European Retail Digest articles from March 2007

European Retail Digest archives from March 2007

Editorial.(Editorial)
March 22, 2007... With the inaugural World Retail Congress in Barcelona earlier this year attracting over 1,000 delegates and 130 speakers from 50 countries, it is timely for this issue of the European Retail Digest to consider international retailing as its...

Strategy of foreign retailers in China.(Feature: Retail Internationalisation)
March 22, 2007... China has a big domestic market with 1.3 billion people (one-fifth of the world population) and is one of the world fastest-growing economies. Despite macro economic control by the government, the GDP growth is very impressive and grew by 10.7...

Transferring retail image internationally.(Feature: Internationalisation)
March 22, 2007... As retailers are increasingly trying to enter new geographical markets, there is a growing research interest in retail internationalisation. Few studies, however, have focused on the image of an international retailer across domestic and...

Selling up and getting out: understanding international retail divestment activities and approaches.(Feature: Internationalisation)
March 22, 2007... Sale Now On International expansion has been the staple diet for many corporate retail agendas over the years. But the story of the retail internationalisation process is incomplete without an appreciation of the powerful role of...

Retailing in India and the role of the marketing mix.(Feature: Internationalisation)
March 22, 2007... The retail sector of a country reflects its socio-demographic characteristic. The size and density of retail outlets are influenced by demand-related phenomena such as population density, level of urbanisation, participation rate of women in...

Insight-driven retailing: interview with Duncan Angove, general manager and senior vice president, Oracle Retail.(Interview)
March 22, 2007... Retail is an industry characterised by in-house software or buying best-of-breed and the retailer owning the expense of making it all work together, enhancing and updating. It's expensive and can be an obstacle to growth. Oracle Retail's...

Retailing in Southern Europe.(Regional Review: Southern Europe)
March 22, 2007... In this article, Euromonitor International examines the main trends and developments in retailing in southern Europe, covering the four key markets of Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain. The 2006 growth in retail sales across southern...

Trends of the shopping centre market in Spain.(Regional Review: Southern Europe)
March 22, 2007... In the last six years, the Spanish shopping centre market has doubled in size, changing the profile of the local retail market and consumer habits, and generating a great interest in investors from all over the world. A key driver for the...

An overview of two Greek consumer behaviour research studies for grocery products.(Regional Review: Southern Europe)
March 22, 2007... Previous published articles in the European Retail Digest examined many changes and developments taking place in Greek food retailing (Bourlakis, 2001; 2005). Focusing on this sector, the current article analyses the local consumer behaviour in...

Retail internationalisation: a British retailer in Turkey.(Regional Review: Southern Europe)
March 22, 2007... Retail Internationalisation and Store Image The study of retail internationalisation is commonplace due to the increase in the internationalisation process of the retailers. Increasing numbers of retailers are attracted to the unsaturated...

Consumer foodservice in southern Europe.(Regional Review: Southern Europe)
March 22, 2007... Southern Europe contains two of the biggest and most dynamic markets for consumer foodservice in Europe--Spain and Italy. In this article, Euromonitor International examines recent developments and prospects in the region's four major...

European Union celebrates 50th birthday: which way is it facing?(European Political Issues)
March 22, 2007... Party in Berlin The Treaty of Rome, which set up the European Economic Area, was signed on 25th March 1957 (though it came into effect on 1st January 1958). This founding event was celebrated at a party in Berlin on the 50th anniversary...

Shopping centre and retail park developments in Dublin.(News Analysis)
March 22, 2007... The on-going process of change and growth, notably of shopping centre and retail park formats, is one that Dublin in particular experienced throughout the later 1990s (see Parker, 1999) and the early part of the twenty-first century. Thirteen...

Thailand.(Letter)
March 22, 2007... Dear Reader We most certainly live in interesting times! While the military coup made headlines half a year ago, life has remained unchanged for the public, although consumer confidence is said to be waning due to a combination of issues....

Multi-channel retailing: the route to customer focus.(Viewpoint)(Company overview)
March 22, 2007... The retail market is changing and becoming ever more competitive and complex. Retailers are facing a wider diversification of customer needs, fragmentation of values, global competition and empowered customers. Retailers who focus on internal...

Conference Review: World Retail Congress, Barcelona, March 2007.(Conference news)
March 22, 2007... The first World Retail Congress in Barcelona was an ambitious affair with three days and upwards of 1,000 participants in multiple streams--and on the whole it worked well. Tesco CEO, Sir Terry Leahy always provides an interesting...