Download or read book International Retailers Performance in Host Countries written by Lukas Morbe and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-04-27 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lukas Morbe sheds light on important antecedents of international retailers‘ local performance including international strategies and their local implementation, local consumers‘ perceptions as well as the wider country- and format-specific environment. This topic is of exceptional relevance due to the specific challenges that retail companies face with their increasing internationalization. Retailers transfer their formats across the globe while their business is local in nature and requires attention to the performance in each individual host country. The results of the presented analyses aim to inform retail managers’ decisions in international expansion and operation, but also allow for theoretical implications for future research in the fields of retail management and international business. About the Author Dr. Lukas Morbe worked as research assistant at the Chair for Marketing and Retailing at Trier University, where he received his doctoral degree.

Download or read book The Replication of Retail Fashion Formats into Foreign Countries written by Christoph Schröder and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-10-30 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christoph Schröder does one of the first attempts to analyze format transfers within the scope of different strategies, format elements, countries and success with focus on the fashion industry. Three distinct format transfer strategies are identified. The empirically observed design of format elements supports and extends the existing research. Fashion firms standardize their “Retail culture”, which acts as a foundation for a successful format transfer strategy (core elements). New insights are provided with regard to format transfer into foreign countries as well as over a timeframe of five years. International retailers face specific challenges with regard to the decision on their retail format abroad, which is known as an important success driver. They may transfer their format elements unchanged or may adapt those elements. One successful strategy is known to be an unchanged format replication, which is linked to the fashion industry.

Download or read book International Retailing written by Brenda Sternquist and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2018-01-25 with total page 561 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I absolutely love International Retailing. It is one of the best texts for students." Alyssa Adomaitis, CUNY New York City College of Technology, USA "This is a wonderful book! The book is very comprehensive and seems to be the only one of its kind that provides full chapters on retailing in specified geographic regions and countries." Rayecarol Cavender, University of Kentucky, USA Understand the retail environment in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. You'll learn how legal, social, and economic measures have affected the distribution of consumer goods globally. The book discusses the SIRE (Strategic International Retail Expansion) theory helping you understand success factors. Illustrated with 85 black and white images. -New case studies in each chapter -Updated data and new maps -More emphasis on Brazil, Russia, India, and China STUDIO -Study smarter with self-quizzes featuring scored results and personalized study tips -Review concepts with flashcards of terms and definitions

Download or read book Do the Biggest Aisles Serve a Brighter Future written by Beata K. Smarzynska Javorcik and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2012 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the past two decades many economies have opened their retail sector to foreign direct investment, yet little is known about possible implications of such liberalization on the economies of developing host countries. Using firm-level data from Romania, this study examines how the presence of global retail chains affects firms in the supplying industries. Applying a difference-in-differences method, the econometric analyses yield the following conclusions. The expansion of global retail chains leads to a significant increase in the total factor productivity in the supplying industries. Their presence in a region increases the total factor productivity of firms in the supplying industries by 15.2 percent and doubling the number of chains leads to a 10.8 percent increase in total factor productivity. However, the expansion benefits larger firms the most and has a much smaller impact on small enterprises. This conclusion is robust to several extensions and specifications, including the instrumental variable approach. These results suggest that the opening of the retail sector to foreign direct investment may stimulate productivity growth in upstream manufacturing and extend our understanding of foreign direct investment in service sectors.

Download or read book Retail Internationalization written by Stefan Elsner and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-09-07 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The doctoral thesis investigates various strategies in the area of going and being international of retail firms which is of undisputable relevance due to the fairly narrow research status and the increasing internationalization of retail activities. Issues are investigated concerning the choice of retail market entry modes, i.e., the form of institutional arrangements that retailers use when entering foreign markets, the retail format transfer, i.e., the management of internal processes and the external marketing program elements and the coordination of retail activities, i.e., the implementation of the marketing program by the organizational structure. Regarding this, three important research questions are addressed:1) How do choose retailers their market entry mode in the area of conflict between full and shared-controlled modes and how is this decision influenced by the internal and external environment? 2) How can international retailers transfer their retail format successfully to foreign countries by standardizing or adapting the internal and external elements of their retail format? 3) How can retailers successfully coordinate the implementation of their retail marketing program to culturally diversified markets? These questions are investigated on the basis of established theories applied from the international management literature such as institutional theory, the resource-based view and the profit maximization theory. On the basis of comprehensive primary and secondary datasets, important implications are drawn for research and practice. ​

Download or read book Retail Internationalization in China written by L. Qixun Siebers and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-07-19 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As potentially the largest retail market, China has attracted a great number of foreign retail operations. Based on case study research, this book provides valuable insights international retailers need for success in China. The newly developed theoretical model helps to extend the body of knowledge on firm internationalization.

Download or read book The Globalization of Retailing written by Neil M. Coe and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This path-breaking collection brings together seminal contributions from the burgeoning multidisciplinary literature on the globalisation of retailing.

Download or read book International Retailers written by MinJung Cha and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: International expansions offer retailers not only opportunities but also new challenges in complex and different international markets. Since the 1990s, retailers have moved to the international markets (Alexander, 1997; Goldman, 2001; Moore and Fernie, 2004) due to rapid globalization, the reduction of international trade barriers, technological improvement in worldwide transportation infrastructure and communication, and the accretion of wealth in developing countries (Moon and Park, 2011). However, few international retailers performed well in foreign markets (Burt, Dawson, and Sparks 2004). Swoboda et al (2005) contended that achieving good performance in the international markets is not easy. Thus, in order to understand the internationalization process of international retailers, the investigation of factors influencing their performance is needed for both retail researchers and international retailers. The objectives of this research are to examine the nonlinear relationship between market distance, via cultural distance and geographical distance, and performance, via return on sales and sales growth rate. In addition, this research investigates how international experience, via international age and the number of foreign countries in which a retailer operates, influences performance and further how international experience and retail format (generalists and specialists) moderate the relationship between market distance and performance respectively, relying on the internationalization process theory and resource based theory. The secondary data of 250 largest retailers from around the world published in the 2011 Deloitte "Global Retail Power" report were analyzed with hierarchical multiple regressions. The findings from part one of the study revealed that there were no significant nonlinear relationships between 1) cultural distance and return on sales, 2) geographical distance and return on sales, 3) cultural distance and sales growth rate, and 4) geographical distance and sales growth rate. However, cultural distance has a statistically significant negative relationship with sales growth rate. The findings from part two showed that international age influenced neither return on sales nor sales growth rate. However, the number of foreign countries which a retailer entered has a significant positive relationship with sales growth rate but not with return on sales. In addition, both international age and the number of foreign countries did not moderate the relationship between 1) cultural distance and return on sales, 2) geographical distance and return on sales, 3) cultural distance and sales growth rate, and 4) geographical distance and sales growth rate. Lastly, the moderating effects of retail format on the relationships between 1) cultural distance and return on sales, 2) geographical distance and return on sales, 3) cultural distance and sales growth rate, and 4) geographical distance and sales growth rate were insignificant. The findings of this study add to the extant literature by including not only international experience but also retail format in explaining the relationship between market distance and performance in the international retail markets. By investigating international experience and retail format as competitive resources of international retailers, this research will be able to provide information to retail researchers and international retailers regarding foreign market selection strategy.

Download or read book Retailing in the European Union written by Stewart Howe and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-08-12 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A timely study of the difference retail structures across Europe, this book offers an insightful overview of the internationalization of retailing and asks important questions about the effectiveness of different retailing sectors.

Download or read book Strategies of International Mass Retailers written by Charles Waldman and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 1978 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Internationalisation of Retailing in Asia written by Sang Chul Choi and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-03-01 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book Global Marketing written by Ilan Alon and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-11-10 with total page 714 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Global Marketing provides students with a truly international treatment of the key principles that every marketing manager should grasp. International markets present different challenges that require a marketer to think strategically, and apply tools and techniques creatively in order to respond decisively in a fiercely competitive environment. Alon et al. provide students with everything they need to rise to the challenge: Coverage of small and medium enterprises, as well as multinational corporations, where much of the growth in international trade and global marketing has occurred. A shift toward greater consideration of services marketing as more companies move away from manufacturing. A focus on emerging markets to equip students with the skills necessary to take advantage of the opportunities that these rapidly growing regions present. Chapters on social media, innovation, and technology teach students how to incorporate these new tools into their marketing strategy. New material on sustainability, ethics, and corporate social responsibility; key values for any modern business. Short cases and examples throughout the text show students how these principles and techniques are applied in the real world. Longer cases provide instructors and students with rich content for deeper analysis and discussion. Covering key topics not found in competing books, Global Marketing will equip students with the knowledge and confidence they need to become leading marketing managers. A companion website features an instructor’s manual with test questions, as well as additional exercises and examples for in-class use.

Download or read book Network Governance written by Thomas Ehrmann and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-12 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The current book on Nework Governance contributes to the literature by offering new perspectives on network goals and performance, inter-organizational learning and trust in alliances, corporate governance issues in cooperatives, governance of cross-border retail networks, contract design and governance innovations in cooperatives and fanchising.

Download or read book Analysis of International Business Strategies in the Retail Industry written by Katja Steinhauser and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2017-12-06 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bachelor Thesis from the year 2017 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, grade: 1,0, University of Applied Sciences Kempten, language: English, abstract: The focus of the present study is to analyze which specific strategic preferences retailers pursue in the scope of their internationalization process. Furthermore, it is examined which strategies are most suitable to achieve foreign success. This occurs in regard of the food-/ near-food and the non-food retail branch. In the concrete context this research considers the basic strategic orientation of internationally active retail firms. In addition, the relation to the successful implementation of the market entry, as well as the market operation with regard to the marketing concept is investigated.

Download or read book Research Handbook on Foreign Exit Relocation and Re entry written by Larimo, Jorma and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2022-07-22 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This definitive Research Handbook explores the restructuring strategies of globalised firms, bringing together a wide range of topics from export exit, subsidiary divestment and market re-entry to relocation, offshoring and backshoring.

Download or read book Business History and International Business written by Peter Buckley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-01-02 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Business History and International Business are cognate subjects. There are few, if any, studies of international business that do not require a proper study of context. International business decision making must be made relevant by a considered evaluation of the circumstances surrounding that decision. This often means putting it into its historical context. The contributions that the study of international business can make to business history are the input of appropriate theory and appropriate research methods. The best international business theory can illuminate the seemingly disparate strategies of firms in given historical circumstances and can provide an integrated, overarching conceptual structure of the study of business history. The research methods used in international business are also worthy of scrutiny by business historians. The proposition of this book is that international business theory and method can complement business history. This cross-fertilization has been occurring with increasing regularity over the past few decades and this book brings together some of the fruits of this conjunction of two important intellectual domains. This book was published as a special issue of Business History.

Download or read book Supermarket Retailing in Africa written by Felix Adamu Nandonde and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-03-25 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book surveys the landscape of supermarket retailing in Africa, showing how this expanding part of the retail sector is changing consumerism on the continent. Drawing on research covering retail formats, consumer behaviour, strategies, operation research, ICT, relationship marketing, and market linkage, the book investigates the many factors impacting the growth of supermarkets in Africa. The contributors employ theories, concepts, and methods in order to help us to understand changing consumer behaviour, the strategies used by suppliers to access supermarkets, the role of service suppliers in the growth of the sector, and ultimately how supermarkets can assist in making the market linkage between producers and consumers in Africa. The chapters provide a comprehensive exploration of modern retail, discussing its growth and future, identifying consumer preferences, as well as suggesting solutions to the challenges that retailers and suppliers on the continent face in developing the sector. This book will be of interest to scholars and students of the retail sector and retail management in Africa.