International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management: Volume 44 Issue 9

Editorial

Neil Towers

Facility location for a closed-loop distribution network: a hybrid approach

Abhijeet Ghadge, Qifan Yang, Nigel Caldwell, Christian König, Manoj Kumar Tiwari

The purpose of this paper is to find a sustainable facility location solution for a closed-loop distribution network in the uncertain environment created by of high levels of…

Does urban form influence grocery shopping frequency? A study from Seattle, Washington, USA

Junfeng Jiao, Anne Vernez Moudon, Adam Drewnowski

The purpose of this paper is to ascertain how elements of the built environment may or may not influence the frequency of grocery shopping.

Investigating the effects of shyness and sociability on customer impulse buying tendencies: The moderating effect of age and gender

Mayank Dhaundiyal, Joseph Coughlan

The effect of personality traits on impulse purchase is not well understood. The purpose of this paper is to investigate how two such traits, shyness and sociability, impact on…

Customer experience quality and demographic variables (age, gender, education level, and family income) in retail stores

Pankaj Deshwal

The purpose of this paper is to focus on ascertaining whether and how groups based on demographic variables (age, gender, education level, and family income) differs for…

Congruency as a mediator in an IKEA retail setting: Products, services and store image in relation to sensory cues

Miralem Helmefalk

The purpose of this paper is to analyse and discuss how sensory cues are preferred in relation to products, service and store image in a retail context and why retailers should…