International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management: Volume 24 Issue 1

Atmospherics and retail environments: the case of the “power aisle”

Peter Smith, David J. Burns

Aims to examine the relationship between the merchandising strategies employed in the configuration of a power aisle and consumers’ price perceptions of those products within a…

International vendor relations: a perspective using game theory

James Reardon, Ronald W. Hasty

The globalization of retailing is occurring at an accelerating pace. For cost, quality, and style and fashion reasons retailers look worldwide for manufacturers and vendors that…

Memories of the way stores were and retail store image

Mary L. Joyce, David R. Lambert

Research shows that store image is an important component of a consumer’s store choice and use of a store environment. Most of this research ignores how store image might vary…

Department stores in troubled waters: a Singapore encounter

Lynda Chong

Focuses on the difficulties faced by department stores in Singapore. Losing their prominence as a favourite shopping concept this retail format will need to adapt quickly or…