Guest editorial. Contesting retail space. Competition in the retail trades, 1870-1960

Alexander, Andrew; Shaw, Gareth

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“…Myers and Smalley, 1959), and space constraints prevent a comprehensive coverage of the area within this paper. However, it is sufficient to say that recent historical work is reflective of this heritage, and attests the way in which food retail space has been consistently conceived and contested, not only by retailers themselves, but also by consumers (Sparks, 1993;Glennie and Thrift, 1992;Alexander and Shaw, 1999;Miller, 1999). As with the literature on retail strategy, the fundamental problem with much of the established historical literature is that it underplays the reflexive relationship between consumers, shopkeepers, and the sites of consumption, which``act as an active context rather than a passive backdrop'' (Glennie and Thrift, 1996) to retail change.…”

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Retail power, competition and local consumer choice in the UK grocery sector

Clarke

2000

European Journal of Marketing

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Focuses on the changing nature of retail competition and the way it affects local consumer choice in the UK grocery sector. Integrates relevant literature on the economic aspects of competition with work on the changing corporate geographies of retailers. Links vertical market power (relative to suppliers) and multiple retailers' ability to compete horizontally (relative to other retailers) in a given trading locality, and argues that this interaction has fundamentally altered the nature of competition. The increase in retail power that has resulted has served to redefine local consumer choice. Smaller retailers are disadvantaged by this shift because it has directly affected the store and product choices of consumer groups depending on their relative mobility. Argues for empirical work to ground and validate these assertions.

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Retail power, competition and local consumer choice in the UK grocery sector

Clarke

2000

European Journal of Marketing

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“…Between 1997 and 2009, we have also seen the publication of special issues devoted to retail business history: a special issue of Business History edited by Alexander and Akehurst (1998) and subsequently a special issue of The International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research edited by Alexander and Shaw (1999). Similarly, there has been the publication of numerous titles associated with centre for the history of retailing and distribution and the conference and workshop series that have been organised since 1999.…”

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Retail history in the management context: prototype, prologue or prequel?

Alexander

2010

Journal of Historical Research in Marketing

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to consider the value of history within a contemporary retail management and marketing context.Design/methodology/approachThe progress that has been made in incorporating historical methods and history into the retail management and marketing literature was considered.FindingsThe paper explains how history is able to develop understanding in research areas that are by their nature oriented toward contemporary concerns.Research limitations/implicationsThe importance of maintaining an historical perspective and not allowing the present to determine an understanding of the past are emphasised. That is, for research to understand the past on its own terms and for the past to help determine an understanding of the present.Practical implicationsThe paper explores practical implications for the study of history in the retail management and marketing context.Originality/valueThe paper addresses the dilemma researchers facing in subject areas where it is much easier to see history as a precursor to current activities, rather than as an opportunity to explore questions in different contexts and within longer time frames.

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Geographical Information in Retail Store Location: A Managerial Perspective

Clarke

2013

Geomarketing

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Guest editorial. Contesting retail space. Competition in the retail trades, 1870-1960

Cited by 3 publications

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Retail power, competition and local consumer choice in the UK grocery sector

Retail power, competition and local consumer choice in the UK grocery sector

Retail history in the management context: prototype, prologue or prequel?

Geographical Information in Retail Store Location: A Managerial Perspective

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