distinctive by the presentation of practitioner insight allied with academic underpinning to create a powerful new framework of unusual breadth and depth. The book communicates contemporary retail thought from the perspectives of both senior international retailers and expert observers. It is structured around four sections: * Section I: retailing in an international context * Section II: chapters from faculty at Templeton College in Oxford outlining the key issues with review questions, discussion topics, assignments and further reading. * Section III: A unique series of in depth interviews with senior executives in the world's major retailers conducted by the Oxford Institute of Retail Management. Each case is backed up by company and sector information to demonstrate the changing retail and global environment. * Section IV: A summary and overview with further exercises assignments and recommended reading.The book is an innovative and highly effective new text for both students and executives needing to understand the complexities of the latest global developments and thinking. * Dual focus, with firm conceptual context supplied in the introductory essays and practitioner insight provided by the case studies. * Includes a range of learning features to help you test your knowledge and develop your thinking. * Talented contributor team offer rigorous and far-reaching analysis of the issues and case histories. Combining practitioner insight with academic background, this book offers a useful framework on retail strategy with unusual breadth and depth. It communicates contemporary retail thought from the perspectives of both senior international retailers and expert observers.

The Internationalisation of Retailing in Asia (Hardcover): Sang Chul Choi, John Dawson, Roy Larke, Masao Mukoyama The Internationalisation of Retailing in Asia (Hardcover)
Sang Chul Choi, John Dawson, Roy Larke, Masao Mukoyama
R3,919 Discovery Miles 39 190 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


European retailers have successfully internationalised their activities in Europe but have been less successful in North America. American retailers have been successful in their home market but less so in Europe. The major European and American retailers are now entering Asia and competing directly with each other in a substantive way fort he first time. These Western retailers, using modern managerial methods, are entering markets typified by more traditional managerial approaches. Western managerial cultures and values are interfacing with Asian ones. The results of these moves are new stresses for Asian retail structures that bring a new dynamism to Asian retailing. The contributions in this book explore the conflicts and benefits that arise as retailing in Asia becomes internationalised. The contributions are provided by experts in retail research from across Asia and for the first time in depth analyses are provided of the ways that Western retailers are provoking change in Asia. The book results form a seminar held at the University of Marketing and Distribution Sciences, Kobe, in November 2001 under the auspices of Society for Asian Research in Distribution. Scholars from across the region presented research results of their analyses of the New Commerce now appearing in Asia.

Retailing in the European Union (Paperback): Stewart Howe Retailing in the European Union (Paperback)
Stewart Howe
R432 Discovery Miles 4 320 Ships in 10 - 15 working days


As retailing becomes an increasingly important part of economics worldwide, the similarities and differences of retailing from country to country are now more evident. Retailing in the European Union is a unique and timely study of the difference retail structures across Europe, offering an insightful overview of the internationalisation of retailing and asking important questions about the effectiveness of different retailing sectors.

E-Service: New Directions in Theory and Practice - New Directions in Theory and Practice (Paperback): Roland T. Rust, P.K.... E-Service: New Directions in Theory and Practice - New Directions in Theory and Practice (Paperback)
Roland T. Rust, P.K. Kannan
R1,474 Discovery Miles 14 740 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The advent of the era of "e-Service," the provision of services over electronic networks like the internet, is one of the dominant business themes of the new millennium. It reflects the fundamental shift in the economy from goods to services and the explosive expansion of information technology. This book provides a collection of different perspectives on e-Service and a unified framework to understand it, even as the business community grapples with the concept. It features contributions from key researchers and practitioners from both the private and public sectors, as well leading scholars from the fields of marketing, information systems, and computer science. They focus on three key areas: the customer-technology interface; e-Service business opportunities and strategies; and public sector e-Service opportunities. The insights they offer will be equally useful to students, scholars, and practitioners.

E-Service: New Directions in Theory and Practice - New Directions in Theory and Practice (Hardcover): Roland T. Rust, P.K.... E-Service: New Directions in Theory and Practice - New Directions in Theory and Practice (Hardcover)
Roland T. Rust, P.K. Kannan
R5,227 Discovery Miles 52 270 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The advent of the era of "e-Service," the provision of services over electronic networks like the internet, is one of the dominant business themes of the new millennium. It reflects the fundamental shift in the economy from goods to services and the explosive expansion of information technology. This book provides a collection of different perspectives on e-Service and a unified framework to understand it, even as the business community grapples with the concept. It features contributions from key researchers and practitioners from both the private and public sectors, as well leading scholars from the fields of marketing, information systems, and computer science. They focus on three key areas: the customer-technology interface; e-Service business opportunities and strategies; and public sector e-Service opportunities. The insights they offer will be equally useful to students, scholars, and practitioners.

Digital Channels and Social Media Management in Luxury Markets (Hardcover): Fabrizio Mosca, Chiara Civera Digital Channels and Social Media Management in Luxury Markets (Hardcover)
Fabrizio Mosca, Chiara Civera
R4,494 Discovery Miles 44 940 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In recent years, luxury goods markets have faced significant changes that have influenced both the dynamics of the competition, as well as their strategies. The principal changes include the following: new geographical market development, such as in the Far East, India, and some parts of Africa (these countries are added to a list of already relevant countries that are involved in luxury goods consumption, such as the Emirates, Russia, and South America); diffusion of new media and new technologies in communication, which is characterized by a high degree of interaction; the evolution of distribution channels is underway - these channels are moving towards new forms of integration that utilize both physical digital channels. This has forced firms to revise their strategies and implement multichannel marketing strategies to continue to operate in increasingly international markets that are characterized by increasingly more demanding and informed consumers. This book will enable readers to gain a clear insight into how the luxury goods market operates and amongst other things, focuses on: recent internet and social media strategies adopted by luxury companies and their brands; how luxury companies manage their communication and distribution channels to compete in the market and the impact of digital marketing on their competition; the main models of direct and indirect distribution in the digital channels; how consumers react to multichannel strategies; trends, social commerce and CSR and how luxury companies react; identifying the different social media strategies for luxury companies.

Business Development in Licensed Retailing - A unit manager's guide (Paperback): Guy Lincoln, Conrad Lashley Business Development in Licensed Retailing - A unit manager's guide (Paperback)
Guy Lincoln, Conrad Lashley
R1,371 Discovery Miles 13 710 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

'Business Development in Licensed Retailing: a unit manager's guide' details the indispensable skills and techniques needed to manage units within licensed retail organisations in a flexible and entrepreneurial manner.
This book:
-Forms the basis of a complete course for a unit manager's development.
-Provides an overview of the range of skills needed for effective unit management.
-Supports the development of techniques with examples from existing best practice and case examples from companies such as JD Wetherspoon's, TGI Fridays and McDonald's amongst others.
Business Development in Licensed Retailing considers the functional management techniques required at unit management level, covering recruitment, human resource management, operations, service quality and customer relations, financial measurement and analysis, promotions and strategic planning. The analysis systematically provides all the practical know-how you need to produce of a comprehensive business plan for your unit.
Ending with a comprehensive case study that demonstrates all the aspects of business development working in a real-life scenario, the text is ideally suited for lecturers and management development personnel to use as a learning resource through which readers can apply the principles and techniques outlined.
A practical guide to managing units in licensed retail
Case studies from Wetherspoons, Scottish and Newcastle, Whitbread and Yates', amongst others, put the theory into practice

Charity Shops - Retailing, Consumption and Society (Hardcover): Suzanne Horne, Avril Maddrell Charity Shops - Retailing, Consumption and Society (Hardcover)
Suzanne Horne, Avril Maddrell
R4,201 Discovery Miles 42 010 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Contents:
1. Consumption, Identity and Locality: a Theoretical Perspective on Charity Shops I
2. Retailing: a Theoretical Perspective on Charity Shops II
3. Customers and Demand: Thrift, Lifestyle, Convenience and Coming out of the Cold
4. Materialising Profit: from Donation to Distribution
5. Staffing the Charity Shop: Voluntary, Not-So-Voluntary and Paid Staff
6. Pricing and Competition: Hitting the Mark
7. 'It's all in the Mix': Profits, Lifecycles, Lifestyles, and the Future of Charity Shops

Reading Retail - A Geographical Perspective on Retailing and Consumption Spaces (Paperback, New): Neil Wrigley, Michelle Lowe Reading Retail - A Geographical Perspective on Retailing and Consumption Spaces (Paperback, New)
Neil Wrigley, Michelle Lowe
R1,276 Discovery Miles 12 760 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Reading Retail captures contemporary debates on the geography of retailing and consumption spaces. It is constructed around a series of 'readings' from key works, and is designed to encourage readers to develop a sense of engagement with the rapidly evolving debates in this field. More than 60 edited readings are integrated into the text, providing a guided route map through the literature and into the study of the geographies of retailing and consumption. The volume also introduces readers to the exciting and interdisciplinary developments unfolding in the 'new retail geography', drawing on up-to-the-minute research material from areas ranging from anthropology to business studies, and tackling issues as diverse as retail internationalization and e-commerce. Reading Retail is unique in bringing together a huge range of perspectives on retailing and consumption spaces and will provide a key source text for students in this field.

Retail Impact Assessment - A Guide to Best Practice (Hardcover, New): John England Retail Impact Assessment - A Guide to Best Practice (Hardcover, New)
John England
R3,616 Discovery Miles 36 160 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Contents:
1:Introduction; 2:Background; 3:Policy Context; 4:The Conventional Methodology of Retail Impact Assessment; 5:A Framework for Retail Impact Assessment; 6:Qualitative Factors; 7:Evidence of Retail Impact; 8:Retail Impact Assessment in the Planning Process; 9:Experience in Europe and North America; 10:The Application of Best Practice, 11:Conclusions

The Changing Face of Japanese Retail - Working in a Chain Store (Hardcover, New): Louella Matsunaga The Changing Face of Japanese Retail - Working in a Chain Store (Hardcover, New)
Louella Matsunaga
R3,916 Discovery Miles 39 160 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Series Information:
Nissan Institute/RoutledgeCurzon Japanese Studies

Essentials of Modeling and Analytics - Retail Risk Management and Asset Protection (Hardcover): David B. Speights, Daniel M.... Essentials of Modeling and Analytics - Retail Risk Management and Asset Protection (Hardcover)
David B. Speights, Daniel M. Downs, Adi Raz
R3,943 Discovery Miles 39 430 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Essentials of Modeling and Analytics illustrates how and why analytics can be used effectively by loss prevention staff. The book offers an in-depth overview of analytics, first illustrating how analytics are used to solve business problems, then exploring the tools and training that staff will need in order to engage solutions. The text also covers big data analytical tools and discusses if and when they are right for retail loss prevention professionals, and illustrates how to use analytics to test the effectiveness of loss prevention initiatives. Ideal for loss prevention personnel on all levels, this book can also be used for loss prevention analytics courses. Essentials of Modeling and Analytics was named one of the best Analytics books of all time by BookAuthority, one of the world's leading independent sites for nonfiction book recommendations.

The Retail Innovation Toolkit - 42 Category Management Tools for Growth (Paperback): Constant Berkhout The Retail Innovation Toolkit - 42 Category Management Tools for Growth (Paperback)
Constant Berkhout
R693 Discovery Miles 6 930 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

HOW TO: design an enjoyable and/or eff­icient shopper experience. adapt your retail format to new societal trends while keeping the retail brand differentiating. energise supplier-retailer relationships and face the challenges ahead in an open and a collaborative way. Retail is going through tremendous change as a result of new types of competitors and ever higher consumer expectations. An abundance of products, media and data has become available. Digitisation and the demand for an inclusive and a sustainable society call for new ways of defining the future together. Everyone needs to be mobilised, and the category level holds the right meeting point for suppliers and retailers. The Retail Innovation Toolkit offers practical tools and case studies on the way forward, so that professionals on both retail and supplier sides can start addressing category challenges immediately. The 42 tools help professionals to analyse, grow, innovate and even reinvent categories in a fun and a quick manner. The Category Management concept is refreshed by integrating tools from Experience Design and Product Innovation to create a new set of innovation skills and mobilise collaboration within and among retailer and supplier organisations. This is an excellent toolkit with practical approaches to growing the category and reinventing the retail game.

Flexible Working in Food Retailing - A Comparison Between France, Germany, Great Britain and Japan (Hardcover): Christophe... Flexible Working in Food Retailing - A Comparison Between France, Germany, Great Britain and Japan (Hardcover)
Christophe Baret, Steffen Lehndorff, Leigh Sparks
R3,769 Discovery Miles 37 690 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In developed countries, the food superstore or hypermarket has become the dominant mode of food distribution; and their success has transformed the retail sector. But each new store has changed the employment regime of the stores they replace. For retailers, labour is a major cost; with opening hours being extended, and consumer demand patterns changing, one solution has been the use of part-time labour. Extensive use of such labour characterises British food retailing for example whereas it is less common in France. This book examines the reasons for such differences, and the potential which management and employees have within the operation to manage working time to their benefit. This book makes use of a four country research programme, covering France, Germany, Great Britain and Japan. Investigations and interviews at store, company and individual level, paint a picture of working time in the sector and in each of the countries. The volume provides some explanations for national differences as well as the similarities; supply and demand issues, as well as societal and social backgrounds. Large format food retailing is a major force in each country, employing millions in many di

Commodification of Global Agrifood Systems and Agro-Ecology - Convergence, Divergence and Beyond in Turkey (Hardcover): Yildiz... Commodification of Global Agrifood Systems and Agro-Ecology - Convergence, Divergence and Beyond in Turkey (Hardcover)
Yildiz Atasoy
R3,920 Discovery Miles 39 200 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book explores the shifting relations of food provisioning in Turkey from a comparative global political economy perspective. It offers in-depth ethnographic analysis, interviews and historical insights into the ambiguities and diversities that simultaneously affect the changing conditions of food and agriculture in Turkey. Specific issues examined include the commodification of land, food and labour; the expansion and deepening of industrial standardization; the expansion of a supermarket model; and concomitant changes in, as well as the simultaneous co-existence of, traditional methods of production and marketing. Contrasting observations are drawn from diverse locales to provide examples of convergence, divergence and cohabitation in relation to transnationally advocated industrial models. Commodification of Global Agrifood Systems and Agro-Ecology employs a form of comparative perspective that allows the particular processes of restructuring of agrifood relations in Turkey to be simultaneously distinguished from, yet related to, changes taking place in global power dynamics. Yildiz Atasoy explores agrifood transformation in Turkey with a unique approach that considers a plurality of intertwined normative influences, ontological beliefs, cultural-religious narratives, political struggles and critical-interpretive positions. Based on original research, the book treats changes in food provisioning as an analytical thread capable of uncovering how the normative acceptability of capitalized agriculture and techno-scientific innovation is entangled with processes of class formation, growing inter-capitalist competition and Islamic politics. Such processes, in turn, frame income/wealth generation, landscape management, agro-ecological dynamics and labour practices, as well as the taste and smell of place.

Retail Recovery - How Creative Retailers Are Winning in their Post-Apocalyptic World (Hardcover): Mark Pilkington Retail Recovery - How Creative Retailers Are Winning in their Post-Apocalyptic World (Hardcover)
Mark Pilkington
R522 Discovery Miles 5 220 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Shortlisted for the Business Book Awards 2022 The world's retail sector has been devastated in recent years by two unstoppable forces: internet shopping and the Covid-19 lockdown. The result: huge numbers of prestigious brands have gone under, or are now a shadow of their former selves, and large parts of the world economy have fallen into a recession, with reduced employment and incomes across large parts of society. High streets and shopping malls lie half-empty, causing a vacuum at the heart of our communities and societies, and many discretionary products have simply become too expensive for people to buy on a regular basis. There is now an urgent need to regenerate our local shopping areas, so how can retailers and brands respond to this crisis? Fortunately, new shoots of recovery are emerging from the wreckage of the old order - new brands, new ways of providing value, and new and innovative methods of creating interest to draw in consumers, all of which have the potential to kick-start the retail economy. Retail Recovery offers a comprehensive analysis of these new forces that are changing the way in which we browse for and buy products, and how we experience and engage with the brands themselves. It includes in-depth interviews with some of the most innovative players in the UK, Europe and North America, in the hope of drawing out key learning points for the rest of the industry. It also provides essential guidelines for governments, as they strive to rebuild and reinforce the retail spaces within our communities, allowing them to create a more effective economic lifeline for retailers, shoppers, retail workers, manufacturers and distributors.

Contemporary Issues in Luxury Brand Management (Hardcover): Sylvie Studente, Eleonora Cattaneo Contemporary Issues in Luxury Brand Management (Hardcover)
Sylvie Studente, Eleonora Cattaneo
R4,350 Discovery Miles 43 500 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Provides a comprehensive overview of the key themes surrounding luxury brand management and the core issues faced by luxury firms today; Each chapter is illustrated by well-recognized contemporary cases and examples to demonstrate how the theory translates to practice and provide an exciting teaching resource; Includes insights from a range of expert contributors from both research and consulting backgrounds

Filenes (Paperback, Illustrated Ed): George Berkley, Adolph Caso Filenes (Paperback, Illustrated Ed)
George Berkley, Adolph Caso
R579 R450 Discovery Miles 4 500 Save R129 (22%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Taking over their father's downtown Boston clothing store in 1890, Edward and Lincoln Filene developed in into the world's largest and, possibly, best known speciality store. In the process, they launched a revolution in retailing and in organisational management.

Asian Department Stores (Hardcover): Kerrie L. MacPherson Asian Department Stores (Hardcover)
Kerrie L. MacPherson
R4,190 Discovery Miles 41 900 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In this study of the development of the Asian department store, economists, anthropologists and historians examine various aspects of retailing, business organization, networking and consumerism in the expanding economies of Asia. While focusing on the cultural histories of China, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore in the formation and shaping of Asia's universal providers', this book presents a comparative perspective on the way in which department stores such as Wing On, Sincere, Seibu and Metro have gradually been transformed into multinational enterprises during the 20th century.

Retail Design - Theoretical Perspectives (Hardcover): Ann Petermans, Anthony Kent Retail Design - Theoretical Perspectives (Hardcover)
Ann Petermans, Anthony Kent
R3,920 Discovery Miles 39 200 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The late twentieth century saw rapid growth in consumption and the expansion of retailing and services. This was reflected in the number and type of stores and locations, from regional shopping malls and out-of-town superstores to concept and flagship stores. Retail design became an essential part of its success by creating distinctive brands and formats. However, the economic recession in the developed world and competition for consumer goods from the developing world has led to a re-assessment of the growth-led conventions of the retail industry. In addition, the rapid advance of e-commerce and online shopping has created new challenges for physical stores and the communication and distribution of retail brands. The book will provide students, researchers and practitioners a detailed assessment of retail design, taking a distinctive global approach to place design practice and theory in context. Chapters are devoted to key issues in the visual and structural contribution of design to retail brands and format development, and to the role of design in communication. In the course of the book, the authors engage with problems of convergence between retailing and other services and between the physical and virtual worlds, and also changing patterns of use, re-use and ownership of retail spaces and buildings. Retail Design concerns designers and organisations but also defines its broader contribution to society, culture and economy.

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