International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management: Volume 43 Issue 1

Antecedents to local store loyalty: influence of culture, cosmopolitanism and price

Shivendra Pandey, Arpita Khare, Preshth Bhardwaj

Cosmopolitanism is on the rise in India and traditionally shoppers have been known to patronize local stores. There is a need therefore to see the effect of cosmopolitanism and…

Routes to team goal attainment in retail

Minna Janhonen, Sara Lindström

– The purpose of this paper is to examine the routes of team goal attainment through individual and social mechanisms.

Propensity to buy private label merchandise: The contributory effects of store image, price, risk, quality and value in the cognitive stream

Justin Beneke, Alex Brito, Kerry-Anne Garvey

Establishing and/or developing a portfolio of private label brands (PLBs) is a strategic imperative for most retail chains. The purpose of this paper is to construct, and…

Importance ratings of grocery store attributes

Elin Nilsson, Tommy Gärling, Agneta Marell, Anna-Carin Nordvall

The purpose of this paper is to develop a comprehensive set of grocery store attributes that can be standardized and used in empirical research aiming at increasing retailers’…

The influence of purchase-related risk perceptions on relationship commitment

Juha Munnukka, Pentti Järvi

Perceived risk is an intrinsic element of all organizational decision making and business relationships. It is closely interconnected with relationship commitment and strongly…

Editorial

Neil Towers