UK supermarket location assessment

Clarkson, Richard M.; Clarke‐Hill, Colin; Robinson, Terry

doi:10.1108/09590559610127010

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“…Primarily this has focused on the conceptualisation of techniques for determining the optimal location and sales of the food supermarket (e.g. Clarkson et al, 1996;Smith and Sanchez, 2003). There are clear and obvious reasons why this has been the case: first, superstores are the principal format through which food is sold, accounting for 74% of total grocery retail expenditure in the UK (IGD, 2005).…”

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Convenience store location planning and forecasting – a practical research agenda

Wood

Browne²

2007

Intl J of Retail & Distrib Mgt

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Purpose: To compare the accepted techniques of location analysis in the food sector with the realities of "real world" forecasting in convenience store (c-store) retailing. To offer a conceptual framework for c-store operators intending to become more strategic in their small store location planning but currently lacking established expertise or extensive research budgets. Approach/Methodology: Outlines potential best practice based on industry experience, and contact and discussion with location analysts and retail consultants, as well as a wide ranging examination of the academic literature in this area. Research/practical implications: First, to briefly detail the strategic regulatory motivations and location planning implications of the major UK food retailers entering this market. Second, to summarise the established sales forecasting techniques in food retailing. Third, to review why these established approaches are difficult to apply to convenience stores in neighbourhood markets. Fourth, to detail basic approaches that should be further developed by small store operators lacking budgets to develop specialist location planning departments. Originality/value: Academic conceptualisations of location planning in the convenience store sector are largely absent from the literature. This paper adopts a practical perspective. Conceptual Paper

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Convenience store location planning and forecasting – a practical research agenda

Wood

Browne²

2007

Intl J of Retail & Distrib Mgt

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“…Later, Murad (2007) evaluates the sites of shopping centers in relation to the customers' location, again using only GIS. The research of Clarkson et al (1996) and Hernandez and Bennison (2000) in the UK confirms the integration of GIS within the usual processes of location decision of firms, without introducing new methodologies, but rather by changing the approach that has been used up to now.…”

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Business opportunities analysis using GIS: the retail distribution sector

2013

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The retail distribution sector is facing a difficult time as the current landscape is characterized by ever-increasing competition. In these conditions, the search for an appropriate location strategy has the potential to become a differentiating and competitive factor. Although, in theory, an increasing level of importance is placed on geography because of its key role in understanding the success of a business, this is not the case in practice. For this reason, the process outlined in this paper has been specifically developed to detect new business locations. The methodology consists of a range of analyzes with Geographical Information Systems (GISs) from a marketing point of view. This new approach is called geomarketing. First, geodemand and geocompetition are located on two separate digital maps using spatial and non-spatial databases. Second, a third map is obtained by matching this information with the demand not dealt with properly by the current commercial offer. Third, the Kernel density allows users to visualize results, thus facilitating decision-making by managers, regardless of their professional background. The advantage of this methodology is the capacity of GIS to handle large amounts of information, both spatial and non-spatial. A practical application is performed in Murcia (Spain) with 100 supermarkets and data at a city block level, which is the highest possible level of detail. This detection process can be used in any commercial distribution company, so it can be generalized and considered a global solution for retailers.

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“…However, the degree of appropriateness of these techniques and their usefulness in the charity retail sector has been largely ignored in the literature due to the consistent academic focus on the grocery superstore rather than small retail units across a diversity of retail sectors (Clarkson et al, 1996;Rogers, 2005).…”

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Location planning in charity retailing

Alexander

Cryer²,

Wood

2008

International Journal of Retail &Amp; Distribution Management

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PurposeThis paper seeks to evaluate the particular conditions informing locational decision making and related network planning in the charity retail sector. Its purpose is to identify both differences and commonalities with related debates that have been focussed very largely on the grocery sector and the superstore format. Its wider purpose is to contribute to the growing literature on charity retailing which has not considered this aspect of retail management in detail.Design/methodology/approachDetails the particularities of charity retailing locational decision making and network planning through a detailed case‐study consideration of a hospice charity's emerging retail store network.FindingsFinds that existing conceptual and practical considerations pertaining to locational decision making in retailing require a nuanced re‐revaluation in relation to the locational and network planning of charity retailers. Identifies the importance of supply chain (stock donators) and workforce factors together with the customer demand in informing locational decision making.Originality/valueDetailed academic consideration of location planning in the charity shop sector is absent in the literature. The paper addresses this.

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UK supermarket location assessment

Cited by 44 publications

References 32 publications

Convenience store location planning and forecasting – a practical research agenda

Convenience store location planning and forecasting – a practical research agenda

Business opportunities analysis using GIS: the retail distribution sector

Location planning in charity retailing

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