Beyond convenience: the future for independent food and grocery retailers in the UK

Baron, Steve; Harris, Kim; Leaver, D. D.; Oldfield, Brenda M.

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“…Margins are tight and the extensive centralisation and standardisation of supply chains and products (Baron et al 2001) extends to work and work processes (Felstead et al 2009). Workers are valued for their presence and their temporal flexibility, not their skills, and presence and temporal flexibility are seldom highly paid.…”

Section: Retail Workmentioning

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‘No Place to Hide’? The Realities of Leadership in UK Supermarkets

Grugulis¹,

Bozkurt²,

Clegg³

2011

Retail Work

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Section: Retail Workmentioning

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‘No Place to Hide’? The Realities of Leadership in UK Supermarkets

Grugulis¹,

Bozkurt²,

Clegg³

2011

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“…The major causes for this decline have been identified as the undermining of their local markets by the large retailers superstore expansion programmes and entry into the convenience store sector (Baron et al 2001;Guy 1996), and the perceptions of customers who view small stores as having ageing infrastructures and staid shopping environments (Paddison and Calderwood 2007). The evidence underlines the fact that small and independent stores are vital for the social and economic health of society.…”

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“…Nonetheless, our review does serve to isolate several core issues. First, independent retail operators believe that the owners and their staff have a high level of retailing and selling skills, and as a consequence they require less training than is the case with larger retail firms (Baron et al 2001;Paddison and Calderwood 2007). Second, there are indications that small retail businesses promote entrepreneurial (Smith et al 1997) and risk taking activity, which has a positive consequence in terms of local employment and income generation (Basu 1998;O'Dwyer and Ryan 2002), particularly through the creation of part-time jobs (Smith and Sparks 2000a), and a greater proclivity for convenience stores, particularly Cooperatives, to provide 'NVQ3' level training under the 'Advanced Apprenticeship (AA)' programme (Ryan et al 2007).…”

Section: Economic Role Of Small Storesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Recent studies of the role of shopping facilities serve to underline the inherently social nature of the shopping process and the critical role which small stores play in this regard as a fundamental 'building block' of customers' retail activities (Holbrook and Jackson 1996), which they achieve through: fostering interaction by promoting local events and utilising local heritage (Anonymous 2006a); developing familiarity and building relationships (Pioch and Byrom 2004) with local customers which allows them to offer residents benefits (Byrom et al 2003); and creating 'emotional connections' in a friendly environment (Baron et al 2001). Their ability to meet the needs of a diverse range of customers (Kirby 1987) stems from the variety of ways in which small stores perform a social function: for some they are the only store available, for others they are a source of emergency supply, and for most they are a focal point and source of specialist supplies (Smith and Sparks 2000a).…”

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The economic and social role of small stores: a review of UK evidence

Clarke

Banga

2010

The International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer R

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There is considerable concern in the UK regarding the growing power of supermarkets, a concern that culminated recently in a UK Competition Commission enquiry in the grocery sector. Against this backdrop, some suppliers, independent retailers and societal groups have been critical of the investigation, implying that it did not do justice to the role of small stores in society, and that this issue is insufficiently understood by policy-makers. To address this need, this paper reviews and assesses the available UK evidence on the social and economic role of small independent stores, and the values that are attached to them by the communities they serve. This is achieved using the Systematic Literature Review methodology. The purpose of the paper is to gauge the evidence as a platform for wider debate on how the role of small stores can be maintained and enhanced. The paper identifies key themes and gaps in the literature as a basis for identifying research priorities, and highlights implications for public policy and planning.

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“…The success of late-night convenience stores appears chiefly attributable to the ease of access and speed of shopping -in other words task fulfilment motivators -that these outlets offer (Baron et al, 2001). It could be argued that all-night supermarkets offer a higher degree of functional motivation to the cognitive decision-maker than a local convenience store.…”

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Exploring night-time grocery shopping behaviour

Geiger

2007

Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services

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Her main areas of interest are interpersonal relationships and agency issues in marketing and sales and she has published in a number of international marketing journals on these issues. 1Exploring Night-Time Grocery Shopping Behaviour Abstract Recent legal and societal developments have provided an impetus for rethinking retail opening hours in many European countries. In many of these countries, large supermarket chains are now developing an interest in extending their opening hours to a 24-hour regime. This paper discusses the conceptual foundations for understanding night-time shopping behaviour both from a sociological and a consumer research perspective. It also presents exploratory evidence from a study combining participant observation with a survey of 146 night-time grocery shoppers in a large supermarket in the Republic of Ireland. The results indicate that with a proliferation of 'unconventional' lifestyles among modern consumers, night-time supermarkets offer a service that is highly appreciated by parts of the Irish population. The study also shows that despite the prevalence of functional motivators for night-time grocery shoppers, the hedonic and social aspects of this shopping behaviour should not be overlooked. The paper finishes by developing a research agenda for consumer behaviour in the new 24-hour society.

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Beyond convenience: the future for independent food and grocery retailers in the UK

Cited by 54 publications

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‘No Place to Hide’? The Realities of Leadership in UK Supermarkets

‘No Place to Hide’? The Realities of Leadership in UK Supermarkets

The economic and social role of small stores: a review of UK evidence

Exploring night-time grocery shopping behaviour

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