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Franchising, retailing and the development of e‐commerce
Anna Watson, David A. Kirby, John EganFranchising has shown considerable growth in recent years and in advanced economies, such as the USA and the UK, and currently accounts for approximately one‐third of all retail…
Towards plural forms, franchising/company‐owned systems, in the French cosmetics retail industry
Gérard Cliquet, Jean‐Philippe CroizeanThe cosmetics retail industry in France is changing for at least two reasons: first, more and more services are available within cosmetics stores and, second, large groups like…
The failure of business format franchising in British forecourt retailing: a case study of the rebranding of Shell Retail’s forecourts
Emily BoyleAs a result of an increasingly competitive petrol retailing environment and the rise of convenience stores in the food retailing sector, oil companies in Britain in the 1980s…
International retail franchising: a conceptual framework
Barry Quinn, Nicholas AlexanderFranchising has become a major driving force in the globalisation of service businesses. Likewise, international retailing has become an important feature of global distribution…

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0959-0552e-ISSN:
1758-6690ISSN-L:
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Retail and Distribution ManagementOnline date, start – end:
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- Prof Neil Towers